05/05/2026
This year’s theme at the MET Gala, “Costume Art,” asked the red carpet to consider fashion not as decoration, but as object, archive, sculpture, and living study.
The strongest moments understood that the body was not a hanger for spectacle, it was the canvas. 🎨 🧑🎨
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1: Richard Drew
2, 3 & 4: BBC
5: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images
6: Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Images
7: Jared Ellner