Met Gala 2026: All the Celebrity Looks, From Charli XCX to Doja Cat and Katy Perry

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Met Gala 2026 Photos: Charli XCX, Janelle Monáe, Katy Perry, and More

See what Anderson .Paak, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Jon Batiste, and others wore to the event By Nina Corcoran and Walden Green May 4, 2026 Save this story Save this story

It’s the first Monday in May, which means celebrities have already begun to converge on New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art for the annual Met Gala. This year’s dress code is “Fashion Is Art,” which asks guests to “consider the many ways that designers use the body as their blank canvas,” per Vogue .

Beyoncé , Nicole Kidman, and Venus Williams are joining Vogue global editorial director Anna Wintour as co-chairs for this year’s Gala, with Sabrina Carpenter, Doja Cat, Lisa, Sam Smith, and Teyana Taylor all serving on the host committee. The Gala also named Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and his wife, Lauren Sánchez Bezos, as honorary chairs, which has generated vocal opposition from attendees and fashion fans alike. Some have called for a boycott of the event due to the couple’s participation. A number of high-profile figures also turned down the invitation, including New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani, who said his focus is on “affordability.”

The benefit dovetails with the Costume Institute’s upcoming exhibition, “ Costume Art ,” which will inaugurate the Met’s new 12,000-square-foot Condé M. Nast Galleries . (Disclosure: Condé Nast is Pitchfork’s parent company.) The exhibit pairs garments with works of art from the Met’s collection with a focus on the relationship between clothes and the body. Below, check out a gallery of photos from the Gala, updated throughout the evening.

- - - - - - - - - - - - - Nina Corcoran joined Pitchfork as an Associate Staff Writer in 2021 after contributing to the website since 2015. She’s written for Rolling Stone , Wired , NPR, Stereogum, and elsewhere, and was previously the music editor of alt-weekly newspaper DigBoston . She’s based in Chicago. ... Read More Associate Staff Writer - - Walden Green is a music writer and cultural critic who joined Pitchfork in 2024. A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, his work has appeared in Dirt, The Fader , and Philadelphia . He lives in New York. ... Read More Staff Writer - -

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