Aussie stars arrived at New York City’s Metropolitan Museum of Art as exhibitions themselves on Monday night, dressing to impress for the fashion-focused 2024 Met Gala.
While most famed guests from Down Under took The Garden of Time theme as inspiration to release their creative inhibitions, others wilted in the shadows of bolder beauties.
She’s the star that can’t get you out of her head, and Kylie Minogue’s Diesel dress shaded the gentle curvature of the singer’s entire body.
Diesel creative director Glenn Martens told British Vogue, “It’s meant to look as though Kylie has been sleeping in this dress for hundreds of years.”
“Leaving parts of the fabric dissolved around her body’s contours,” he continued, describing the dress’ transparent expanses and thousands of adorning crystals.
Home-grown pop star Troye Sivan often rocks skimpy numbers, yet his ‘corporate-meets-edgy Prada boy’ look was a nod to the high fashion label’s iconic history.
Referencing the Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion exhibition theme, Sivan told Vogue he and the Prada team took the “opportunity to look back at the Prada archives and find our favourite Prada moment and bring it back to life”.
Stemming from a 2008 fall collection, the fit featured suit pants, a sky blue button-up shirt and a black, busboy tank top that wrapped around the performer’s neck and back.
The title of co-chair with no care for fashion went to Chris Hemsworth, whose all-beige suit may have represented his vanilla interests when compared to other revered stars.
With so many attendees taking the opportunity to wow on the night, the Byron Bay local and event debutant stood out like a sore white thumb.
Fortunately, his wife Elsa Pataky’s golden gown, tiara and mane worthy of her princess namesake ensured the couple shimmered together on the jewel-laden stage.
You can’t mention Australia without name-dropping filmmaker Baz Luhrmann, whose Emerald-coloured suit matched that of his Aussie costume designer wife Catherine Martin.
The couple, responsible for creating classics such as Romeo + Juliet, Strictly Ballroom and Moulin Rouge, would have comfortably fit into any refined film set or fashion catalogue.
Dapper, distinguished, designer — the green Oscar winners proved a golden couple on the red carpet.
Oh, and did you spot the Kununurra-sourced boab pendant around his neck?
Fellow jewel in Australia’s crown — Nicole Kidman — was ablaze down the red hot carpet in her black and white Balenciaga number.
Always within arms reach was hubby Keith Urban in a classic tux, though was sure to let his iconic wife steal the spotlight.
Kidman’s bowed and tasselled ball gown entered every room before she did, though made an impression that will not be quickly forgotten.
