First Monday in May: The 10 Best MET Gala Looks of All Time

The first Monday of May is here! Today, the 2023 Met Gala will showcase designers, fashion legends and the world’s biggest celebrities who will convene at New York City’s iconic Metropolitan Museum of Art to celebrate the life and legacy of German fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld under the theme: A Line of Beauty.

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Rihanna at the 2018 Met Gala Naomi Campbell at the 2022 Met Gala Beyoncé at the 2015 Met Gala Alicia Keys at the 2022 Met Gala Cardi B at the 2019 Met Gala Keke Palmer at the 2019 Met Gala Halle Berry at the 2017 Met Gala Iman at the 2021 Met Gala Zendaya at the 2019 Met Gala Lupita Nyong’o at the 2019 Met Gala

The editors at Black Girls Rock sifted through hundreds of photos to select the top 10 Met Gala looks worn by Black women throughout the years.

Rihanna at the 2018 Met Gala

Rihanna at the Met Gala (2018) pic.twitter.com/yZhnMK7tee
— RihannasNavy (@RihannasNavy01) May 1, 2023

Naomi Campbell at the 2022 Met Gala

Naomi Campbell no #metgala pic.twitter.com/OgfyF3ZXsV
— Oniverso Abominável (@Oniabominavel) May 3, 2022

Beyoncé at the 2015 Met Gala

"E, claro, com Beyoncé você nunca tem certeza se ela vai aparecer. Mas ela sabe o momento certo, e vale a pena esperar.” — Anna Wintour 💕

Vocês acham que Bey irá para o MET Gala no próximo dia 1° de maio? pic.twitter.com/WpW96YAZ20
— Beyoncé Access (@beyonceaccess) April 22, 2023

Alicia Keys at the 2022 Met Gala

We keep on fallin' in love with Alicia Keys' #MetGala gown https://t.co/7pfrLBlt8g pic.twitter.com/nd8aVwhxCi
— Variety (@Variety) May 2, 2022

Cardi B at the 2019 Met Gala

If you need five people to carry your train, you're probably doing the #MetGala right. Cardi B and more photos here: https://t.co/R7FRlFINhH pic.twitter.com/KrBK28hgy3
— Variety (@Variety) May 7, 2019

Keke Palmer at the 2019 Met Gala

Keke Palmer is stunning on the #MetGala carpet. pic.twitter.com/0ZiclFB8AH
— Variety (@Variety) September 13, 2021

Halle Berry at the 2017 Met Gala

The always-stunning Halle Berry masterfully handles the stairs (in those shoes!) making her way into the #MetGala 💯 pic.twitter.com/TFeZLuT0zr
— HONEY (@honeymag) May 2, 2017

Iman at the 2021 Met Gala

Iman made an entrance at the #MetGala with a bristly chandelier dress and statement headpiece. Follow live updates: https://t.co/6jEYzivbDo pic.twitter.com/vDtlNxwavT
— The New York Times (@nytimes) September 13, 2021

Zendaya at the 2019 Met Gala

ahead of this year's Met Gala, let's reminisce about Zendaya and her magical Cinderella dress and transformation when the dress lit up and the glass slipper fell off at the Met Gala 2019. I can't wait to see her #MetGala2023 look.#Zendaya #MetGala pic.twitter.com/3NcjSKHopE
— 𓆸 (@ro_sely) April 28, 2023

Lupita Nyong’o at the 2019 Met Gala

Lupita Nyong'o simply always understands the assignment. #MetGala https://t.co/vaX97iQM2B pic.twitter.com/tsaJXJdobq
— Variety (@Variety) September 14, 2021

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