The 53 Wildest Met Gala Looks of All Time
The first Monday in May is definitely fashion's wildest night of the year.
Pants and bras are overrated.
Half roller derby uniform, half figure skating costume.
Trash bag chic!
He's so 3008. You're so 2000 and late.
A beehive updo and bleached brows.
Like a magical fairy princess.
Buckle up.
Gaga just being Gaga.
The hat. The boots. The dress. So much to take in. So very much.
The OG free-boober of the Met Gala.
Egghead chic!
Serving early aughts prom goals.
How is this not a picture from the '80s? How??!!
Pigtail braids — a bold hair choice for a bold butterfly-embroidered suit.
She really took that whole punk theme and ran with it.
All of this. Just all of it.
That bow has a Christina Ricci attached to it!
Hat. Right there. Hat.
Half naked dress, half toga frat party.
Ostrich genocide as a dress.
Now those are some puffy shoulders!
No way John was going to let Charlize steal the spotlight.
Oh, Anna, Anna, Anna.
Ballet meets bondage meets The Mummy Returns?
This too-casual DIY twinning situation definitely qualifies as wild(ly inappropriate).
That's a whole lot of volume.
Dude! Cher's eyes are up here!
Someone must have had a fire sale on ruffles.
Statement earring meets statement shoulder pads meets statement belt meets statement slit. So many statements.
The '80s, man. What else is there to say?
Shoulder pads that double as weapons.
What else would an early '00s R&B trio wear to a gala celebrating the style of first lady Jacqueline Kennedy?
Bedspread couture!
Hair.
This thing took two years to make. Now that is wild!
Pretty sure this dress is bending space-time around her.
The headdress, the giant feathered cage coat, the eyebrows — what a look!
Spray-can couture!
Every queen needs her giant gold crown.
So very naked.
Now that is a headpiece.
Is that a Spanx bodysuit under there?
Highest. Slit. Ever.
Who doesn't love a good Victorian vampire naked dress?
What do you think she's hiding in those sleeves? Snacks? I hope it's snacks.
Gorgeous. Also vaguely reminiscent of a tree that has been T.P.-ed.
That is one big (droopy) bow.
Light 'em up!
Figure-skater realness!
Again, how is this not the '80s?
One part wedding dress, one part bathrobe, and one part corporate power suit.
Zac Posen moonlighting as a bullfighter?