Once upon a time, Taylor Swift was a Met Gala mainstay. She attended the iconic fashion event nearly every year from 2008 to 2016—for that last one, she was a cochair—but hasn’t been back since. Which left Swifties to wonder: Will Taylor Swift be at the 2025 Met Gala,

Some of the Met Gala's biggest style icons including Blake Lively and Sarah Jessica Parker among others were missing Monday night.

The Met Gala plays an important part in the mythology (and eras) of Taylor Swift. Who can forget the 2016 Bleachella era where Swift rocked a bleach-blonde shag chop and Louis Vuitton cutout dress, danced with Tom Hiddleston, and perhaps first caught sight of future ex-boyfriend Joe Alwyn? A packed night, to be sure.