Before Met Gala 2024 arrives, let's look at some of the most opulent ensembles of the last year's Met

Met Gala is one of the most exuberant events of the fashion realm, for more than fashion to be precise, Art! Regarded as the world's most prestigious and glamorous fashion event and social gathering of the global elites, it is an annual fundraising event organized for the benefit of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute in Manhattan. The attendees include dignitaries from the spherical realm of fashion, film, television, music, theater, business, sports, social media, and politics, which is primarily organized by Vogue Magazine, the guest list of which is precisely crocheted by Vogue's Editor in Chief, Anna Wintour. Just like any other year, the prestigious event will be taking place on the 6th of May, 2024 themed, 'Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion.' As the eager fanatics are bating their sheer breaths for D-day to come, let's travel back in time and see some of the most exuberant looks of the last Year's Met Ball which was themed on the Late Fashion icon, Karl Lagerfeld and his living legacy in fashion. 

Top 10 looks of Met Gala 2023

1. Rihanna - Rihanna reached the Met ball wearing a custom-made white Maison Valentino silk faille dress. The exaggerative voluminous gown had a 5-meter train and a faille cape of 30 camellias, 500 petals, and 25 leaves. 

2. Kendall Jenner - Supermodel, Kendall Jenner wore heels higher than dreams. Miss Jenner opted for a black sequin bodysuit with long sleeves sweeping the fashion carpet. It was a powerful look.

3. Kim Kardashian - The Kardashian fame, Kim reached the event draped in pearls, an ensemble created exquisitely by the house of Schiaparelli.

4. Conan Grey - Singer Conan Gray took Karl's signature theme and channeled a black and white custom-made outfit made by Balmain.

5. Lil Nasx - Lil Nasx chose a record-breaking look for the exclusive event. He reached wearing nothing but a thong, all painted in silver from head till toe along with a grey mask that screamed excessive drama on the Met Gala 2023.

6. Jennifer Lopez - Hollywood icon Jennifer Lopez oozed in a Ralph Lauren black and pink velvet halter gown with a mid-cut-out and a long satin skirt paired with sheer headgear and opera gloves brought Classic Hollywood.

7. Nicole Kidman - Nicole Kidman reached in a baby pink Chanel number from its archive collection of 2004. There's no word to describe the sheer beauty of the feathery classic gown.

8. Card B - Rapper Card B opted a jaw-dropping structured black ball gown by Chenpeng Studio. The voluminous skirt featured a quilted overlay of La Chanel's Boy Bag. 

9 Dua Lipa - Co-host of Met Gala 2023, Dua Lipa was another celebrity who brought back life to old/archival Chanel. The off-white ball gown gave royal chicness in bare minimalism.

10. Jenna Ortega - 'Wednesday' fame, Jenna Ortega brings her Wednesday-worthy twist to her Met Ball appearance in a Thom Browne gothic creation featuring pearls, laces, and bows to add Karl's drama.

- PTC PUNJABI