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    Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and friends, 1977.
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    Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and friends, 1977.

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    The scene at the Met Gala, 1981.
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    Raquel Welch, Diane von Furstenberg, Diana Ross and Patrice Calmette, 1981.

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    The scene at the Met Gala, 1981.
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    Gianni Versace and guests, 1981.

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    The scene at the Met Gala, 1981.
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    Donna Karan, 1981.

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    The scene at the Met Gala, 1981.
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    Iman and Calvin Klein, 1981.

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    Andy Warhol, 1981.
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    Andy Warhol, 1981.

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    The scene at the Met Gala, 1981.
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    Carolina Herrera and Valentino Garavani, 1981.

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    The scene at the Met Gala, 1981, Bianca Jagger with Halston
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    Bianca Jagger and Halston, The Halstonettes and Victor Hugo, 1981.

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    The scene at the Met Gala, 1981.
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    The scene at the Met Gala, 1981.

  • Met Gala Timeline Through The WWD Archives

    The scene at the Met Gala, 1981. Marisa Berenson
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    Marisa Berenson, 1981.

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    WWD's 1982 Met Gala coverage.
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    WWD’s 1982 Met Gala coverage.

  • Met Gala Timeline Through The WWD Archives

    Loulou de la Falaise wearing Yves Saint Laurent, 1983
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    Loulou de la Falaise wearing Yves Saint Laurent, 1983

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    Brooke Shields and Teri Shields, 1983.
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    Brooke Shields and Teri Shields, 1983.

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    Yves Saint Laurent display at the Costume Institute's annual gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1983.
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    Yves Saint Laurent display at the Costume Institute’s annual gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1983.

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    Giorgina Brandolini in Valentino, with the designer and Giancarlo Giammetti, 1983.
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    Giorgina Brandolini in Valentino, with the designer and Giancarlo Giammetti, 1983.

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    Catherine Deneuve, in a Yves Saint Laurent gown, 1983.
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    Catherine Deneuve, in a Yves Saint Laurent gown, 1983.

  • Met Gala Timeline Through The WWD Archives

    Diane von Furstenberg, 1983.
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    Diane von Furstenberg, 1983.

  • Met Gala Timeline Through The WWD Archives

    WWD's 1983 Met Gala coverage.
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    WWD’s 1983 Met Gala coverage.

  • Met Gala Timeline Through The WWD Archives

    WWD's 1988 Met Gala coverage.
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    WWD’s 1988 Met Gala coverage.

  • Met Gala Timeline Through The WWD Archives

    WWD's 1999 Met gala coverage.
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    WWD’s 1999 Met gala coverage.

  • Met Gala Timeline Through The WWD Archives

    WWD's 1994 Met gala coverage.
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    WWD’s 1994 Met gala coverage.

  • Met Gala Timeline Through The WWD Archives

    Alexander McQueen, 1996.
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    Alexander McQueen, 1996.

  • Met Gala Timeline Through The WWD Archives

    Princess Diana, 1996.
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    Princess Diana, 1996.

  • Met Gala Timeline Through The WWD Archives

    Martha Stewart, 1996.
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    Martha Stewart, 1996.

  • Met Gala Timeline Through The WWD Archives

    WWD's 1997 Met gala coverage.
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    WWD’s 1997 Met gala coverage.

  • Met Gala Timeline Through The WWD Archives

    Claudia Schiffer and David Copperfield, 1998.
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    Claudia Schiffer and David Copperfield, 1998.

  • Met Gala Timeline Through The WWD Archives

    Gretchen Mol, 1998.
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    Gretchen Mol, 1998.

  • Met Gala Timeline Through The WWD Archives

    Alan Cumming, 1998.
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    Alan Cumming, 1998.

  • Met Gala Timeline Through The WWD Archives

    WWD's 1998 Met gala coverage.
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    WWD’s 1998 Met gala coverage.

  • Met Gala Timeline Through The WWD Archives

    WWD's 1999 Met gala coverage.
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    WWD’s 1999 Met gala coverage.

  • Met Gala Timeline Through The WWD Archives

    Steven Tyler and Roberto Cavalli, 2003.
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    Steven Tyler and Roberto Cavalli, 2003.

  • Met Gala Timeline Through The WWD Archives

    Gisele Bundchen, 2003.
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    Gisele Bundchen, 2003.

  • Met Gala Timeline Through The WWD Archives

    Iman and David Bowie, 2003.
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    Iman and David Bowie, 2003.

  • Met Gala Timeline Through The WWD Archives

    Victoria Beckham, Linda Evangelista and Naomi Campbell, 2003.
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    Victoria Beckham, Linda Evangelista and Naomi Campbell, 2003.

  • Met Gala Timeline Through The WWD Archives

    WWD's 2003 Met gala coverage.
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    WWD’s 2003 Met gala coverage.

  • Met Gala Timeline Through The WWD Archives

    Scarlett Johansson, 2004.
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    Scarlett Johansson, 2004.

  • Met Gala Timeline Through The WWD Archives

    Andre Leon Talley, 2004.
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    Andre Leon Talley, 2004.

  • Met Gala Timeline Through The WWD Archives

    Zac Posen and Karen Elson, 2004.
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    Zac Posen and Karen Elson, 2004.

  • Met Gala Timeline Through The WWD Archives

    Amber Valetta, 2004.
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    Amber Valetta, 2004.

  • Met Gala Timeline Through The WWD Archives

    WWD's 2004 Met gala coverage.
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    WWD’s 2004 Met gala coverage.

  • Met Gala Timeline Through The WWD Archives

    Nicole Kidman, Karl Lagerfeld and Anna Wintour, 2005.
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    Nicole Kidman, Karl Lagerfeld and Anna Wintour, 2005.

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    Kimora Lee Simmons and Russell Simmons, 2005.
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    Kimora Lee Simmons and Russell Simmons, 2005.

  • Met Gala Timeline Through The WWD Archives

    Ashley Olsen and Mary-Kate Olsen, 2005.
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    Ashley Olsen and Mary-Kate Olsen, 2005.

  • Met Gala Timeline Through The WWD Archives

    Carmen Electra, 2005.
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    Carmen Electra, 2005.

  • Met Gala Timeline Through The WWD Archives

    WWD's 2005 Met gala coverage.
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    WWD’s 2005 Met gala coverage.

  • Met Gala Timeline Through The WWD Archives

    Jimmy Fallon, 2006.
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    Jimmy Fallon, 2006.

  • Met Gala Timeline Through The WWD Archives

    Liv Tyler and Drew Barrymore, 2006.
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    Liv Tyler and Drew Barrymore, 2006.

  • Met Gala Timeline Through The WWD Archives

    Linda Fargo, 2006.
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    Linda Fargo, 2006.

  • Met Gala Timeline Through The WWD Archives

    Sarah Jessica Parker and Alexander McQueen, 2006.
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    Sarah Jessica Parker and Alexander McQueen, 2006.

  • Met Gala Timeline Through The WWD Archives

    Lindsay Lohan, 2007.
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    Lindsay Lohan, 2007.

  • Met Gala Timeline Through The WWD Archives

    WWD's 2007 Met gala coverage.
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    WWD’s 2007 Met gala coverage.

  • Met Gala Timeline Through The WWD Archives

    WWD's 2008 Met gala coverage.
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    WWD’s 2008 Met gala coverage.

  • Met Gala Timeline Through The WWD Archives

    Madonna, 2009.
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    Madonna, 2009.

  • Met Gala Timeline Through The WWD Archives

    Kate Moss wearing a Marc Jacobs dress with a Stephen Jones turban and Marc Jacobs, 2009.
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    Kate Moss wearing a Marc Jacobs dress with a Stephen Jones turban and Marc Jacobs, 2009.

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    WWD's 2009 Met gala coverage.
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    WWD’s 2009 Met gala coverage.

  • Met Gala Timeline Through The WWD Archives

    WWD's 1990 Met gala coverage.
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    WWD’s 1990 Met gala coverage.

  • Met Gala Timeline Through The WWD Archives

    Karl Lagerfeld and Oprah Winfrey, 2010
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    Karl Lagerfeld and Oprah Winfrey, 2010.

  • Met Gala Timeline Through The WWD Archives

    WWD's 2010 Met gala coverage.
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    WWD’s 2010 Met gala coverage.

  • Met Gala Timeline Through The WWD Archives

    Paul McCartney and Mick Jagger, 2011
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    Paul McCartney and Mick Jagger, 2011.

  • Met Gala Timeline Through The WWD Archives

    Lea Michelle and Gwyneth Paltrow, 2011
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    Lea Michelle and Gwyneth Paltrow, 2011.

  • Met Gala Timeline Through The WWD Archives

    Yoko Ono, 2011
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    Yoko Ono, 2011.

  • Met Gala Timeline Through The WWD Archives

    Chrissy Teigen and John, 2011
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    Chrissy Teigen and John, 2011.

  • Met Gala Timeline Through The WWD Archives

    WWD's 2011 Met gala coverage.
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    WWD’s 2011 Met gala coverage.

  • Met Gala Timeline Through The WWD Archives

    Marc Jacobs, 2012
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    Marc Jacobs, 2012.

  • Met Gala Timeline Through The WWD Archives

    Miley Cyrus in Marc Jacobs, 2012
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    Miley Cyrus in Marc Jacobs, 2012.

  • Met Gala Timeline Through The WWD Archives

    WWD's 2013 Met gala coverage.
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    WWD’s 2013 Met gala coverage.

  • Met Gala Timeline Through The WWD Archives

    Kim Kardashian and Kanye West, 2013
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    Kim Kardashian and Kanye West, 2013.

  • Met Gala Timeline Through The WWD Archives

    WWD's 2014 Met gala coverage.
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    WWD’s 2014 Met gala coverage.

  • Met Gala Timeline Through The WWD Archives

    Rihanna in Guo Pei, 2015
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    Rihanna in Guo Pei, 2015.

  • Met Gala Timeline Through The WWD Archives

    WWD's 2015 Met gala coverage.
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    WWD’s 2015 Met gala coverage.

  • Met Gala Timeline Through The WWD Archives

    Zoe Saldana and Marco Perego, 2016
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    Zoe Saldana and Marco Perego, 2016.

  • Met Gala Timeline Through The WWD Archives

    WWD's 2016 Met gala coverage.
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    WWD’s 2016 Met gala coverage.

  • Met Gala Timeline Through The WWD Archives

    Beyonce in Givenchy, 2016
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    Beyonce in Givenchy, 2016.

  • Met Gala Timeline Through The WWD Archives

    The 2017 WWD Met Gala cover.
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    WWD’s 2017 Met gala coverage.

  • Met Gala Timeline Through The WWD Archives

    Cardi B and Jeremy Scott, 2018.
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    Cardi B and Jeremy Scott, 2018.

  • Met Gala Timeline Through The WWD Archives

    Ariana Grande, 2018
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    Ariana Grande, 2018

  • Met Gala Timeline Through The WWD Archives

    WWD's 2018 Met gala coverage.
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    WWD’s 2018 Met gala coverage.

  • Met Gala Timeline Through The WWD Archives

    Katy Perry in Atelier Versace, 2018
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    Katy Perry in Atelier Versace, 2018

  • Met Gala Timeline Through The WWD Archives

    Jared Leto, 2019
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    Jared Leto, 2019

  • Met Gala Timeline Through The WWD Archives

    Gigi Hadid, 2019
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    Gigi Hadid, 2019

  • Met Gala Timeline Through The WWD Archives

    Lady Gaga, 2019
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    Lady Gaga, 2019

  • Met Gala Timeline Through The WWD Archives

    Billy Porter, 2019
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    Billy Porter, 2019

  • Met Gala Timeline Through The WWD Archives

    WWD's 2019 Met gala coverage.
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    WWD’s 2019 Met gala coverage.

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