Updated 2025-04-25T18:37:04Z
- Rihanna has been to 10 Met Galas throughout her career.
- She has become one of the most iconic stars at the annual event thanks to her jaw-dropping looks.
- Rihanna last attended the gala in 2023 in a custom Valentino gown with a coat made of flowers.
Met Gala season is upon us.
Fashion's biggest night will take place on May 5 this year. A-list stars will flock to New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art in eye-catching, themed ensembles, raising money for the museum's Costume Institute.
For 2025, the gala's theme is "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style," celebrating dandyism and menswear. It's not confirmed who Anna Wintour invited to the event this year, though arguably, no star's attendance is as hotly anticipated as Rihanna's, as she always splashes on the Met Gala red carpet.
Rihanna skipped the 2024 event, but her fans and fashion enthusiasts hope the Fenty Beauty mogul and singer will return to the Met Gala red carpet this year, especially since her partner A$AP Rocky is a cochair.
Take a look back at the looks Rihanna wore to the 10 Met Galas she has attended so far.
Rihanna debuted at the Met Gala in 2007 wearing a simple but pretty Georges Chakra gown.
The white gown had a halter neckline with silver embellishments on the bodice.
She paired the dress with black mesh gloves and a red rose to fit the "Poiret: King of Fashion" theme.
It was an understated look compared to other outfits Rihanna wore to the Met Gala in the years to come.
In May 2009, she wore a bold suit designed by Dolce & Gabbana.
The suit included a jacket with puffy sleeves, a bow tie, and ankle-length pants. She paired it with black gloves and black pumps.
The jacket's dramatic, oversize shoulder pads fit the event's "The Model as Muse" theme. Rihanna's edgy pixie cut completed the chic look.
For May 2011's "Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty" theme, Rihanna wore a sparkly, lacy gown.
The semi-sheer dress designed by Stella McCartney had a scalloped, one-shoulder neckline and a slit on the skirt, showing off her criss-cross pumps.
The gown was eye-catching, but Rihanna's long, bright-red side-braid gave the look a pop of color.
Rihanna's Tom Ford gown for the 2012 Met Gala featured scaled detailing.
The form-fitting gown Rihanna wore to the "Schiaparelli and Prada: Impossible Conversations" gala had long sleeves, a boat neckline, and flowed to the floor.
It hugged Rihanna's figure, and the gown's texturing caught the light as she walked the red carpet.
The singer returned to the 2014 "Charles James: Beyond Fashion" gala in a Stella McCartney set.
Rihanna's two-piece featured a long-sleeve crop top with pointed sleeves and a high-waisted skirt with a side train. She wore a sparkly choker that blended with the neckline of the dress.
The ensemble's backless crop top felt modern and fresh.
In 2017, Rihanna wore her most avant-garde Met Gala look, a dress covered in giant floral embellishments.
The 2018 Met Gala theme was "Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garçons: Art of the In-Between." Rihanna appropriately went with a Comme des Garçons design.
The dress was made entirely of colorful, three-dimensional petals that floated around her. Rihanna paired the look with red heels, lacing her thighs, and pink-toned makeup.
Rihanna didn't disappoint when she co-chaired the Met Gala in 2018, arriving in a Margiela ensemble that seemed to be inspired by the Pope.
Rihanna's jewel-encrusted silver look featured a mini dress, a separate, longer skirt, and a jacket. A large, pointed headpiece and silver jewelry coordinated with the look.
Rihanna made a statement in a couture coatdress as one of the last celebrities to arrive at the 2021 Met Gala.
Demna Gvasalia designed the Fenty founder's custom Balenciaga coatdress. Its collar popped around her shoulders, and the skirt was a subtle mermaid.
Rihanna paired the look with a beanie hat, a diamond necklace, and a stunning crystal headpiece.
Rihanna arrived at the 2023 Met Gala in a dramatic white gown and coordinating coat.
Rihanna wore a custom Valentino Haute Couture gown to the "Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty" gala.
The gown's form-fitting bodice showed off her baby bump with a rosette in the center, though Rihanna covered it with a hooded, rosette-covered jacket and fingerless gloves when she walked the red carpet. Her dropped-waist skirt flowed into a long train, which trailed behind her on the carpet.
Rihanna completed the look with funky sunglasses that had eyelashes on them.
