The 10 Best Model Met Gala Dresses Ever Inline
Photo: Getty Images1/10Liu Wen, 2014
Couturier Charles James’s aesthetic was as refined as it gets, and Liu Wen channeled the master’s love of proportion and structure in accordance with the 2014 theme in a grandiose gown by Zac Posen that made her the belle of the ball.
Photo: Getty Images2/10Carolyn Murphy, 1997
Viva Versace! Carolyn Murphy’s liquid gold Atelier Versace chain-mail dress was everything a Met Gala look ought to be: sexy, eye-catching, and complete with a leg-baring slit fit for a supermodel.
Photo: Getty Images3/10Stephanie Seymour, 2001
As the ultimate Alaïa muse, it’s natural that Stephanie Seymour would arrive at the Met in one of his designs—and she has on multiple occasions—but it was the designer’s nearly nude gown from 2001 that proved most memorable.
Photo: Getty Images4/10Amber Valletta, 2004
How do you bring the pomp and circumstance of 2004’s “Dangerous Liaisons” theme to life? If you’re Amber Valletta, it’s by embracing the 18th century’s definition of glamour in a scene-stealing John Galliano skirt and Maggie Norris Couture corset.
Photo: Rex Features5/10Karolina Kurkova, 2005
Why say “I love you” when your dress can say it for you? Karolina Kurkova’s Viktor Rolf gown provided a showstopping touch of red carpet whimsy back in 2005.
