Kim Kardashian Met Gala debut in 2013 set family run
kim kardashian met gala history starts with a 2013 debut that turned a single appearance into a family pattern. Kardashian arrived in a floral Givenchy gown while pregnant with North West, then kept returning to the Costume Institute benefit every year after that.
2013 Givenchy Debut
2013 was the year Kardashian made her first Met Gala appearance, and the choice of a floral Givenchy gown gave the night a visual anchor that still defines the story. She was pregnant with her and Kanye West's daughter North West, which makes that debut the cleanest starting point for the Kardashian-Jenner Met Gala timeline.
Every year since that debut, Kardashian has remained a mainstay at the event. That steady presence matters because the family presence at the Met Gala did not build all at once; it accumulated year by year, with each arrival adding another name to the same recurring fashion system.
Kendall, Kris, Kylie
2014 brought Kendall Jenner into the lineup, followed by Kris Jenner in 2015 and Kylie Jenner in 2016. Kylie arrived in a silver Balmain gown for the “Manus x Machina: Fashion in an Age of Technology” theme, and later told Vogue, “I love the way people go all-out for the Met Ball,” and “I love when people take risks.”
2022 expanded the family footprint again when Khloe Kardashian and Kourtney Kardashian first appeared at the Met Gala. Kourtney ascended the steps alongside husband Travis Barker, while Khloe said her anxiety was through the roof and tweeted, “Am I supposed to admit that I almost had a heart attack on that carpet tonight?”
2024 Silver Corset
2024 kept Kardashian at the center of the family’s Met Gala record with a silver corset gown for the “Garden of Time”-themed event. On an episode of The Kardashians, she called the look “definitely a performance piece,” and also said, “That's just who I am. If you look good, it's all worth it.”
Kris Jenner pushed back on the outfit with a blunt line of her own: “Are you ever gonna wear a dress to the Met where you can actually walk?” That exchange captures the friction inside Kardashian’s Met Gala approach — the looks are built to be seen first, and mobility comes second.
May 4, 2026
The 2026 Met Gala was scheduled to kick off on May 4, extending a run that had already tracked across 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2022 and 2024. For readers following the family rather than a single dress, the through line is simple: Kardashian’s debut became the template, and the rest of the family has kept building on it.
