The most popular Met Gala red carpet looks of the past decade

Revisit the Most Popular Look From Each Year
2025: Zendaya in Louis Vuitton
2024: Zendaya in Maison Margiela
2023: Anne Hathaway in Versace
2022: Kim Kardashian in Jean Louis
2021: Billie Eilish in Oscar de la Renta
2019: Lady Gaga in Brandon Maxwell
2018: Anna Wintour in Chanel
2017: Zendaya in Dolce & Gabbana
2016: Blake Lively in Burberry
2015: Rihanna in Guo Pei

Revisit the Most Popular Look From Each Year , 2025: Zendaya in Louis Vuitton, 2024: Zendaya in Maison Margiela, 2023: Anne Hathaway in Versace, 2022: Kim Kardashian in Jean Louis, 2021: Billie Eilish in Oscar de la Renta, 2019: Lady Gaga in Brandon Maxwell, 2018: Anna Wintour in Chanel , 2017: Zendaya in Dolce & Gabbana, 2016: Blake Lively in Burberry, 2015: Rihanna in Guo Pei

While we wait with bated breath for the 2026 Met Gala, I thought I'd tide you over with a little walk down memory lane. The celebrity photo agency Getty Images has a neat feature where you can sort images by "most popular," meaning photos with the highest number of downloads. I used this to find the top Met Gala red carpet look from each year of the past decade.

To no one's surprise, for instance, the most popular image from the 2022 Met Gala was Kim Kardashian wearing Marilyn Monroe's iconic naked dress—a fashion moment that will go down in the history books for better or worse. Going back to the 2017 Met Gala, the most downloaded photo featured Zendaya wearing a colorful Dolce & Gabbana gown. Scroll down to revisit the most popular Met Gala red carpet looks of the past decade.