Our Favorite 2026 Met Gala Red Carpet Looks That Prove “Fashion Is Art”
Our Favorite 2026 Met Gala Red Carpet Looks That Prove “Fashion Is Art”
It’s the first Monday of May, which means we couldn’t be more excited for our annual sit-on-the-couch-in-our-sweatpants-and-critique-celebrities’-Met-Gala-looks viewing parties. Held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art to celebrate and fund the new 2026 Costume Art exhibit (with a big focus on various body types), celebrities and their designers first gather on the red carpet (this time a beige brick with grassy green pops) to show off their most extravagant fashion and beauty looks, post-awards season. And this year, the dress code is “Fashion is Art.” We were most excited to see 2026 co-chair Beyoncé make her return after one whole decade, alongside co-chairs Nicole Kidman and Venus Williams. In addition to the usual suspects like Gigi Hadid and Kim Kardashian, there’s a slew of new debuts like Heated Rivalry's Connor Storie and Olympian Alyssa Liu, plus several adorable predicted couple sightings. Click on to see the best-dressed celebrities on the Met Gala red carpet, and to decipher who should make it on our list of best Met Gala looks of all time. SZAPhoto: Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images.Janelle MonáePhoto: Michael Loccisano/Getty Images.LisaPhoto: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images.Rauw AlejandroPhoto: Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images.Emma ChamberlainPhoto: Lexie Moreland/Getty Images.Sabrina CarpenterPhoto: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images.BeyoncéTylaPaloma ElsesserPhoto: Mike Coppola/Getty Images.Jon BatistePhoto: Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images.Sinéad BurkePhoto: Gilbert Flores/Getty Images.Sabine Getty Photo: Mike Coppola/Getty Images.Serena WilliamsPhoto: Mike Coppola/Getty Images.Alysa LiuPhoto: Mike Coppola/Getty Images.JisooPhoto: Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images.Connor StoriePhoto: Mike Coppola/Getty Images.Audrey NunaPhoto: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images.Ashley GrahamPhoto: John Shearer/Getty Images.Chase InfinitiNaomi OsakaPhoto: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images.Nichapat SuphapPhoto: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images.Katy PerryPhoto: Gilbert Flores/Getty Images.Isha M. AmbaniPhoto: Michael Buckner/Getty Images.John Imah and Charles HarbisonPhoto: Mike Coppola/Getty Images.Kim KardashianZoë KravitzPhoto: Mike Coppola/Getty Images.Angel ReesePhoto: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images.DoechiiMarcello Hernández Ana Amelia Batlle CabralPhoto: Mike Coppola/Getty Images.Lena Mahfouf Maya Hawke Photo: Theo Wargo/Getty Images.Tory BurchPhoto: Julian Hamilton/Getty Images.Anna WintourPhoto: John Shearer/Getty Images.Like what you see? How about some more R29 goodness, right here?The Best Beauty Looks From The 2026 Met GalaThe Mark’s Secret Met Gala SystemHere’s Who Is Protesting The Met Gala & Why
It’s the first Monday of May, which means we couldn’t be more excited for our annual sit-on-the-couch-in-our-sweatpants-and-critique-celebrities’-Met-Gala-looks viewing parties. Held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art to celebrate and fund the new 2026 Costume Art exhibit (with a big focus on various body types), celebrities and their designers first gather on the red carpet (this time a beige brick with grassy green pops) to show off their most extravagant fashion and beauty looks, post-awards season. And this year, the dress code is “Fashion is Art.”
We were most excited to see 2026 co-chair Beyoncé make her return after one whole decade, alongside co-chairs Nicole Kidman and Venus Williams. In addition to the usual suspects like Gigi Hadid and Kim Kardashian, there’s a slew of new debuts like Heated Rivalry's Connor Storie and Olympian Alyssa Liu, plus several adorable predicted couple sightings.
Click on to see the best-dressed celebrities on the Met Gala red carpet, and to decipher who should make it on our list of best Met Gala looks of all time.
SZA
Photo: Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images.
Janelle Monáe
Photo: Michael Loccisano/Getty Images.
Lisa
Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images.
Rauw Alejandro
Photo: Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images.
Emma Chamberlain
Photo: Lexie Moreland/Getty Images.
Sabrina Carpenter
Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images.
Beyoncé
Tyla
Paloma Elsesser
Photo: Mike Coppola/Getty Images.
Jon Batiste
Photo: Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images.
Sinéad Burke
Photo: Gilbert Flores/Getty Images.
Sabine Getty
Photo: Mike Coppola/Getty Images.
Serena Williams
Photo: Mike Coppola/Getty Images.
Alysa Liu
Photo: Mike Coppola/Getty Images.
Jisoo
Photo: Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images.
Connor Storie
Photo: Mike Coppola/Getty Images.
Audrey Nuna
Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images.
Ashley Graham
Photo: John Shearer/Getty Images.
Chase Infiniti
Naomi Osaka
Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images.
Nichapat Suphap
Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images.
Katy Perry
Photo: Gilbert Flores/Getty Images.
Isha M. Ambani
Photo: Michael Buckner/Getty Images.
John Imah and Charles Harbison
Photo: Mike Coppola/Getty Images.
Kim Kardashian
Zoë Kravitz
Photo: Mike Coppola/Getty Images.
Angel Reese
Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images.
Doechii
Marcello Hernández Ana Amelia Batlle Cabral
Photo: Mike Coppola/Getty Images.
Lena Mahfouf
Maya Hawke
Photo: Theo Wargo/Getty Images.
Tory Burch
Photo: Julian Hamilton/Getty Images.
Anna Wintour
Photo: John Shearer/Getty Images.
Like what you see? How about some more R29 goodness, right here?
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