One of the biggest nights in fashion, better known as the Met Gala, is fast approaching, and we’re excited for the stars to bring this year’s theme to life. So far, we’ve seen a variety of creative Met Gala themes over the years, from Manus x Machina to last year’s Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty. And to celebrate this year’s exhibition theme, Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion, the dress code is "The Garden of Time."
According to Andrew Bolton, head curator of the Anna Wintour Costume Center at the Met, older pieces will be "reawakened" for visitors to admire in the exhibit. He told Fashionista, "When a costume comes into the Met's collection, it's changed irrevocably. It can't be worn, obviously, so you don't see the movement, you can't smell it, you can't hear it, you can't touch it. A lot of the sort of sensorial access we have to garments are diminished. In a sense we're left with really a sight. The idea for this exhibition is to reawaken the sort of sensorial capacities within fashions through various technologies."
In honor of the red carpet event, we’re strolling down memory lane to revisit some of the best concepts. Keep reading for a complete list of Met Gala themes, dating back to 1971.
