These are the stars that made their Met Gala debut

What a debut!

Greta Lee attends the Met Gala 2024
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Anna Wintour famously guards the guest list for the prestigious Met Gala, so securing an invite to The Oscars of the fashion world is no mean feat.

This year’s celebration, at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, in honour of the Costume Institute’s spring exhibition heralded a new wave of lucky first-time attendees.

See them all below and follow the Live Blog for more updates.

The debuts

Chris Hemsworth and Elsa Pataky in custom Tom Ford

Chris Hemsworth and Wife Elsa Pataky

Co-host Chris Hemsworth and wife Elsa Pataky chose Tom Ford for their Met Gala debut.

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Actor and co-host of the Met Gala, Chris Hemsworth, made a glitzy entrance with his wife, Elsa Pataky.

The pair looked regal on the steps of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Hemsworth opted for a classic cream suit by the master of tailoring Tom Ford, while Elsa glistened in a golden semi-sheer gown topped with a crown of twisting gilded vines.

Hemsworth is a co-host for this year’s Met Gala alongside Zendaya, Jennifer Lopez, and Bad Bunny.

“The Garden of Time” dress code draws inspiration from J.G. Ballard’s 1962 short story of the same name.

Shakira in custom Carolina Herrera

Shakira attends the Met Gala 2024 for the first time

Shakira attends the Met Gala 2024 for the first time in custom Carolina Herrera.

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Icon and cover star of our latest Power issue, Shakira has officially made her Met Gala debut.

Earlier this year, the singer-songwriter and all-out superstar sat down with our Editor-In-Chief, Andrea Thompson, ahead of our New York shoot.

She's seen here, in a trademark shade of fiery red, wearing a Carolina Herrera gown with towering satin platforms in a matching shade of fire engine red.

Raye in Fendi

Raye attends the Met Gala 2024 for the first time

Raye stuns in Fendi couture the Met Gala 2024.

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Greta Lee in Loewe

Greta Lee attends the Met Gala 2024 for the first time

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Tyla in custom Balmain

Tyla wearing Balmain at the Met Gala 2024

Tyla attends the Met Gala 2024 for the first time

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Taylor Russell in Loewe

Taylor Russell attends the Met Gala 2024 for the first time

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Ayo Edebiri in Loewe

Ayo Edebiri attends the Met Gala 2024 for the first time

Ayo Edebiri attends the Met Gala 2024 for the first time

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Ambika Mod in Loewe

Ambika Mod attends the Met Gala 2024 for the first time

Ambika Mod attends the Met Gala 2024 for the first time

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Emma Mackey in Chloé

Emma Mackey attends the Met Gala 2024 for the first time

Emma Mackey attends the Met Gala 2024 for the first time

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Elsa Pataky in Tom Ford

Elsa Pataky attends the Met Gala 2024 for the first time

Elsa Pataky attends the Met Gala 2024 for the first time

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Rebecca Ferguson in Thom Browne

Rebecca Ferguson attends the Met Gala 2024 for the first time

Rebecca Ferguson attends the Met Gala 2024 for the first time

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Rachel Sennott

Rachel Sennott attends the Met Gala 2024 for the first time

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Nicholas Galitzine in Fendi

Nicholas Galitzine attends the Met Gala 2024 for the first time

Nicholas Galitzine attends the Met Gala 2024 for the first time

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Rebecca Hall in Danielle Frankel

Rebecca Hall attends the Met Gala 2024 for the first time

Rebecca Hall attends the Met Gala 2024 for the first time

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Colman Domingo in Willy Chavarria

Colman Domingo attends the Met Gala 2024 for the first time

Colman Domingo attends the Met Gala 2024 for the first time

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Christian Cowan and Sam Smith in custom Christian Cowan

Christian Cowan and Sam Smith attend the Met Gala 2024 for the first time

Christian Cowan and Sam Smith attend the Met Gala 2024 for the first time

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Queen Latifah in Thom Browne

Queen Latifah attend the Met Gala 2024 for the first time

Queen Latifah attend the Met Gala 2024 for the first time

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Omar Apollo in Loewe

Omar Apollo attends the Met Gala 2024 for the first time

Omar Apollo attends the Met Gala 2024 for the first time

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Lily Gladstone in Gabriela Hearst

Lily Gladstone attends the Met Gala 2024 for the first time

Lily Gladstone attends the Met Gala 2024 for the first time

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Da'Vine Joy Randolph in cutom GAP designed by Zac Posen

Da'Vine Joy Randolph attends the Met Gala 2024 for the first time

Da'Vine Joy Randolph attends the Met Gala 2024 for the first time

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Ed Sheeran in Stella McCartney

Ed Sheeran attends the Met Gala 2024 for the first time

Ed Sheeran attends the Met Gala 2024 for the first time

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Changbin, Lee Know, I.N, Hyunjin, Seungmin, Felix, Han and Bang Chan of Stray Kids attend the Met Gala 2024 for the first time

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From personal essays to purpose-driven stories, reported studies, and interviews with celebrities like Rosie Huntington-Whiteley and designers including Dries Van Noten, Mischa has been featured in publications such as Refinery29, Stylist and Dazed. Her work explores what it means to be a woman today and sits at the intersection of culture and style, though, in the spirit of eclecticism, she has also written about NFTs, mental health and the rise of AI bands.