Extravagant Met Gala looks over the years: From Rihanna to the Kardashians

The singer attended the ‘China: Through The Looking Glass’ exhibition. And while the Guo Pei yellow ensemble remains iconic to this day, Rihanna admitted that she was not sure about her look.

“I felt like, ‘I’m doing too much.’ I was driving past the red carpet, and I was just seeing, like, gowns, and I was like, ‘Oh my god, I’m a clown. People are going to laugh at me. This is like, too much,’” she told Access Hollywood.

Katy Perry at the ‘Camp: Notes On Fashion’ exhibition. “I always want to put a good show on,” she told Page Six Style. “I take fashion risks all the time, but I never have any regrets.”

Cardi B arrives at the ‘Camp: Notes on Fashion’ exhibition. This stunning red gown included a 10-foot train, adorned with 30,000 feathers and a matching headpiece.

Iman at the 2021 exhibition ‘In America: A Lexicon of Fashion.’ The supermodel wore a jaw-dropping Harris Reed gown, adorned with a feathered headpiece.

Sarah Jessica Parker attends the ‘China: Through The Looking Glass’ exhibition. The actress wore a Philip Treacy headpiece adorned with long tassels, ribbony flames, and red pom-pons.

Solange attends the 2015 exhibition ‘China: Through The Looking Glass.’ The singer wore a structural Giles dress.

Lana Del Rey attended ‘Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & The Catholic Imagination’ wearing Gucci from head-to-toe, with her own version of Our Lady of Sorrows.

Zendaya at the ‘Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & The Catholic’ exhibition, wearing a custom metallic Versace gown, featuring an armored neck-and-shoulder piece.

The Kardashian family at the ‘Camp: Notes on Fashion’ exhibition. The famous family had one of their best Met Gala looks that year, with Kendall and Kylie wearing Versace, and Kim wearing Mugler.

Billy Porter attends the 2019 ‘Camp: Notes on Fashion’ exhibition. The actor wore a show-stopping gold bodysuit and robe by The Blonds, entering the red carpet carried by a group of attendants, also matching in gold.

Lady Gaga attends the ‘Camp: Notes on Fashion’ exhibition, walking with designer Brandon Maxwell. The singer had multiple wardrobe changes right on the red carpet, starting with a hot pink Brandon Maxwell gown.

Ezra Miller at the ‘Camp: Notes on Fashion’ exhibition, wearing a head-turning look paired with an incredible optical-illusion.