At the 2026 Met Gala, 'Fashion is Art.' Here's what to expect
The 2026 Met Gala will celebrate the theme 'Fashion is Art' in conjunction with the Metropolitan Museum of Art's spring exhibition 'Costume Art,' which opens to the public on May 10. The gala, a major fundraising event for the Costume Institute, will feature an open-ended dress code encouraging guests to interpret fashion as an embodied art form. Viewers can watch the event live on Vogue's digital platforms, hosted by Ashley Graham, La La Anthony, Cara Delevingne, and Emma Chamberlain.
- ▪The 2026 Met Gala's dress code is 'Fashion is Art,' aligning with the Costume Institute's 'Costume Art' exhibition.
- ▪The 'Costume Art' exhibition will feature about 400 garments, accessories, and artworks organized by body type categories.
- ▪Beyoncé, Nicole Kidman, Venus Williams, and Anna Wintour are co-chairs of the 2026 Met Gala.
- ▪Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez are honorary chairs and lead sponsors, prompting calls for a boycott by an activist group.
- ▪Vogue will livestream the red carpet starting at 6 p.m. Eastern on May 4, 2026.
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Culture At the 2026 Met Gala, 'Fashion is Art.' Here's what to expect May 4, 20267:00 AM ET By Ivy Buck Zendaya attends the 2025 Met Gala in New York City. Savion Washington/Getty Images/Getty Images North America hide caption toggle caption Savion Washington/Getty Images/Getty Images North America The first Monday in May means one thing: the Met Gala, fashion's biggest night. The annual fundraiser supports New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute. But it's also an opulent, invite-only, celebrity-filled pop culture spectacle that raised a record $31 million last year — before the exhibit even opened. Here's what to expect as camera batteries charge and carpets are swept in preparation for the glitzy evening.
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