Empire State Review Team 
New York City — The stars descended on the Metropolitan Museum of Art last night for the 2024 Met Gala, the fashion world’s most celebrated event. This year’s theme, Mythologies: The Gods and Legends of Fashion, inspired dramatic, celestial looks from attendees, including Rihanna in a golden Aphrodite-inspired gown and Timothée Chalamet channeling Hermes with winged shoes.
The evening raised over $17 million for the Met’s Costume Institute, a record-breaking figure. As always, the Gala was as much about philanthropy as it was about spectacle, with designers and celebrities collaborating to push artistic boundaries.
The afterparties, held across Manhattan, continued until dawn, cementing the event’s reputation as the pinnacle of glamour and creativity.
