The 2024 Met Gala, themed The Garden of Time, took place yesterday in the US, inspired by J.G. Ballard’s 1962 short story. The event, co-chaired by Loewe’s Jonathan Anderson and TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew, along with stars like Bad Bunny, Jennifer Lopez, Zendaya, and Chris Hemsworth, celebrated the ephemeral nature of beauty. Concurrently, the Met’s Costume Institute’s annual exhibition, Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion, featured about 250 historical fashion pieces, exploring the theme of rediscovering past treasures. The event has gained significant attention on Weibo, accumulating over 22.96 million views under the hashtag #MetGala2024.