A lot of Met Gala coverage is, rightfully, focused on spectacular custom looks that took hundreds of hours to make or feature incredible yardages of the most sumptuous of fabrics. Some of these are one-offs, others are inspired by a brand’s catwalk looks. Otherwise, a great number of dresses look exactly as they did when you first saw them on Vogue Runway. See the side-by-sides below.
Yves Saint Laurent, fall 1969 couture (reshown in 2003)
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Hailey Bieber in Saint Laurent
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Yves Saint Laurent, spring 1988 couture (reshown in 2003)
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Saint Laurent, fall 2017 ready-to-wear
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Charli XCX in Saint Laurent
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Yves Saint Laurent, spring 1988 couture
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Rosé in Saint Laurent
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