For Indian celebrities, the Met Gala is an opportunity to shine on the global stage.

Some attendees like Natasha Poonawalla are regulars. This year the socialite – dubbed Mrs Vaccine on social media owing to her Covid vaccine-making billionaire husband - served a custom look from Maison Margiela’s Artisanal Collection designed by John Galliano.

Indian designers also continue to have their moment in the sun. Actress and producer Mindy Kaling stunned in a champagne ensemble crafted by Gaurav Gupta, named “the melting flower of time”.

Architectural gowns have become a trademark of the Indian designer, who has dressed some of the world’s most well-known faces.

“It makes me really happy to rep such talented geniuses who happen to be from my community,” Kaling told Vogue.

Bollywood actress Alia Bhatt attended the Met for the second time, wearing a custom Sabyasachi sari studded with real gems and a long train. Isha Ambani, daughter of Asia’s richest man donned a bespoke Rahul Mishra hand-embroidered couture sari gown. The creation took 10,000 hours to complete.

British actresses of Indian origin Ambika Mod and Simone Ashley also attended the event.

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