It was not until 2004, when the theme was “Dangerous Liaisons: Fashion and Furniture in the 18th Century,” that the Met Gala became an event with more elaborate costume moments.

The Met Gala that Shaver shaped looked similar, in many ways, to today's: There was a theme, a formal dinner, live entertainment and a fashion parade that attendees could participate in.

Some go all-out in their embrace of the theme, such as Lady Gaga in her elaborate pink ensemble ... Ahead, we look back on some of the most notable Met Gala fashion since 2008, ...

Although the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute Gala fundraiser has been happening since 1948, it wasn’t until ...

Halle Berry didn’t eat “anything all day” in the build-up to the Met Gala. ... The annual gala is known for its elaborate fashion displays and strict dress codes.

The 2025 Met Gala red carpet has come and gone in rainy New York City on May 5, but the memories of the bold and beautiful outfits worn by the ... elaborate headpieces and flashy walking sticks ...

The Met Gala co-chair arrived to the blue carpet with Domingo wearing a perfectly tailored white suit. On Instagram, he talked about the meaning behind the outfit.

Rihanna, whose increasingly elaborate Met Gala ensembles never disappoint, ... Rihanna is no stranger to making a fashion statement at the Met Gala: She made her debut at the event in 2007, ...

Lupita Nyong’o has never been one to play it safe on the Met Gala red carpet. Since her debut at fashion’s night out in 2014, the actor has proven herself one of the ball’s most adventurous ...

Attending the Met Gala 2025, ... Lupita Nyong’o’s Elaborate Met Gala 2025 Hair Is an Ode to Ancestry. By Morgan Fargo. ... A Lexicon of Fashion,” that year’s theme.

For Lupita Nyong’o’s hairstylist and Olaplex global ambassador Vernon François, there were four guiding words he held onto when creating the Oscar-winning actor’s Met Gala 2025 look: discipline, ...