Lily Collins attends the 2019 Met Gala Celebrating Camp: Notes on Fashion at Metropolitan Museum of Art (Photo: Dia Dipasupil/FilmMagic via Getty Images)
Cover Lily Collins attends the 2019 Met Gala Celebrating Camp: Notes on Fashion at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (Photo: Getty Images / Dia Dipasupil)
Lily Collins attends the 2019 Met Gala Celebrating Camp: Notes on Fashion at Metropolitan Museum of Art (Photo: Dia Dipasupil/FilmMagic via Getty Images)

Explore these iconic Met Gala hairstyles from past years

We’re counting the days to the first Monday of May. Through the years, the Met Gala has grown to become the most talked-about global celebration of fashion, where celebrities, designers and cultural powerhouses arrive in show-stopping looks. 

While the attendees’ outfits and makeup always take centre stage, hair plays a crucial supporting role. The right hairdo is able to pull an entire Met Gala look together, or even make a statement on its own. With this year’s theme nodding to Black dandyism and aesthetic expression, we’re expecting the upcoming looks to be as meaningful as they are magnificent. 

Until then, let’s revisit some of the most unforgettable Met Gala hairstyles from previous years. 

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Photo 1 of 7 Zendaya wears vintage Givenchy by John Galliano with hair styled by Ursula Stephen to the 2024 Met Gala (Photo: Getty Images)
Photo 2 of 7 Kaia Gerber wears Alexander McQueen with hair styled by Guido Palau to the 2019 Met Gala (Photo: Getty Images)
Photo 3 of 7 Cardi B wears Jeremy Scott with hair styled by Tokyo Stylez to the 2018 Met Gala (Photo: Getty Images)
Photo 4 of 7 Rosie Huntington-Whiteley wears Ralph Lauren with hair styled by Christian Wood to the 2018 Met Gala (Photo: Getty Images)
Photo 5 of 7 Lily Collins wears Giambattista Valli with hair styled by Gregory Russell to the 2019 Met Gala (Photo: Getty Images)
Photo 6 of 7 Gigi Hadid wears Prada with hair styled by Esther Langham to the 2021 Met Gala (Photo: Getty Images)
Photo 7 of 7 Ciara wears Peter Dundas with hair styled by César DeLeön Ramirêz to the 2019 Met Gala (Photo: Getty Images)
Zendaya wears vintage Givenchy by John Galliano with hair styled by Ursula Stephen to the 2024 Met Gala (Photo: Getty Images)
Kaia Gerber wears Alexander McQueen with hair styled by Guido Palau to the 2019 Met Gala (Photo: Getty Images)
Cardi B wears Jeremy Scott with hair styled by Tokyo Stylez to the 2018 Met Gala (Photo: Getty Images)
Rosie Huntington-Whiteley wears Ralph Lauren with hair styled by Christian Wood to the 2018 Met Gala (Photo: Getty Images)
Lily Collins wears Giambattista Valli with hair styled by Gregory Russell to the 2019 Met Gala (Photo: Getty Images)
Gigi Hadid wears Prada with hair styled by Esther Langham to the 2021 Met Gala (Photo: Getty Images)
Ciara wears Peter Dundas with hair styled by César DeLeön Ramirêz to the 2019 Met Gala (Photo: Getty Images)