You can't fault Venus Williams for having a bit of a wardrobe malfunction before the 2024 Met Gala.
The tennis champion's Marc Jacobs gown looked pretty grand, covered in tiny mirrors, but it was also purposely not the easiest couture to wear.
"It's based off the theme of today, we're showing all these dresses that are too fragile to wear," Williams explained to Live From E!'s Ross Mathews on the red carpet, which on May 6 was an enchanting green to go with the "Garden of Time" dress code she was referring to. "So he wanted to bring in the fragility of mirrors—I only broke one."
The mirror crack'd while she was zipping up, she shared, "but it was too late 'cause I was already running behind!" (See how all the 2024 Met Gala fashion played out.)
And yes, she's aware what that means, if you believe in such superstition. But Williams fearlessly pressed forward—and on seven-inch heels, no less.
"Each one I break, it's seven years' bad luck," she noted cheerfully.
But this wasn't her first time headed up the storied steps outside the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and she remained unfazed by what less seasoned gala-goers could have taken as an inauspicious omen.
"I think I was the first athlete to come," she noted of her Met Gala debut in 2004. "And then I took a long break and then I came back again like five years ago."
And this year's soiree benefiting the Metropolitan Museum of Art is once again a family affair, with equally fashion-minded little sister Serena Williams also in attendance, taking a shine to the dress code in a metallic Grecian gown.
The siblings made a particular smash at the 2021 Met Gala when their tennis rival Maria Sharapova shared a photo of all three of them, seemingly retiring the prevailing narrative that the frequent competitors couldn't play nice off the court.
Keep reading to see every look that stood out (in a good way!) on the 2024 Met Gala red carpet:
Zendaya
In a 1996 Givenchy gown and wearing an Alexander McQueen hat circa 2007. Styled by Law Roach.
Lana Del Rey
In custom Alexander McQueen. Styled by Molly Dickson.
Elle Fanning
In Balmain and Cartier jewelry. Styled by Samantha McMillen.
Gigi Hadid
In Thom Browne.
Taylor Russell
In Loewe.
Karlie Kloss
In custom Swarovski.
Jennifer Lopez
In custom Schiaparelli Haute Couture. Styled by Rob Zangardi and Mariel Haenn.
Emma Chamberlain
In custom Jean Paul Gaultier. Styled by Jared Ellner.
Kylie Jenner
In custom Oscar de la Renta.
Zendaya
In Maison Margiela Couture. Styled by Law Roach. Hair by Ursula Stephen.
Greta Lee
In Loewe. Styled by Danielle Goldberg.
Bad Bunny
In custom Maison Margiela.
Demi Moore
In custom Harris Reed.
Sydney Sweeney
In custom Miu Miu. Styled by Molly Dickson.
Da'Vine Joy Randolph
In custom GAP by Zac Posen. Styled by Wayman + Micah.
Kendall Jenner
In archival Givenchy.
Sabrina Carpenter
Cardi B
Tyla
In Balmain.
Jeremy Pope
Venus Williams
Rebecca Ferguson
In Thom Browne.
Coleman Domingo
In Willy Chavarria. Styled by Wayman + Micah.
Queen Latifah
In Thom Browne.
Alton Mason
Sarah Jessica Parker
In Richard Quinn, Briony Raymond jewelry and wearing a Philip Treacy hat.
Hanani Taylor
Jill Kargman
LaLa Anthony
In Alexander McQueen. Styled by Elly Karamoh.
Chloë Sevigny