An invitation to the Met Gala is steeped in exclusivity, meaning if you manage to bag a ticket, you'd better bring your red carpet A-game. The outfits from 2023's version of the annual event will no doubt have us talking for the rest of the month and beyond - major props to the likes of Penélope Cruz, Nicole Kidman and Emily Ratajkowski who nailed the assignment.
Can you believe it’s been almost a year since Kim Kardashian wore (and reportedly tore) Marylin Monroe’s vintage Bob Mackie gown? Or Blake Lively unexpectedly stole the red carpet in the most transformative dress ever? Well, there has been plenty more where that came from over the 75 years the Met Gala has existed.
There's nobody who makes an entrance like Lady Gaga, and in this case it was a 16 minute long one. She nailed the Barbiecore trend before it was even a thing, she wore the most extravagant fuschia pink cape coat by Brandon Maxwell in 2019. Later in the evening for her performance the cape was removed to reveal another black strapless gown, followed by a diamante bra and pants set.
With the anticipation surrounding the sartorial agenda of the Met Gala, most guests opt for the most OTT outfit possible. Not the late Princess of Wales. She attended the 1996 event in stunning navy slip dress from Dior paired with a seven-strand pearl necklace complete with a gigantic sapphire.
Naomi Campbell
No Met Gala dress will ever be as blinding as Naomi Campbell's jaw dropping crystal encrusted bandeau gown from Versace that she wore in 1995.
Rihanna gave Belle from Beauty and the Beast's dress a Met Gala worthy upgrade in a stunning bright yellow cape by Gui Pei that nailed the 2015 'China: Through the Looking Glass' theme.
Ariana Grande stunned in an etheral 'sistine chapel' gown in 2018 by Vera Wang for the Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination theme.
Katy Perry
Katy Perry's playful style agenda teamed with Moschino was a match made in heaven for the 2019 event. She wore a chandelier complete with battery packs to illuminate the lights.
Kendall Jenner attended the 2021 Met Gala Celebrating In America: A Lexicon Of Fashion wearing a sheer embellished Givenchy gown which channeled Audrey Hepburn in one of her most iconic roles. The dress was reminiscent of the one Audrey wears in My Fair Lady, when she took on the iconic role of Eliza Doolittle.
Sarah Jessica Parker
In 2014 SJP wore a Carrie Bradshaw worthy Oscar De La Renta gown with a black trellis motif. Both the designer and the style muse we co-chairs on the night.
Cher
Though Marylin Monroe is the star most talked about with a Bob Mackie gown and the Met Gala right now thanks to Kim Kardashian, we must honour Cher's feather trim gown in 1974 that began the event's naked dress trend.
Vintage at the Met Gala is The Row founders and minimalist luxury style muses Mary-Kate and Ashley's specialty. But the decadent black evening gowns they wore in 2015 to attend the China: Through The Looking Glass Met Gala were exquisite.
Lupita Nyong’o
Lupita nailed the 2014 Charles James: Beyond Fashion themed gala wearing an emerald green Prada flapper dress with a twist.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
AOC took the phrase 'statement dress' and ran with it, giving it the most literal meaning possible. For the 2021 gala the congresswoman donned a white strapless dress from Brother Vellies with 'tax the rich' sprawled across the back in red writing.
Lizzo
Lizzo shut down the red carpet in 2019 in an ombre pink and white feathered look from Marc Jacobs.
Nepo baby Kaia wore a stunning Oscar De La Renta dress in 2021 that paid homage to a dress Bianca Jagger wore 40 years prior. Gerber's dress boated similar floral detailing across the neckline.
