Met Gala Best Looks of All Time

Photography via Getty. Design by Kayleen Dicuangco

The first Monday in May is right around the corner.

Date May 2, 2024

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.

2023 – Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty

2022 – Gilded Glamour

Cardi B in Atelier Versace

2022 – Gilded Glamour

Hailey Bieber in Saint Laurent

2022 – Gilded Glamour

Janelle Monáe in Ralph Lauren

Blake Lively in Atelier Versace in 2022

2022 – Gilded Glamour

Emma Chamberlain in Louis Vuitton

2022 – Gilded Glamour

Alessandro Michele and Jared Leto at the 2022 Met Gala

2022 – Gilded Glamour

Teyana Taylor in Iris Van Herpen

2022 – Gilded Glamour

Gigi Hadid in Atelier Versace

2022 – Gilded Glamour

Michelle Yeoh in Prabal Gurung

2022 – Gilded Glamour

Alexa Chung in Christian Siriano

2022 – Gilded Glamour

Jodie Turner-Smith in Gucci

2021 – In America: A Lexicon of Fashion

Hunter Schafer in Prada and Evangeline AdaLioryn

2021 – In America: A Lexicon of Fashion

Kim Kardashian in Balenciaga

2021 – In America: A Lexicon of Fashion

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

2021 – In America: A Lexicon of Fashion

Zoe Kravitz in Saint Laurent

2021 – In America: A Lexicon of Fashion

Kaia Gerber in Oscar de la Renta and Omega

2021 – In America: A Lexicon of Fashion

Iman in Gucci and Harris Reed

2021 – In America: A Lexicon of Fashion

Kendall Jenner in Givenchy

2021 – In America: A Lexicon of Fashion

Barbie Ferreira in Jonathan Simkhai

2021 – In America: A Lexicon of Fashion

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

2021 – In America: A Lexicon of Fashion

Bilie Eilish in Oscar de la Renta

2021 – In America: A Lexicon of Fashion

Timothée Chalamet in Haider Ackermann and Rick Owens

2019 – Camp: Notes On Fashion

Lizzo in custom Marc Jacobs

2019 – Camp: Notes On Fashion

Billy Porter in The Blonds and Baz Luhrmann in Prada

2019 – Camp: Notes On Fashion

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

2019 – Camp: Notes On Fashion

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

2019 – Camp: Notes On Fashion

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

2019 – Camp: Notes On Fashion

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

2019 – Camp: Notes On Fashion

Laverne Cox in Christian Siriano

2019 – Camp: Notes On Fashion

Alex Rodriguez and Jennifer Lopez in Versace

Lady Gaga in Brandon Maxwell in 2019

2019 – Camp: Notes On Fashion

Harry Styles in Gucci and Alessandro Michele

2018 – Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & The Catholic Imagination

Katy Perry in custom Versace

2018 – Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & The Catholic Imagination

Lana del Rey in Gucci and Jared Leto in Gucci

2018 – Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & The Catholic Imagination

Rihanna in Maison Margiela

2018 – Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & The Catholic Imagination

Madonna in Jean Paul Gaultier

2018 – Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & The Catholic Imagination

Jasmine Sanders in custom H&M

2018 – Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & The Catholic Imagination

Cynthia Erivo in custom Valentino

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

Ashley Graham in custom H&M

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

Blake Lively in Atelier Versace and Ryan Reynolds

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

Zendaya in Dolce & Gabbana

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

Cara Delevingne in Chanel

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

Lupita Nyong’o in Calvin Klein

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

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

2015 – China: Through The Looking Glass

Kim Kardashian West in Roberto Cavalli

2015 – China: Through The Looking Glass

Beyoncé in custom Givenchy

2015 – China: Through The Looking Glass

2014 – Charles James: Beyond Fashion

Lupita Nyong’o in Prada

2014 – Charles James: Beyond Fashion

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

2013 – PUNK: Chaos To Couture

2012 – Schiaparelli And Prada: Impossible Conversations

2011 – Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty

Naomi Campbell in Alexander McQueen

2010 – American Woman: Fashioning A National Identity

Jessica Alba in Sophie Theallet for Gap

2008 – Superheroes: Fashion and Fantasy

2007 – Poiret: King of Fashion

2006 – AngloMania: Tradition and Transgression in British Fashion

Victoria Beckham in Roland Mouret

2005 – The House of Chanelves

Rolf Snoeren, Karolina Kurkova in Chanel, Viktor Horsting

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

Scarlett Johansson in Calvin Klein

2003 – Goddess: The Classical Mode

1999 – Rock Style

Whitney Houston in Dolce & Gabbana and Bobby Brown

1997 – Gianni Versace

Iman and Ferré Gianfranco

1996 – Christian Dior

Donatella Versace and Gianni Versace

1994 – Orientalism: Visions of the East in Western Dress

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

Naomi Campbell and Francesco Scavullo

1985 Costumes of Royal India

1981 – The 18th Century Woman

1981 – The Eighteenth Century Woman

1979 – Fashions of The Hapsburg Era

1974 – Romantic and Glamorous Hollywood Design

Anthony Perkins, Berry Berenson and Marisa Berenson

1974 – Romantic and Glamorous Hollywood Design

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