Zendaya with grape accent leads garden-themed looks at the Met Gala

Zendaya wore a dark blue dress adorned with bunches of grapes and Lana Del Rey donned a dramatic tree branch headpiece, two of the most striking looks at this year's garden-themed Met Gala on Monday.

The stars were asked to dress in “Garden of Time” outfits for the invite-only event, known for its A-list celebrities and extravagant outfits. Attendees walked on a white and green carpet surrounded by lush foliage and white flowers to the steps of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Film and television star Zendaya, host of this year's event, wore bold eyeliner and a bias-cut blue lamé and organza dress over a satin duchess corset. Designed by John Galliano, the dress featured bunches of grapes on the hip and arm, a large ruffle on one side, and a blue hummingbird on one shoulder.

Later, Zendaya donned a black Givenchy dress and a large floral Alexander McQueen hat.

Lana Del Rey, the Grammy-nominated singer, stood out in a corseted beige Alexander McQueen dress and a headdress with natural hawthorn branches. Her branches were covered with sheer tulle that fell below her face.

Natasha Poonawalla attended in couture created by John Galliano for Maison Margiela wearing white leather 'faux-cul' handmade interlocking platform shoes by Christian Louboutin.

Irina Shayk attended wearing “The Air”; a custom made dress fully crystallized with over 70,000 white crystals and clear crystal jewels custom made by Swarovski.

The Met Gala, a high-profile annual event, is a benefit for the New York museum and marks the opening of its Costume Institute's annual fashion exhibition.

This year's exhibit, called “Sleeping Beauties: Fashion's Awakening,” will feature rare items that have been dormant in the Costume Institute's permanent collection, including designs so fragile they will be displayed only through animation and projections.

Jennifer Lopez, another Met Gala presenter, wore a sheer Schiaparelli dress with beading and a butterfly-shaped necklace.

Elizabeth Debicki wore a Dior Haute Couture bronze silk velvet maxi dress and a Dior headpiece. She also wore RoseDior rose gold and diamond earrings and a RoseDior rose gold ring. and white gold, diamonds, pink sapphires and rubies from Dior Joaillerie.

Singer Rita Ora arrived in strands of long, colorful beads that swayed as she walked and revealed a tight nude bodysuit underneath. She was accompanied by her husband, film director Taika Waititi.

FKA twigs attended wearing Stella McCartney lab-grown diamonds with a custom fall/winter knit, and was designed by Georgia Pendlebury.

Many attendees chose a floral or nature-inspired look. Queen Latifah wore a black dress and a jacket with large orange bird of paradise details. Demi Moore wore a structured black dress made from vintage wallpaper that featured pink and white flowers.

Alexandra Daddario wore a long burnished gold guipure by Dior Haute Couture dress with embroidered butterflies and Dior headdress.

Ariana Grande shined in an ivory dress with a mother-of-pearl bodice and posed with Cynthia Erivo, her co-star in the upcoming film adaptation of the Broadway musical “Wicked.” Erivo wore a black two-piece ensemble covered in rose petals.

Perhaps the most understated look was that of Willow Smith, who wore a black wool and silk Dior Haute Couture jacket and Dior shoes.

Also relatively discreet, Rosalía wore a black wool and silk Dior Haute Couture bustier with a long train and skirt. shoes and a Dior headdress.

The main street was also there. Adwoa Aboah wore a unique two-piece H&M creation in red silk organza, with petal-like tulle ruffles, over a beaded embroidered bralette. It was paired with a voluminous bubble hem skirt in red silk taffeta.

Hari Nef wore a custom H&M dress in pale pink taffeta covered in sequins and translucent mother-of-pearl sequins. It was handmade in a New York workshop.

Burberry dressed a variety of stars, including Naomi Campbell, in a dress designed using a process that takes more than 200 hours. It features between 500,000 and 1,000,000 straight fringes hand-embroidered with approximately 50,000 sequins.

And Jodie Turner-Smith wore the brand's ghost tulle layered over a crystal pearl mesh underdress “to reference the delicate nature of the flower, while embroidery of British garden flowers, such as daisies, links history with Burberry's British heritage.

Among the men, musician Lil Nas All eight members of the K-Pop band Stray Kids also walked the carpet, wearing custom Tommy Hilfiger suits in the designer's signature red, white and blue palette.

Chinese-owned TikTok, which faces a ban in the United States unless its owners sell the social media app to allay security concerns, was among the event's sponsors. TikTok CEO Shou Chew was named honorary co-chair of the gala and was expected to mingle with guests.

Outside the event, pro-Palestinian protesters on Madison Avenue attempted to draw attention to the Gaza war. Police made some arrests to contain the protests, the New York Times reported.

Copyright Fashionnetwork.com with Reuters