# What is the most iconic Met Gala fashion look of all time?

> Theatrical spectacles, jaw-dropping silhouettes, and looks that broke the internet — the Met steps have never lacked for audacity or ambition. Which look lives rent-free in your mind?

*By YPB Team · Published April 21, 2026 · https://youpick.best/ranking/what-is-the-most-iconic-met-gala-fashion-look-of-all-time*

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1. **Lady Gaga 2019 Four Looks**
   Lady Gaga arrived at the 2019 Met Gala in a Brandon Maxwell creation and progressively disrobed through four dramatic outfit changes on the carpet.
2. **Billy Porter 2019 Sun God**
   Billy Porter arrived at the 2019 Met Gala carried aloft by six shirtless men in a custom Blonds Egyptian sun-god look with golden wings.
3. **Zendaya 2018 Chainmail**
   Zendaya channeled Joan of Arc in a Jean Paul Gaultier chainmail gown at the 2018 Heavenly Bodies Met Gala.
4. **Beyoncé 2015 Givenchy**
   Beyoncé stunned at the 2015 Met Gala in a custom sheer Givenchy gown encrusted with crystals that left little to the imagination.
5. **Blake Lively 2022 Versace**
   Blake Lively's 2022 custom Versace gown transformed from bronze to emerald on the carpet, inspired by New York City's Statue of Liberty.
6. **Kim Kardashian 2022**
   Kim Kardashian wore Marilyn Monroe's actual 1962 'Happy Birthday Mr. President' Jean Louis gown to the 2022 Met Gala.
7. **Cardi B 2019 Thom Browne**
   Cardi B made a jaw-dropping entrance at the 2019 Met Gala in a dramatic Thom Browne red velvet gown with a matching sculptural headpiece and 16-foot train.
8. **Doja Cat 2023 Karl Lagerfeld**
   Doja Cat transformed into an actual cat for the 2023 Karl Lagerfeld theme, wearing head-to-toe Oscar de la Renta with crystal-encrusted cat makeup.
9. **Katy Perry 2019 Chandelier**
   Katy Perry leaned fully into the Camp theme at the 2019 Met Gala by arriving as a glowing Jeremy Scott chandelier with working lights.
10. **Jennifer Lopez 2019 Versace**
   Jennifer Lopez revisited her iconic jungle print moment in a new tropical Versace gown for the 2019 Camp Met Gala.
11. **Harry Styles 2019 Gucci**
   Harry Styles shattered menswear norms at the 2019 Met Gala in a custom Gucci lace shirt with high-waist trousers and black nail polish.
12. **Rihanna 2018 Margiela**
   Rihanna's 2018 Met Gala look — a custom Maison Margiela Artisanal piece with a papal-inspired embroidered cape — required 500 hours of hand embroidery.
13. **Naomi Campbell 2019 Valentino**
   Naomi Campbell wore a jaw-dropping white Valentino couture gown with a floor-length veil at the 2019 Met Gala Camp theme.

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