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Zendaya's Best Met Gala Looks All Stand The Test Of Time
From her Cinderella gown to her dark romantic dress.
As we look back over Met Galas through the years, a handful of stars come to mind as queens of the Best Dressed list. Among Rihanna, Kim Kardashian, and more, Zendaya is, without a doubt, always a top contender.
The Euphoria and Spider-Man star has been attending the Met Gala, on and off, since 2015, and over the course of the past decade, she has had one of the best style transformations to date. From that first ball until today, the Emmy winner’s is the most beautiful evolution to follow.
She interprets the Met Gala themes in fascinating ways. She brought the “camp” concept to life with her very-own Cinderella gown by Tommy Hilfiger that lit up at the wave of a magic wand held by her celebrated stylist Law Roach. For the 2018 Met Gala’s Catholicism theme, she wore a chainmail gown from Versace that channeled Joan of Arc.
Taking place on May 5, this year’s Black dandyism-themed event titled “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style” marked Zendaya as an attendee once more (though, it’ll be without Roach at her side). After hitting the Met steps in not one, but two fire ‘fits in 2024, everyone not-so-patiently waited to see what she had in store for 2025. Needless to say, she understood the assignment.
Below, let’s reflect on her best Met Gala looks (aka all of them).
2015: “China: Through the Looking Glass”
At her first Met Gala in 2015, Zendaya wore a Fausto Puglisi dress, complete with an intricate and beautifully designed train. She was *the moment*.
2016: “Manus x Machina: Fashion in an Age of Technology”
Zendaya’s shimmery gold gown by Michael Kors was everything. With its regal gold shine and elegant silhouette, it was the perfect representation of Zendaya’s style at the time.
2017: “Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garçons: Art of the In-Between”
This was perhaps one of the most show-stopping looks at the 2017 Met Gala. Everything from Zendaya’s voluminous hair to her bold makeup to the sweeping dress screamed glamour.
2018: “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination”
Who needs a knight in shining armor when you have Zendaya in a breathtaking Versace gown? Structured yet with beautiful movement as she walked the steps, it looked heavy but silky at the same time.
2019: “Camp: Notes on Fashion”
The 2019 Met Gala was literally Zendaya’s time to shine. She showed up to the ball dressed as Cinderella, with Roach serving as her fairy godmother. The gown — including the tulle, puff sleeves, and skirt — lit up with a wave of Roach’s wand. Few did camp right, and Zendaya was among them.
2024: “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion” (Part 1)
Gothic florals were quaking when then co-chair Zendaya hit the green carpet at the 2024 Met Gala. The Challengers star took the “Garden of Time” dress code quite literally in a custom haute couture Maison Margiela by John Galliano mermaid gown embellished with grapevine motifs, leaving every onlooker in awe.
2024: “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion” (Part 2)
Not to be outdone, Z walked the steps for a second time in one night in a corseted Givenchy gown, also designed by John Galliano. The all-black stunner screamed Victorian, while her archival McQueen headpiece stole the show with its plethora of multi-colored roses.
2025: "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style"
Unlike her previous looks, which were pretty much all OTT dresses, Z managed to wow at the 2025 fête in an all-white zoot suit custom made by Louis Vuitton. It served peak bridal vibes, very much on brand for the newly minted fiancée.
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