Get ready, fashion fans, because the 2025 Met Gala, which is held on the first Monday of May each year, is just around the corner.

The star-studded ball takes place annually at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.

Often referred to as the most significant night in the world of fashion, the glamorous event attracts numerous top celebrities, all gathered together by Vogue’s editor-in-chief Anna Wintour.

While most attendees impress with their stunning and elegant outfits, there are occasions when some famous faces completely miss the mark, showing up in strange and eccentric clothes that leave viewers puzzled.

This year’s theme revolves around ‘Superfine: Tailoring Black Style,’ inspired by Monica L. Miller’s 2009 publication, Slaves to Fashion: Black Dandyism and the Styling of Black Diasporic Identity.

It is meant to pay homage to black dandyism, a style with European roots which started post-Emancipation and came out in full force during the Harlem Renaissance.

And, while many fans thought it was due time that black style got the recognition it deserved, others immediately presented concerns about what could potentially come down the Met Gala red carpet.

Many are anticipating that this year’s worst dressed will cross the line into cultural appropriation and risk offensive outfits.

Ahead of this year’s event, DailyMail.com has rounded up the most atrocious, cringe-worthy looks from past Met Galas.

In 2024, the dress code was The Garden of Time, representing the exhibition that was held to honor: Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion.

Model Amelia Gray Hamlin, 23, made a baffling appearance at the 2024 Met Gala in what appeared to be a blow-up dress that was filled with flowers.

The jarring look paid homage to Disney Princess Belle from Beauty and the Beast.

It was a mini dress version of Belle’s iconic yellow ball gown – and it even featured red roses, but they were inside the dress.  

The same year, Broadway star J. Harrison Ghee, 35, chose to take the garden theme a little too literally by dressing up as a giant bug.

Their strange look was paired with a much too-big bow attached to the back of the pastel pink and blue dress.   

In 2023, the Met Gala theme was Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty.’

The theme honored the life and legacy of the fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld, who died in 2019.

Lily Collins, 36, hit the theme a little too on the nose in her giant ball gown that had ‘Karl’ written on the train.

The black and white dress featured silver lettering that appeared to be done by a toddler as it was in a large, basic font. 

In 2022, the theme was Gilded Glamour, which was a nod to New York City’s Gilded Age and a few stars made the worst-dressed list.

Kylie Jenner, 27, wore a wedding dress to the event, which she paired with a sheer, cap sleeve shirt.

The cringiest part of the look was her backward baseball cap that had a veil.  

Irish actress Jessie Buckley, 35, also opted for a bizarre ensemble. 

She donned a pin-striped suit and a fake mustache for the Gala. 

The fake mustache was an unusual fashion choice for the Irish actress, who had also dyed her locks a bright brash blonde for the event.  

After the massively popular event was canceled in 2020, it came back to New York in September of 2021 with a much smaller guest list of just 400 people.

While it was a bit different than usual, something that didn’t change from previous years was the number of bad outfit choices. 

Singer Rihanna, 37, arrived fashionably late to the event in a billowing duvet coat. 

ASAP Rocky, 36, posed beside his pop star girlfriend in an oversized blue, red, and yellow checker print wrap.

Singer Kim Petras, 32, also turned heads in her floral dress with a large horse head on her chest. 

The horse head even had its own matching hairstyle – a long, red braid. 

In 2019, the theme for the Met Gala was Camp: Notes on Fashion, and Wintour confessed ahead of the event that she had ‘no idea’ what to expect of guests when it came to their outfits.

While there were some notable moments – such as Lady Gaga’s performance – there was also a fair share of misses. 

YouTube star and comedian Liza Koshy, 29, wore a very boxy number by Balmain that resembled a piñata from a child’s birthday party, due to the very rigid shape and the layered ruffles.

It almost looked as though she had made her ensemble out of paper mache.

Katy Perry also wore a baffling ensemble that turned her into a functioning chandelier.

The 40-year-old paired the full chandelier dress with a large silver necklace and another working chandelier on her head. 

In 2019, the theme was Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & The Catholic Imagination, but some looks were far from ‘heavenly’ – teetering on disaster.

Shailene Woodley’s dress looked more like a suit of armor than a stylish black tie frock.

The actress paired it with a severe hairstyle that only added to the medieval military feel of the overall unflattering look.

Perry was once again on the worst dressed list in 2015 due her bizarre look.

To pay homage to the theme, China: Through The Looking Glass, the singer wore a mermaid-shaped Moschino gown was covered in graffiti and ruffles.

She accessorized her already-busy gown with fingerless gloves, which also featured a blue spray paint design.

Madonna, 66, also wore a similar look in a black strapless dress featuring white writing and a matching cape.

In 2011, the theme was Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty and many didn’t understand what it meant.

Singer and actress Jennifer Lopez, 55, spoiled an otherwise stylish halter-neck Gucci gown with a floral shrug. 

It was also a bright pinkish red that blended into the red carpet.