Serena Williams‘ first time at the Met Gala was over 20 years ago. While she attended the event starting in 2004, there were some years that she skipped the event. Then in 2017 she returned with her then fiancé Alexis Ohanian and has since become a somewhat consistent guest at the event. The athlete has taken some risks with her style for the event, even wearing a pair of Off-White sneakers one year, but has grasped fans’ attention as soon as she steps out on the red carpet year after year.
Serena Williams’ Met Gala Style

Serena Williams wears a purple gown with silver sandals at the 2004 Met Gala.
Serena Williams’ Met Gala Style

Williams, in a gold strapless gown, hits the 2008 Met Gala red carpet with André Leon Talley.
Serena Williams’ Met Gala Style

Serena Williams in Oscar de la Renta, Mick Jagger and L’Wren Scott at the 2011 Met Gala.
Serena Williams’ Met Gala Style

Serena Williams emerald Versace gown hid her matching green pumps as she stands alongside then-fiancé Alexis Ohanian at the 2017 Met Gala. See Serena Williams’ Met Gala red carpet looks from over the years which included designs from Oscar de la Renta, Versace and more.
Serena Williams’ Met Gala Style

Serena Williams wore Off-White x Nike Air Force 1 sneakers with a custom Atelier Versace gown to the 2019 Met Gala, whose theme was “Camp: Notes on Fashion.”
Serena Williams’ Met Gala Style

Williams attended The 2021 Met Gala Celebrating In America: A Lexicon Of Fashion at Metropolitan Museum of Art on September 13, 2021 in New York City. She wore Gucci’s Metallic Nappa Crawford Knotted Strap Platform sandal in silver. She also wore a custom Gucci lace bodysuit and feather cape.
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Serena Williams attends The 2023 Met Gala Celebrating “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line Of Beauty” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 1, 2023 in New York City. She wore a black-and-white Gucci gown and accessorized with Tiffany & Co. jewelry and a Lelet NY bejeweled headpiece. Although obscured by the bottom of her dress, then-pregnant tennis star wore a pair of lace-up leather boots before changing into Nike sneakers.
The 2024 Met Gala: “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion” – Arrivals

Serena Williams at the 2024 Met Gala: “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion” held at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 6, 2024 in New York City. Williams, who worked with her longtime stylist Kesha McLeod for the look, was dressed in a custom gown by Balenciaga, which was made of gold-coated silk taffeta and featured a long sash that evolved into a train.