The prestigious Met Gala will take place in New York on Monday evening, May 6. As is the annual tradition, invited celebrities parade on the steps of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Awaiting the undoubtedly bombastic creations they will wear in the theme Sleeping beautieswe would like to refresh your memory with controversial creations from the (recent) history of the ‘Fashion Oscars’.
2023: Doja Cat, thanks prosthetics a real cat as a tribute to Choupette, the fluff ball of the late Karl Lagerfeld.
2022: Alessandro Michele and Jared Leto as copies of each other in Gucci.
2022: Kim Kardashian in Marilyn Monroe’s authentic dress, which she damaged.
2021: Kim and Kanye, then happily married, incognito in Balenciaga.
2019: Billy Porter as mythical figure Icarus.
2019: Cardi B in a red ‘down blanket’ by Thom Browne. This creation was compared here and there to ‘the time of the month’.
2019: Katy Perry goes camp as a lifelike candlestick.
2018: Zendaya as Joan of Arc.
2017: Priyanka Chopra in the most dramatic trench coat ever.
2017: Helen Lasichanh, wife of Pharrell Williams, in Comme des garçons.
2016: Madonna exposed her breasts and butt in a lace design by Riccardo Tisci.
2016: Solange with latex stockings. And completely in yellow, a nod to it Lemonadealbum by her sister Beyoncé.
2015: Rihanna in a yellow dress by the Chinese Guo Pei, which was mistaken for an omelet.
2015: Beyoncé in a tiny Givenchy outfit.
2014: Lupita Nyong’o in Prada.
2013: Punk meets haute couture in Sarah Jessica Parker’s Giles Deacon look.
2012: Marc Jacobs in his underpants.
2004: Amber Valletta in Jean Paul Gaultier as a modern version of Marie Antoinette.
1999: Donatella Versace in the dress with an ultra-deep V-neck that we have mainly associated with Jennifer Lopez since the Grammys in 2000.
1974: Cher, one of the first ever in one naked dress.