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The 70 Best Met Gala Looks of All Time - Cosmopolitan
Rihanna, 2025Dimitrios Kambouris//Getty ImagesOur favorite girl wore custom Marc Jacobs that stole the show. Her menswear-inspired look featured a cropped wool Spencer jacket, pinstripe skirt with a bustle, and a large Stephen Jones hat. She also is the queen of maternity fashion, so bonus points for that.Teyana Taylor, 2025Dimitrios Kambouris//Getty ImagesTeyana wore a custom burgundy zoot-suit designed by Ruth E. Carter. It featured a dramatic, structured cape with a matching durag.Advertisement - Continue Reading BelowDoechii, 2025Dimitrios Kambouris//Getty ImagesIn her absolutely iconic debut, Doechii wore a dandy-inspired custom Louis Vuitton look, designed by Pharrell Williams. The look featured a monogrammed blazer and checkered shorts.Bad Bunny, 2025Jamie McCarthy//Getty ImagesBad Bunny wore a custom chocolate-brown mohair Prada suit with a cropped jacket, paired with a traditional Puerto Rican pava hat to honor his Caribbean roots.Advertisement - Continue Reading BelowZendaya, 2024Marleen Moise//Getty ImagesI mean...are we kidding? Iconography, all around. In her first of two (!!) show-stopping looks at the 2024 Met Gala, Zendaya donned a John Galliano for Maison Margiela gown that will live in my head rent-free for years to come.Kendall Jenner, 2024Jamie McCarthy//Getty ImagesThe model’s archival Givenchy gown caused quite the stir—not only because it showed off some butt cleavage, but because she claimed she was the first person to wear it when Winona Ryder was photographed in the same dress in the ‘90s. Awwwkward.Advertisement - Continue Reading BelowTyla, 2024Dimitrios Kambouris//Getty ImagesThe “Water” hitmaker made her Met debut in a stunningly delicate Balmain sand gown.Rihanna and A$AP Rocky, 2023John Shearer//Getty ImagesAt the top of this list comes the fashion killer, the queen: Rihanna! She paid homage to Karl Lagerfeld at the 2023 Met Gala not only with her jaw-dropping look, but through her lateness. (Apparently, Karl was always tardy, too.) Proving she's forever worth the wait, Rihanna was decked out in larger-than-life flowers and served us in an all-white Valentino ensemble, starring a voluminous skirt with an endless train. If this is what glamorous maternity wear looks like, I want in. Joined by her partner, A$AP Rocky, they closed the arrivals with a bang. Dressed by Gucci, Rocky wore a recreation of a look worn by Karl Lagerfeld that was complete with a suit jacket and tie, plaid skirt, bedazzled jeans, and boots.Advertisement...
The Wildest Looks In Met Gala History - Nicki Swift
Sky Cinema/Shutterstock The first Monday in May marks the most glamorous night of the year, thanks to the Met Gala. The annual event, which raises money to benefit the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute, influences famous faces to get all dolled up in couture and climb the red-carpet-clad stairs of the Met. Hopefully, they're wearing something that adheres to that year's theme, which has featured a wide range of topics from "Camp: Notes on Fashion" to "China: Through the Looking Glass." The latter theme gave us this legendary number on Rihanna in 2015, a fur-trimmed cape that put Chinese designer Guo Pei on the fashion map in the U.S. and beyond. The risky ensemble made for one of the most memorable red carpet moments in history, and while this bold look certainly makes the list, it's not even the wildest selection made in Met Gala history. We're taking a look back at some of the strangest red carpet moments that have happened on these chic Monday nights. Kim Kardashian's 2013 floral fashion faux pas Larry Busacca/Getty Images After years of pointedly not being invited by Vogue, Kim Kardashian made her Met Gala debut as then-boyfriend Kanye West's-plus one in 2013 (take a peek into West's relationship history). The date served as her chance to show the world her best couture, so when she arrived wearing this frock that many compared to a grandmother's old couch, the fashion world was unimpressed. Kardashian reminisced about this Givenchy gown with People in 2019, explaining, "We chose a really stretchy fabric because I would be growing." Unfortunately for the reality star, this resulted in one of the most clowned-upon looks in Met Gala history. Katy Perry's 2018 wings wardrobe mishap Jamie Mccarthy/Getty Images The 2018 Met Gala theme put religion on display with "Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination." Katy Perry took things incredibly literal, arriving as an angel clad in a pair of stunning feathered wings created by Versace. The look, which also included a golden minidress and matching thigh-high boots, was so extreme that Vogue reported that the pop star entered the museum sideways, which is also how she was probably looked at by her fellow gala-goers. Jaden Smith's eccentric 2017 accessory still stuns us Neilson Barnard/Getty Images When it comes to Met Gala accessories, we're used to being wowed by impressive jewels. But in 2017, Jaden Smith's weird choices catapulted the concept to a new level. The musician turn...
The 40 Most Iconic Met Gala Looks of All Time - InStyle
With over 400 attendees each year, there's plenty of competition for the Met Gala's most iconic looks. Ahead are the best 40 outfits from the last several decades.
Met Gala's WILDEST Looks Through The Years! - Perez Hilton
The 2026 Met Gala is nearly here! And what better way to prepare for the Super Bowl of Fashion than looking back on some of our favorite, our least
