Blake Lively has been one of the Met Gala’s most regular attendees over the years. Her first appearance in 2008, during the Gossip Girl craze, set the tone for her run on those storied steps. For the most part, Lively, who has famously braved Hollywood’s red carpet gauntlet without a stylist, embodies classic glamour on the Met Gala red carpet—which has its benefits, including an escort to the 2011 Met Gala in the form of none other than the late Karl Lagerfeld. Lively is no stranger to extravagance, either; her 2018 Met Gala dress, a jewel-encrusted Versace number with a dramatic train, took a reported 600 hours to make. From her debut in a feathered Ralph Lauren gown to her jaw-dropping Versace homage to the Empire State Building, look back at all of Blake Lively’s Met Gala fashion, here.
2022: “In America: An Anthology of Fashion”
Lively nailed the 2022 theme “In America: An Anthology of Fashion” with an Atelier Versace look meant to imitate the architecture of the Empire State Building.
2018: “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & The Catholic Imagination”
Another Met Gala, more Versace. This time, a dramatic ball gown for the “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & The Catholic Imagination” dress code.
2017: “Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art Of The In-Between”
In va-va-voom Versace at the “Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art Of The In-Between” Met Gala.
2016: “Manus x Machina: Fashion In An Age Of Technology”
Lively looked like a high fashion garden in this floral Burberry look at the 2016 Met Gala.
2014: “Charles James: Beyond Fashion”
Lively went classic while wearing a plunging Gucci look in 2014.
2013: “PUNK: Chaos to Couture”
Lively attended the 2013 “PUNK: Chaos to Couture” in a feathered Gucci confection.
2011: “Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty”
Nude Chanel at the 2011 Met Gala, “Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty.”
2010: “American Woman: Fashioning a National Identity”
2010’s “American Woman: Fashioning a National Identity” called for this floral Marchesa party dress.
2009: “The Model As Muse”
In a blue Versace goddess gown, Lively looked ethereal at the 2009 edition.
2008: “Superheroes: Fashion And Fantasy”
Attending the “Superheroes: Fashion And Fantasy” Met Gala in a dramatic Ralph Lauren look.
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