Met Gala 2026: Celebs' Best 'Costume Art' Fashions Hit the Red Carpet

Celebrities, designers and industry power players have once again converged on the steps of the Metropolitan Museum of Art for the Met Gala, fashion’s biggest night and one of the most closely watched red carpets in the world.

Held on the first Monday in May, the annual benefit for the museum’s Costume Institute doubles as a global stage for spectacle, storytelling and high-concept design. This year’s “Costume Art” theme sets the tone for bold interpretations and boundary-pushing looks, with attendees translating the exhibit’s inspiration into custom couture, archival callbacks and viral-ready moments.

As always, the guest list blends A-list actors, chart-topping musicians, elite athletes and influential creators, all handpicked by industry icon Anna Wintour, currently Global Chief Content Officer of Condé Nast and Global Editorial Director of Vogue.

Scroll through the gallery below for every standout entrance — updated live as stars continue to arrive.

Katy Perry in Stella McCartney

Beyoncé in Olivier Rousteing

Teyana Taylor in Chanel

Anok Yai

Tyla in Valentino

Chase Infiniti in Thom Browne and Marli Jewelry

Hudson Williams in Balenciaga

Lisa in Robert Wun

SZA — (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images)

SZA in Bode

Natasha Poonawalla in Domenico Dolce

Serena Williams in Marc Jacobs

Kendall Jenner in custom Gap Studio by Zac Posen and Buccellati Jewelry

Gabrielle Union in Michael Kors

Gabrielle Union in Michael Kors and Dwyane Wade

Elizabeth Debicki in Vera Wang Haute

Kim Kardashian in custom Allen Jones and Whitaker Malem

Grace Gummer in Gabriela Hearst

Hunter Schafer in Prada

Suki Waterhouse in Michael Kors

Sabrina Carpenter in Christian Dior

Rami Malek in Saint Laurent

Babyface in Laquan Smith

Margot Robbie in Chanel

Vittoria Ceretti in Gedeon Taieb

Hailey Bieber in Saint Laurent

Misty Copeland in Michael Kors

Jimmy Butler in custom ALO

Connor Storrie in Saint Laurent and Tiffany & Co. jewelry

Nicole Kidman in Chanel

Nicholas Hoult in Prada with Tiffany & Co. jewelry

Amanda Seyfried in in Prada with Tiffany & Co. jewelry

Lena Mahfouf in Burc Akyol

Adrien Brody and Georgina Chapman — (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images)

Adrien Brody in Dior and Georgina Chapman in Marchesa

Laufey in Tory Burch and Bucherer Fine jewelry

Lindsey Vonn in Thom Browne

Olivia Wilde in Thom Browne

Rosé in Saint Laurent and Tiffany & Co. jewelry

Emma Chamberlain in Mugler

Kate Moss in Saint Laurent

Cara Delevingne in Ralph Lauren

Gigi Hadid in Miu Miu

Sam Smith in Christian Cowan

Charli xcx in Saint Laurent

Lena Dunham

Naomi Osaka

Anna Wintour

Chloe Malle

Janelle Monáe

Chase Sui Wonders

Bill Skarsgård

Sarah Pidgeon

Venus Williams

Emma Chamberlain

Jon Batiste

Jordan Roth

Zoë Kravitz

Patrick Schwarzenegger

Maya Hawke

Angela Bassett

Alexi Ashe and Seth Meyers

Joey King

Lauren Hashian and Dwayne Johnson

Felicity Blunt and Stanley Tucci

Carey Mulligan

Paul Anthony Kelly

Anna Weyant

Wendi Murdoch

Chloe Murdoch

Yu-Chi Lyra Kuo

Luke Evans

Christine Beauchamp

Sabine Getty

Jamie Alexander Tisch

Robert Denning

John Lithgow and Mary Yeager

Isha M. Ambani

Suleika Jaouad

Lauren Sánchez

Gayle King

Nichapat Suphap

Baz Luhrmann and Catherine Martin

Sunday Rose Kidman

Hamish Bowles

Nantasha Williams

(Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue)

Nicole Phelps

Tiffany Raja

Amy Fine Collins

Sinéad Burke

Amy Sherald

Cristina Baxter

Jessica Kayll

Aariana Rose Philip

Jessica Cruel

Rebecca Hall and Morgan Spector

Aurora James

Andrew Saffir and Daniel Benedict

Tyriq Withers

Gustav Magnar Witzoe

Gwendoline Christie

More to come …

Meryl Streep in "The Devil Wears Prada 2

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