The Met Gala has been axed until further notice, making the 2020 edition originally slated to happen today a no show. For over six decades, the Met Gala formerly called the Met Ball has piqued public interest owning to the daring and unpredictable costumes that attendee stars clad in to interpret each year’s going by theme.
Big acts such as Rihanna, Lady Gaga, Beyonce, Naomi Campbell, Cher, Victoria Bechkam, Katy Perry, Kim Kardashian, Blake Lively and others have climbed the Metropolitan Museum of Arts, New York staircase in regal looks that can never be forgotten in the history of fashion.
In honor of what would have been the buzziest night out on the fashion calendar today, we have compiled below some of the most iconic costumes that the world’s biggest celebrities have worn over the years to the Met.
Cher 1974
Jackie Onassis (1979)
Kate Moss (1995)
Naomi Campbell (1990)
Diana Ross (1981)
Marc Jacobs 2012
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West (2016)
Iman (1997)
Lupita Nyong'o (2014)
Amber Valetta (1999)
Sarah Jessica Parker (2014)
Beyonce (2014)
Priyanka Chopra (2017)
Kendall Jenner (2017)
Katy Perry (2018)
Blake Lively (2018)
Jared Leto (2019)
Lady Gaga (2019)
Billy Porter (2019)
Cardi B (2019)
Rihanna (2015)
By: Larry Adams
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A look back at the Met Gala over the years
The Met Gala has been axed until further notice, making the 2020 edition originally slated to happen today a no show. For over six decades, the Met Gala formerly called the Met Ball has piqued public interest owning to the daring and unpredictable costumes that attendee stars clad in to interpret...
By Glitz Africa · May 4, 2020 · 1 min read
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