Top 6 Most Expensive Met Gala Looks, Including Kim Kardashian's $4.8 Dress
The Met Gala is the perfect excuse for these celebs and more to show off their jewelry collection.
From Kim Kardashian borrowing Marilyn Monroe's 1962 Jean Louis crystal-embellished dress to Cardi B covering her nipples with $500,000 rubies, these stars just get it when it comes to sparkling the night away.
Keep scrolling to see the top 5 most expensive looks at the Met Gala through the years:
Rihanna
Rihanna delivered drama at the 2015 Met when she wore a Guo Pei dress featuring a massive train, delicate embroidery and fur embellishments. According to Vogue Australia, the look was estimated to cost $3.97 million.
Priyanka Chopra Jonas
Priyanka Chopra Jonas made headlines in 2023 when she teamed her black-and-white Valentino gown with a diamond necklace featuring the Bulgari Luna Blue Diamond. Later that month, the rare diamond sold for $25.2 million at Sotheby's Geneva auction.
Lady Gaga
Lady Gaga had no shortage of looks at the 2019 gala when she revealed four different looks on the red carpet. While each dress was a moment, the star of the show was her $1.75 million Tiffy & Co. jewelry, per Vogue Australia. She stunned in purple and diamond rings, as well as a statement necklace.
Cardi B
Cardi B joked about the cost of her look while chatting with Vogue at the 2019 gala. She arrived in a striking Thom Browne look adorned with 30,000 feathers, a 10-foot-long train and $500,000 worth of rubies turned into pasties.
"If I lose one of them...I'm gonna have to sell my Birkin bags," she quipped at the time.
Emma Chamberlain
Emma Chamberlain commanded attention at the 2022 ball in a vintage Cartier diamond choker, which would retail for approximately $30 million, per Times of India, if the jewelry was still in its original form.
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This story was originally published April 30, 2026 at 3:24 PM.