Met Gala 2026: See the best looks from the red carpet

Celebrities hit the red carpet in their finest for The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute benefit gala.

NEW YORK — Celebrities gathered on Monday for the 2026 Met Gala, hitting the red carpet with their interpretations of the dress code “Fashion is art,” inspired by the spring exhibit at the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

“Costume Art” pairs about 200 art objects with 200 garments to highlight the connection between fashion and art through the centuries.

The stars didn’t play it safe this year, from Beyoncé to Naomi Osaka to Emma Chamberlain, delivering custom works of art.

Beyoncé left the cowboy hat at home and dazzled in a custom Olivier Rousteing sculptural skeleton dress with a cream and dust blue feathered train fitted with a diamond crown for “Queen Bey.”

Chamberlain arrived in a breathtaking Mugler by Miguel Castro Freitas hand-painted dress. The star was dipped in a rainbow of colors from her décolletage down to the spiral train of her body-hugging dress with fringe falling down the cuffs of the long-sleeve gown.

Stars also celebrated the dress code with their accessories. Actor and fashion muse Gwendoline Christie playfully covered her face on the carpet with a mask of her own face while pop star Katy Perry opened and closed her fencing-like mask on the carpet to smile at the cameras.