Rihanna wearing Maison Margiela at the "Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination" gala in 2018.Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images
We're just days away from the 2024 Met Gala, and anticipation is at an all time high. Celebrities are catching flights. Designers are doing final fittings. Social media memes are bound to dominate our timelines. Unofficial fashion critics are preparing to judge each look from their beds (myself included). Amidst all the buzz, we'd be remiss not to acknowledge the many iconic moments that the First Monday in May has given the world. There's a long list of unforgettable moments including the Stephen Jones turban that Kate Moss wore with a Marc Jacobs minidress for 2009's "Model As Muse: Embodying Fashion." Beyonce's instant shutdown of the red carpet in the original Givenchy naked dress in 2015. And let's not forget the controversy of Kim Kardashian's 2022 look — when the Skims founder appeared in the Jean Louis dress Marilyn Monroe wore during her performance at President John F. Kennedy's birthday in 1962.
Lady Di with close friend, Liz Tilberis at the Met Gala in 1996.John Stillwell/AFP via Getty Images
Caroline Kennedy in Carolina Herrera
Caroline Kennedy and husband Edwin Schlossberg at the 2001 Met Gala celebrating “Jacqueline Kennedy: The White House Years."George De Sota/Newsmakers via Getty Images
Gisele Bünchden in Dolce & Gabbana
Gisele Bündchen at the "Goddess" themed Costume Institute Benefit Gala in 2003.Mark Mainz/Getty Images
Iman in Calvin Klein
Iman and David Bowie at the “Goddess: The Classical Mode” Met Gala in 2003.Evan Agostini/Getty Images
Linda Evangelista in Jean Paul Gaultier
Linda Evangelista at 2004's "Dangerous Liaisons: Fashion and Furniture in the 18th Century" Gala.Evan Agostini/Getty Images
Cate Blanchett in Balenciaga
Cate Blanchett at 2007's "Poiret: King Of Fashion" Gala.Evan Agostini/Getty Images
Christy Turlington
Christy Turlington at the 2007 Met Gala.Evan Agostini/Getty Images
Kate Moss in Marc Jacobs
Marc Jacobs and Kate Moss at the "The Model as Muse: Embodying Fashion" Gala in 2009.Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images
Sarah Jessica Parker in Giles Deacon and Philip Treacy
Sarah Jessica Parker at the 2013 Met Gala celebrating the "PUNK: Chaos to Couture" exhibition.Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images
Dita Von Teese in Zac Posen
Dita Von Teese at the "Charles James: Beyond Fashion" Gala in 2014.Larry Busacca/Getty Images
Beyoncé in Givenchy
Beyoncé at the "China: Through The Looking Glass" Costume Institute Benefit Gala in 2015.Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images
Rihanna in Guo Pei
Rihanna at the "China: Through The Looking Glass" Gala in 2015.Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images
Anne Hathway in Ralph Lauren
Anne Hathaway at the "China: Through The Looking Glass" Gala in 2015.Larry Busacca/Getty Images
Rihanna in Commes des Garçons
Rihanna at the "Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art Of The In-Between" Costume Institute Gala in 2017.Neilson Barnard/Getty Images
Solange Knowles in Iris van Herpen
Solange Knowles at 2018's "Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & The Catholic Imagination" Costume Institute Gala.Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for Michael Kors
Blake Lively in Atelier Versace
The star wearing Atelier Versace at 2018's "Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination" gala.Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images
Zendaya in Versace
Zendaya at the "Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & The Catholic Imagination" Gala in 2018.Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images
Kim Kardashian in Thierry Mugler
Kim Kardashian at the "Camp: Notes on Fashion" Met Gala in 2019. Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images
Cardi B in Thom Browne
Cardi B at the 2019 Met Gala with the theme "Camp: Notes on Fashion."Neilson Barnard/Getty Images
Lady Gaga in Brandon Maxwell
Lady Gaga at the 2019 Met Gala "Camp: Notes on Fashion." Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue
Lily-Rose Depp in Vintage Chanel
Lily-Rose Depp at the 2019 Met Gala "Celebrating Camp: Notes on Fashion."Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue
Iman in Harris Reed
Iman at the 2021 Met Gala "Celebrating In America: A Lexicon Of Fashion."Mike Coppola/Getty Images
Kaia Gerber in Oscar de la Renta
Kaia Gerber at the 2021 Met Gala "Celebrating In America: A Lexicon Of Fashion."Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images
Zoë Kravitz in Saint Laurent
Zoe Kravitz at the 2021 Met Gala "In America: A Lexicon of Fashion."Courtesy of Theo Wargo/Getty Images
Blake Lively in Atelier Versace
Lively at the 2022 Met Gala "In America: An Anthology of Fashion."Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue
Janelle Monáe in Ralph Lauren
Janelle Monáe at the 2022 Met Gala "In America: An Anthology of Fashion."Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue
Dua Lipa in Chanel
Dua Lipa at the 2023 Met Gala celebrating "Karl Lagerfeld: A Line Of Beauty."Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images
Nicole Kidman in Vintage Chanel
Nicole Kidman at the 2023 Met Gala "Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty."Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images
Penélope Cruz in Vintage Chanel
Penélope Cruz at the 2023 Met Gala "Karl Lagerfeld: A Line Of Beauty."Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images
