
Left to right, Candice Swanepoel, Presley Gerber, Gabriel Kane, Sofia Richie, Jordan Kale Barrett, Joans Smalls and Behati Prinsloo attend the "Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art Of The In-Between" Costume Institute Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 1, in New York City.

Co-chairs Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen. The Metropolitan Museum of Art opened its doors for the Met Gala, the annual invitation-only fundraiser to benefit the museum's Costume Institute.

Co-chair Katy Perry. Over the years, the galas became launch parties for the exhibitions, where designers, industry insiders and fashionable celebrities turned out in full force.

Anna Wintour, Vogue's current editor, shifted the focus to celebrities when she took over as chairwoman in 1999.

Francesco Carrozzini and Bee Shaffer attend the "Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art Of The In-Between" gala. This year's exhibition is dedicated to Kawakubo, a 74-year-old Japanese designer.

Aymeline Valade attends the gala on May 1. Now that it's moved on from its society roots, the gala's biggest names are A-list models, musicians and actors.

Rihanna

Kim Kardashian West

Cara Delevingne

Sean "Diddy" Combs aka Puff Daddy

Nicki Minaj

Bella Hadid

Lily Collins

Priyanka Chopra

Adriana Lima

Serena Williams

Halle Berry

Haley Bennett

Tracee Ellis Ross

Lily Aldridge

Selena Gomez

Kerry Washington

Kendall Jenner

Hailee Steinfeld

Jennifer Lopez

Liu Wen

Kylie Jenner

Stella Maxwell

Diane Von Furstenberg

Wiz Khalifa

Dakota Johnson

Cassie

Aziz Ansari

Rose Byrne

Actress Carly Steel

Laura Osnes

Solange Knowles

Douglas Brunt and Megyn Kelly make the scene.

Pharrell Williams and Helen Lasichanh

Daisy Ridley

Katie Holmes

Claire Danes and Hugh Dancy

Jaden Smith

Rila Fukushima


