Everyone who's anyone knows this to be true: Anna Wintour is the Met Gala — everyone else is simply attending it. The 69-year-old fashionista may be better known as the longtime editor in chief of Vogue [1], but she is also the face of the most exclusive and extravagant fashion event of the year, which she became cochair of in 1999 [2]. The theme may change every year [3], but when it comes to her own look, Wintour sticks to the adage of "if it ain't broke, don't fix it," as you can always depend on her to hit the red carpet in simple, subdued Chanel couture (and with her trademark bob, of course). Check out the gallery for all of the Met Gala VIP's looks over the past 16 years.

2003

Theme: God­dess: The Clas­si­cal Mode

Designer: Chanel

2004

Theme: Dan­ger­ous Li­aisons: Fash­ion and Fur­ni­ture in the 18th Cen­tury

Designer: Chanel

2005

Theme: The House of Chanel

Designer: Chanel

2006

Theme: An­glo­Ma­nia: Tra­di­tion and Trans­gres­sion in British Fash­ion

Designer: Chanel

2007

Theme: Poiret: King Of Fashion

Designer: Chanel

2008

Theme: Superheroes: Fashion and Fantasy

Designer: Chanel

2009

Theme: The Model As Muse: Embodying Fashion

Designer: Chanel

2010

Theme: American Woman: Fashioning a National Identity

Designer: Chanel

2011

Theme: Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty

Designer: Chanel

2012

Theme: Schiaparelli and Prada: Impossible Conversations

Designer: Prada

2013

Theme: Punk: Chaos to Couture

Designer: Chanel

2014

Theme: Charles James: Beyond Fashion

Designer: Chanel

2015

Theme: China: Through the Looking Glass

Designer: Chanel

2016

Theme: Manux X Machina: Fashion in an Age of Technology

Designer: Chanel

2017

Theme: Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art Of The In-Between

Designer: Chanel

2018

Theme: Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination

Designer: Chanel