93 Of The Most Iconic Met Gala Dresses Of All Time

For the 2024 theme of 'Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion’ Elle Fanning wore Maison Margiela Artisanal by John Galliano.

For the 2024 theme of 'Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion’ Elle Fanning wore a Balmain dress and Cartier jewellery.

For the 2024 theme of 'Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion’ Elle Fanning wore vintage Givenchy.

For the 2023 theme of 'Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty’ Elle Fanning wore a white Vivienne Westwood gown, complete with bouquet and black bolero.

The rapper paid homage to the late Karl Lagerfeld's cat, Choupette, with her feline hood and cat prosthetics. Doja Cat refused to speak on the red carpet, and only mewed.

The former ELLE UK cover star stole the show in an embellished, custom-made Schiaparelli dress.

For the 2022 theme of 'In America: An Anthology of Fashion', actor Blake Lively wore an Atelier Versace gown inspired by the Statue of Liberty and the process of oxidation it has undergone.

Native American model Chasinghorse wore an upcycled tulle blue gown by Prabal Gurung and custom indigenous jewellery designed by Lenise Omeasoo, a Blackfeet and Cree artist who runs Antelope Women Designs, to the 2022 Met Gala.

Sarah Jessica Parker went to Christopher John Rogers to work on their Elizabeth Hobbs-inspired gown. Hobbs was the official dressmaker of Mary Todd Lincoln, and the first Black female fashion designer in the White House.

The Oscar-winning singer wore a Regency-inspired and completely upcycled gown by Gucci, featuring a floral corsage and corset, to the 2022 Met Gala

As an homage to one of the United States' most iconic stars, Kardashian chose a vintage Bob Mackie dress, once worn by Marilyn Monroe.

For the 2021 theme of 'In America: A Lexicon of Fashion', model Iman wore a stunning gold look by designer of the moment Harris Reed.

Trust AOC to make one of the strongest style statements of the night, in a Brother Vellies off-the-shoulder gown that had 'Tax The Rich' emblazoned on the back in red.

The 2021 Met Gala theme was 'In America: A Lexicon of Fashion', and singer Grimes wore a futuristic gown by Iris van Herpen which took over 900 hours to make. Oh, plus a medieval sword from The Met's permanent collection, and a Dune-inspired metal mask, naturally.

Rihanna and ASAP made their Met Gala red carpet debut together in co-ordinating oversized coat-inspired looks. Rihanna's glorious black coat-gown was by Balenciaga, while ASAP wore a custom quilt piece by ERL over a black tux.

For the 2019 theme of Camp: Notes on Fashion singer and actor Lady Gaga wore no less than four Brandon Maxwell looks.

For the 2019 theme of Camp: Notes on Fashion make-up mogel Kim Kardashian wore a Thierry Mugler dress designed to look like she'd been caught in a rain shower.