Swarovski Couture Looks Illuminate the Met Gala for the Very First Time
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For the very first time, Swarovski shone on the Met Gala red carpet with five one-of-a-kind couture looks. This year’s dress code was ‘The Garden of Time’, and Swarovski Global Creative Director Giovanna Engelbert responded with ensembles inspired by elements of Nature. She was accompanied by the Spring/Summer 2024 campaign cast and friends of the House, Karlie Kloss, Irina Shayk, Imaan Hammam and Anok Yai.
Irina Shayk
Irina Shayk represented Air in a crystal mesh couture gown that took 200 hours to create. The form fitting look created the illusion of light skimming her body, evoking the fluid movement and ethereal nature of the element. The model’s brilliance was intensified with a bespoke Millenia choker and ear cuffs, and layers of Hyperbola and Millenia bracelets, all in luminous clear crystal.
Karlie Kloss
Karlie Kloss embodied a crystal Flower in an embroidered pink silk jersey gown encrusted with 180,000 crystals jewels from Swarovski’s Florere and Millenia families, her dress appearing to morph into its matching floral jewellery pieces. Accentuated by an ornate jewelled corset embellished with 60,500 crystals and 75 Florere jewels, the look took 1,600 hours to create.
Florere Flowers
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Crystal flowers are at the heart of the short story, ‘The Garden of Time’, which inspired this year’s
Met Gala theme. Pick your own crystalline flowers with light-filled petals and leaves for an everlasting bloom.
Met Gala theme. Pick your own crystalline flowers with light-filled petals and leaves for an everlasting bloom.
Anok Yai
Anok Yai became Water in a futuristic tulle catsuit embellished with shimmering ice blue and aquamarine crystals, offset by a stunning Galaxy showpiece necklace crafted with Swarovski Created Diamonds.
Imaan Hammam
Imaan Hammam shone like the Sun in a golden two-piece look comprised of a crystallised cape with 3,456 Gema crystals and a satin column skirt embellished with 100,000 golden crystals. The look was complemented by matching gloves shimmering with 25,000 crystals and enhanced with Gema jewellery.
Giovanna Engelbert
Giovanna Engelbert embodied Nature in an intricately beaded, emerald-green silk satin gown. The bustier was encrusted with rows of green dégradé Millenia crystals, while the dress was embroidered with green Gema jewels fading into crystal mesh in peridot green, along with another 55,000 crystals and beads. The look was completed with matching crystallised gloves and Swarovski jewellery.
Couture Creations
As an Austrian House with infinite facets of savoir-faire, our heritage in the world of Haute Couture dates back to Paris in the 1890s. For this year’s Met Gala couture looks, designed by Global Creative Director Giovanna Engelbert, Swarovski composed, embellished and embroidered five exquisite silhouettes.
The Dream Becomes Reality
It took the best artisans over 7,000 hours of work and hundreds of thousands of crystals and jewels to bring Global Creative Director Giovanna Engelbert’s dream designs to life.
World of Swarovski
Title:Illuminating the many facets of Swarovski, from heritage to lifestyle and beyond.
Disney’s Alice in Wonderland and friends
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This collection celebrates the irresistible spirit of Disney’s iconic characters, reimagining Alice in Wonderland and her friends with impeccable crystal savoir-faire.