One of Kim Kardashian‘s most-criticized Met Gala looks came in 2013. She made her Met Gala red carpet debut with then-husband Kanye West wearing a floral dress by Riccardo Tisci for Givenchy. Kardashian, who was also pregnant at the time with daughter North West, walked the Met steps in a pair of floral, strappy heels that were made to match the pattern of her gown.
Kanye West and Kim Kardashian attends the Costume Institute Gala for the “PUNK: Chaos to Couture” exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 6, 2013 in New York City.
In another major Met Gala shoe moment, Kardashian hit the carpet with West once again in 2016. The couple coordinated in silver Balmain ensembles, with Kardashian wearing a silver, metallic t-strap sandals.
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Kanye West and Kim Kardashian attend the “Manus x Machina: Fashion In An Age Of Technology” Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 2, 2016 in New York City.
For one of her most-intricate footwear choices, Kardashian matched her latex Mugler dress (that took eight months to make) with a pair of PVC sandals. The shoes were detailed with the same drop-crystals seen on her dress, which she said was inspired by a girl stepping out of the ocean, wet and dripping in water.
Kim Kardashian West attends the 2019 Met Gala celebrating “Camp: Notes On Fashion.”
For the Skims founder’s most-recent appearance at the 2023 Met Gala, she wowed in a Schiaparelli ensemble that was made out of 50,000 pearls. When it came to the footwear, Kardashian wore white sandals detailed with matching pearl embellishments.
Kim Kardashian arrives for the 2023 Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 1, 2023, in New York.
Keep scrolling for more of Kardashian’s Met Gala looks through the years.
Kim Kardashian attends ‘Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garçons: Art of the In-Between’ Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 1, 2017, in New York City. She wore Vivienne Westwood and nude, strappy sandals. Kim Kardashian arrives at the 2022 Met Gala celebrating “In America: An Anthology of Fashion” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 02, 2022, in New York City. She wore a vintage Jean Louis dress, which was once worn by Marilyn Monroe.Kim Kardashian arrives at the 2021 Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on September 13, 2021, in New York, wearing Balenciaga.Kim Kardashian West and Kanye West attend “China: Through the Looking Glass” 2015 Costume Institute Benefit Gala. Kardashian wore a Roberto Cavalli gown that hid her heels.Kim Kardashian West attends the Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & The Catholic Imagination Costume Institute Gala at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 7, 2018, in New York, wearing head-to-toe Versace.Kim Kardashian, in head-to-toe Lavin, and Kanye West arriving at the Met Gala event at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
On Monday, the 2024 Met Gala will take place at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York in celebration of the Costume Institute’s new exhibition, “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion.” The evenings co-chairs include Zendaya, Jennifer Lopez, Bad Bunny and Chris Hemsworth, along with Anna Wintour. Shou Chew, CEO of TikTok, and Jonathan Anderson, creative director of Loewe, will serve as honorary chairs.
The star-studded guest list is encouraged to adhere to this year’s theme, “The Garden of Time,” which was inspired by the 1962 short story by J.G. Ballard. In it, the author explores the concept of preservation using flowers as a symbol of beauty, youth and innocence.
According to The Metropolitan Museum, the exhibition — on view from May 10 through Sept. 2 — will showcase approximately 250 garments and accessories that will be connected visually through nature, which also serves as a metaphor for the transience of fashion.
