Kiki Dunst and Jake Gyllenhaal

Look at these sweet summer children! I actually remember this look of Kirsten's very clearly -- this was pre-GFY and everything -- mostly because I believe I saw it in People and thought, "why is Kiki Dunst wearing that hat?! Her accessorizing is misguided." Anyway, I love her. 

Diana Ross

Miss Ross looks resplendent. She IS a goddess, so she is on theme. (People are KINDA dressing to the theme by this point? We're getting there.)

Charlize Theron

(a) Charlize is a baby (b) She is a gorgeous baby (c) This is a WONDERFUL dress but it's also a day dress (d) the woman in the background in KHAKI HAREM PANTS absolutely still tells people about the time she wore khaki harem pants to the Met Gala

Adrien Brody and Nicole Kidman

Nicole DOES look like a goddess and also I forgot they dated for like two months. (They met at the Oscars the month before; he won for The Piano, she won for The Hours, a movie I literally just saw for the first time over Christmas. Y'all, The Hours is GREAT!)

David Bowie and Iman

WELL. While we are on the subject of gorgeous, otherworldly creatures!

Zac Posen and Eva Amurri

In the background, Zac is amused that Eva is showing off just how much she can make her body look like the proscenium of a stage.

Tracee Ellis Ross

This is pretty cool -- even though it also looks like that one sleeve is medicinally indicated -- and she could EASY wear this again.

Connie Nielsen

Quick! Who wore it better? I give it to Tracee: Connie's furry elbows are just too confusing.

Stanley Tucci and Edie Falco

Edie looks very boring here but this is a good place to remind you that they had a PASSIONATE AFFAIR while doing a play together (they had known each other since college), he left his family and ran off with her, THEY broke up, and he went back to his family. And then his first wife died, and now he's married to Emily Blunt's sister. Life is a HIGHWAY. 

Marissa Jaret Winokur and Matthew Morrison

WHAT.  (They were in Hairspray on Broadway at the time.)

Finola Hughes

I need Finola Hughes to confirm or deny that those shoes were VERY UNCOMFORTABLE.

Rachel Weisz

This is "goddess" as interpreted by your crunchy granola 70s interpretive dance teacher who lives in the canyon and does a lot of peyote.

Claire Danes

I have confidence that Claire Danes still owns this dress.

Selma Blair in Behnaz Serafpour

This is a GREAT dress on Selma, who looks fab here. (I loved Behnaz Serafpour's clothing; it seems like she's moved into fragrance now.)

Alicia Keys

This is cool on her, and she also looks like she's worried she left the Snoopy SnoCone Machine running.

Maggie Gyllenhaal and Peter Sarsgaard

Maggie G looks like she's wearing the Dancing Lady Emoji dress! (They had JUST started dating here. It's sweet.)

Trish Goff and Stella Tennant

They look extremely modelly here. I used to LOVE Trish Goff.

Michael J. Fox and Tracy Pollan

And everyone loves Michael J.

Linda Evangelista

Meanwhile, Linda -- in D&G -- looks like the proprietor of your local saloon.

Posh Spice in Dolce and Gabbana

VICTORIA NO.

Two of these three women are professional models.

Jacquetta Wheeler

This is very VERY reasonable.

Kelly Lynch

This feels sufficiently goddess-y.

Maggie Rizer

Children, let an old hag such as myself assure you: Yes, we wore SO MANY SHINY THINGS in 2003.

Angela Lindvall

RELATED.

Kim Cattrall

And I couldn't help but wonder...was I a goddess, or was I godless?

David Spade and Parker Posey

They, too, dated. They both sort of look like they're regretting it?

Keri Russell

What a dish -- and one with excellent double-sided tape at her disposal.

Angie Harmon and Jason Sehorn

Sehorn looks like a groomsman here. (She is pregnant here, but barely.)

Carolyn Murphy

This is a VERY cool dress!

Heidi Klum

And Heidi looks AMAZING and sort of like an evil goddess.

Carmen Kass

This DOES feel very Met Gala-y.

Gisele Bundchen in D&G

On brand, with the noteable exception of the fact that Tom Brady isn't touching her butt. (Probably because they had not met yet.)

Karolina Kurkova

I am concerned that Karolina's nipple made an appearance upon this night.

Stella McCartney and Kate Hudson

I suspect Stella's did, too. (Kate looks fab here.)

Ashanti in Gucci

Good old Ashanti, and her armpit curtains.

Molly Sims

This is REALLY fun and I also wish the neckline had terminated at the belt.

Hilary Swank in Marc Jacobs and Chad Lowe

She looks dishy, he looks like he's wearing his father's suit, and I SINCERELY totally forgot they were married.

Jamie-Lynn Sigler

Oh, Jamie-Lynn. I don't know.

(then) James King

This needs a bit of a hoik, but it's a very cool dress that is fairly timeless.

Gerard Butler

!!!!!!!!!!

The 2003 Met Gala Theme Was “Goddess: The Classical Mode”

Wait until you see what noted goddess Gerard Butler wore.