We're officially just days out from the First Monday in May and you can almost feel the fashion fanatics excitement in the air.
Coined fashion's most anticipated annual spectacle, this year, just like every other year will see the world's most fashionable, famous and fresh faces take to the steps of The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, donning custom-made gowns, eccentric ensembles and everything in between.
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Aside from the stellar ensembles, dreamy glam and power couple debuts, the Met Gala is also an event that sees some of the world's most expensive, rare and precious jewellery pieces, displayed on the necks, ears and arms of the world's most notable names.
As we wait in anticipation for Monday's event, we round up the best jewellery looks that have ever taken to the Met Gala red carpet.
A pregnant Rihanna donned a stack of pearls and diamonds from Bulgari's high jewellery collection last year. She paired her decedent stack with floral-shaped earrings and a pearl and diamond ear cuff.
Model, mother and business mogul Gigi Hadid chose to accessorise her custom Givenchy with a lab-grown diamond necklace from New York jeweller Smiling Rock and a set of pearls.
Cardi B opted for a custom Versace ensemble for the 2022 Met Gala. Her glitzy gold dress perfectly matched her excessive stack of Versace necklaces and Medusa motif earrings.
For the 2019 event, Kim Kardashian made her whole outfit a jewellery spectacle. Opting for a custom Thierry Mugler latex dress, dripping (literally) in hundreds of hand-adorned crystals.
Dripping in over 7 million pounds worth of Harry Winston diamonds, Jennifer Lopez made sure to make an entrance. She paired her dripping diamonds with a glitzy Versace gown and headpiece.
Winne Harlow styled her custom Tommy Hilfiger corsetted ivory gown with a decadent diamond necklace, bracelets and rings all from Bulgari's High Jewellery collection.
The former Spice Girl turned heads in an opulent ruby and diamond encrusted necklace and matching earring set which matched both her strapless dress and bold lipstick choice.
In 1992 Christy Turlington channeled her inner Breakfast At Tiffany's by donning a simple black gown layered with a decent stack of luscious pearls around her neck.