On Monday night, the steps of the Metropolitan Museum of Art were filled with celebrities, fashion insiders, and art lovers, who all donned spectacular looks for the 2024 Met Gala. The buzzy annual event, which takes place every year on the first Monday in May, has long been heralded as fashion's biggest night and this year's red carpet definitely made the case for this distinction. With the "Garden of Time" as the gala's theme, itself inspired by the new Costume Institute exhibit, "Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion," guests came attired in everything from floral ensembles to darkly romantic getups.

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There may be no better example of successfully interpreting the night's theme than actor and noted fashion icon Zendaya, a co-chair of the night's festivities, who arrived to the Met Gala red carpet, resplendent in a custom blue and green striped Margiela gown with a matching Philip Treacy fascinator punctuated with a sweeping feather that spoke to the night's theme perfectly. Her daring look, designed by Margiela creative director, John Galliano, was embellished with bunches of grapes, flowers and birds, a lush nod to the night's "Garden of Time" theme.

Fellow co-chair Bad Bunny, who was also dressed by Margiela, took a more edgy conceptual approach to the night's suggested dress code, with a Steampunk-esque top-stitched navy suit with red accents, that he memorably accessorized with a matching statement hat, round sunglasses, and a bouquet of flowers made of the same fabric of his suit. Others took a more literal approach to the night's garden theme, like influencer Emma Chamberlain, who donned a gothic brown custom Jean Paul Gaultier corset whose lace detailing gave off a thorny effect and Gigi Hadid, whose corseted black and white Thom Browne gown boasted a sweeping train adorned with yellow roses.

Here’s a look at the best (and most outrageous) looks from the Met Gala red carpet.

Zendaya in custom Margiela and Philip Treacy ZendayaGetty Images (3) Gigi Hadid in Thom Browne Gigi HadidGetty Images (3) Bad Bunny in Margiela Bad BunnyGetty Images (3) Emma Chamberlain in custom Jean Paul Gaultier Emma ChamberlainGetty Images (3) Ayo Edebiri in custom Loewe Ayo EdebiriGetty Images (3) Rebecca Ferguson in Thom Browne Rebecca FergusonGetty Images (3) Cole Escola in Thom Browne Cole EscolaGetty Images (3) Sarah Jessica Parker in Richard Quinn Sarah Jessica ParkerGetty Images (3) Gwendolyn Christie in Margiela Gwendolyn ChristieGetty Images (3) Greta Lee in Loewe Greta LeeGetty Images (3) Taylor Russell in Loewe Taylor RussellGetty Images (3) Lana Del Rey in Alexander McQueen Lana Del ReyGetty Images (3) Doja Cat in Vetements Doja CatGetty Images (3) Michelle Williams in Chanel Michelle WilliamsGetty Images (3) Cardi B in Windowsen Cardi BGetty Images (3) Hari Nef in H&M Hari NefGetty Images (3) Zendaya in Givenchy 1996 couture and Alexander McQueen 2007 headpiece Jamie McCarthy—Getty Images; Theo Wargo—GA/The Hollywood Reporter/Getty Images