Emily Blunt showcases her phenomenal figure in a semi-sheer gown and glittering headpiece as she attends the Met Gala

She never puts a foot wrong when it comes to fashion. 

So Emily Blunt looked sensational when she attended the Met Gala in New York on Sunday. 

The English actress, 38, was a vision of beauty as she arrived at the in a semi-sheer gown that teased a look at her figure. 

The floor length garment was artfully adorned with crystal embellishment to protect her modesty and featured a billowing white cape that attached to the bodice.

Emily added to the glamour with a silver headpiece that featured several stars - no doubt a nod to the American flag and the theme of this year's gala - In America: A Lexicon of Fashion.

She completed the look with a pair of silver barely there heels and diamond jewellery.   

The Met Gala was finally back after being cancelled in 2020 due to the pandemic. This year it was pushed to September from its traditional slot on the first Sunday in May. 

The theme was In America: A Lexicon of Fashion and the event features a heavy-hitting contingent of celebrity co-chairs: actor Timothée Chalamet, musician Billie Eilish, poet Amanda Gorman and tennis star Naomi Osaka.

Honorary chairs for the evening were designer Tom Ford, sponsor Instagram's Adam Mosseri, and Vogue's Anna Wintour.

When the hosts were first announced, Vogue magazine said: 'Each of the Met's four co-hosts embodies the defining factor of American style: individualism.

'[They have each] developed a distinct visual language for their public personas, one that is informed by the legacy of iconic fashion made in the USA.'

The must-have accessory for all at this year's gala is a Covid-19 vaccine.

'Currently, all attendees at The Met Gala on September 13 must provide proof of full vaccination and will also be expected to wear masks indoors except when eating or drinking,' a spokesperson for The Met said last month.

This year's gala will be a more intimate affair, to be followed by a larger one on May 2, 2022. 

Both will launch a two-part exhibition, a survey of American fashion to be on view for almost a year.

In America: A Lexicon of Fashion, opening Sept. 18, will celebrate the 75th anniversary of the museum´s Costume Institute and 'explore a modern vocabulary of American fashion,' the spokesperson added.

Part two, In America: An Anthology of Fashion, will open in the museum's popular American Wing period rooms on May 5, 2022, and will explore American fashion, with collaborations with film directors, by 'presenting narratives that relate to the complex and layered histories of those spaces.' 

Both parts will close on September 5, 2022.