All articles tagged with #met gala 2026
Blake Lively reportedly struggled to secure a designer for the 2026 Met Gala and ended up wearing an archival Atelier Versace gown after reports that luxury brands hesitated to dress her over image concerns; sources say Anna Wintour publicly supported her, easing resistance and helping seat her at the event. The piece also notes an unrelated settlement in the It Ends With Us case.
Costume designer Molly Rogers—the Devil Wears Prada and Sex and the City vet—sharply critiqued Lauren Sánchez Bezos’s Met Gala gown, calling the navy Schiaparelli corseted dress “cheap” as online backlash over Sánchez’s waist-cinching look circulated; Sánchez collaborated with Daniel Roseberry (Schiaparelli) on the design after discussing her style, with the Bezos-backed event drawing widespread commentary.
Hudson Williams's Met Gala 2026 makeup by Aika Flores drew sharp online critique for an intentionally chaotic Black Swan–inspired eye look; Williams said the vision mixed chaos with austerity, but fans criticized heavy, uneven liner. Flores defended taking risks and handling feedback with grace, later posting a celebratory highlight reel that suggested she’s moving on.
At the Met Gala 2026, Hudson Williams wore a bold, two-tone makeup look—iridescent blue on the right (White Swan) and matte red on the left (Black Swan)—crafted by his longtime groomer Aika Flores. After mixed online reactions, Flores addressed the feedback on Threads, noting that while input is part of growth, there’s a human behind the work and urging everyone to be kind.
At the Met Gala 2026, the red carpet delivered extravagant 'costume art' looks—from Beyoncé's skeleton-adorned gown and giant feather cape to Rihanna in a jewel-studded Maison Margiela gown and Katy Perry's mirrored mask—while co-chairs including Anna Wintour and Nicole Kidman oversee the star-studded fashion spectacle.
Costume designer Molly Rogers, who worked on The Devil Wears Prada 2, criticized the Met Gala for its Bezos-centered glamour, saying she wouldn’t have attended and quipping about Lauren Sánchez Bezos’s Schiaparelli look. The gala faced outside protest, including Ball Without Billionaires with Amazon workers and the arrest of Chris Smalls, and Rogers suggested the outside protest was the event’s “real artistry.”
British Vogue readers crowned Anok Yai the top Met Gala 2026 look, with Emma Chamberlain second, Sabrina Carpenter third, Lisa (Lalisa) of Blackpink fourth, and SZA fifth; the picks show a wide range of interpretations under the 'Fashion is Art' theme, from Yai’s Black Madonna–inspired ensemble to Chamberlain’s Mugler homage and Dior’s rhinestone-film embellishments.
A glossy photo gallery rounds up Met Gala 2026 moments and other recent appearances, including Connor Storrie and Hudson Williams’s Met Gala bathroom selfie, Jude Law and Phillipa Coan’s Rome stroll, Eiza González at Jimmy Kimmel Live, and a string of fashion‑week and event snapshots from Rolling Stones launches to TV and film premieres.
Blake Lively's Met Gala appearance sparked online debate after a viral video showed her instructing handlers to let the gown's train trail behind her; supporters say she was delegating, while critics labeled it 'mean girl energy.' Wearing an archival Versace gown inspired by Rococo art, the actress returned to the Met for the first time since 2022, soon after a settlement related to her It Ends With Us costar/director Justin Baldoni.
Blake Lively faced online backlash after a viral Met Gala clip appeared to show her telling staff how to position her train, with critics labeling it 'bossy' and mean. Defenders argued she was simply directing the people hired to help with the dress, noting misogyny in the reaction and that a man would likely be praised for similar behavior. Lively had just settled a lawsuit with It Ends with Us costar/director Justin Baldoni hours earlier, and she wore an archival Versace gown inspired by 18th‑century Rococo on the Costume Art-themed night.
Dwayne Johnson says his Met Gala look—a Thom Browne ensemble with a pleated skirt over trousers—was inspired by Polynesian culture, where he notes that 'the most masculine men wear skirts' (lavalavas), framing the fashion moment as a celebration of culture and art.
The Met Gala 2026, themed “Fashion is Art,” sparked a wave of online chatter and memes alongside standout looks. Notables included Janelle Monáe in a nature-tech gown, Beyoncé in a crystal-skeleton dress, Emma Chamberlain in a watercolor-inspired dress, Hunter Schafer’s Klimt‑inspired blue Prada look, and Rachel Zegler’s eye-covering Prabal Gurung. While many praised daring outfits, criticism aimed at a perceived lax adherence to the theme and other safe choices. Beyond fashion, controversy swirled around Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez and protests in NYC, with the article compiling 54 humorous and spicy reactions that ran wild on social media about outfits, moments, and the event’s overall vibe.
Emily Blunt arrived at the 2026 Met Gala wearing a $500,000 Mikimoto pearl body necklace—thousands of Akoya pearls surrounding a 21.85-carat pear-shaped morganite with 45.97 carats of diamonds—described by her team as turning jewelry into the garment and embodying the event's 'Fashion Is Art' theme.
At Met Gala 2026's 'Costume Art' theme, Kendall Jenner stepped out in a tea-dyed, nude draped gown designed around a flesh-colored nipple-bra silhouette via Gap Studio by Zac Posen, coordinating with Kylie Jenner's nude nipple dress by Schiaparelli for a synchronized moment on the red carpet; Kendall's 12th Met Gala appearance was part of a night hosted by Anna Wintour, Beyoncé, Nicole Kidman, and Venus Williams.
Zac Posen discusses in an exclusive THR interview how he dressed Kendall Jenner for the Met Gala 2026 with a Winged Victory of Samothrace-inspired gown created through 3D body scanning, custom leather molded to form, and draped onto silk blend dyed to Parian marble. The look, produced via GapStudio, marks Posen’s stylish return as Gap’s creative director, and he emphasizes collaboration, nurturing young talent, and the Met Gala’s role as fashion’s mass-entertainment platform that blends art with public culture.