Met Gala Monday, the first Monday in May, marks fashion’s biggest night as celebs descend on the Metropolitan Museum of Art to support the Costume Institute at its annual charity gala.
The dress code for the event was “Fashion is Art.”
The Costume Institute’s spring 2026 exhibit is titled “Costume Art,” which “will consider depictions of the dressed body from across the Met’s curatorial departments, pairing garments with art objects spanning some 5,000 years,” according to Vogue.
Beyoncé, Nicole Kidman, Venus Williams and Anna Wintour were co-chairs of the event. This is Wintour’s first gala since stepping down as Vogue’s editor-in-chief.
There was also a huge host committee, including Zoë Kravitz, Angela Bassett, Doja Cat, Gwendoline Christie, Misty Copeland, Lena Dunham, Amy Sherald, Teyana Taylor, Chase Sui Wonders and more.
Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez Bezos were the lead sponsors and honorary chairs of the gala.
“It’s about everybody, and it’s about every body,” Wintour said ahead of the event, USA Today reported. “Nude bodies and classical bodies, corpulent bodies, and disabled bodies and the way both fashion and art can shape our imaginations.”
HuffPost covered the event live. Take a look at the most talked about looks and viral moments of the night.
Lauren Sánchez Bezos' Met Gala Dress Is A Big, Old Snooze
At first glance, it could be considered a prime example of playing it safe.
Lauren Sánchez Bezos, an honorary chair of the 2026 Met Gala, showed up to the most cutting edge night in fashion looking pretty basic. The wife of billionaire Jeff Bezos donned a long, form-fitting navy Schiaparelli gown in which one shoulder includes a jeweled strap that appears to be falling. It seems to snub the night’s dress code, which is “Fashion Is Art” — but alas, it is on theme.
Sánchez Bezos’ look is inspired by one of the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s most famous portraits, “Madame X” by John Singer Sargent, per Vogue.
Sargent’s 1883 masterwork was considered controversial because the strap of the subject’s dress was originally painted to be slipping off her shoulder, causing so much backlash at the time that Sargent repainted the strap upright. So, with that in mind, Sánchez Bezos’ homage is pretty fitting, considering her mere presence at the Met Gala has been, and will likely continue, to cause an uproar.
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Protests Were In Vogue At The Bezos-Backed Met Gala. Here's What Most Cameras Didn’t Capture.
The controversy around labor practices at Amazon was among the hot topics on the New York City streets as Bezos and his wife, model Lauren Sánchez Bezos, chopped it up with the big-name invitees who were obscured by the walls of the Met, the tent around the red carpet and the layers of police and security surrounding this year's gala.
It was almost inevitable that the gala — the site of several protests in recent years — would face backlash this time around after the couple was announced as lead sponsors and later crowned honorary chairs for the Costume Institute’s premier fundraising fête.
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Who Is That Silver Fox? Superstar Ages Up For Jaw-Dropping Met Gala Look.
Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny turned heads on the Met Gala red carpet Monday night as the singer sported an unusual getup that seemed to prove some things do get better with age.
Bad Bunny (or Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio) showed up to the event rocking a cane and an all-black tuxedo, designed in collaboration with Zara, and his hair and goatee visibly gray, giving the world a preview of what the musician will look like in his golden years.
Bad Bunny also sported prosthetics designed by makeup artist Mike Marino to aid in the artificial aging process. Marino is the artist behind many of supermodel Heidi Klum’s fantastic Halloween costumes over the years – and her artistic 2026 Met Gala outfit.
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Teyana Taylor's Silver Fringe Met Gala Outfit Is The Moment
Teyana Taylor pulled up to the Met Gala like a silver storm, draped in head-to-toe fringe that moved with every step. It’s giving texture, attitude and just enough mystery with that face-framing veil to remind everyone she knows exactly how to make an entrance.
Taylor knew she had to keep the momentum going after a successful awards season, and she did just that.
Rihanna Looks Like A Work Of Art In Her Metallic Met Look
The queen of the Met Gala has finally arrived, fashionably late and stunning as always.
Rihanna looked like the picture of this year’s dress code as she posed on the carpet wearing a stunning metallic ensemble that looks like it could hang in a museum all on its own. With a top decked out in shiny crystals and beads, the Fenty mogul topped off the look with a crown of matching metallic curls. Her partner, A$AP Rocky, looked equally dapper in his pink-and-black Chanel fit.
Another stellar look for the Met Gala books. Thanks, Rihanna!
Cardi B’s Dramatic Met Gala Look Will Make You Do A Double Take
Little Miss Cardi B, indeed, brought the drama to the Met Gala carpet tonight. There’s not much I can say about her lacy, voluptuous, over-the-top gown except DAMN.
Heidi Klum Showed Up To The Met Gala Looking Like A Literal Piece Of Art
Leave it up to Heidi Klum, the Queen of Halloween, to take the 2026 Met Gala dress code theme very, very seriously.
Keke Palmer Makes An Expensive Met Gala Entrance With Million-Dollar Necklace
Keke Palmer showed up to fashion’s biggest night looking like a million bucks — literally.
The “I Love Boosters” star arrived in glittery style to tonight’s Met Gala, donning a one-of-a-kind $1 million, 211-carat Wempe necklace made up of over 1,200 diamonds, according to People. The expensive accessory — which took creative director Patrick Sieroslawski over 300 hours to make by hand — completed Palmer’s lady-in-red look, which included an equally shiny dress and matching pumps. Now that’s how you make an entrance.
Model Anok Yai Is Serving An Incredibly Haunting Look At The Met Gala And It's Beautiful
Anok Yai stepped onto the Met Gala carpet looking like pure art, wrapped in a dramatic black hood that felt both regal and haunting. With soft glam and that sculptural silhouette, she proved you don’t have to do the most to still shut everything down.
The tears are a nice touch, and we’re crying over this beautiful piece.
Yai is wearing Balenciaga.
Jaafar Jackson Channels His Famous Uncle Once Again For His Met Gala Debut
Jaafar Jackson brought the spirit of his uncle, Michael Jackson, to this year’s Met Gala. The “Michael” star — who portrays the King of Pop in the new biopic — made his debut at fashion’s biggest night of the year with a subtle homage to the music icon, wearing a black-and-gold Polo Ralph Lauren tuxedo that seems to reference his “Off the Wall” era.
“I wanted to go with something that’s still in the world of ‘Michael,’ with the film being out,” Jackson shared on Vogue’s Met Gala livestream. “It has a timeless feel, and I just felt right when I had it on.