Lauren Sanchez, Jeff Bezos, Camila Cabello, Sam Smith, Lil Nas X, and Many More Attended FKA Twigs 2024 Met Gala After-Party

For over a decade, one thing has been for certain when it comes to the Met Gala after-party circuit: All roads lead to The Standard Hotel. The reason? Some may say it comes down to location — the hotel is situated atop The High Line Park in downtown Manhattan, far away from The Metropolitan Museum of Art — though the more likely reason? Anything goes at the Boom Boom Room, the hotel’s famed rooftop nightclub that has ascended into the collective consciousness of infamous after-hours hangouts mentioned in the same breath as Studio 54. If its walls could talk, there would be no shortage of famed foibles and once-in-a-lifetime gatherings that read like a celebrity mad-lib.

Last night, there were Lauren Sánchez and Jeff Bezos ensconced in a corner banquette. Sanchez had changed out of her glittering Oscar de la Renta gown and into a slightly more mobile strapless white number, fit for shimmying against the matching white leather seats. There was Pierpaolo Piccioli sitting a stone’s throw away from the couple, sharing a bottle of champagne with an entourage of Italians, while Sam Smith and Christian Cowan took to the dance floor.

From there onward, the floodgates—or perhaps garden gates—were open, with guests descending onto the dance floor to join the couple in their floral finery, including plenty of designers from Nell Diamond to Prabal Gurung to LaQuan Smith to Harris Reed, whose larger-than-life hat could be seen from just about any vantage point in the room.

The evening’s host, FKA Twigs, was easily spotted too, teetering through the party in a pair of sky-high Marc Jacobs platform heels and a nude sheath dress. It seemed as if she was taking her hosting duties seriously, gamely partaking in a vogueing competition and later joining the DJ booth alongside pals Camila Cabello and Lil Nas X, but around 2 a.m. the lighting shifted, bathing the room in pink neon as the songstress took to the bar-top.

“Everyone wants new music,” she told the crowd, lingering for a moment for a bit of suspense. "So I thought it might be fun to play a couple of songs here tonight.” After playing two new tracks, the names of which were unknown as she whispered them to the DJ nearby, the scene devolved into a sight more akin to a boiler room rave than a museum gala’s after-party. Gone so suddenly were the florals and taffeta and tulle, and here were the piercings and tattoos and, well, not much fabric at all. "You all did well just out here living your lives, and that’s all nice,” she added. "Everyone looks so beautiful, and everyone is just expressing themselves, and that makes me so happy.”