Take a look back at Beyoncé's best Met Gala outfits through the years, from her Givenchy dress to her Emilio Pucci ... with her last appearance being in 2016 for the theme, Manus x Machina ...

The superstar skipped the Met Gala for the second year in a row ... echoed a similar sentiment, calling her 2016 dress one of the “easiest.” “I didn’t really have to do too much ...

However, since 2016, she has been nowhere to be seen on the Met Gala stairs, which means fans ... to see Beyoncé's Western take on this year's dress code: “The Garden of Time.” ...