The most talked-about looks at this year's Met Gala

The theme for 2026 Met Gala fundraiser is "Costume Art", exploring fashion as an embodied art form. 41 minutes ago Share Save Add as preferred on Google Kayla Epstein and Scarlett Harris and Nada Tawfik , North America correspondent, Met Gala carpet It's the biggest night in fashion. Celebrities arrived to the 2026 Met Gala with their take on this year's theme - Costume Art - where organisers asked attendees to experiment with the lavish and whimsical dress code. Beyoncé made her first Met Gala appearance in 10 years, and to make up for lost time she sported a monumental look. As has become almost tradition, the musical and fashionable power couple closed down the Met Gala carpet, arriving virtually after everyone.

A$AP Rocky, who co-chaired last year's Gala, arrived in custom Chanel. Anna Wintour, the Global Editorial Director of Vogue magazine, wore a feathery custom Chanel confection to her signature event. It marked her first Gala since stepping down as Editor-in-Chief of American Vogue. Actress and event co-chair Nicole Kidman donned a red, long-sleeved beaded column gown by Chanel. American tennis star Venus Williams, a five-time Wimbledon winner, also co-chaired the event.

She wore a black sparkling gown with a luxurious silver, jewel-encrusted neck adornment. Lauren Sánchez Bezos, the wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, is an honorary chair at this year's gala. Her Schiaparelli gown invokes one of the most famous (and scandalous) dresses in art history: the gown portrayed in John Singer Sargent's "Madame X". "Ragtime" star Joshua Henry didn't just attend the red carpet. The 32-year-old singer wore makeup that made him look like an old man.

Bassett wore a pink gown designed by Prabal Gurung that was inspired by a Harlem Renaissance painting, "Girl in a Pink Dress" by Laura Wheeler Waring. Philip is the first wheelchair user to attend the Met Gala, according to Vogue magazine. Delevingne's Ralph Lauren gown seemed simple from the front. Lena Dunham, creator of the HBO show "Girls", wore a vivid Valentino red dress made out of feathers and sequins. Doja Cat wears a classically Grecian Saint Laurent dress in an unconventional fabric: silicone.

Activist, writer, public speaker Sinéad Burke made her return to the Met Gala in a black corseted gown with flowing sleeve embellishments. Zoë Kravitz wore a black lace Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello gown. Pop star Sabrina Carpenter donned a dress made out of celluloid film strips. The Euphoria actress wore a custom Prad The theme for 2026 Met Gala fundraiser is "Costume Art", exploring fashion as an embodied art form. The most talked-about looks at this year's Met Gala