From Beyoncé's last-minute arrival [1] to The Weeknd and Selena Gomez's red carpet debut [2] — and even the star-studded afterparties [3] — there are a bevy of moments from past Met Galas that need to be relived.
After last year's fete is postponed [4] due to the coronavirus pandemic, the event returns in 2021 to celebrate the exhibit "In America: A Lexicon of Fashion", which opens in the Anna Wintour Costume Centre on 18 Sept., 2021. Curated by Andrew Bolton, the exhibit is co-chaired [5] by Timothée Chalamet [6], Billie Eilish [7], Amanda Gorman [8], and Naomi Osaka whilst the party will feature an entirely vegan menu [9] created by 10 up-and-coming chefs from New York City.
As we get ready for fashion's biggest night of the year, we look back at the most memorable pictures from previous Met Galas.
Ciara — 2019
Zendaya — 2019
Lady Gaga — 2019
Cardi B — 2019
Yara Shahidi, Janelle Monáe, and Lupita Nyong'o — 2019
Kacey Musgraves — 2019
Alexis Ohanian and Serena Williams — 2019
Lady Gaga — 2019
Gisele Bündchen — 2019
Hailey Bieber — 2019
Jennifer Lopez — 2019
Zoë Kravitz — 2019
Alex Rodriguez, Jennifer Lopez, Kim Kardashian, and Kanye West — 2019
Janelle Monáe — 2019
Cole Sprouse and Lili Reinhart — 2019
Dwyane Wade and Gabrielle Union — 2019
Katie Holmes and Jamie Foxx — 2019
Kristen Stewart — 2019
Halsey — 2019
Hailee Steinfeld — 2019
Billy Porter — 2019
Madelaine Petsch — 2019
Lana Condor — 2019
Kerry Washington — 2019
Lizzo — 2019
Tracee Ellis Ross and Bella Hadid — 2019
Travis Scott and Kylie Jenner — 2019
Gigi Hadid — 2019
Lily-Rose Depp — 2019
Shawn Mendes and Jared Leto — 2019
Idris Elba and Sabrina Dhowre — 2019
Katy Perry — 2019
Celine Dion — 2019
Dua Lipa and Dakota Johnson — 2019
Solange Knowles and Ciara — 2019
Elle Fanning — 2019
Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas — 2019
Kim Kardashian — 2018
Gigi Hadid and Salma Hayek — 2018
Rihanna — 2018
Gigi Hadid and Selena Gomez — 2018
Andrew Garfield — 2018
Travis Scott and Kylie Jenner — 2018
Ariana Grande — 2018
Yara Shahidi — 2018
Shawn Mendes and Hailey Bieber — 2018
Paris Jackson, Stella McCartney, and Miley Cyrus — 2018
Rihanna and Katy Perry — 2018
Kendall Jenner — 2018
Lily Collins and Hailee Steinfeld — 2018
SZA and Tracee Ellis Ross — 2018
Amanda Seyfried — 2018
Tracee Ellis Ross and Donald Glover — 2018
Troye Sivan, Ariana Grande, Hailey Bieber, and Shawn Mendes — 2018
Kylie Jenner and Selena Gomez — 2018
Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez — 2018
Cole Sprouse and Lili Reinhart — 2018
Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen — 2018
Miley Cyrus — 2018
Amal and George Clooney — 2018
Nicki Minaj and Cardi B — 2018
Gigi Hadid — 2018
Nicki Minaj — 2018
Amber Heard and Lena Waithe — 2018
Zendaya — 2018
Frances McDormand — 2018
Blake Lively — 2018
Scarlett Johansson and Colin Jost — 2018
Katy Perry — 2018
Madonna — 2018
Frances Cobain and Courtney Love — 2017
Chrissy Teigen and John Legend — 2017
Gwyneth Paltrow and ASAP Rocky — 2017
Kendall Jenner and ASAP Rocky — 2017
Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez — 2017
Zendaya — 2017
Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen — 2017
Lily-Rose Depp, Cara Delevingne, and Jemima Kirke — 2017
Zoë Kravitz, Alexander Wang, and Bella Hadid — 2017
Sarah Paulson, Lupita Nyong'o, and Jessica Chastain — 2017
Katy Perry — 2017
Felicity Jones and Claire Foy — 2017
Hugh Jackman and Deborra-Lee Furness — 2017
Naomi Watts, Stella McCartney, and Kate Hudson — 2017
Ruby Rose and Donald Glover — 2017
Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds — 2017
Allison Williams, James Corden, and Julia Carey — 2017
Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen — 2017
Kylie Jenner — 2017
Zac Posen and Katie Holmes — 2017
Kim Kardashian — 2017
Rihanna — 2017
Serena Williams and Alexis Ohanian — 2017
Celine Dion — 2017
Madonna — 2017
Diddy and Cassie — 2017
The Weeknd and Selena Gomez — 2017
Jaden Smith — 2017
Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong'o, and Nate Parker — 2016
Rachel McAdams — 2016
Sarah Jessica Parker and Andy Cohen — 2016
Selena Gomez — 2016
Solange Knowles — 2016
Nicki Minaj, Jeremy Scott, and Demi Lovato — 2016
Katy Perry — 2016
Kate Hudson and Lady Gaga — 2016
Kendall Jenner and Cindy Crawford — 2016
Taylor Swift — 2016
Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman — 2016
Rosie Huntington-Whiteley and Jason Statham — 2016
Madonna — 2016
The Weeknd and Bella Hadid — 2016
FKA Twigs and Robert Pattinson — 2016
Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen — 2016
Willow and Jaden Smith — 2016
Blake Lively — 2016
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West — 2016
Hannah and Derek Jeter — 2016
Gigi Hadid and Zayn Malik — 2016
Beyoncé — 2016
Emma Watson, Margot Robbie, and Lupita Nyong'o — 2016
Cher and Marc Jacobs — 2015
FKA Twigs and Robert Pattinson — 2015
Rihanna — 2015
George and Amal Clooney — 2015
Beyoncé — 2015
Justin Bieber and Olivier Rousteing — 2015
Robert Pattinson and Kate Hudson — 2015
Tony Goldwyn, Nnamdi Asomugha, and Kerry Washington — 2015
John Legend, Chrissy Teigen, Emily Ratajkowski, and Gabrielle Union — 2015
Vanessa Hudgens and Selena Gomez — 2015
Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds — 2014
Cara Delevingne, Rihanna, Stella McCartney, Kate Bosworth, and Reese Witherspoon — 2014
JAY-Z and Beyoncé — 2014
Kristen Stewart, Riley Keough, Cara Delevingne, Amber Heard, and Zooey Deschanel — 2014
Taylor Swift — 2014
Madonna — 2013
Ginnifer Goodwin and Jessica Alba — 2013
Jennifer Lawrence and Sarah Jessica Parker — 2013
Julianne Hough and Nina Dobrev — 2013
Marc Jacobs and Kate Moss — 2009
Kate Hudson, Stella McCartney, Liv Tyler, and Kate Bosworth — 2009
David and Victoria Beckham — 2008
George Clooney and Julia Roberts — 2008
Joshua Jackson and Diane Kruger — 2008
Blake Lively and Penn Badgley — 2008
Hayden Christensen and Rachel Bilson — 2008
Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise — 2008
Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony — 2008
Iman and David Bowie — 2007
Christina Ricci and Chris Evans — 2007
Drew Barrymore — 2006
Alexander McQueen and Sarah Jessica Parker — 2006
Tom Brady and Bridget Moynahan — 2005
Roberto Cavalli and Jessica Simpson — 2007
Valentino and Jennifer Garner — 2007
Marc Jacobs and Lil' Kim — 2005
Ashton Kutcher, Naomi Campbell, and Diddy — 2003
Diana Ross — 2003
Gisele Bündchen and Diddy — 2003
Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown —1999
Liv Tyler and Stella McCartney — 1999
Jennifer Lopez and Diddy — 1999
