The Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Gala is one of the most fashionable events on the celebrity red carpet calendar, and each year serves up a memorable dish of looks to obsess over. With this year’s red carpet fast approaching (Monday, to be exact), we thought it only right to go back and revisit some of our favorite looks from past years. From Rihanna’s glorious Guo Pei gown in 2015 to Diane Kruger’s purple feathered Prada gown in 2010, we’ve rounded up the most memorable looks.
Keep scrolling to see which ones you remember and fall in love with all over again.
WHAT: Schiaparelli and Prada: Impossible Conversations Costume Institute Gala, 2012
WHAT: China: Through the Looking Glass Costume Institute Benefit Gala, 2015
WHAT: PUNK: Chaos to Couture Costume Institute Gala, 2013
WHAT: China: Through the Looking Glass Costume Institute Benefit Gala, 2015
WHAT: Schiaparelli and Prada: Impossible Conversations Costume Institute Gala, 2012
WHAT: China: Through the Looking Glass Costume Institute Benefit Gala, 2015
WHAT: American Woman: Fashioning a National Identity Met Gala, 2010
WHAT: China: Through the Looking Glass Costume Institute Benefit Gala, 2015
WHAT: Charles James: Beyond Fashion Costume Institute Gala, 2014
WHAT: China: Through the Looking Glass Costume Institute Benefit Gala, 2015
WHAT: American Woman: Fashioning a National Identity Met Gala, 2010
WHAT: China: Through the Looking Glass Costume Institute Benefit Gala, 2015
WHAT: Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty Costume Institute Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2011
WHAT: PUNK: Chaos to Couture Costume Institute Gala, 2013
WHAT: PUNK: Chaos to Couture Costume Institute Gala, 2013
WHAT: China: Through the Looking Glass Costume Institute Benefit Gala, 2015
WHAT: PUNK: Chaos to Couture Costume Institute Gala, 2013
WHAT: Charles James: Beyond Fashion Costume Institute Gala, 2014
WHAT: American Woman: Fashioning a National Identity Met Gala, 2010
WHAT: China: Through the Looking Glass Costume Institute Benefit Gala, 2015
WHAT: PUNK: Chaos to Couture Costume Institute Gala, 2013
WHAT: Charles James: Beyond Fashion Costume Institute Gala, 2014
WHAT: PUNK: Chaos to Couture Costume Institute Gala, 2013
WHAT: China: Through the Looking Glass Costume Institute Benefit Gala, 2015
WHAT: Schiaparelli and Prada: Impossible Conversations Costume Institute Gala, 2012
WHAT: PUNK: Chaos to Couture Costume Institute Gala, 2013
This article was published at an earlier date and has since been updated. Up Next: Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen's Best Met Gala Outfits of All Time
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