Princess Diana, Celine Dion, Cher... Memorable outfits in Met Gala history
Icons of fashion shone at this event
Every year in May, stars from the art, entertainment, and fashion scenes dress up spectacularly and create iconic photos. Princess Diana was one of them, for example, in 1996.
Four decades of Met Gala history
Since 1971, the Metropolitan Museum of Art has held an annual benefit gala to raise funds for its Costume Institute. The biggest stars attend the party, wearing remarkable designs linked to each year's distinctive theme.
Demi Moore in 2024
In 2024, the theme was 'Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion', inspiring dresses and suits from fairy tales and magic forests. Click further to see the best Met Gala outfits over the past decades!
Celine Dion
Year: 2019
Theme: Camp - Notes On Fashion
Designer: Oscar de La Renta
Cher
Year: 1985
Theme: Costumes of Royal India
Designer: Bob Mackie
Jackie Kennedy
Year: 1979
Theme: Fashions of The Habsburg Era
Designer: Valentino
Lady Gaga
Year: 2019
Theme: Celebrating Camp - Notes on Fashion
Designer: Brandon Maxwell
Rihanna and A$AP Rocky
Year: 2021
Theme: In America - A Lexicon of Fashion
Designer: Demna Gvasalia (Rihanna) and Eli Russell Linnetz (A$AP)
Lil Nas X
Year: 2021
Theme: In America - A Lexicon of Fashion
Designer: Donatella Versace
Bianca Jagger
Year: 1981
Theme: The Eighteenth-Century Woman
Designer: Halston
Sarah Jessica Parker
Year: 2006
Theme: Anglomania
Designer: Alexander McQueen
Kim Kardashian
Year: 2021
Theme: In America - A Lexicon of Fashion
Designer: Balenciaga
Raquel Welch
Year: 1982
Theme: La Belle Epoque
Designer: Thierry Mugler
Liu Wen
Year: 2014
Theme: Charles James - Beyond Fashion
Designer: Zac Posen
Harry Styles
Year: 2019
Theme: Camp - Notes on Fashion
Designer: Alessandro Michele
Anna Wintour
Year: 2003
Theme: Goddess - The Classical Mode
Designer: Christian Dior
Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds
Year: 2014
Theme: Charles James - Beyond Fashion
Designer (Blake Lively): Gucci
Rihanna
Year: 2017
Theme: Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art of the In-Between
Designer: Comme des Garçons
Lewis Hamilton
Year: 2019
Theme: Camp - Notes on Fashion
Designer: Tommy Hilfiger
Christy Turlington
Year: 1992
Theme: Fashion and History - A Dialogue
Designer: Givenchy
Naomi Campbell
Year: 1995
Theme: Haute Couture
Designer: Versace
Ivana and Donald Trump
Year: 1985
Theme: Dance
Designer (Ivana Trump): Scaasi
Kylie Jenner
Year: 2017
Theme: Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons - Art Of The In-Between
Designer: Versace
Zendaya
Year: 2018
Theme: Heavenly Bodies - Fashion & The Catholic Imagination
Designer: Versace
Whitney Houston
Year: 1999
Theme: Rock Style
Designer: Dolce & Gabbana
Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen
Year: 2019
Theme: Camp - Notes on Fashion
Designer (Gisele Bündchen): Dior
Robert Pattinson and FKA Twigs
Year: 2015
Theme: China - Through The Looking Glass
Designer (FKA Twigs): Dries Van Noten
Princess Diana
Year: 1996
Theme: Christian Dior
Designer: Dior
Scarlett Johansson and Colin Jost
Year: 2018
Theme: Heavenly Bodies - Fashion & The Catholic Imagination
Designer (Scarlett Johansson): Marchesa
Sarah Jessica Parker
Year: 2014
Theme: Charles James - Beyond Fashion
Designer: Oscar de la Renta
Liv Tyler and Stella McCartney
Year: 1999
Theme: Rock Style
Designer: Stella McCartney
Katie Holmes, Jamie Foxx and Cardi B
Year: 2019
Theme: Camp - Notes on Fashion
Designer: Katie Holmes - Zac Posen; Cardi B - Thom Browne
Grimes
Year: 2021
Theme: In America - A Lexicon of Fashion
Designer: Turner
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