Sarah Jessica Parker’s Best Met Gala Looks of All Time

Dressing for a theme can be tricky, especially when it’s the Met Gala—a night that has been dubbed the Oscars of fashion. But if there’s one person who can shine with the same ingenuity as in the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s costume exhibition itself, it’s Sarah Jessica Parker. This year will mark Parker’s 11th turn down the 150-foot-long red carpet, and if history tells us anything, she’ll likely embrace the dress code, “Camp: Notes on Fashion,” with her usual aplomb.

Such as was the case in 2006, when Parker arrived on the arm of Alexander McQueen wearing a one-shoulder tartan look by the late designer that was perfectly in step with the Anglomania of “Tradition and Transgression in British Fashion.” Parker left another lasting impression when she donned a two-tone duchesse satin gown to fete the Charles James exhibit in 2014. If there were any question as to who she was wearing, Parker had “Oscar de la Renta” embroidered in bold red cursive along her train.

Come 2013, when the ball highlighted the punk movement, Parker turned to Philip Treacy for a larger-than-life mohawk for a radical finish that complemented her brush-stroked Giles dress. The accessory was of such gargantuan proportions that Parker had to actually sit on the floor of the car en route to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. She followed it up in 2015, the year that celebrated China’s influence in fashion, with an equally elaborate flame-inspired headdress to top off a custom H&M dress.

The look that hit closest to home came the next year, when Parker channeled Carrie Bradshaw in pedal pushers and a military-inspired coat designed by Fernando Garcia and Laura Kim of Monse. At the time, Garcia and Kim, who have since been appointed creative directors at Oscar de la Renta, were just beginning to make waves in the industry, and Parker’s endorsement all but confirmed their stars-in-the-making status. Parker added extra shine with blue satin Manolo Blahniks that looked as if they could have been a keepsake from her Sex and the City days.

While the actress was a no-show at 2017’s party of the year due to filming commitments for her HBO series Divorce, she came back in full force at last year’s “Heavenly Bodies” gala, decked out in a gilded Dolce ensemble. Where will she go for this year’s camp theme? Only time will tell. In the meantime, take a look back at Parker’s Met Gala evolution to see how she became one of the event's most consistently best-dressed.

Below, a look at this and other awe-inspiring SJP fashion moments from the gala.

Met Gala 2018

Fully committing to the year’s “Heavenly Bodies” theme, Parker covered herself in a gilded creation by Dolce Alta Moda that was covered in precious stones. On her head, she also wore a larger-than-life Neapolitan nativity scene. Talk about a crowning glory.

Met Gala 2015

The theme was 'China: Through the Looking Glass' and SJP took a rebellious tack in with a flame-like headdress that she wore with a custom H&M ensemble, and the combination practically lit up the red carpet.

Met Gala 2014

Just as accustomed to making an entrance as she is to staging an exit, Parker left another lasting impression when she donned a two-tone duchesse satin stunner for the 'Charles James: Beyond Fashion' exhibition.

Met Gala 2013

The theme was 'Punk: Chaos to Couture' and at the party of the year, the actress called on Philip Treacy for a larger-than-life mohawk that required her to sit on the floor of the car on her ride over to the museum’s 1000 Fifth Avenue address.

Met Gala 2012

Taking a flowery and feminine look to the next level in Valentino, SJP arrived at the 2012 Met in a showstopper .The theme was "Schiaparelli and Prada: Impossible Conversations."

Met Gala 2011

In 2011, Sarah Jessica Parker was lucky enough to wear an archive look from Alexander McQueen's Fall 2005 collection to the Met Gala where the theme was honoring Alexander McQueen, "Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty."

Met Gala 2010

In 2010, SJP dazzled in a champagne Halston Heritage dress with accompanying accessories. The theme in 2010 was "American Woman: Fashioning a National Identity."

Met Gala 2006

In 2006, SJP arrived on the arm of Alexander McQueen wearing a one-shoulder tartan frock by the late designer that felt perfectly in step with the Anglomania mood of “Tradition and Transgression in British Fashion."

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