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The Most Memorable Fashion Moments in Met Gala History

2 May

Mention the first Monday in May to any fashion lover and they’ll immediately know what you’re talking about. Each year, the star-studded Met Gala takes place on this date, in partnership with The Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and brings with it some of the most incredible fashion looks we’ll see in the year. From larger-than-life ballgowns to radical suits, there’s no limit on self-expression on style.

Ahead of the 2024 Met Gala, we dove into the event’s archives to relive some of the Met ball’s most memorable fashion moments. Ahead, see more than 90 of the Met Gala best looks of all time.

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2023 – Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty

Rihanna in Valentino

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2023 – Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty

Dua Lipa in Chanel

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2022 – Gilded Glamour

Cardi B in Atelier Versace

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2022 – Gilded Glamour

Hailey Bieber in Saint Laurent

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2022 – Gilded Glamour

Janelle Monáe in Ralph Lauren

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Blake Lively in Atelier Versace in 2022

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2022 – Gilded Glamour

Emma Chamberlain in Louis Vuitton

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2022 – Gilded Glamour

Alessandro Michele and Jared Leto at the 2022 Met Gala

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2022 – Gilded Glamour

Teyana Taylor in Iris Van Herpen

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2022 – Gilded Glamour

Gigi Hadid in Atelier Versace

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2022 – Gilded Glamour

Paloma Elsesser in Coach

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2022 – Gilded Glamour

Michelle Yeoh in Prabal Gurung

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2022 – Gilded Glamour

Alexa Chung in Christian Siriano

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2022 – Gilded Glamour

Jodie Turner-Smith in Gucci

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2022 – Gilded Glamour

Kate Moss in Burberry

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2022 – Gilded Glamour

Bad Bunny in Burberry

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2022 – Gilded Glamour

Dakota Johnson in Gucci

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2022 – Gilded Glamour

SZA in Vivienne Westwood

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2022 – Gilded Glamour

Bella Hadid in Burberry

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2022 – Gilded Glamour

Lizzo in Thom Browne

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2021 – In America: A Lexicon of Fashion

Hunter Schafer in Prada and Evangeline AdaLioryn

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2021 – In America: A Lexicon of Fashion

Kim Kardashian in Balenciaga

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2021 – In America: A Lexicon of Fashion

Sophia Roe in Halston

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2021 – In America: A Lexicon of Fashion

A$SAP Rocky in ERL, Rihanna in Balenciaga Haute Couture and Bulgari

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2021 – In America: A Lexicon of Fashion

Zoe Kravitz in Saint Laurent

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2021 – In America: A Lexicon of Fashion

Lil Nas X in Versace

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2021 – In America: A Lexicon of Fashion

Kaia Gerber in Oscar de la Renta and Omega

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2021 – In America: A Lexicon of Fashion

Iman in Gucci and Harris Reed

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2021 – In America: A Lexicon of Fashion

Kendall Jenner in Givenchy

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2021 – In America: A Lexicon of Fashion

Barbie Ferreira in Jonathan Simkhai

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2021 – In America: A Lexicon of Fashion

Justin Bieber in La Maison Drew, Hailey Bieber in Saint Laurent and Tiffany & Co.

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2021 – In America: A Lexicon of Fashion

Bilie Eilish in Oscar de la Renta

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2021 – In America: A Lexicon of Fashion

Timothée Chalamet in Haider Ackermann and Rick Owens

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2019 – Camp: Notes On Fashion

Lizzo in custom Marc Jacobs

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2019 – Camp: Notes On Fashion

Billy Porter in The Blonds and Baz Luhrmann in Prada

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2019 – Camp: Notes On Fashion

Celine Dion in Oscar de la Renta gown and Noel Stewart headpiece, Law Roach, and Zendaya

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2019 – Camp: Notes On Fashion

Michael B. Jordan in Coach, Cara Delevingne in Dior and Jared Leto in Gucci

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2019 – Camp: Notes On Fashion

Lena Waithe in custom Pyer Moss and Kerby Jean-Raymond in custom Pyer Moss

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2019 – Camp: Notes On Fashion

Cardi B in Thom Browne

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2019 – Camp: Notes On Fashion

Kim Kardashian West in Thierry Mugler, Jennifer Lopez in Versace, Kylie Jenner in Versace, and Kendall Jenner in Versace

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2019 – Camp: Notes On Fashion

Ciara in Peter Dundas

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2019 – Camp: Notes On Fashion

Darren Criss in Balmain

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2019 – Camp: Notes On Fashion

Awkwafina in Altuzarra

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2019 – Camp: Notes On Fashion

Laverne Cox in Christian Siriano

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2019 – Camp: Notes On Fashion

Alex Rodriguez and Jennifer Lopez in Versace

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Lady Gaga in Brandon Maxwell in 2019

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2019 – Camp: Notes On Fashion

Harry Styles in Gucci and Alessandro Michele

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2018 – Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & The Catholic Imagination

Katy Perry in custom Versace

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2018 – Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & The Catholic Imagination

Lana del Rey in Gucci and Jared Leto in Gucci

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2018 – Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & The Catholic Imagination

Rihanna in Maison Margiela

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2018 – Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & The Catholic Imagination

Madonna in Jean Paul Gaultier

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2018 – Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & The Catholic Imagination

Jasmine Sanders in custom H&M

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2018 – Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & The Catholic Imagination

Cynthia Erivo in custom Valentino

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2017 – Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art Of The In-Between

Ashley Graham in custom H&M

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2017 – Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art Of The In-Between

Blake Lively in Atelier Versace and Ryan Reynolds

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2017 – Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art Of The In-Between

Zendaya in Dolce & Gabbana

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2017 – Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art Of The In-Between

Cara Delevingne in Chanel

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2016 – Manus x Machina: Fashion In An Age Of Technology

Lupita Nyong’o in Calvin Klein

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2016 – Manus x Machina: Fashion In An Age Of Technology

Florence Welch in Gucci

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2016 – Manus x Machina: Fashion In An Age Of Technology

Kanye West in Balmain (jacket) and Fear Of God (jeans)

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2015 – China: Through The Looking Glass

Grace Coddington

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2015 – China: Through The Looking Glass

Kim Kardashian West in Roberto Cavalli

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2015 – China: Through The Looking Glass

Beyoncé in custom Givenchy

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2015 – China: Through The Looking Glass

Rihanna in Guo Pei

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2015 – China: Through The Looking Glass

Katy Perry in Moschino

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2014 – Charles James: Beyond Fashion

Lupita Nyong’o in Prada

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2014 – Charles James: Beyond Fashion

Mary-Kate Olsen in vintage Chanel and Ashley Olsen in vintage Gianfranco Ferré

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2013 – PUNK: Chaos To Couture

Kerry Washington

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2012 – Schiaparelli And Prada: Impossible Conversations

Karolina Kurkova

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2011 – Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty

Beyoncé in Emilio Pucci

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2011 – Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty

Blake Lively

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2011 – Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty

Naomi Campbell in Alexander McQueen

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2010 – American Woman: Fashioning A National Identity

Jessica Alba in Sophie Theallet for Gap

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2008 – Superheroes: Fashion and Fantasy

Anna Wintour in Chanel

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2007 – Poiret: King of Fashion

Jennifer Lopez

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2006 – AngloMania: Tradition and Transgression in British Fashion

Victoria Beckham in Roland Mouret

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2005 – The House of Chanelves

Rolf Snoeren, Karolina Kurkova in Chanel, Viktor Horsting

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2004 – Dangerous Liaisons: Fashion And Furniture In The 18th Century

Scarlett Johansson in Calvin Klein

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2003 – Goddess: The Classical Mode

David Bowie and Iman

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1999 – Rock Style

John Galliano

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1999 – Charlize Theron

Charlize Theron

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1999 – Rock Style

Whitney Houston in Dolce & Gabbana and Bobby Brown

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1997 – Gianni Versace

Iman and Ferré Gianfranco

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1997 – Gianni Versace

John Galliano

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1997 – Gianni Versace

Salma Hayek in Versace

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1996 – Christian Dior

Donatella Versace and Gianni Versace

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1995 – Haute Couture

Naomi Campbell

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1994 – Orientalism: Visions of the East in Western Dress

Iris Love

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1990 – Théâtre de la Mode: Fashion Dolls: The Survival of Haute Couture

Naomi Campbell and Francesco Scavullo

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1985 Costumes of Royal India

Cher and Bob Mackie

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1981 – The 18th Century Woman

Diana Ross

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1981 – The Eighteenth Century Woman

Calvin Klein and Iman

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1979 – Fashions of The Hapsburg Era

Jackie Onassis

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1974 – Romantic and Glamorous Hollywood Design

Anthony Perkins, Berry Berenson and Marisa Berenson

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1974 – Romantic and Glamorous Hollywood Design

Cher in Bob Mackie

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