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Every Incredible Red Carpet Look at the 2026 Met Gala

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It’s the first Monday of May, and you know what that means: Every celebrity ever is taking over the steps of the Metropolitan Museum of Art for the annual Met Gala. This year’s theme is Costume Art, which—according to head curator of the “Anna Wintour Costume Center” at the Met, Andrew Bolton—will address “the centrality of the dressed body in the museum’s vast collection.”

However, please be advised that the theme is not the same as the dress code. That would be “Fashion Is Art,” which reportedly “invites guests to express their own relationship to fashion as an embodied artform.” Pretty vague, so it’s no surprise that celebs interpreted the theme in wildly different ways. Here’s what everyone at the 2026 Met Gala wore—including Beyoncé (scream!) who showed up for the first time in years as a co-chair!

Emma Chamberlain

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Ashley Graham

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La La Anthony

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Cara Delevingne

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Nicole Kidman

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Sunday Rose Kidman Urban

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Venus Williams and Andrea Preti

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Lena Mahfouf

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Aariana Rose Philip

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Chase Sui Wonders

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Grace Ann Nader

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Bill Skarsgård

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Lena Dunham

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Rosé

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Zoë Kravitz

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Doja Cat

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Sam Smith

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Charli xcx

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Gigi Hadid

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Tyriq Withers

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