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Rihanna in a Guo Pei creation at the 2015 Met Gala. Getty Images
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Gigi Hadid in Atelier Versace at the 2022 Met Gala. AP
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Jennifer Lopez in a dazzling Zuhair Murad gown at the 2019 Met Gala. WireImage
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Cate Blanchett in Balenciaga at the 2007 Met Gala. Getty Images
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American model-actress Camila Morrone in Elie Saab at the 2019 Met Gala. Getty Image
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Zendaya in Versace at the 2018 Met Gala. AFP
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Jasmine Tookes in Zuhair Murad at the 2022 Met Gala. FilmMagic
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Amber Valetta in a Maggie Norris ensemble at the 2004 Met Gala. Getty Images
Indian businesswoman Natasha Poonawalla in Sabyasachi Mukherjee and Schiaparelli at the 2022 Met Gala. AFP
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Kim Kardashian in Marilyn Monroe's dress at the 2022 Met Gala. Reuters
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Zoe Kravitz in an all-sequin dress by Saint Laurent with jewellery by Dubai label Amwaj at the 2019 Met Gala. Getty Images
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Blake Lively in a colour-changing gown by Atelier Versace gown for the 2022 Met Gala. Getty Images
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Yara Shahidi in gold Dior at the 2021 Met Gala. EPA
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Hannah Davis in Zuhair Murad at the 2016 Met Gala. Getty Images
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British fashion model Kate Moss in Calvin Klein at the 1995 Met Gala. Getty Images
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Alessandro Michele and Jared Leto in matching Gucci ensembles at the 2022 Met Gala. AFP
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Cher in Bob Mackie at the 1985 Met Gala. WireImage
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Kim Kardashian in a figure-hugging Thierry Mugler creation at the 2019 Met Gala. FilmMagic
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Priyanka Chopra in Ralph Lauren at the 2017 Met Gala. Getty Images
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Ruth Wilson in Oscar de la Renta, which she paired with a handbag from Kuwaiti label Marzook at the 2019 Met Gala. WireImage
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Marc Jacobs in Comme des Garcons at the 2012 Met Gala. Getty Images
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Doja Cat in Oscar de la Renta at the 2023 Met Gala. WireImage
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Linda Evangelista in a Jean Paul Gaultier dress at the 2004 Met Gala. Getty Images
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Hillary Clinton in a leopard print gown at the 2001 Met Gala. Getty Images
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Frances McDormand in a custom Valentino gown at the 2018 Met Gala. Getty Images
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Rihanna in a Comme des Garcons attire at the 2017 Met Gala. FilmMagic
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Rihanna in a Guo Pei creation at the 2015 Met Gala. Getty Images
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Gigi Hadid in Atelier Versace at the 2022 Met Gala. AP
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Jennifer Lopez in a dazzling Zuhair Murad gown at the 2019 Met Gala. WireImage
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Cate Blanchett in Balenciaga at the 2007 Met Gala. Getty Images
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American model-actress Camila Morrone in Elie Saab at the 2019 Met Gala. Getty Image
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Zendaya in Versace at the 2018 Met Gala. AFP
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Jasmine Tookes in Zuhair Murad at the 2022 Met Gala. FilmMagic
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Amber Valetta in a Maggie Norris ensemble at the 2004 Met Gala. Getty Images
Indian businesswoman Natasha Poonawalla in Sabyasachi Mukherjee and Schiaparelli at the 2022 Met Gala. AFP
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Kim Kardashian in Marilyn Monroe's dress at the 2022 Met Gala. Reuters
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Zoe Kravitz in an all-sequin dress by Saint Laurent with jewellery by Dubai label Amwaj at the 2019 Met Gala. Getty Images
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Blake Lively in a colour-changing gown by Atelier Versace gown for the 2022 Met Gala. Getty Images
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Yara Shahidi in gold Dior at the 2021 Met Gala. EPA
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Hannah Davis in Zuhair Murad at the 2016 Met Gala. Getty Images
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British fashion model Kate Moss in Calvin Klein at the 1995 Met Gala. Getty Images
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Alessandro Michele and Jared Leto in matching Gucci ensembles at the 2022 Met Gala. AFP
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Cher in Bob Mackie at the 1985 Met Gala. WireImage
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Kim Kardashian in a figure-hugging Thierry Mugler creation at the 2019 Met Gala. FilmMagic
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Priyanka Chopra in Ralph Lauren at the 2017 Met Gala. Getty Images
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Ruth Wilson in Oscar de la Renta, which she paired with a handbag from Kuwaiti label Marzook at the 2019 Met Gala. WireImage
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Marc Jacobs in Comme des Garcons at the 2012 Met Gala. Getty Images
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Doja Cat in Oscar de la Renta at the 2023 Met Gala. WireImage
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Linda Evangelista in a Jean Paul Gaultier dress at the 2004 Met Gala. Getty Images
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Hillary Clinton in a leopard print gown at the 2001 Met Gala. Getty Images
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Frances McDormand in a custom Valentino gown at the 2018 Met Gala. Getty Images
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Rihanna in a Comme des Garcons attire at the 2017 Met Gala. FilmMagic
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Rihanna in a Guo Pei creation at the 2015 Met Gala. Getty Images
Memorable Met Gala looks through the years, from Hillary Clinton to Zendaya and Rihanna
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