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Lee Radziwill, 1975
Jacqueline Kennedy and former museum curator and director Thomas Hoving, 1976.
A boho inspiration, 1977.
Brandy and Naomi Cambell, Halston and Bianca Jagger, and Jacqueline Kennedy are a few of the figures that have attended the Met Gala since the 1970s.
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, 1977
Andy Warhol, 1977
Giorgio Di SantAngelo and friend having a ball, 1977.
Mad for stripes, 1981.
A dramatic back, 1981.
Lee Radziwill, 1975
A boldly-colored gown, 1990.
Vera Wang, 1990
Christy Turlington and her father Dwain, caught-mid dance, 1992.
Lauren Ezersky, 1990
Isaac Mizrahi, 1992
The sheer dress trend has always been around, 1992.
Jacqueline Kennedy and former museum curator and director Thomas Hoving, 1976.
Anna Sui in a dramatic coat, 1993.
Grace Coddington and Linda Evangelista enthralled in conversation, 1993.
James Kaliardos and Cecilia Dean, 1993
Pulling out all the stops, 1993.
Diana Vreeland, 1977
Grunge-glam looks, 1993.
Stephen Gan and Lady Bunny, 1993
An almost-monastic look, 1993.
A JFK-illustrated bag, 1993.
Barbara Walters, 1977
Naomi Sims, 1975
Pat and Bill Buckley, 1975
Lee Radziwill wearing a gold dress by Mary McFadden, 1977.
A boho inspiration, 1977.
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, 1977
Andy Warhol, 1977
Giorgio Di Sant’Angelo and friend having a ball, 1977.
Debbie Harry, 1979
Ali McGraw and Peter Weller, 1979
Margaux Hemingway, 1979
Lee Radziwill and Valentino, 1978
Jacqueline Kennedy, 1979
Yves Saint Laurent and Francoise de la Renta, 1980
Bianca Jagger and Halston, 1981
Fran Lebowitz, Paloma Picasso, Rafael Lopez-Sanches, 1980.
Mary McFadden, 1980
Isabella Rosellini, 1981
Grace Jones, 1981
Victor Hugo, 1981
Diane von Furstenberg, 1981
Gianni Versace, 1981
Impeccable style, 1981.
Mad for stripes, 1981.
A dramatic back, 1981.
Wow, 1981.
Warren Beatty and Diana Ross, 1981
Elsa Peretti and Bobby Breslau, 1981
Zandra Rhodes and Diana Vreeland, 1982
Mariel Hemingway, 1983
Catherine Deneuve, 1983
Brooke Shields, 1983
Carolina Herrera, 1983
Diana Vreeland and Yves Saint Laurent, 1983
André Leon Talley and Iman, 1983
A blessed good look, 1983.
Ralph and Ricky Lauren, 1984
CZ Guest, 1984
Polly Mellen, 1989
Bernadette Peters, 1986
Diane von Furstenberg, 1989
Gina Lollobrigida, 1988
Karl Lagerfeld and Gianni Versace, 1995
Marc Jacobs and Marina Schiano, 1990
Nan Kempner in glitzy leopard, 1990.
A boldly-colored gown, 1990.
Vera Wang, 1990
Christy Turlington and her father Dwain, caught-mid dance, 1992.
Lauren Ezersky, 1990
Isaac Mizrahi, 1992
The sheer dress trend has always been around, 1992.
Anna Sui in a dramatic coat, 1993.
Grace Coddington and Linda Evangelista enthralled in conversation, 1993.
James Kaliardos and Cecilia Dean, 1993
Pulling out all the stops, 1993.
Grunge-glam looks, 1993.
Stephen Gan and Lady Bunny, 1993
An almost-monastic look, 1993.
A JFK-illustrated bag, 1993.
Kate Moss and Calvin Klein, 1995
Joan Rivers, 1994
Nadja Auermann, 1994
Veronica Webb, 1994
Brandy and Naomi Campbell, 1995
John Galliano and Vanessa Bellanger, 1995
Francesco and Alba Clemente, 1995
Cynthia Rowley and Sarah Jessica Parker, 1995.
Tom Ford, 1995
Trish Goff and Kirsty Hume, 1995
Helmut Lang, 1995
Anna Wintour, 1995
Princess Diana talks to Liz Tilberis, 1996.
Georgina Grenville, 1996
Iman and Christian Lacroix, 1996
Linda Evangelista and Kyle MacLachlan, 1997
Debi Mazar, 1997
Cher and André Leon Talley, 1997
Olatz and Julian Schnabel, 1997
Amanda Harlech, Stella Tennant, and Karl Lagerfeld, 1997
Jean Paul Gaultier, 1997
Hamish Bowles and Salma Hayek, 1997
Madonna, Donatella Versace, Elton John, 1997
Chloë Sevigny, 1998
Miuccia Prada, 1998
Narciso Rodriguez and Sarah Paulson, 1998
Willem Defoe, 1998
Julianne Moore, 1998
Martha Stewart, 1998
Whitney Houston, 1999
Jennifer Love Hewitt, 1999
Minnie Driver and Gwyneth Paltrow, 1999
Kim Cattrall and Randolph Duke, 1999
