The Craziest Celebrity Moments in Met Gala History

In a move that delighted fans and enraged fashion conservators in equal measure, for 2022’s “In America: An Anthology of Fashion” gala, Kim Kardashian turned to the Ripley’s Believe It Or Not Museum in Orlando to borrow a very special piece: the form-fitting Jean-Louis dress that Marilyn Monroe wore to serenade John F. Kennedy on his birthday in 1962. “Everything had to be specifically timed and I had to practice walking up the stairs,” Kardashian told Vogue of the strict precautions in place to protect the dress, which had been sold at auction for an astonishing $4.8 million in 2016.

Timothée Chalamet heads to the red carpet on foot, 2021

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Tapped to co-chair 2021’s “In America: A Lexicon of Fashion” gala with Naomi Osaka, Amanda Gorman, and Billie Eilish, Timothée Chalamet arrived at his very first Met with—what else?—a literal throng of screaming fans in his wake. In a work of virtual performance art live-streamed on Instagram, Chalamet strolled to the museum from the former Frick Madison, where he’d collaborated with French artist JR and the composer Nicholas Britell on a dazzling installation. Needless to say, people were all too eager to follow along—both virtually and in person.

Lady Gaga bares it all, 2019

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