Jay-Z, Beyoncé Knowles, and Blue Ivy Carter at the 2026 Met Gala. Carl Timpone/BFA.com

Today is the first Monday in May, and that can only mean one thing—it’s time for the Met Gala, also known as the biggest night in fashion. This evening, guests who received a coveted invite to the annual fête will head to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, bringing both jaw-dropping outfits and soul-crushing traffic to Fifth Avenue.

The Met Gala benefits the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute, and as always, the night’s theme is in keeping with the Met’s corresponding exhibition—this year, it is the deceptively simple “Costume Art.” The show will focus on depictions of the dressed body across the Met’s curatorial departments, juxtaposing fashion garments with works of art. This year’s exhibit will also mark the debut of the Costume Institute’s new home, the Condé M. Nast Galleries: An 11,500-square-foot space (previously the museum’s gift shop).

The dress code this evening is “Fashion Is Art,” which, per Vogue, encourages guests to “consider the many ways that designers use the body as their blank canvas.” While the guest list is kept under wraps until attendees begin to ascend the Met Gala steps, we do know that Beyoncé, Nicole Kidman and Venus Williams are co-chairing the event, along with, of course, Anna Wintour. Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez, the lead sponsors for both the gala and the exhibition, are honorary chairs. Similarly to last year, the 2026 Met Gala brought back the tradition of a host committee; the co-chairs are Anthony Vaccarello and Zoë Kravitz, with members including Adut Akech, Angela Bassett, Sinéad Burke, Sabrina Carpenter, Doja Cat, Gwendoline Christie, Misty Copeland, Alex Consani, Elizabeth Debicki, Lena Dunham, Paloma Elsesser, Rebecca Hall, Lisa, Chloe Malle, Aimee Mullins, Amy Sherald, Tschabalala Self, Sam Smith, Teyana Taylor, Anna Weyant, Lauren Wasser, A’ja Wilson, Chase Sui Wonders and Yseult.

The Met Gala red carpet is arguably the most exciting red carpet of the entire year, as the glitterati don ensembles that have often been in the works for months; a group effort between the guests, designers, stylists and glam teams. Below, see all the most thrilling, high-fashion moments from the 2026 Met Gala, which we’ll keep updating throughout the evening.

Rihanna. Getty Images for The Met Museum/ Rihanna

in Maison Margiela

A$AP Rocky. Getty Images A$AP Rocky

in Chanel 

Cardi B. Getty Images Cardi B

in Marc Jacobs

Daisy Edgar-Jones. Getty Images Daisy Edgar-Jones

in Alexander McQueen

Louisa Jacobson. Getty Images Louisa Jacobson

in Dilara Findikoglu

Simone Ashley. Getty Images Simone Ashley

in Stella McCartney 

Beyoncé. Getty Images for The Met Museum/ Beyoncé

in Olivier Rousteing

Blue Ivy Carter. Getty Images Blue Ivy Carter

in Balenciaga 

Jay-Z. Getty Images for The Met Museum/ Jay-Z

in Louis Vuitton 

Blake Lively. The Hollywood Reporter via Getty Blake Lively

in Versace 

Lila Moss. Variety via Getty Images Lila Moss

in Conner Ives

Rachel Sennott. Getty Images Rachel Sennott

in Marc Jacobs

Tessa Thompson. Getty Images Tessa Thompson

in Valentino 

Laura Harrier. Getty Images Laura Harrier

in Di Petsa 

Adwoa Aboah. Getty Images for The Met Museum/ Adwoa Aboah

in Simone Rocha 

Teyana Taylor. Getty Images Teyana Taylor

in Tom Ford 

Jasmine Tookes. Getty Images for The Met Museum/ Jasmine Tookes

in Sophie Couture

Wisdom Kaye. Getty Images Wisdom Kaye

in Public School 

Jeremy Pope. Getty Images Jeremy Pope

in Vivienne Westwood

Evan Spiegel and Miranda Kerr. Getty Images Evan Spiegel and Miranda Kerr

in Dior 

Ayo Edebiri. Getty Images Ayo Edebiri

in Chanel

Ayesha Curry and Stephen Curry. WireImage Ayesha Curry and Stephen Curry

in Balenciaga

Jack Harlow. Getty Images Jack Harlow

in Torishéju

Alexa Chung. Getty Images Alexa Chung

in Dior 

Odessa A’zion. Getty Images for The Met Museum/ Odessa A’zion

in Valentino 

Ciara. Getty Images Ciara

in Celia Kritharioti

Maude Apatow. Getty Images Maude Apatow

in Valentino 

Kim Kardashian. FilmMagic Kim Kardashian

in Allen Jones and Whitaker Malem

Madonna. Getty Images Madonna

in Saint Laurent 

Tate McRae. Getty Images Tate McRae

in Ludovic de Saint Sernin

Greta Gerwig and Stella McCartney. The Hollywood Reporter via Getty Greta Gerwig and Stella McCartney

in Stella McCartney 

Tyla. Getty Images Tyla

in Valentino 

Keke Palmer. Getty Images Keke Palmer

in Prabal Gurung

Bad Bunny. Getty Images Bad Bunny

in Zara 

Kris Jenner. Getty Images Kris Jenner

in Dolce & Gabbana 

Chase Infiniti. Getty Images Chase Infiniti

in Thom Browne 

Jennie. Getty Images Jennie

in Chanel 

Hoyeon. Getty Images Hoyeon

in Louis Vuitton 

Amelia Gray Hamlin. The Hollywood Reporter via Getty Amelia Gray Hamlin

in Saint Laurent 

Rosie Huntington-Whiteley. Getty Images Rosie Huntington-Whiteley

in Burberry 

Cher. Getty Images Cher

in Chrome Hearts 

Sarah Paulson. Getty Images Sarah Paulson

in Matières Fécales

Romeo Beckham. Getty Images Romeo Beckham

in Burberry 

Kendall Jenner. FilmMagic Kendall Jenner

in Zac Posen for GapStudio

Kate Moss. WireImage Kate Moss

in Saint Laurent 

Rachel Zegler. Getty Images Rachel Zegler

in Prabal Gurung

Doechii. Getty Images for The Met Museum/ Doechii

in Marc Jacobs 

Coco Jones. Getty Images Coco Jones

in Prabal Gurung

Elizabeth Debicki. Getty Images Elizabeth Debicki

in Vera Wang 

Hudson Williams. Getty Images Hudson Williams

in Balenciaga 

Gracie Abrams. Getty Images Gracie Abrams

in Chanel

Margot Robbie. Getty Images for The Met Museum/ Margot Robbie

in Chanel

Misty Copeland. Getty Images Misty Copeland

in Michael Kors 

Suki Waterhouse. Getty Images Suki Waterhouse

in Michael Kors 

Karlie Kloss. Getty Images Karlie Kloss

in Dior 

Babyface. Getty Images Babyface

in LaQuan Smith

Grace Gummer. Getty Images Grace Gummer

in Gabriela Hearst 

Gabrielle Union-Wade. Getty Images for The Met Museum/ Gabrielle Union-Wade

in Michael Kors

Dwyane Wade. WireImage Dwyane Wade

in Michael Kors 

Rami Malek. Getty Images Rami Malek

in Saint Laurent 

Adut Akech. Getty Images Adut Akech

in Thom Browne 

Sabrina Carpenter. Getty Images Sabrina Carpenter

in Dior 

SZA. Getty Images SZA

in Bode 

Vittoria Ceretti. Getty Images for The Met Museum/ Vittoria Ceretti

in Carolina Herrera 

Serena Williams. WireImage Serena Williams

in Marc Jacobs

Anne Hathaway. Getty Images Anne Hathaway

in Michael Kors 

Hailey Bieber. Getty Images for The Met Museum/ Hailey Bieber

in Saint Laurent 

Joe Alwyn. Getty Images Joe Alwyn

in Valentino 

Hunter Schafer. Getty Images Hunter Schafer

in Prada

Lily-Rose Depp. Getty Images for The Met Museum/ Lily-Rose Depp

in Chanel 

Sombr. Getty Images Sombr

in Valentino 

Alex Consani. FilmMagic Alex Consani

in Gucci

Kylie Jenner. Getty Images Kylie Jenner

in Schiaparelli

Jisoo. FilmMagic Jisoo

in Dior 

Paloma Elsesser. Getty Images Paloma Elsesser

in Bureau of Imagination by Francesco Risso

Lux Pascal. Getty Images for The Met Museum/ Lux Pascal

in Cult Gaia 

Eileen Gu. Getty Images Eileen Gu

in Iris Van Herpen

Ahn Hyo-seop. Getty Images Ahn Hyo-seop

in Valentino

Carey Mulligan. Getty Images Carey Mulligan

in Prada

Tom Ford and Julianne Moore. Getty Images Tom Ford and Julianne Moore

Moore in Bottega Veneta 

Nicholas Hoult. Getty Images Nicholas Hoult

in Prada

Karina. Getty Images for The Met Museum/ Karina

in Prada

Emily Blunt. Getty Images Emily Blunt

in Ashi Studio 

Felicity Blunt and Stanley Tucci. Getty Images Felicity Blunt and Stanley Tucci

in Etro 

Colman Domingo. Getty Images for The Met Museum/ Colman Domingo

in Valentino 

Stevie Nicks. The Hollywood Reporter via Getty Stevie Nicks

in Zara by John Galliano 

Charlotte Tilbury and Cai Xukun. Getty Images for The Met Museum/ Charlotte Tilbury and Cai Xukun

Xukun in Thom Browne

Georgina Rodríguez. Getty Images Georgina Rodríguez

in Ludovic de Saint Sernin

Naomi Watts. Getty Images Naomi Watts

in Dior 

Angela Bassett. Getty Images Angela Bassett

in Prabal Gurung

Alysa Liu. Getty Images for The Met Museum/ Alysa Liu

in Louis Vuitton

Yseult. Getty Images Yseult

in Harris Reed 

Law Roach. Getty Images for The Met Museum/ Law Roach

in Ami Paris 

Heidi Klum. Getty Images for The Met Museum/ Heidi Klum

in Mike Marino

Lisa. FilmMagic Lisa

in Robert Wun

Irina Shayk. Getty Images for The Met Museum/ Irina Shayk

in Alexander Wang 

Dasha Zhukova Niarchos. Getty Images Dasha Zhukova Niarchos

in Prada

Joey King. Getty Images Joey King

in Miu Miu 

Anderson .Paak. WireImage Anderson .Paak

in Amiri 

Gigi Hadid. Getty Images Gigi Hadid

in Miu Miu

Maya Hawke. Getty Images Maya Hawke

in Prada

Patrick Schwarzenegger. Getty Images Patrick Schwarzenegger

in Public School

Janelle Monáe. Getty Images for The Met Museum/ Janelle Monáe

in Christian Siriano 

Paul Anthony Kelly. Getty Images Paul Anthony Kelly

in Christian Dior 

Ejae. Getty Images Ejae

in Swarovski 

Olivia Wilde. Getty Images Olivia Wilde

in Thom Browne 

Camila Mendes. Getty Images Camila Mendes

in Manish Malhotra

Finn Wolfhard. Getty Images for The Met Museum/ Finn Wolfhard

in Thom Browne 

Lindsey Vonn. Getty Images Lindsey Vonn

in Thom Browne 

Katy Perry. Variety via Getty Images Katy Perry

in Stella McCartney

Camila Morrone. Getty Images for The Met Museum/ Camila Morrone

in Tory Burch

Laufey. Getty Images Laufey

in Tory Burch 

Damson Idris. Getty Images Damson Idris

in Prada

Rosé. Getty Images for The Met Museum/ Rosé

in Saint Laurent 

Connor Storrie. Getty Images Connor Storrie

in Saint Laurent 

Amanda Seyfried. FilmMagic Amanda Seyfried

in Prada

Marcello Hernández. Getty Images Marcello Hernández

in Thom Browne 

Ben Stiller and Christine Taylor. Getty Images for The Met Museum/ Ben Stiller and Christine Taylor

Taylor in Bibhu Mohapatra

Adrien Brody and Georgina Chapman. Getty Images for The Met Museum/ Adrien Brody and Georgina Chapman

Brody in Dior 

Angel Reese. Getty Images for The Met Museum/ Angel Reese

in Altuzarra

Sarah Pidgeon. Getty Images Sarah Pidgeon

in Loewe 

Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster. Getty Images for The Met Museum/ Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster

Jackman in Giorgio Armani, Foster in Monse 

Maluma. Variety via Getty Images Maluma

in Tom Ford

Dree Hemingway. Getty Images Dree Hemingway

in Valentino 

Huma Abedin. FilmMagic Huma Abedin

in Prabal Gurung

Charlotte Gainsbourg. Getty Images Charlotte Gainsbourg

in Saint Laurent 

Zoë Kravitz. Getty Images Zoë Kravitz

in Saint Laurent 

Liline Jacquemus and Simon Porte Jacquemus. Getty Images for The Met Museum/ Liline Jacquemus and Simon Porte Jacquemus

in Jacquemus

Suleika Jaouad and Jon Batiste. Getty Images Suleika Jaouad and Jon Batiste

Batiste in ERL 

Anja Rubik. Getty Images for The Met Museum/ Anja Rubik

in Saint Laurent 

Anna Weyant. Getty Images Anna Weyant

in Marc Jacobs

Charli xcx. The Hollywood Reporter via Getty Charli xcx

in Saint Laurent 

Lena Dunham. Getty Images for The Met Museum/ Lena Dunham

in Valentino 

Doja Cat. Getty Images Doja Cat

in Saint Laurent 

Gwendoline Christie. Getty Images Gwendoline Christie

in Giles Deacon 

Naomi Osaka. Getty Images for The Met Museum/ Naomi Osaka

in Robert Wun

Ben Platt. Getty Images Ben Platt

in Tanner Fletcher

Sam Smith. Getty Images Sam Smith

in Christian Cowan 

Tyriq Withers. Getty Images Tyriq Withers

in Louis Vuitton

Claire Foy. Getty Images Claire Foy

in Erdem 

Aurora James. FilmMagic Aurora James

in Emanuel Ungaro 

Rebecca Hall and Morgan Spector. Getty Images Rebecca Hall and Morgan Spector

in Tom Ford 

Chase Sui Wonders. Getty Images Chase Sui Wonders

in Alexander McQueen

Venus Williams. Getty Images for The Met Museum/ Venus Williams

in Swarovski 

Lauren Sánchez Bezos. Variety via Getty Images Lauren Sánchez Bezos

in Schiaparelli

Bill Skarsgård. Getty Images Bill Skarsgård

in Thom Browne 

Hamish Bowles. Getty Images for The Met Museum/ Hamish Bowles

in Charles Jeffrey Loverboy 

Lena Mahfouf. Getty Images Lena Mahfouf

in Burc Akyol

Tschabalala Self. Getty Images Tschabalala Self

in Brandon Blackwood 

Nicole Kidman. Getty Images Nicole Kidman

in Chanel 

Sunday Rose Kidman Urban. Getty Images Sunday Rose Kidman Urban

in Dior 

Anna Wintour. Getty Images Anna Wintour

in Chanel

Chloe Malle. Getty Images Chloe Malle

in Colleen Allen

Bee Carrozzini. Getty Images for The Met Museum/ Bee Carrozzini

in Givenchy 

Cara Delevingne. Getty Images for The Met Museum/ Cara Delevingne

in Ralph Lauren 

Emma Chamberlain. Getty Images Emma Chamberlain

in Mugler

Ashley Graham. Getty Images for The Met Museum/ Ashley Graham

in Di Petsa 

La La Anthony. Variety via Getty Images La La Anthony

in Wiederhoeft