From left – LaRian Finney, Baltimore MET Gala executive producer, and Shajuan Finney, Finn Design House CEO, at the Baltimore MET Gala 2024 (Sloane Brown)
A fashion show featuring the creations of 10 local designers may have been the centerpiece of the Baltimore MET Gala 2024, but there was a show to be had in the party itself.
Many of the 1,450 guests went all-out and over-the-top in their look to fit this year’s theme of “Adam and Eve: Enter The Garden.” Like the aforementioned garden, the event – held at the Maryland Live! Hall – offered sundry earthly delights, including food and drinks from Baltimore-area restaurants and vendors, and artwork from local artists. The evening’s program also included Community Impact Awards going to 11 honorees. This year’s MET Gala benefited Black Girls Vote.
From left – Tamia Newman, life insurance agent; Kevin Varney, ILA Local 333 longshoreman; Detra Neal, Kimball International market sales manager/event awardee; and Shakeya Soil, DC-based celebrity wardrobe stylist, at the Baltimore MET Gala 2024 (Sloane Brown)From left – Lamar Logan, model/barber; Derrick Chase, Baltimore MET Gala co-executive producer; Sheree Carter Chase, Baltimore-based RN; and Ian Isaiah, Baltimore-based model/actor, at the Baltimore MET Gala 2024 (Sloane Brown)From left – Kayela McNeal, Downtown Partnership of Baltimore administrative assistant; Shelonda Stokes, Downtown Partnership of Baltimore president/CEO/MET Gala awardee; and Phillip Stokes, greiBO Solutions president, at the Baltimore MET Gala (Sloane Brown)Fashion show producer Lana Rae kicks off her part of the night with a welcome to the gathering at the Baltimore MET Gala 2024. (Sloane Brown)The Baltimore MET Gala’s program began with a video introducing the party’s “Adam and Eve – Enter the Garden” theme. (Sloane Brown)From left – Melissa Sutherland Moss, visual artist, and Darnley Scoon, IPI Solutions private investigator, at the Baltimore MET Gala 2024 (Sloane Brown)From left – Dave Couser, Avenue Kitchen owner, and Maureen Couser, The Baltimore Loves Foundation director, at the Baltimore MET Gala 2024 (Sloane Brown)From left – Lana Rae, Baltimore MET Gala fashion show producer, and Russell Fugett, Equity Through Action director of client relations, at the Baltimore MET Gala 2024 (Sloane Brown)From left – Olubusola Moon, Unified VCS chief information officer; Ayana Lugo, Acme Paper Supply director of business development; Penelope Whitfield, Tailor Made 4 Homes owner; and Azikiwe DeVeaux, Events4GoodPeople owner, at the Baltimore MET Gala 2024 (Sloane Brown)From left – Bishop Carrington Morgan, Beth-El Nation pastor/bishop, and Anastasia Morgan, Justice High School, Alexandria, Virginia, dean, at the Baltimore MET Gala 2024 (Sloane Brown)Zy Richardson, Zy Media Group CEO; Breana Ross, WBAL-TV reporter; Dalencia Jenkins, WBAL-TV meteorologist; and Ritza Yana, R.Y. Ink! managing partner, at the Baltimore MET Gala (Sloane Brown)From left – Evelyn “Eve The Stylist” Spencer, Dress for Success/Suited to Succeed fashion coordinator; Laurese Kelley, Baltimore-based photographer/body painter; and Shakia Merrick, Manifest A Dream Elevate wardrobe stylist, at the Baltimore MET Gala 2024 (Sloane Brown)
Scene Ahead
Sept. 25, 2024: 60th Anniversary Celebration (Abilities Network). Baltimore Museum of Industry, 1415 Key Highway, Baltimore. 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tickets are $100. abilitiesnetwork.org
Sept. 28, 2024: The Legacy Chase (Land Preservation Trust). Shawan Downs Racecourse, 1401 Shawan Road, Hunt Valley. 12 p.m. to 6 p.m Tickets are $60- $1500. thelegacychase.org
