The Met Gala, an annual fundraiser for the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, is generally acknowledged as the biggest night in fashion, with designers, industry insiders, models, and celebrities turning out in their finest looks for a night at the museum, celebrating all things sartorial.
Since the event is a fashion lover’s dream, it should come as no surprise that when it comes to the red carpet, attendees pull out all the stops, often adhering to the night’s theme with fantastical, stunning, and at times, bizarre ensembles. If there’s ever a night to take a fashion risk, the Met Gala is the perfect event to go all out.
From Rihanna‘s sweeping yellow, fur-trimmed Guo Pei cape that launched a million memes to Madonna‘s barely-there, punk-inspired fishnet and plaid Givenchy getup, see the 18 most outrageous Met Gala looks of all time above.
![An Evening At The Met In New York An Evening At The Met In New York](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/gettyimages-159144434.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![The Metropolitan Museum's Costume Institute Gala Exhibition of "Costumes of Royal India" The Metropolitan Museum's Costume Institute Gala Exhibition of "Costumes of Royal India"](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/gettyimages-139117787.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![Liv Tyler has a smooch for Stella McCartney at the Costume I Liv Tyler has a smooch for Stella McCartney at the Costume I](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/gettyimages-97273347.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
!["Dangerous Liaisons: Fashion And Furniture In The 18th Century" The Metropolitan Museums Costume Institute Benefit Gala "Dangerous Liaisons: Fashion And Furniture In The 18th Century" The Metropolitan Museums Costume Institute Benefit Gala](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/gettyimages-3470091.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
!["Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty" Costume Institute Gala At The Metropolitan Museum Of Art - Arrivals "Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty" Costume Institute Gala At The Metropolitan Museum Of Art - Arrivals](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/gettyimages-113495992.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
!["Schiaparelli And Prada: Impossible Conversations" Costume Institute Gala "Schiaparelli And Prada: Impossible Conversations" Costume Institute Gala](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/gettyimages-144004098.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
!["PUNK: Chaos To Couture" Costume Institute Gala "PUNK: Chaos To Couture" Costume Institute Gala](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/gettyimages-168197790.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
!["PUNK: Chaos To Couture" Costume Institute Gala "PUNK: Chaos To Couture" Costume Institute Gala](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/gettyimages-168193118.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
!["Charles James: Beyond Fashion" Costume Institute Gala - Arrivals "Charles James: Beyond Fashion" Costume Institute Gala - Arrivals](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/gettyimages-488411077.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
!["Charles James: Beyond Fashion" Costume Institute Gala - Arrivals "Charles James: Beyond Fashion" Costume Institute Gala - Arrivals](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/gettyimages-488352799.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
!["China: Through The Looking Glass" Costume Institute Benefit Gala - Arrivals "China: Through The Looking Glass" Costume Institute Benefit Gala - Arrivals](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/gettyimages-472230422.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
!["China: Through The Looking Glass" Costume Institute Benefit Gala - Arrivals "China: Through The Looking Glass" Costume Institute Benefit Gala - Arrivals](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/gettyimages-472230604.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
!["China: Through The Looking Glass" Costume Institute Benefit Gala "China: Through The Looking Glass" Costume Institute Benefit Gala](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/gettyimages-472166868.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
!["Manus x Machina: Fashion In An Age Of Technology" Costume Institute Gala - Arrivals "Manus x Machina: Fashion In An Age Of Technology" Costume Institute Gala - Arrivals](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/gettyimages-527368212.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
!["Manus x Machina: Fashion In An Age Of Technology" Costume Institute Gala - Arrivals "Manus x Machina: Fashion In An Age Of Technology" Costume Institute Gala - Arrivals](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/gettyimages-527425088.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
!["Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art Of The In-Between" Costume Institute Gala - Arrivals "Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art Of The In-Between" Costume Institute Gala - Arrivals](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/gettyimages-675589252.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
!["Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art Of The In-Between" Costume Institute Gala - Arrivals "Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art Of The In-Between" Costume Institute Gala - Arrivals](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/gettyimages-677372812.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
!["Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art Of The In-Between" Costume Institute Gala - Arrivals "Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art Of The In-Between" Costume Institute Gala - Arrivals](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/gettyimages-675608110.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
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