May 6, 2024

Tyla wears sand dress at 2024 Met Gala, gets lifted up stairs: See all the photos

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Singer Tyla attended her first Met Gala Monday night and stepped out on the carpet in a Balmain dress designed by Olivier Rousteing.

The gown that Tyla wore was made of sand and hugged her body. The dress also included a long train.

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Tyla attends the 2024 Met Gala Celebrating 'Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion' at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, May 6, 2024, in New York City.
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Tyla attends the 2024 Met Gala Celebrating 'Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion' at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, May 6, 2024, in New York City.

In keeping with the night's theme, "Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion," and the evening's dress code, "The Garden of Time," the "Water" singer accessorized her look with an hour glass in one hand and gold jewelry.

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"We molded the body of Tyla a couple of months ago and we made sure that she could be covered [in] sand," Rousteing told Vogue in an interview. "The idea was like she could dress once -- this dress -- and may be part of the museum. That was the concept of it."

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Tyla attends the 2024 Met Gala Celebrating 'Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion' at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, May 6, 2024, in New York City.

Rousteing also wore a top made out of sand that had a sculpture of a face.

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With the unique material of the dress, the "Water" artist had some assistance walking the carpet when she was lifted up the stairs.

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Tyla attends the 2024 Met Gala Celebrating 'Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion' at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, May 6, 2024, in New York City.
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Tyla arrives for the 2024 Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 6, 2024, in New York.

See all the looks from the night here.