Met Gala 2024: Gigi Hadid’s Costume Requires Over 13,500 Hours of 3D Mastery to Create

Gigi Hadid is the queen of the enchanted realm of the Met Gala, perfectly embodying the essence of this year’s theme. The supermodel debuted in 2024 as a part of the grandiose “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion,” where Thom Browne’s fantastical “The Garden of Time” was intrinsically tied to her actual personality.

Hadid looked stunning in a custom-crafted Browne piece that is a magnificent display of beautiful design and workmanship as she made her way down the renowned red carpet. Her beautiful attire is finished off by her off-the-shoulder corset dress, which elongates her hips to accentuate its features. Browne created her elaborate imagination using this outfit as a blank canvas. The outfit is covered with three-dimensional yellow flowers, each petal with gorgeous black duchess satin tipping, under a perfect layer of white silk moiré.

However, much more fascinating than the beauty is the painstaking attention to detail that goes into every stitch. It took a symphony of over 70 skilled craftsmen 13,500 hours to meticulously produce this fashion masterpiece by hand. Hadid’s body is meticulously covered with thorn appliqués and a garden of yellow flowers, signifying beauty and timeless design.

The dress’s intricate embroidery extends well beyond what is seen; it took a team of 40 artisans more than 8,500 hours to finish. The corset ensemble, a work of art unto itself, was painstakingly hand-embroidered with 2.8 million tiny bugle beads over the course of 5,000 hours by a dedicated group of 20 artists.

Accessory pieces bring attention to this extravagant arrangement; diamond earrings lend a sense of heavenly elegance, while pointed yellow shoes mimic the floral pattern. Hadid has eternal beauty; her side-parted Old Hollywood haircut and signature red lip convey a timeless grace.

As she ascends the Met’s great staircase, Hadid becomes the actual embodiment of “The Garden of Time,” an inspiration to Browne’s creative vision, and the epitome of flawless taste. In a world where imagination and fashion merge, Gigi Hadid embodies the pinnacle of elegance, and her continued popularity is evidence of the classic attraction of haute couture.