Every outfit Blake Lively has worn to the Met Gala, ranked from least to most iconic

Lively’s minidress stood out on the “American Woman: Fashioning a National Identity” red carpet, which was full of floor-length gowns. She paired it with glittery black shoes and Lorraine Schwartz jewelry.

The outfit was pretty but not as eye-catching as the actor’s other Met Gala looks. 

The theme of the 2008 Met Gala was “Superheroes: Fashion and Fantasy,” and Lively attended in a black, mermaid-style dress with feathers on the skirt.

Black gloves and diamond bracelets brought a fun flair to the look, but it was a bit plain overall.

Lively’s strapless Gucci gown had a gray bodice and a black skirt, with tiers of silk fabric and metallic beading across the hips.

She completed her look with statement diamond earrings. 

Lively paired her outfit with simple gold heels at the “The Model as Muse: Embodying Fashion” gala.

Her understated accessories drew attention to the sheer sleeve, thigh-high slit, and plunging neckline of her dress. 

The same year that Lively became the face of Chanel, she attended the “Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty”-themed event in a gown from the brand’s Fall 2009 Haute Couture collection.

The bodice had a sheer base embellished with silver flowers, while taupe fabric draped over one side and was attached at her shoulder.

The actor arrived at the “Charles James: Beyond Fashion” exhibit in a floor-length, sequin-covered gown from Gucci Première. The blush gown hugged her figure to the thigh, flaring subtly at the knee into a dramatic train.

The red jewelry Lively wore coordinated with the pink color of the dress.

Lively looked ethereal in the pink Burberry dress. It had a thigh-high slit covered in sheer fabric, offering a glimpse of Lively’s leg, and a red, floral appliqué adorned the gown’s built-in cape.

When she walked the red carpet, Lively was pregnant with her second child, but the news hadn’t been made public yet.

Lively’s dress for the “Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garçons: Art of the In-Between” Met Gala was mostly gold, with long sleeves and a plunging neckline.

The train had four shades of blue feathers, so Lively looked like she was about to take flight. She completed her look with sapphire and gold jewelry. 

On the same day that the 2026 “Costume Art” Met Gala took place, Lively and Justin Baldoni settled their legal dispute over the film “It Ends With Us” just weeks before they were set to go to trial.

Rather than staying out of the public eye as the dust settled, Lively arrived at the Met Gala mere hours later in an archival Versace gown from 2006.

The dress had a pale-yellow halter bodice with silver sparkles along the sides. Soft yellow, peach, and purple layers of fabric made up the full skirt, and Lively told Vogue she had the train lengthened to make a stronger statement for the Met. It trailed behind her as she ascended the stairs.

The bold look signaled Lively was closing the chapter on a dramatic time in her life. A PR expert told Business Insider it was the perfect stage for a comeback.

Lively’s Versace gown for the “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination” Met Gala took more than 600 hours to make.

The ornate ruby-and-gold gown was designed with a jewel-encrusted corset. She accessorized the dramatic look with a spiked headpiece, Christian Louboutin shoes, and Lorraine Schwartz jewelry.

The gown was one of the best looks at the 2018 Met Gala.

The actor, who co-chaired the 2022 event alongside her husband Ryan Reynolds, arrived at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in a custom Versace look that changed from bronze to green to mirror the oxidation of the famous New York City landmark. The dress was embroidered with crystal, metallic leather, and tri-tone copper foil. 

When Lively arrived, the dress had an oversize copper bow at the hip that gave way to a long, dramatic train. The bow unraveled as Lively walked along the red carpet, becoming green.

Lively told E! on the red carpet that the front of the dress was also designed to emulate the architecture of the Empire State Building, and her Lorraine Schwartz crown was another accessory meant to mimic the Statue of Liberty. 

E!’s Zanna Roberts Rassi said the green side of the train was embroidered with a celestial map inspired by the same 12 zodiac constellations painted on the ceiling of New York’s Grand Central Terminal.