The Met Gala returns to the Metropolitan Museum of Art on Monday, May 5, drawing a bevy of A-list celebrities to the storied museum for one of the biggest red-carpet moments of the year.

Dandyism embodies liberation and resistance through exuberant self-expression. The movement will be at the center of the 2025 Met Gala.

As we await the day, which is something like a cross between the Superbowl and Oscars for fashion, let’s take a look back at the 6 very best Met Gala themes over the years according to me, a fashion editor who is obsessed with this kind of thing.