All of Zendaya's Met Gala looks, ranked from least to most iconic
Zendaya cohosted the 2024 Met Gala with Jennifer Lopez, Chris Hemsworth, and Bad Bunny.
The star has attended six Met Galas, wearing looks styled by Law Roach.
Her outfit for the 2019 Met Gala was her most iconic to date, as it fit the "camp" theme perfectly.
The most exciting fashion event of the year has come and gone, as the 2024 Met Gala took place on May 6.
On the first Monday in May, celebrities flocked to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City dressed to the nines for the "Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion"-themed event, which had a "The Garden of Time" dress code.
Jonathan Anderson, the creative director for Loewe, and Shou Chew, the CEO of TikTok, served as the 2024 event's honorary chairs, while the cohosts included Jennifer Lopez, Chris Hemsworth, Bad Bunny, and Zendaya, who was fresh off her whirlwind "Challengers" press tour.
Though she had not attended the event since 2019, Zendaya always makes a splash on the Met Gala red carpet. Zendaya has become synonymous with high fashion as her career has progressed, working with her stylist, Law Roach, to create showstopping looks for red carpets and cement herself as a brand unto herself.
Take a look back at all of Zendaya's Met Gala ensembles, ranked from least to most iconic.
Zendaya's gold gown for the 2016 Met Gala was beautiful, but it paled in comparison to her other Met Gala ensembles.
For the "Manus x Machina: Fashion in an Age of Technology" Met Gala, Zendaya chose a one-shoulder Michael Kors gown.
The metallic dress had a high neckline and was covered in sparkles.
Although Zendaya looked stunning, and the dress had the futuristic feel the theme required for the event, the gown itself wasn't one of the night's standout looks.
It looked like it could be worn to any red-carpet event, which isn't ideal for a Met Gala ensemble.
Her colorful gown for the 2017 gala was definitely a step up.
The theme for the 2017 Met Gala was "Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garçons: Art of the In-Between," celebrating the artist's avant-garde work.
Zendaya's colorful Dolce & Gabbana gown fit the theme. The yellow ball gown featured a pattern of red parrots and flowers, and red fabric flowed off the off-the-shoulder sleeves and the train.
The dress could have looked tacky or old-fashioned, but Zendaya made it look effortlessly cool with simple jewelry.
When she made her Met Gala debut in 2015, Zendaya nailed the "China: Through the Looking Glass" theme.
The 2015 Met Gala was the first that the star attended, with the theme "China: Through the Looking Glass."
Her high-low Fausto Puglisi gown nodded to the theme with its black-and-red color scheme, as well as the suns adorning the skirt.
Her gold tiara also featured suns, making the look feel cohesive. Zendaya couldn't have asked for a better Met Gala debut look.
Her first look for the 2024 "Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion" event was inspired by a 1999 Dior dress.
Zendaya's first dress for the 2024 Met Gala, which had a "The Garden of Time" dress code, was designed by John Galliano for Maison Margiela.
Based on a 1999 Dior gown, the blue and green dress featured an asymmetrical neckline and was adorned with leaves and grapes.
She wore a feathered headpiece with the ensemble and dark makeup, giving the look a gothic and floral feel.
Zendaya's Joan of Arc-inspired outfit for the 2018 Met Gala was one of the most memorable looks of the event.
Attendees examined the interaction between style and Catholicism at the 2018 Met Gala, themed "Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination," and Zendaya didn't shy away, arriving in an outfit inspired by Joan of Arc.
Her figure-hugging Versace dress was made of chain mail, and it had an overlay of armor that sat on her neck, shoulders, and waist. A train flowed off the long-sleeve gown, adding even more drama to the ensemble.
Zendaya also wore her hair in a short, red bob for the event, fully committing to how Joan of Arc looks in paintings.
Zendaya changed into a second dramatic gown at the 2024 Met Gala.
After her initial arrival at the gala, Zendaya changed into a 1996 Givenchy gown and walked the Met Gala red carpet again.
The black dress had off-the-shoulder sleeves, a full skirt, a subtle peplum, and a lengthy train.
She contrasted the gothic dress with a large headpiece designed to look like a bouquet, complete with flower-shaped embellishments. Alexander McQueen designed the hat in 2007.
Zendaya's second walk down the red carpet was iconic in and of itself, and the dramatic gown only added to the moment.
None of Zendaya's Met Gala outfits could top her "Cinderella"-inspired dress for the 2019 event.
Many celebrities struggled with fashion choices for the Met Gala's "camp" theme, but Zendaya and Roach seemed to have nothing but fun with it.
The pair arrived wearing Tommy Hilfiger. Zendaya's ball gown looked almost like a replica of the dress Cinderella wears in the Disney film, which Roach said at the time was a nod to the start of Zendaya's career on "Shake It Up."
It had white puffy sleeves, a low-cut and structured bodice, and a full skirt, and Zendaya wore her hair in Cinderella's signature bun with a coordinating headband. She even carried a small purse that looked like a carriage.
The interactive element of the look made it perfect for the gala.
When Zendaya arrived at the gala, the gown was a pale shade of gray.
Roach, dressed in the likeness of the fairy godmother from "Cinderella," then pointed a wand at Zendaya and lit the dress up, taking it to another level.
She then left a glass slipper behind as she entered the gala, completing her performance as a Disney princess.
The look was everything a Met Gala ensemble should be: beautiful, unique, on-theme, and memorable. Plus, it served as a metaphor for the astronomical rise of Zendaya's career from her Disney days to superstardom, which was the perfect cherry on top of the look.
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