Met Gala 2026: Most Viral and Talked-About Looks

This year 2026 Met Gala theme is “costume art” celebrities attended the event showcasing bold and creative outfits, guests were stimulated to mix luxury with fancy art for the annual fundraising event for the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute on May 4 Thursday in New York.

Met Gala is basically for those celebrities who want to showcase their creativities through their outfits according to decided theme by organizers every year.

Broadway star Joshua Henry started the event by live performance on the iconic Met red carpet steps, setting a lively tone for the night.

Prominent figures who shines the event more such as Beyoncé, Nicole Kidman, Venus Williams, and Anna Wintour as co-chairs, along with stars such as Madonna, Sabrina Carpenter, Naomi Osaka, and Angela Bassett,

Bad Bunny, Heidi Klum, and Katy Perry, caught attention almost unrecognizable look with their striking outfits inspired by the theme.

Beyoncé takes over the carpet with her famous family, made her first Met Gala appearance in 10 years, she appeared in the gown with an embellished skeleton design, and added a giant feathered cape by French designer Olivier Rousteing according to decided Met Gala’s theme.

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Rihanna’s late arrival turned heads as she came with A$AP Rocky, the musical and fashionable power couple closed down the Met Gala carpet. Rihanna’s gown encrusted with thousands of jewels and beads donned a custom Maison Margiela by Glenn Martens. A$AP Rocky, donned a pink coat with black satin lapels.

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Anna Wintour came in a feathery custom Chanel confection blend to her signature event.

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Oscar-winning actress Nicole Kidman donned a red, long-sleeved beaded column gown by Chanel.

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Amazon founder Jeff Bezos wife, Lauren Sánchez Bezos wore a Schiaparelli gown.

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Joshua Henry, an event opener performed on a Whitney Houston’s ‘I Wanna Dance With Somebody’.

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Colman Domingo’s unusual suit against the carpet

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Heidi Klum showed up with extravagant Halloween costumes to the Met Gala a marble statue appearance gracing the museum’s halls.

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Bad Bunny 32-year-old singer look like an old man followed in Klum’s footsteps with another very costumey look.

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Angela Bassett, her Prabal Gurung pink gown inspired by Laura Wheeler Waring’s Harlem Renaissance painting ‘Girl in a Pink Dress’.

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Emma Chamberlian wore a multi-colored gown resembles a painting, courtesy of Mugler by Miguel Castro Freitas.

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Aariana Rose Philip, a model and activist first wheelchair user attend the event in black colour gown makes historic Gala debut.

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Teyana Taylo’s fringed dress brought energy to the carpet.

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Indian designer Manish Malhotra’s out showed sculptured shoulders design is a tribute to Mumbai, which took a team of 50 artisans 960-hours to make.

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Bollywood director Karan Johar wore vintage jacket under a hand-painted cape with detailed embroidery featured Indian mythology characters designed by his friend Manish Malhotra.

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Delevingne’s Ralph Lauren gown turn around the dramatic sheer details had a vivid effect on the Met stairs.

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Actress Chase Sui Wonders dripped with diamonds in a pale lavender dress.

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Charlie XCX chooses black over ‘Brat’.

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Doja Cat wears a classically Grecian Saint Laurent dress in an unconventional fabric: silicone.

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Naomi Osaka, Tennis Grand Slam champ arrived in white and red Robert Wun, had not one but two looks. She took off her white coat to reveal a second outfit, this time a deep maroon dress with a lace-up back.

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Katy Perry unique pop star look, slightly weird mirrored mask covered her face.

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Blackpink bandmate Rosé wearing Saint Laurent.

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Lisa, a member of the K-Pop group Blackpink, wears a white Robert Wun gown with an interesting illusion: mannequin arms hold up a white veil, while her real arms are free to pose.

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Zoë Kravitz wore a black lace Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello gown posed with her hand in her pocket.

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Sabrina Carpenter singer, Grammy-winner opted a synthetic film floor covering dress.

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Hunter Schafer, Euphoria actress wore a custom Prada dress.

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Kim Kardashian made her orange bodice dress by British design duo Whitaker Malem.

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Kylie Jenner’s Schiaparelli dress at first appeared to be falling off her.

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Model Kendall Jenner arrived in a dress that thematically rhymed with her sister Kylie’s, this time by Zac Posen for GAP.

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