145 Best Met Gala Looks of All Time (Yes, We’re Digging DEEP in the Archives for This One)

The “Float” singer looks ethereal in this Vera Wang dress (which I can totally hear if I stare at this picture too long).

Iris’s sheer iridescent butterfly gown is what dreams are made of, and we have Versace to thank for making them a reality.

Kylie stunned in a custom Oscar de la Renta gown, which was inspired by a garden statue. So pretty!

The 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.

Taylor + Jonathan Anderson-era Loewe = a whole vibe.

Demi Moore and designer Harris Reed have one thing in common: they will always be famous.

Case in point.

The A Complete Unknown star’s glassy Balmain gown is giving ice princess vibes.

How many letters in Dula Peep? Because she ate this Marc Jacobs number last year.

The “Water” hitmaker made her Met debut in a stunningly delicate Balmain sand gown.

At 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.

A collar and tie combo with a sweetheart bodice transitioning into a latex ballgown covered in gigantic sculptural rosettes?! Yeah, only Cardi B could pull off this one. Chenpeng Studio is the genius behind it.

Versace dress, Bulgari jewels. Anne Hathaway did not come to play!!!

Michaela Coel = opulence! She was dripping in Schiaparelli gold and I'm still not okay.

Wednesday-core but make it couture! Jenna Ortega gave goth glam in Thom Browne.

Tweed ball gown? Yeah, Dua Lipa understood the assignment in this 1992 archival Chanel.

Um, wow?! Watch out world, she's grown now. The Grown-ish star looked queenly in Jean-Paul Gaultier. Channeling her fave '90s supermodels, the 'fit was half-archival, half-custom and was bedazzled with Cartier diamonds.

Best dressed, for sure! Dressed by Prabal Gurung, model Anok Yai was a vision in this gold masterpiece.