Kendall Jenner at the 2021 Met Gala.
The annual Met Gala is the year's biggest night in fashion, and we love to celebrate by diving into the archives of Met Galas gone past.
From simple origins, to the extravagant dress codes we know and love today, we've rounded up every Met Gala theme, from 1995 to now.
While they vary throughout the decades, each year, the Met Gala's theme and a corresponding yearly exhibit is chosen by the institute's chief curator, Andrew Bolton. How designers and celebrities in attendance choose to interpret the theme is entirely up to them, and the results are usually spectacular.
So as we ready ourselves for the show stopping ensembles inspired by this year's iteration, 'Karl Lagerfeld: A Line Of Beauty', we're taking a look back at the fashionable origins of some of the most iconic looks in recent history.