51 Of The Best Ever Met Gala Looks To Help You Pregame Fashion’s Biggest Night

To anyone who lives for the Met Gala every year, I understand how upsetting it is knowing that fashion’s biggest night has been cancelled for 2020. Although it brings me pain to even have to type the words, it’s time to face the reality, cry (a lot) and move on—and what better way to push past the sadness than revel in some of the best Met Gala looks of all time? By immersing ourselves in iconic ensembles from the 1990s up to 2019, maybe we can slowly start to forget (or at least come to terms with the fact) that the 2020 Met Gala has been postponed indefinitely. After all, who can be sad staring at Rihanna and Sarah Jessica Parker looking hot as hell through the years?

The Met Gala 2020 theme was slated to be “About Time: Fashion and Duration,” inspired by the 1992 film Orlando, which is based on the Virginia Woolf novel of the same name. While we won’t get to see the style interpretations of this theme—or get to see Emma Stone, Meryl Streep, Nicolas Ghesquière and Lin-Manuel Miranda co-chair—we can still admire looks from the past that are easily some of the best outfits of all time. I know it’s not quite the same, but perhaps there are some Met Gala looks you’ve never seen before, making this an all-new experience. Whatever makes the pain subside, friends!

Below, you’ll find 51 of the most unique, gorgeous and jaw-dropping Met Gala looks of all time. From Madonna’s iconic corset outfit and Rihanna’s puffy-sleeve tuxedo in 2009 to Billy Porter’s gold-winged look and Harry Styles’ see-through shirt in 2019, there are so many swoon-worthy and inspiring ensembles to behold. Consider this the best of the best, and your front row seat to all things Met Gala through the years.

 

1. Rihanna, Met Gala 2015

 

2. Madonna, Met Gala 2009

3. Lizzo, Met Gala 2019

 

4. Florence Welch, Met Gala 2012

 

5. Lady Gaga, Met Gala 2019

 

6. Christina Ricci, Met Gala 2011

 

7. Karolina Kurkova, Met Gala 2005

 

8. Katie Holmes, Met Gala 2008

 

9. Kristen Stewart, Met Gala 2013

 

10. Claire Danes, Met Gala 2005

 

11. Chloe Sevigny, Met Gala 1998

 

12. Mary Kate Olsen, Met Gala 2009

 

13. Leighton Meester, Met Gala 2009

 

14. Rihanna, Met Gala 2009

 

15. Liv Tyler, Met Gala 2009

 

16. Billy Porter, Met Gala 2019

 

17. Naomi Campbell, Met Gala 2011

 

18. Kate Moss, Met Gala 2009

 

19. Sarah Jessica Parker, Met Gala 2011

 

20. Janelle Monae, Met Gala 2011

 

21. Serena Williams, Met Gala 2011

 

22. Lana Del Ray, Met Gala 2012

 

23. Sarah Jessica Parker, Met Gala 2014

 

24. Janelle Monae, Met Gala 2014

 

25. Beyonce Knowles, Met Gala 2012

 

26. Miley Cyrus, Met Gala 2013

 

27. Sarah Jessica Parker, Met Gala 2013

 

28. Kim Kardashian West, Met Gala 2013

 

29. Katy Perry, Met Gala 2010

 

30. Madonna, Met Gala 2013

 

31. Brie Larson, Met Gala 2014

 

32. Katy Perry, Met Gala 2015

 

33. Rihanna, Met Gala 2014

 

34. Rita Ora, Met Gala 2014

 

35. Solange Knowles, Met Gala 2015

 

36. Sarah Jessica Parker, Met Gala 2015

 

37. Zendaya, Met Gala 2019

 

38. Lupita Nyong’o, Met Gala 2014

 

39. Rosario Dawson, Met Gala 2010

 

40. Diana Ross, Met Gala 2003

 

41. Harry Styles & Jared Leto, Met Gala 2019

 

42. Anna Wintour, Met Gala 2004

 

43. Claire Danes, Met Gala 2007

 

44. Kylie Jenner & Kendall Jenner, Met Gala 2019

 

45. Chanel Iman, Met Gala 2008

 

46. Beyonce Knowles, Met Gala 2015

 

47. Kirsten Dunst, Met Gala 2007

 

48. Beyonce Knowles, Met Gala 2011

 

49. Ezra Miller, Met Gala 2019

 

50. Lena Waithe, Met Gala 2018

 

51. Rihanna, Met Gala 2017