There may be nothing Sarah Jessica Parker loves more than a theme. While most attendees at the Met Gala take the dress code as just a light suggestion, Parker always commits. For 2013’s “Punk: Chaos to Couture” exhibit, the actress arrived in a printed Giles Deacon gown with thigh-high plaid Christian Louboutin boots, topped off with a Philip Treacy-designed mohawk headdress. It was a look she herself would outdo just two years later at the “China: Through the Looking Glass” themed gala in 2015, where she teamed her H&M dress with another headpiece by Treacy, this one made to look like flames were erupting out of her head. It was a look that spurned 1,000 memes—and, really, what more can you ask for from the Met Gala red carpet?

Of course, then there are the actor’s more poignant Met moments—like when she paid homage to Elizabeth Hobbs Keckley, a freed slave who went on to become First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln’s dressmaker, in 2022. Or her 2011 look, which honored her late friend Lee McQueen. As of now, there’s no word on whether or not Parker will be attending the event in 2026, but as we wait to see, let’s look through each and every one of the actor’s Met Gala looks over the years.

2024: “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion”

Sarah Jessica Parker’s Richard Quinn dress features hand-cut lace appliquéd over a wire frame, creating a fragility that played into the year’s theme and dress code, “Garden of Time.” Parker was inspired to work with Quinn on the dress after he got involved with looks for And Just Like That.

2022: “In America: An Anthology of Fashion”

The “In America: An Anthology of Fashion” Met Gala in 2022 propelled Parker to channel an important piece of American fashion history. Her custom Christopher John Rogers dress was inspired by Elizabeth Hobbs Keckley, a freed slave who went on to become First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln’s dressmaker.

2018: “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination”

Dolce & Gabbana had the honor of outfitting Parker for the 2018 Met Gala. Naturally, she wore a Neapolitan nativity scene on her head as an homage to the “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination” dress code.

2016: “Manus x Machina: Fashion in an Age of Technology”

Although Parker usually wears a large gown to the Met, she mixed things up drastically with her 2016 outfit. The actor slipped into capri pants from Monse that she paired with tousled hair, a simple tank top, and a theatrical jacket. Mismatched heels—a classic Carrie Bradshaw styling trick—finished her look.

2015: “China: Through the Looking Glass”

Parker’s H&M ensemble and flame-like Philip Treacy hat was one of the more talked-about looks of the 2015 Met Gala.

2014: “Charles James: Beyond Fashion”

In 2014, the actor picked out a two-tone Oscar de la Renta gown and white opera gloves.

2013: “Punk: Chaos to Couture”

Parker went all out for the 2013 punk-themed Met Gala. She wore an abstract Giles Deacon dress that she paired with a Philip Treacy mohawk hat, which was so tall that it required her to sit on the floor of her car as she made her way to the museum.

2012: “Schiaparelli and Prada: Impossible Conversations”

Parker paired her floral Valentino dress with thick gold bangles at the 2012 ball.

2011: “Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty”

The 2011 Met Gala honored Alexander McQueen and Parker chose to dip into the late great’s archives for the occasion. She wore a blinged-out dress from the designer’s fall 2005 collection.

2010: “American Woman: Fashioning a National Identity”

As a nod to the 2010 exhibition “American Woman: Fashioning a National Identity,” Parker wore a pleated Halston Heritage dress that was asking to be danced in.

2006: “AngloMania: Tradition and Transgression in British Fashion”

In 2006, the actor arrived at the Met steps on the arm of the late Alexander McQueen. Her tartan tutu dress? The perfect interpretation of the night’s “AngloMania” theme.

1995: “Haute Couture”

For her Met Gala debut, Parker went the simple route in an empire waist cocktail dress that she picked up at a thrift shop.