9 Times Blake Lively Was the Belle of the Met Ball

Established in 1948, the storied Met Gala was a midnight dinner with tickets costing just $50 each and proceeds going toward the funding of the newly established Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum on New York City's Upper East Side. Fast-forward a few decades, position Anna Wintour at the helm, and put Instagram at everyone's fingertips, and the Met Gala has become the most anticipated fashion event of the year.

Of course, this isn't news to one of the most famous Upper East Siders to ever grace our collective conscious—we're confident Serena van der Woodsen would have made it beyond the Met steps and into the storied ball if, you know, she had been a real person. Fortunately, we have Blake Lively for that.

Having attended the Met Gala for nine out of the past 10 (and soon to be 11) years, it's easy to see why Lively is a favorite for both fashion insiders and plebian enthusiasts alike. Below, see all of Blake Lively's Met Gala gowns to date, and keep your eyes onBest Knockoff Luxury Clothing for coverage of this year's big event on Monday, May 6. 

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Theme: "Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination," 2018

Designer: Versace

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Theme: "Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art of the In-Between," 2017

Designer: Atelier Versace

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Theme: "Manux x Machina: Fashion in an Age of Technology," 2016

Designer: Gucci

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Theme: "Charles James: Beyond Fashion," 2014

Designer: Gucci

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Theme: "Punk Chaos to Couture," 2013

Designer: Gucci

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Theme: "Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty," 2011

Designer: Chanel

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Theme: "American Woman: Fashioning a National Identity," 2010

Designer: Marchesa

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Theme: The Model as Muse: Embodying Fashion," 2009

Designer: Versace

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Theme: "Superheroes: Fashion and Fantasy," 2008

Designer: Ralph Lauren

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Drew Elovitz is originally from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, but has spent the last decade living and working in New York City. She earned a master's degree in media and popular culture from New York University, then began her career on the internet as the Twitter voice of Barbie. She worked previously atBest Knockoff Luxury Clothing as the director of content strategy and also spent several years leading the social media teams at Teen Vogue and Entertainment Weekly. You'll find her byline on the site around topics such as celebrity fashion, must-have basics, beauty favorites (particularly nail polish), and wellness tips and tricks. Her personal style tends to favor the classics: She loves crisp white button-downs, sneakers, and skinny jeans—and no look is complete without a great pair of oversize sunglasses and a trusty leather jacket. After she finishes reading the entire internet every day, she can be found dining out at her favorite restaurants, trying new beauty treatments, or indulging her historical-fiction habit.