Who doesn’t love a good theme? In honor of this year’s Met Gala being just weeks away, let’s take a trip down memory lane and revisit the themes of Met Gala past. From whimsical to wild, here are the show-stopping themes of the Met Gala over the last 10 years.
2025 — Superfine: Tailoring Black Style
Co-chairs: Anna Wintour, Pharrell Williams, Lewis Hamilton, Colman Domingo, A$AP Rocky
Honorary chairs: LeBron James
2024 — Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion
Co-chairs: Anna Wintour, Jennifer Lopez, Zendaya, Chris Hemsworth, Bad Bunny
Honorary chairs: Shou Zi Chew, Jonathan Anderson
2023 — Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty
Co-chairs: Anna Wintour, Dua Lipa, Michaela Coel, Penélope Cruz, Roger Federer
2022 — In America: An Anthology of Fashion
Co-chairs: Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Regina King
Honorary chairs: Tom Ford, Adam Mosseri, Anna Wintour
2021 — In America: A Lexicon of Fashion
Co-chairs: Timothée Chalamet, Billie Eilish, Amanda Gorman, Naomi Osaka
Honorary chairs: Tom Ford, Adam Mosseri, Anna Wintour
2020 (cancelled) — About Time: Fashion and Duration
Co-chairs: Anna Wintour, Meryl Streep, Emma Stone, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Nicolas Ghesquière
2019 — Camp: Notes on Fashion
Co-chairs: Anna Wintour, Lady Gaga, Harry Styles, Serena Williams, Alessandro Michele
2018 — Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination
Co-chairs: Anna Wintour, Rihanna, Amal Clooney, Donatella Versace
Honorary chairs: Christine and Stephen A. Schwarzman
2017 — Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garçons: Art of the In-Between
Co-chairs: Anna Wintour, Gisele Bündchen and Tom Brady, Katy Perry, Pharrell Williams
Honorary chairs: Rei Kawakubo
2016 — Manus x Machina: Fashion in an Age of Technology
Co-chairs: Anna Wintour, Taylor Swift, Idris Elba, Jonathan Ive
Honorary chairs: Nicolas Ghesquière, Karl Lagerfeld, Miuccia Prada
2015 — China: Through the Looking Glass
Co-chairs: Anna Wintour, Jennifer Lawrence, Gong Li, Marissa Mayer, Wendi Murdoch
Honorary chairs: Silas Chou
FAQs:
Q: When is the Met Gala this year?
A: This year the Met Gala is on May 5, 2025.
Q: When will the Superfine: Tailoring Black Style exhibit open?
A The Superfine: Tailoring Black Style exhibit will open on May 10, 2025, and run until –October 26, 2025.
Q: Can the public attend the Met Gala?
A: No, the Met Gala is invite-only.
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