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Met Gala 2026: 57 Best Met Ball Red Carpet Looks Ever
Every year, on the first Monday in May, the world’s most famous people gather under one roof, dressed in their finest, for the Met Gala.
This means that on the first Tuesday in May, those of us here in the UK spend our mornings scrolling through social media, judging the A-list guests’ red carpet looks (usually while still in our pyjamas).
Well, folks, that fateful day is almost upon us.
So, to prepare for this year’s event – co-chaired by Beyoncé, Nicole Kidman and Venus Williams, with the dress code “costume art” (in honour of the Met’s upcoming exhibit Fashion Is Art) – we’ve rounded up some of the best, most glamorous or, indeed, most outrageous looks in Met Gala history.
Expect repeat appearances from Met Gala staples like Rihanna, Zendaya, Jennifer Lopez, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Kardashian, Madonna and Doja Cat (many of whom we’re expecting big things from at Monday’s gathering.
Rihanna (2015 – China: Through The Looking Glass)
Doja Cat (2023 – Karl Lagerfeld: A Line Of Beauty)
Blake Lively (2022 – In America: An Anthology Of Fashion)
Rihanna (2025 – Superfine: Tailoring Black Style)
Jared Leto (2019 – Camp: Notes On Fashion)
Zendaya (2018 – Heavenly Bodies: Fashion And The Catholic Imagination)
Kim Kardashian (2021 – In America: A Lexicon Of Fashion)
Naomi Campbell (2019 – Camp: Notes On Fashion)
Janelle Monáe (2025 – Superfine: Tailoring Black Style)
Rihanna (2023 – Karl Lagerfeld: A Line Of Beauty)
Madonna (2013 – Punk: Chaos To Couture)
Chadwick Boseman (2018 – Heavenly Bodies: Fashion And The Catholic Imagination)
Cher (1974 – Romantic And Glamorous Hollywood Design)
Ron Galella Collection via Getty
Lupita Nyong’o (2019 – Camp: Notes On Fashion)
Madonna (2025 – Superfine: Tailoring Black Style)
Sarah Jessica Parker (2018 – Heavenly Bodies: Fashion And The Catholic Imagination)
Zendaya (2019 – Camp: Notes On Fashion)
Gigi Hadid (2022 – In America: An Anthology Of Fashion)
Rihanna (2017 – Comme Des Garçons: Art Of The In-Between)
Kim Kardashian (2022 – In America: An Anthology Of Fashion)
Beyoncé (2016 – Manus x Machina: Fashion In An Age Of Technology)
Lana Del Rey (2018 – Heavenly Bodies: Fashion And The Catholic Imagination)
Jennifer Lopez (2021 – In America: A Lexicon Of Fashion)
Zayn (2016 – Manus x Machina: Fashion In An Age Of Technology)
Naomi Campbell (1995 – Haute Couture)
Ron Galella, Ltd. via Ron Galella Collection via Getty
Billie Eilish (2021 – In America: A Lexicon Of Fashion)
Billy Porter (2019 – Camp: Notes On Fashion)
Zendaya (2025 – Superfine: Tailoring Black Style)
Kim Kardashian (2024 – Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion/The Garden Of Time)
Ariana Grande (2018 – Heavenly Bodies: Fashion And The Catholic Imagination)
Bad Bunny (2023 – Karl Lagerfeld: A Line Of Beauty)
Sarah Jessica Parker (2006 – AngloMania: Tradition And Transgression In British Fashion)
Fairchild Archive via Penske Media via Getty Images
Zendaya (2024 – Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion/The Garden Of Time)
Céline Dion (2019 – Camp: Notes On Fashion)
Miley Cyrus (2013 – Punk: Chaos To Couture)
Demi Moore (2024 – Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion/The Garden Of Time)
Beyoncé (2015 – China: Through the Looking Glass)
Nicole Kidman (2023 – Karl Lagerfeld: A Line Of Beauty)
Helen Lasichanh (2017 – Comme Des Garçons: Art Of The In-Between)
Lil Nas X (2023 – Karl Lagerfeld: A Line Of Beauty)
Hailey Bieber (2019 – Camp: Notes On Fashion)
Kim Kardashian (2013 – Punk: Chaos To Couture)
Princess Diana (1996 – Christian Dior)
Patrick McMullan via Patrick McMullan via Getty Image
Cardi B (2019 – Camp: Notes On Fashion)
Diana Ross (2025 – Superfine: Tailoring Black Style)
Jaden Smith (2017 – Comme Des Garçons: Art Of The In-Between)
Jared Leto (2023 – Karl Lagerfeld: A Line Of Beauty)
Janelle Monáe (2019 – Camp: Notes On Fashion)
Taylor Swift (2016 – Manus x Machina: Fashion In An Age Of Technology)
Lil Nas X (2021 – In America: A Lexicon Of Fashion)
Madonna (2018 – Heavenly Bodies: Fashion And The Catholic Imagination)
Tyla (2024 – Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion/The Garden Of Time)
Timothée Chalamet (2021 – In America: A Lexicon Of Fashion)
Jennifer Lopez (2019 – Camp: Notes On Fashion)
Rihanna (2018 – Heavenly Bodies: Fashion And The Catholic Imagination)
Doja Cat (2024 – Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion/The Garden Of Time)
Lady Gaga (2019 – Camp: Notes On Fashion)
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