The most daring dresses celebrities have ever worn to the Met Gala

Beyoncé attends the Met Gala wearing a sheer dress in 2015.Evan Agostini/Invision/AP

• Each year, celebrities wear their most daring looks to the annual Met Gala in New York City.
• Over the years, stars such as Cher, Jennifer Lopez, and Kendall Jenner have all put their own twist on the "naked" trend while at the event.
• Celebrities such as Emily Ratajkowski, Rita Ora, and Anne Hathaway, on the other hand, have experimented with plunging necklines and bold cutouts.
• While the 2020 Met Gala won't be happening, we can still look back at the oufits of years past.
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Since 1948, the Met Gala has been hosted annually at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. The event serves as a fundraiser for the museum, and kicks off the opening of the Costume Institute's annual fashion exhibit.

To attend, celebrities are expected to wear over-the-top looks that match the theme of the exhibit. And almost always, they deliver. Everyone from Cher to Beyoncé has graced the Met Gala red carpet wearing risqué looks, including gowns with thigh-high slits and "naked" dresses with practically see-through fabric.

While the Met Gala won't be happening on the first Monday of May this year, due to the coronavirus pandemic, it's still fun to look back at the most daring outfits from the past.