This year's Met Gala turned the red carpet into a living, breathing gallery. A-listers and designers let their imaginations run wild while embracing organizers' call to 'treat the body as a canvas' as they brought the evening's 'Fashion is Art' dress code to life on Monday.
Standout Looks at the Met Gala
Met monarch Anna Wintour evoked Art Deco opulence in a black and turquoise dress cut from shimmering brocade fabric, which she paired with a feathered jacket of the same hues. Nicole Kidman, one of the evening's co-chairs, dazzled in ruby red sequined Chanel with flowing blonde tresses. Model Cara Delevingne looked lush in custom Ralph Lauren constructed out in black velvet with a dramatic sheer beaded back.
La La Anthony's bronze Wiederhoeft gown featured thick embroidery and dangling crystals, making her look like a rich tapestry. The 2026 gala celebrated the opening of the Costume Institute's spring exhibition, 'Costume Art.' The show is a sweeping collection of apparel paired with art from across 5,000 years of human history.
The Exhibition: 'Costume Art'
By placing nearly 200 works from all media in conversation, curator Andrew Bolton said, he hoped to illustrate why 'fashion should be taken seriously as a form of aesthetics, not supplementary or secondary to art.' 'In dialogue with each other, something happens,' he said. 'It's like one plus one equals three.'
We've curated the best of fashion's biggest night right here: Nicole Kidman, Lauren Sánchez Bezos, Venus Williams, Anna Wintour, Sunday Rose and Nicole Kidman, Cara Delevingne, Bill Skarsgård, Ashley Graham, La La Anthony, and Emma Chamberlain.
