Met Gala 2024: the best jewellery moments from the red carpet

Finally, the first Monday in May has arrived, which for fashion and beauty fanatics, means the return of the Met Gala - one of the most illustrious events in the fashion calendar.

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Each year, the event, headed up by sartorial powerhouse Anna Wintour, serves as a dazzling stage where fashion's elite push the boundaries of creativity and extravagance. Among the shimmering gowns and avant-garde ensembles that adhere to the yearly themes and dress codes, the jewellery also takes centre stage, transforming the red carpet into a mesmerising display of glamour and sophistication.

See below the most dazzling jewellery moments from this year's event, themed Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion, with the dress code 'Garden of Time'...

Cardi B

Cardi is no stranger to a mesmerising red carpet moment... she paired her ginormous black gown with dramatic diamond and emerald jewellery.

Irina Shayk

Irina paired her slinky silver maxi with a wide-brimmed choker and plenty of diamond bracelets.

FKA Twigz

The British singer-songwriter opted for showstopping earring cuffs that shrowded her ears.

Cara Delevingne

Cara D revived the Y2K-esque bracelet mega stacking style and gave it the most glamorous makeover.

Dua Lipa

Dua paired her daring ensemble with a tennis-style necklace with a cluster pendant from Tiffany & Co.

Taika Waititi

The filmmaker and husband of Rita Ora wore the Royal Tourbillon watch and the Yellow Diamond Riviera necklace, both from Jacob & Co and together totalling almost $7.5 million.

Kris Jenner

Kris juxtaposed her all-white outfit with stunning matching emerald rings and earrings.

Demi Lovato

Demi oozed glamour in a double-stranded tennis-style necklace.

Amelia Grey

Lisa Rinna's daughter was going for gold in a structured necklace with a showstopping square-cut leather diamond.

Emily Ratajkowski

Emily amped up the glamour of her dazzling vintage Versace dress with diamante icicle-shaped drop earrings.

Ayo Edebiri

Ayo paired her spring-fuelled Loewe gown with resplendent blue dangle earrings from Boucheron jewellery.

Sarah Jessica Parker

In a look that oozed Carrie Bradshaw vibes, SJP donned art deco-esque diamond earrings from Bryony Raymond, paired with a dramatic pearl necklace.

Zendaya

Zendaya perfectly complimented her Maison Margiela look with emerald green stud earrings and a matching cocktail ring.

Jennifer Lopez

JLo did not skimp on the glamour this year. She amped up her striking Schiaparelli couture outfit with a thorn-style diamond necklace and three sets of gold and diamond drop earrings.

Lily James

Lily dazzled in a pearlescent Erdem dress which she paired with dazzling diamond ear cuffs and a sculpted ring featuring a pink diamond from Boucheron.

Emma Chamberlain

Emma oozed vintage glamour in wearing a baroque-esque statement choker with dangling earrings.

Anna Wintour

Event matriarch Anna dripped in diamonds wearing a statement floral diamond necklace with a pendant, paired with a large floral brooch on her Loewe ensemble.

Ashley Graham

The British model paired her black mesh sequin gown with dangle diamond earrings and diamond rings.

Alexandra Michler Kopelman

Alexandra adhered to the garden theme with a stunning sapphire blue beaded necklace complete with a statement flower.

Rachel Smith

Rachel Smith oozed sophisticated glamour in lantern-shaped drop earrings paired with a dainty pendant necklace.