The first Monday in May is fast approaching, which means the next iteration of the Met Gala – the biggest night in fashion – is on its way. While we eagerly wait to see what co-chairs including Beyoncé (her first Met in a decade) wear, how Anna Wintour handles honorary chairs Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez on the steps (the couple have provided most of the funding for the gala and its exhibition), and how much impact the anti-Bezos protesters have, we thought it would be fun to hit pause on predictions and instead indulge in some Met Gala nostalgia. Here, eight Guardian writers choose their most memorable looks that once walked up the Metropolitan Museum’s grand staircase. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, 2021 Speak truth to power … Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Photograph: Alamy/PA There wasn’t anything memorable about AOC’s ivory off-shoulder dress with an organza flounce except, of course, the words ‘tax the rich’ scrawled in blood-red on the back. The Democrat was clever not to work with a mega fashion house but with the brand Brother Vellies, …