Top 10 most memorable Met Gala outfits over the years - from Blake Lively to Billie Eilish

With the Met Gala taking place tonight (Monday, May 1), we're taking a look back at some of the most memorable outfits from previous years.

The Gala, a fundraiser for the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute, sees some of the biggest names in fashion and entertainment step out dressed in their very best. Curated by Vogue editor Anna Wintour, each year follows a different theme.

Brits Dua Lipa and Michaela Cole will be co-chairing the 2023 Gala, alongside actress Penelope Cruz and sports star Roger Federer. This year's theme celebrates the life and work of late fashion designer Karl Lagerfield.

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The event has been held annually on the first Monday of May since 1948, with the exception of 2020, when the event was cancelled, and 2021, when it was moved to September due to the Coronavirus pandemic.

With help from the Liverpool ECHO, we take a look back at the most memorable outfits over the years.

Who could forget this one from actor and Thirty Seconds To Mars star Jared Leto? 2019's Met Gala celebrating Camp was interpreted in a lot of different ways by different celebs, and some received high praise for nailing the brief. Jared Leto was not among them, with some arguing his lifelike head that he carried onto the red carpet with him didn't fit with the 'camp' theme.

His Gucci long red turtleneck dress, accessorised with a dangling string of diamonds, along with the head, was straight from Gucci's fall-winter 2018 fashion show, and Jared looked like he could have walked straight off the runway and into the Gala.

Not all outfits are memorable for the right reasons, and that's true of this look from Rihanna and A$AP Rocky's 2021 look. Another