Tylas Sand Sculpture Dress Takes Met Gala 2024 By Storm

The Met Gala , renowned for its extravagant fashion statements, witnessed another groundbreaking moment as South African sensation Tyla graced the red carpet in a mesmerising Balmain gown made of sand.

Thisyearstheme wasSleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion,while the dress code was theGarden of Time.

Held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the global eventwas hostedby Zendaya, Bad Bunny, Jennifer Lopez, Chris Hemsworth and Vogue sAnna Wintour.

Tylas dress was perfectly sculpted to fit her body, a true masterpiece of innovation. The Water singer told Vogue that she wanted to experiment and do something different for this years Met Gala.

Im wearing sand, basically, the sands of time. We really wanted something out of the box for this year. It feels amazing, Im so excited to go inside and see all the pictures when I go home I just love the outfit and how everything turned out, she said as quoted by the publication.

Balmains creative director, Olivier Rousteing, explained to The Hollywood Reporter that they crafted a mold of Tylas body a few months prior.

He said the intention was for her to wear the dress once, after which it would become a part of the museums collection.

In an interview with Vogue , Rousteing shared that the concept behind the dress was to push boundaries and convert a fleeting material into a timeless piece of art.

The idea of sculpting a garment from something as ephemeral as sand ignited my imagination and I could not be happier with the end result.