Katy Perry’s Most Iconic Met Gala Looks Through the Years: Bold Blue Tommy Hilfiger, Graffiti-adorned Jeremy Scott and More

Katy Perry has made some of the Met Gala’s boldest style statements since 2009. For 2018’s “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination” theme, she dominated the red carpet in a striking Versace ensemble featuring massive angel wings.

A year later, the “American Idol” star continued to dazzle as a Moschino chandelier for “Camp: Notes on Fashion,” and the same night, she wowed the Big Apple by attending the after party dressed as a hamburger (yes, you read that right).

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She never holds back and these are just a few of her jaw-dropping looks. As we anticipate her attendance for 2024’s “The Garden of Time,” keep scrolling below for her latest and greatest Met Gala moments.

2009 Met Gala

• Theme: “The Model as Muse: Embodying Fashion”

• Dress: Perry made her Met Gala debut in an eye-catching blue, Tommy Hilfiger gown. The dress was elevated with a built-in gold necklace a matching bracelet, and sky-high Christian Louboutin heels. She kept things extra chic with a shorter hairstyle and bangs.

• Jewelry: Attached gold necklace and cuff bracelet

• Shoes: Christian Louboutin

2010 Met Gala 

• Theme: “American Woman: Fashioning a National Identity”

• Dress: She let it shine in an ethereal, off-the-shoulder high-slit dress. CuteCircuit, a London-based fashion company specializing in wearable technology, designed the extravagant look. It was created with 24,000 tiny LED light bulbs that are now displayed in the museum.

• Jewelry: Lorraine Schwartz necklace, earrings and rings

• Shoes: Christian Louboutin

2013 Met Gala

• Theme: “Punk: Chaos to Couture”

• Dress: Designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabanna accompanied Perry and dressed her in head-to-toe Dolce & Gabanna. Her shiny, crystal-covered dress was adorned in religious iconography that she then topped off with a golden crown, cross earrings, and black pumps.

• Jewelry: Dolce & Gabbana crown, earrings and rings

• Shoes: Dolce & Gabbana

2015 Met Gala

• Theme: “China: Through the Looking Glass”

• Dress: Jeremy Scott went all out with a ruffled, graffiti gown for Perry, originally worn at the designer’s runway show by Gigi Hadid. The sassy Moschino strapless dress was made more playful by the spray paint can purse and Perry’s dark pixie cut.

• Bag: Moschino

2016 Met Gala 

• Theme: “Manus x Machina: Fashion in an Age of Technology”

• Dress: Perry attended the event in a backless, velvet floor-length Prada gown complete with a pair of black gloves, belts and a trio of multicolored keys attached to her floral choker. It’s safe to say that more was more here, and in honor of the technology theme, look closer and you’ll see that Perry brought along her Tamagotchi to the Met Gala.

• Accessories: Prada

2017 Met Gala

• Theme: “Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garçons: Art of the In-between”

• Dress: She took red carpet dressing to the next level in a red Maison Margiela piece designed by John Galliano. Her one-of-a-kind look included a custom gown paired with a veil that had “witness” written across the top and the fashion house’s signature Tabi boots. It’s safe to say there are no fashion risks Perry isn’t willing to take.

• Accessories: Lorraine Schwartz rings, Maison Margiela headpiece

• Boots: Maison Margiela

2018 Met Gala

• Theme: “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination”

• Dress: Next, the singer delivered on the “Heavenly Bodies” theme by gracing the Met Gala as an angel, courtesy of Versace. She finished the look with a gold chained mini dress and matching thigh-high boots. Unlike the year before, she showed off her blonde pixie cut, which accentuated her drop earrings.

• Shoes: Versace

2019 Met Gala 

• Theme: “Camp: Notes on Fashion”

• Dress: Perry pushed the boundaries with Scott yet again and it was lit. The duo collaborated to transform Perry into a real-life chandelier. She had on three layers of light-up candles, one of which looked like a crown at the top of her head. The base of the silhouette was a bejeweled minidress that allowed Perry to be brighter than ever.

2019 Met Gala 

• Theme: “Camp: Notes on Fashion”

• Dress: Dressing up as a chandelier wasn’t enough, Perry kept things going at the after party by changing into another noteworthy Moschino piece. This time, instead of lighting, she sported the ultimate hamburger costume. Of course, she didn’t stop there, Perry fully embraced the vibe and wore matching burger sneakers from her line.

• Shoes: Katy Perry Collections

2022 Met Gala 

• Theme: “In America: An Anthology of Fashion”

• Dress: For Perry’s most recent Met Gala appearance, she went with Oscar de la Renta. It was an exquisitely draped sheer gown with a long, pleated bustle that took over the museum’s steps. To avoid overwhelming her outfit, the singer-songwriter slipped on transparent Aquazzura heeled sandals.

• Shoes: Aquazzura

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