All the Most Spectacular Looks from the 2026 Met Gala Red Carpet

Of course Queen Bey killed it

Met Gala 2026: Beyonce in Skeleton Dress
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Gear up, fashion lovers—the 2026 Met Gala is here. And while there weren’t any hamburger dresses or severed heads on the red carpet this time around, I can assure you these stylish celebs brought their best. The name of this year’s Costume Institute exhibit? "Costume Art." And the dress code for the big bash in support of it? "Fashion Is Art." Cue the drama—and the van Gogh references.

Helmed by 2026 co-chairs Nicole Kidman (who broke a big rule by bringing her daughter as her date), Venus Williams, Anna Wintour and the queen herself, Beyoncé, this year's event was bigger and more fabulous than ever—at least in my opinion. Scroll on to see how the biggest stars in fashion interpreted this year’s Met Gala theme for a red carpet we’ll never forget.

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Met Gala 2026: Emma Chamberlain in Mugler
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Emma Chamberlain in Mugler

Met Gala 2026: Beyonce in Skeleton Dress
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Beyoncé in Olivier Rousteing

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Rihanna in Maison Margiela

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Chase Infiniti in Thom Browne

Met Gala 2026: Anna Wintour in Chanel
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Anna Wintour in Chanel

Met Gala 2026: Venus Williams in Swarovski
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Venus Williams in Swarovski

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Sunday Rose in Christian Dior, Nicole Kidman in Chanel

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Anne Hathaway in Michael Kors Collection

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Hudson Williams in Balenciaga

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Gwendoline Christie in Giles Deacon

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Charli xcx in Saint Laurent

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Janelle Monae in Christian Siriano

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Lisa in Robert Wun

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Connor Storrie in Saint Laurent

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Ejae in Swarovski

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Alysa Liu in Louis Vuitton

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Katy Perry in Stella McCartney

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Nichapat Suphap in Robert Wun

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SZA in Bode

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Sabrina Carpenter in Christian Dior

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Kim Kardashian in Allen Jones and Whitaker Malem

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Kylie Jenner in Schiaparelli

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Serena Williams in Marc Jacobs

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Lily-Rose Depp in Chanel

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Madonna in Saint Laurent

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Hailey Bieber in Saint Laurent

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Naomi Osaka in Robert Wun

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Teyana Taylor in Tom Ford by Haider Ackermann

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Kendall Jenner in Gap Studio by Zac Posen

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Blake Lively in Versace

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Lena Dunham in Valentino

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Dree Hemingway in Valentino

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Lena Mahfouf in Burc Akyol

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Rachel Sennott in Marc Jacobs

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Suki Waterhouse in Michael Kors Collection

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Emily Blunt in Ashi Studios

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Audrey Numa in Robert Wun

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Sarah Paulson in Matières Fécales

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Gracie Abrams in Chanel

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Odessa A'Zion in Valentino

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Amanda Seyfried in Prada

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Anok Yai in Balenciaga


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