The Best Manicures of Met Galas Past

Iman, Met Gala 2011 Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty

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The supermodel's moody brown mani looked edgy against her ultraglam sequin dress.

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Jennifer Lopez, Met Gala 2011 Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty

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Only Jennifer Lopez could make all pink everything look super chic.

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Fergie, Met Gala 2011 Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty

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Fergie proved to be a trendsetter as her long neutral talons are still a hot trend in 2016.

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Emma Stone, Met Gala 2012 Schiaparelli And Prada: Impossible Conversations

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Emma rocked the red carpet with a patriotic mix of a red dress and bright, blue nails.

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Janelle Monae, Met Gala 2012 Schiaparelli And Prada: Impossible Conversations

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The singer looked classically cool with a red-orange lip and nails to juxtapose a sleek black ensemble.

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Coco Rocha, Met Gala 2012 Schiaparelli And Prada: Impossible Conversations

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Coco matched pink metallic Barbie polish complemented her vibrant hair and top.

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Blake Lively, Met Gala 2013 Punk: Chaos To Couture

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Blake took inspiration from the print on her dress for her negative-space nail art design.

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Katy Perry, Met Gala 2013 Punk: Chaos To Couture

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Katy Perry went all out with gilded, printed digits to go with her sparkly dress/

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Julianne Hough, Met Gala 2013 Punk: Chaos To Couture

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Two accent nails — a textured black one and a blinged-out ring finger — looked unexpected on Julianne.

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Rita Ora, Met Gala 2013 Punk: Chaos To Couture

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Rita provides another successful example of coordinating the print on your gown to the one on your nails.

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Lupita Nyong'o, Met Gala 2014 Charles James: Beyond Fashion

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Lupita's creative nail color was created by Deborah Lippmann topping a green shade with lilac.

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Solange Knowles, Met Gala 2014 Charles James: Beyond Fashion

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A sherbet-colored mani looked season-ready on Solange.

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Rihanna, Met Gala 2015 China: Through The Looking Glass

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Rihanna's ombre, glitter manicure was anything but fluffy.

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Beyonce, Met Gala 2015 China: Through The Looking Glass

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Naturally Beyonce's "naked dress" begged for a neutral-hued nail polish pick.

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FKA Twigs, Met Gala 2015 China: Through The Looking Glass

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Sometimes a simple, yet eye-catching coral does the trick — as proven by FKA Twigs.

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