The Met Gala raises funds for the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City and celebrates the Costume Institute’s annual exhibits. This year’s theme, “The Garden of Time,” celebrates the “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion” exhibition.
Here, WWD looks back at the best dressed guests in Met Gala history, from Princess Diana to Rihanna.
Princess Diana, Met Gala 1995
Princess Diana at the 1995 Met Gala.
Princess Diana wore a lace-trimmed slipdress and a large pearl and sapphire pendant at the Met Gala in New York and standing beside Helene Arnault in a boat-neck blouse with a pale pink taffeta skirt on Jan. 1, 1995.
Rihanna, Met Gala 2015
Rihanna at the 2015 Met Gala
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Rihanna wore Guo Pei at the Met Gala celebrating “China: Through the Looking Glass,” on May 4, 2015.
Kate Moss, Met Gala 2009
Kate Moss at the 2009 Met Gala.
Kate Moss, wearing Marc Jacobs with a Stephen Jones turban, at Met Gala 2009.
See all the best looks from the Met Gala red carpet below.