Blake Lively's Met Gala transformation from 2008 to 2018

The 2018 Met Gala proved another fun night out for fashion as Hollywood's finest stepped out to celebrate this year's theme, Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and Catholic Imagination.

As usual, stars went all-out for the biggest night on the style social calendar, with the likes of Kylie Jenner, Rihanna and Kate Moss making their mark on the red carpet.

And Blake Lively made sure she got her fair share of the limelight in a dramatic red, embellished gown with a huge headdress.

To celebrate the Gossip Girl actress' ninth appearance on the Met Gala red carpet, we've taken a look back over all of her dresses from over the past ten years.

Let's remind ourselves of how Blake's style has changed, shall we?

2008, 'Superheroes'

For her first trip to the Costume Institute Gala, Blake played it fairly safe (basically ignored the theme) and wore a strapless, black couture gown.

2009, 'The Model as Muse'

Enjoying a rather more loose theme, Blake nailed her second Gala in a plunging blue gown with thigh-high split.

2010, 'American Woman: Fashioning a National Identity'

After presumably falling in love with the colour of her 2009 Met Gala gown, Blake wore the same hue in an asymmetric mini dress style the following year.

2011, 'Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty'

Yep. 2011 is the year that Blake Lively won the Met Gala.

2013, 'PUNK: Couture to Chaos'

Blake definitely steered on the couture side of things with this strapless gown but she looked awesome all the same.

2014, 'Charles James: Beyond Fashion'

This is Blake at her most glamorous best, doing the old-school Hollywood thing perfectly.

2016, 'Manus x Machina: Fashion in the age of Technology'

While everyone else rocked up to the Met Gala in 2016 wearing robot-like metallic dresses, Blake just did her thing in a floral number.

2017, 'Commes Des Garcons'

Blake slayed in this metallic gown with the most beautiful blue feathers creating tonnes of drama in the train.

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Jess Edwards

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Jess Edwards is Cosmopolitan UK’s Deputy Editor, working to deliver the very best experiences across the brand's platforms (print, social, video, digital), products and events, including a focus on our membership offering, Club Cosmo. Jess has worked in the media industry for almost 20 years and at Cosmopolitan for over 10 years, joining the brand as Fashion Editor and later going on to lead the digital team as Site Editor. With her background in lifestyle journalism, it is no surprise that you’re most likely to find her in the Fashion section and exploring the very best in hospitality via our Travel pages.