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− By Emily Bogle , Ivy Buck Model and influencer Emma Chamberlain attends the 2026 Met Gala on Monday in New York City.
+ By Emily Bogle , Ivy Buck Beyoncé arrives for the 2026 Met Gala celebrating "Costume Art" at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City on Monday.
− Mike Coppola/Getty Image hide caption On Monday night, extravagantly dressed celebrities and designers made their grand ascent up the Met Gala's staircase, marking the start of fashion's biggest night and raising money for New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute.
+ Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images hide caption On Monday night, extravagantly dressed celebrities and designers made their grand ascent up the Met Gala's staircase, marking the start of fashion's biggest night and raising money for New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute.
Beyoncé, Nicole Kidman, Venus Williams and Anna Wintour are the 2026 Gala co-chairs. Lauren Sánchez Bezos is an honorary co-chair. "Fashion is Art" is the dress code for this year's Gala, and attendees are expected to follow it while viewing "Costume Art," the Costume Institute's spring 2026 exhibition. "Costume Art" opens to the public on May 10 in the Met's new Condé Nast gallery spaces. It features century-spanning fashions on various body types, juxtaposed with art objects from the Met's collections.
− Curator in Charge Andrew Bolton says the exhibition seeks to connect "artistic representations of the body with fashion as an embodied art form." Here are some of the red carpet outfits from the night: Janelle Monáe attends the 2026 Met Gala.
+ Curator in Charge Andrew Bolton says the exhibition seeks to connect "artistic representations of the body with fashion as an embodied art form." Here are some of the red carpet outfits from the night: Rihanna attends the 2026 Met Gala.
+ Mike Coppola/Getty Images hide caption Singer Lisa arrives for the 2026 Met Gala. Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images hide caption Bad Bunny attends the 2026 Met Gala. Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images hide caption Teyana Taylor attends the 2026 Met Gala. Mike Coppola/Getty Images hide caption Madonna attends the 2026 Met Gala. Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images hide caption SZA attends the 2026 Met Gala. Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images hide caption Anne Hathaway and fashion designer Michael Kors attend the 2026 Met Gala. Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue hide caption Sabrina Carpenter attends the 2026 Met Gala. Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images hide caption Singer Rauw Alejandro attends the 2026 Met Gala. Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images hide caption Kylie Jenner attends the 2026 Met Gala. Mike Coppola/Getty Images hide caption Janelle Monáe attends the 2026 Met Gala. Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue hide caption Model and influencer Emma Chamberlain attends the 2026 Met Gala. Mike Coppola/Getty Images hide caption Model Aariana Rose Philip attends the 2026 Met Gala.
Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue hide caption Joshua Henry performs with backup dancers. Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue hide caption Nicole Kidman (left), Lauren Sánchez Bezos and Anna Wintour attend the 2026 Met Gala. Mike Coppola/Getty Images hide caption Co-chair Venus Williams arrives with her husband Andrea Preti.
− Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue hide caption Model Aariana Rose Philip attends the 2026 Met Gala.
+ Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue hide caption Writer and activist Sinéad Burke attends the 2026 Met Gala.
− Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue hide caption Model Ashley Graham attends the 2026 Met Gala.
+ Julian Hamilton/Getty Images hide caption Model Ashley Graham attends the 2026 Met Gala.
Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue hide caption Actor Connor Storrie attends the 2026 Met Gala. Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images hide caption Musician Jon Batiste attend the 2026 Met Gala. His wife, author Suleika Jaouad is seen on the left.
− Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images hide caption Writer and activist Sinéad Burke attends the 2026 Met Gala.
+ Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images hide caption Sam Smith attends the 2026 Met Gala.
− Julian Hamilton/Getty Images hide caption Sam Smith attends the 2026 Met Gala.
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