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These throwback Met Gala looks are dangerously good.
Taking a Trip Down Memory Lane
With the 2024 iteration of the fashionable event just around the corner, it’s time to take a trip down memory lane to a time when the Met Gala looked very different. If you rewind the clock 20 years, you’ll find yourself in an era when the Met Gala looks were not the must-see attraction of the evening.
The 2004 “Dangerous Liaisons” Exhibit
Instead, for the 2004 “Dangerous Liaisons” exhibit—which focused on “dress and its aesthetic interplay with art, furniture, and the broader decorative arts” from 1750 to 1789—attendees seemed to arrive in, for the most part, just the normal red carpet looks.
Celebrities in Attendance
And while stars like Scarlett Johansson, Serena Williams, Natalie Portman, and Hilary Swank were dressed to the nines, their looks were far more understated for today’s Met Gala standards.
Costume Institute Stars
There were a few, however, who leaned further into the costume side of the Costume Institute’s benefit, including Charlize Theron and Eva Mendes. For her part, Charlize donned an extravagantly eccentric black look, while Eva finished off her look with a dramatic fur stole.