Popsugar Fashion Celebrity Style The Best Plus-Size Met Gala Red Carpet Looks in History Every Plus-Size Fashion Moment From the Met Gala Over the Years 5 May 2022 by Sarah Wasilak Image Source: Getty / Gilbert Carrasquillo This year brought a slightly more inclusive Met Gala red carpet, although when it comes to body diversity at the ball, representation has been notably lacking through the years. In a 2017 interview with The Cut following her first official appearance at the Met Gala, plus-size model Ashley Graham shared how difficult it was to find a designer to dress her for the red carpet. "I couldn't get a designer to dress me," she said. "You can't just show up in jeans and a T-shirt." At the time, several fashion houses refrained from collaborating with plus-size celebrities invited to the gala. Graham has since walked the red carpet at the Met three consecutive times, wearing H&M Couture, Prabal Gurung, and Gucci x Dapper Dan, respectively. And slowly, the tide is changing. For the 2022 Met Gala, there were several moments in plus-size fashion to celebrate, from Paloma Elsesser's sculpted Coach look to Lizzo's elaborate cape coat from Thom Browne. The Gilded Age references a time when curves were celebrated — gowns were finished with hoop skirts and bustles to make them more voluminous, and corsets were designed to emphasise a full bust — so it's great to see more curve representation at the event. Ahead, we're looking back at the best plus-size fashion outfits from Met Galas past and hoping for more to come as designers continue to embrace body diversity on the runway and red carpet. Related: 100+ Memorable Met Gala Looks That Lit Up the Red Carpet Lizzo Wearing Thom Browne at the 2022 Met Gala Image Source: Getty / ANGELA WEISS The dramatic embroidery on Lizzo's Thom Browne cape took 1,200 hours to create, and she showed up on the "Gilded Glamour" carpet with a gold flute to match her ornate jewellery. 1 / 12 Nicola Coughlan Wearing Richard Quinn at the 2022 Met Gala Image Source: Getty / Jeff Kravitz Coughlan channelled both her "Bridgerton" character and Victorian-era dressing in this pink, satin Richard Quinn gown complete with dramatic pouf sleeves, 3D feather embellishments, crystal floral appliqué, and a sweetheart corset. 2 / 12 Paloma Elsesser Wearing Coach at the 2022 Met Gala Image Source: Getty / John Shearer Elsesser brilliantly pulled off the 2022 theme in a corseted look and pearl choker designed to reflect fashion from the Gilded Age. Even her delicate Coach purse took the form of a minaudière, rather than a carryall bag. 3 / 12 Precious Lee Wearing Altuzarra at the 2022 Met Gala Image Source: Getty / Dimitrios Kambouris Lee worked with Joseph Altuzarra to bring this imaginative look to life to highlight the sculpted silhouettes of the Gilded Age. With a train finished in dramatic paillettes, she called her look "galactic gilded siren" in a detailed diary she documented for Vogue. 4 / 12 Barbie Ferreira Wearing Jonathan Simkhai at the 2021 Met Gala Image Source: Getty / Mike Coppola The "Euphoria" star was dripping in pearls in this Jonathan Simkhai gown that elevated the classic Hollywood look. She accessorised with rhinestone-encrusted Amina Muaddi sandals. 5 / 12 Paloma Elsesser Wearing Zac Posen at the 2021 Met Gala Image Source: Getty / Dimitrios Kambouris For the "America: A Lexicon of Fashion" ball, Elsesser turned heads in a custom scarlet Zac Posen dress with a satin pleated bodice. She finished her look with Ana Khouri jewels. 6 / 12 Precious Lee Wearing Area at the 2021 Met Gala Image Source: Getty / Mike Coppola Lee wowed in this sculpted Area design with sharply tailored shoulders and a braided, fringe hem. Slipping into custom glass sandals from Amina Muaddi, the supermodel finished the look with a matching angel-wing purse. 7 / 12 Lizzo Wearing Marc Jacobs at the 2019 Met Gala Image Source: Getty / Taylor Hill Lizzo mastered the 2019 Met Gala "Camp" theme in her Marc Jacobs flamingo dress and feathered coat and finished with a matching pink hairstyle, channelling the 1964 campy film "What a Way to Go!" 8 / 12 Ashley Graham Wearing Gucci x Dapper Dan at the 2019 Met Gala Image Source: Getty / Sean Zanni Graham showed off the Dapper Dan x Gucci collaboration in her logo blazer minidress for the "Camp"-themed ball. She complemented her look with shimmery tights and jewels from Brumani, Stephen Webster, Hueb, and Amwaj. 9 / 12 Paloma Elsesser Wearing Brock Collection at the 2019 Met Gala Image Source: Getty / Dia Dipasupil For the "Camp: Notes on Fashion" gala, Elsesser pulled off a Regency-core riff on denim in a two-piece look from Brock Collection, finishing the moment with dramatic ombré eyeshadow, PVC sandals, and delicate jewellery. 10 / 12 Ashley Graham Wearing Prabal Gurung at the 2018 Met Gala Image Source: Getty / Jamie McCarthy For the "Heavenly Bodies" gala, Graham opted for a sequinned Prabal Gurung gown with a long, floor-sweeping train and strappy gold sandals. 11 / 12 Ashley Graham Wearing H&M Couture at the 2017 Met Gala Image Source: Getty / Neilson Barnard For Graham's first Met Gala, she tapped H&M to design her striking dress: a red-and-white confection with floral detail at the shoulder, down the bodice, and along the mermaid hem. 12 / 12 Celebrity StyleCurvy FashionMet GalaModelsDressesRed CarpetThom BrowneLizzoRichard QuinnNicola Coughlan