Over the years, Rihanna’s Met Gala appearances have become one of the undeniable highlights of the event. Rihanna has attended the gala as far back as 2007, skipping a few years in between to amount to a total of ten perfect appearances on the NYC red carpet.
17 years ago, 19-year-old Rihanna hit the red carpet for her first-ever Met Gala in a Georges Chakra dress that was understated and simple, despite some embellishment on top. Since then, she’s only risen further and further up the fashion-statement totem pole, consistently topping the best-dressed list and being one of the few celebrities on the red carpet to nail the theme each year. (Remember the time she co-hosted the “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Image” gala in 2018 and made quite the entrance?)
Even when she skipped the 2022 Met Gala, she still managed to make her presence known, and that’s when you know you’ve become a staple. Will she make her way to the Met Gala 2024? Only time will tell, but in the meantime, we can relive all of Rihanna’s Met Gala looks to date — from Chinese designer Guo Pei to a Comme des Garçons look that we’re still dreaming about.
