Indians steal the show at the Met Gala in 2024, from Mona Patel in a nude sculpted gown to Sudha Reddy in a 180-carat solitaire necklace.

Like they do every year on the first Monday of May, a flurry of South Asian celebrities wearing Indian designers and supporting their native country gathered on the famous steps of The Metropolitan Museum of Art.We witnessed many Indian names making their impact at fashion's biggest night, from Mindy Kaling in Gaurav Gupta to Alia Bhatt in Sabyasachi to Isha Ambani in Rahul Mishra. In light of this, let's examine every Indian who shone brightly at the Met Gala 2024, which embraced the theme "Garden of Time."Wearing a handmade Iris van Herpen, fashion entrepreneur and philanthropist Mona Patel made her Met Gala debut. The philanthropist's body-hugging, nude sculpted gown, butterfly corset, and scalloped train had the internet in a frenzy.  The Vadodara-born fashion mogul, styled by Law Roach, incorporated slow-motion kinetic butterflies into her arm sleeves as a nod to the Met theme, "Garden of Time."With her non-profit Couture For Cause, Patel combines her passion for fashion with her charitable activities. She raises money and donates couture pieces through auction, many of which come from her own collection.The Gangubai Kathiawadi star, who had the look styled by Anaita Shroff Adajania, posted a few "behind the scenes" glimpses on Instagram: This dreamy saree is the result of the combined labor of 163 committed people, including skilled weavers, embroiderers, artists, and dyers, who put in a total of 1965 man hours.

I am so appreciative to be wearing this beautiful creation, which is a monument to unending love and laborious work, that I am wearing it.Indian designer Rahul Mishra's couture sari gown, hand stitched by hand, was worn by the director of Reliance Retail. Her stylist Anaita Shroff Adajania wrote on Instagram that the unique look "took over 10,000 hours to complete." "Sophisticated applique and embroidery techniques, including Fareesha, Zardozi, Nakshi, and Dabka, along with French knots, were used to painstakingly incorporate delicate samples of flowers, butterflies, and dragonflies from the archives into the design," the speaker continued.The thirty-one-year-old businesswoman was also carrying a gorgeous purse made by Swadesh, including miniature paintings and nakashi by Jaipur artist Hari Narain Marotia.The Executive Director of the Serum Institute of India wore a specially designed Maison Margiela that was fashioned by John Galliano. Christian Louboutin shoes were the perfect finishing touch for the ensemble.Using Instagram, she expressed her happiness and gratitude for the opportunity to collaborate with Galliano: "We adored the concept of life and time being fragile yet strong and everlasting, and combining my own sleeping beauties—my wedding set of jewels. Working on an enduring work of live art with a legend and such an open creative partner has been an honor.