In 2015, Zendaya made in a custom Fausto Puglisi sun-motif dress, inspired by that year's theme, China: Through the Looking Glass.
Following the event, the actress revealed to PEOPLE that she started . "I had only two fittings," she shared. "I liked the fact that it was mature and fit the theme but didn't lose the fun, fresh youthfulness that I wanted it to have."
Of her first time attending the fashion event, Zendaya said: "Going to the Met Ball was a night to remember, overwhelming but in the best kind of way.
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The following year, where the theme was Manus x Machina, Zendaya went with a far more dramatic look as she donned with golden Jorge Adeler rings and a mushroom-cut wig.
Zendaya made heads turn as she wore a gown by Dolce & Gabbana, which featured a brightly colored tropical parrot print.
Her look was so iconic, even .
For the theme Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination, Zendaya in a silver chain-mail-inspired Atelier Versace dress with armor-like details, a bobbed wig, Jimmy Choo heels and Tiffany & Co. jewelry.
Zendaya later told as it made her feel like "nothing could hurt me — I was like a warrior."
The Met Gala look that spawned a thousand memes! Zendaya embraced the theme in 2019 with a look that mixed cartoon with couture. With dressed as her , Zendaya transformed into Cinderella with a light-up pale blue Tommy Hilfiger ballgown inspired by the Disney classic, down to the pumpkin-carriage Judith Leiber clutch and headband-accented updo.
Once inside, , echoing the one Cinderella's mice made for the ball that her stepsisters destroyed – the very one Cinderella is wearing again once the magic wears off.
the outfit was meant to evoke her career evolution from Disney star to in-demand actress: "It's almost like this is the last hoorah and the last time people will identify her as a Disney princess—which isn't a bad thing."
