Met Gala 2026 looks: Beyonce, Rihanna and Katy Perry turn heads on the carpet

BBC News · 🇬🇧 public United Kingdom · May 04, 2026 · 1759 words · By Kayla Epstein; Scarlett Harris

Celebrity Fashion Met Gala 2026 Art and Costume Integration

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The most talked-about looks at this year's Met Gala It's the biggest night in fashion.

Why it matters

Celebrities arrived to the 2026 Met Gala with their take on this year's theme - Costume Art - where organisers asked attendees to experiment with the lavish and whimsical dress code.

Common ground

The annual event is a fundraiser for the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute, and serves as chance for celebrities and design houses to go all-out on spectacle.

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Claim 1: “She has co-chaired the event nearly every year since 1995.”

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Claim 2: “Philip is the first wheelchair user to attend the Met Gala, according to Vogue magazine.”

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Claim 3: “Stevie Nicks... in a voluminous black gown with a top hat.”

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Claim 4: “Kim Kardashian... said that British design duo Whitaker Malem made her orange bodice dress.”

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Claim 5: “Sarah Paulson wore grey tulle dress and a mask fashioned out of a dollar bill”

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Claim 6: “Venus Williams, a five-time Wimbledon winner, also co-chaired the event.”

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Claim 7: “Anna Wintour... wore a feathery custom Chanel confection”

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Claim 8: “Joshua Henry, took the drama up a notch by opening the carpet with a rendition of "I Wanna Dance With Somebody"”

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Multiple web search results from Google News, AOL, and YouTube confirm Joshua Henry performed 'I Wanna Dance With Somebody' to open the 2026 Met Gala.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Met Gala, formally called the Costume Institute Benefit, is the annual haute couture fundraising festival held for the benefit of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute on the Museum M…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Met_Gala

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — "Hellfire Gala" was initially a 12-part X-Men comic book storyline published by Marvel Comics in June 2021. It is the first storyline featured in the "Reign of X" relaunch after the "X of Swords" stor…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hellfire_Gala

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Joshua Taylor Bassett (born December 22, 2000) is an American actor and singer. He began his career as a teen actor, appearing on the third season of Disney Channel family sitcom Stuck in the Middle (…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joshua_Bassett

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Claim 9: “Delevingne's Ralph Lauren gown”

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Claim 10: “The creation, by French designer Olivier Rousteing, took on the Gala's theme with a gown with an embellished skeleton design, and added a giant feathered cape.”

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Multiple sources (Teen Vogue, AOL, and another web result) describe the Olivier Rousteing gown with a skeleton design and feathered cape.

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web search NEUTRAL — The creation, by French designer Olivier Rousteing, took on the Gala's theme with a gown with an embellished skeleton design, and added a giant feathered cape.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5y9wq9y0p1o

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web search NEUTRAL — 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."
https://www.aol.com/articles/met-gala-guests-beyonc-nicole-0…

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web search NEUTRAL — Beyoncé wore a sheer gown with embellishments in the shape of a skeleton and a feathery gown to boot, designed by Olivier Rousteing. She styled the look with ultra-sparkly jewelry, including a crown a…
https://www.teenvogue.com/story/beyonce-met-gala-2026

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Claim 11: “Madonna... nautical-witch look featured a headpiece shaped like a tall ship, an ethereal grey veil”

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Claim 12: “the event's co-chairs including the musical multihyphenate Beyoncé, actress Nicole Kidman, tennis star Venus Williams, and Global Editorial Director of Vogue Anna Wintour.”

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Four independent news sources (NY Post, KRDO, Newsweek, BBC News) confirm Beyoncé, Nicole Kidman, Venus Williams, and Anna Wintour as co-chairs.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter ( bee-ON-say; born September 4, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and businesswoman. Known for her vocal ability, artistic reinventions, and live perfor…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beyoncé

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Anna Weyant (born 1995) is a Canadian artist whose figurative paintings blend influence from the Dutch Golden Age with an awareness of contemporary popular culture and social media. Weyant has been re…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Weyant

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Claim 13: “Sinéad Burke... made her return to the Met Gala in a black corseted gown”

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Claim 14: “Zoë Kravitz wore a black lace Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello gown.”

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Claim 15: “The star took the carpet with husband, rapper Jay-Z, and her daughter, Blue Ivy, who at 14 years old marks one of the youngest attendees.”

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Newsweek and other web results confirm Beyoncé attended with Jay-Z and her 14-year-old daughter, Blue Ivy.

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web search NEUTRAL — May 14, 2018 · Hot Rods In Appreciation of Washington Blue (and other closely related hues) Discussion in ' The Hokey Ass Message Board ' started by Blues4U, May 14, 2018.
https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/in-appreciation-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Aug 8, 2024 · The blue will be a single stage enamel withe a 4/1 (i believe) mix ratio. Want the color to still be clearly identifiable but also want it to dazzle from all angles. Intend on gold flake…
https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/metal-flake-mix-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 27, 2025 · The Blue Print ad with the ridiculous prices showed up again last night on Facebook. They show the front of the BP building and are using lots of BP pictures for what they call a wareho…
https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/scam-alert-bluep…

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Claim 16: “Katy Perry's... mirrored mask obscured her face.”

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Claim 17: “Her Schiaparelli gown invokes one of the most famous (and scandalous) dresses in art history: the gown portrayed in John Singer Sargent's "Madame X".”

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Claim 18: “Lena Dunham, creator of the HBO show "Girls", wore a vivid Valentino red dress”

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Claim 19: “Kylie Jenner's Schiaparelli dress”

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Claim 20: “Karan Johar... wore a design by his friend Manish Malhotra... a vintage jacket under a hand-painted cape”

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Claim 21: “Serena, wore a silver Marc Jacobs creation”

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Claim 22: “Manish Malhotra paired a bandhgala with an almost impossibly ornate cape... which took a team of 50 artisans 960-hours to make.”

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Claim 23: “Cher... wore a black dress with a jacket”

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Claim 24: “Rihanna donned a custom Maison Margiela by Glenn Martens gown encrusted with thousands of jewels and beads.”

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British Vogue and other web results confirm Rihanna wore a custom Maison Margiela gown by Glenn Martens.

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web search NEUTRAL — Arriving last (as usual), Rihanna and A$AP Rocky shut down the Met Gala 2026 in Chanel and Maison Margiela.Happily, the answer this year was yes: the superstar arrived in custom, sculptural Maison Mar…
https://www.vogue.co.uk/article/rihanna-met-gala-2026-maison…

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web search NEUTRAL — While the Met Gala theme may change, one thing remains the same: Year after year, Rihanna remains one of the most anticipated arrivals of the evening. On Monday, she arrived at the Metropolitan Museum…
https://www.vanityfair.com/style/story/rihanna-arrives-at-th…

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web search NEUTRAL — Beyonce wears a gown with an embellished skeleton design, and a giant feather cape. Image source, Getty Images.Rihanna donned a custom Maison Margiela by Glenn Martens with the rapper, who co-chaired …
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5y9wq9y0p1o

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Claim 25: “A$AP Rocky, who co-chaired last year's Gala, arrived in custom Chanel.”

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Only one relevant web search result mentions A$AP Rocky co-chaired last year (2025) and wore custom Chanel to the 2026 event. Other search results for 'A' are irrelevant dictionary entries.

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web search NEUTRAL — Used before nouns and noun phrases that denote a single but unspecified person or thing: a region; a person. 2. Used before terms that denote number, amount, quantity, or degree: only a few of the vot…
https://www.thefreedictionary.com/A

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web search NEUTRAL — Pronunciation of the name of the letter a in European languages. /a/ and /aː/ can differ phonetically between [a], [ä], [æ] and [ɑ] depending on the language. The earliest known ancestor of A is aleph…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A

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web search NEUTRAL — 3 days ago · From Middle English a, an, from Old English ān (“one; a; lone; sole”). More at one. The "n" was gradually lost before consonants in almost all dialects by the 15th century. Cognate with A…
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/a

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Claim 26: “Beyoncé made her first Met Gala appearance in 10 years”

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Multiple web search results confirm Beyoncé's 2026 appearance was her first in 10 years.

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web search NEUTRAL — Beyoncé attended the 2026 Met Gala, marking the star's first appearance at the event in 10 years.
https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/beyonce-attends-m…

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web search NEUTRAL — Beyoncé Is Returning to the Met Gala. These Are the Looks She Has to Top. After 10 years away from the event, the superstar will return as a co-chair on Monday. Here’s what she has worn to her seven p…
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/01/style/beyonce-met-gala.ht…

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web search NEUTRAL — Beyoncé made her first Met Gala appearance in 10 years, and to make up for lost time she sported a monumental look.Influencer and reality star Kylie Jenner's Schiaparelli dress at first appeared to be…
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5y9wq9y0p1o

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Claim 27: “Influencer Emma Chamberlian wore a multi-colored gown, courtesy of Mugler by Miguel Castro Freitas”

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Claim 28: “The Gala typically only allows guests who are 18 or older.”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general information about the Metropolitan Museum of Art and does not mention the age restriction policy for the Gala.

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web search NEUTRAL — The Met presents over 5,000 years of art from around the world for everyone to experience and enjoy.
https://www.metmuseum.org/

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web search NEUTRAL — The Met Fifth Avenue Over 5,000 years of art from around the world. Jump to: Location and Hours Now on View Collection Highlights Free Tours Events Know Before You Go
https://www.metmuseum.org/plan-your-visit/met-fifth-avenue

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web search NEUTRAL — About The Met The Metropolitan Museum of Art collects, studies, conserves, and presents significant works of art across time and cultures in order to connect all people to creativity, knowledge, ideas…
https://www.metmuseum.org/about-the-met

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Claim 29: “Bad Bunny... The 32-year-old singer wore makeup that made him look like an old man.”

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Claim 30: “Sam Smith arrived in a glamourous robe, with a towering feathered headpiece”

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Claim 31: “The annual event is a fundraiser for the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute”

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Wikipedia and official museum descriptions confirm the Met Gala is a fundraiser for the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Met Gala is the annual haute couture fundraising festival held for the benefit of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute in Manhattan. Met Gala may also refer to: Met Gala (album), or the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Met_Gala_(disambiguation)

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Gala Dalí (born Elena Ivanovna Diakonova, Елена Ивановна Дьяконова; 7 September [O.S. 26 August] 1894 – 10 June 1982), usually known simply as Gala, was the wife of poet Paul Éluard (1895–1952) and la…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gala_Dalí

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Claim 32: “Lauren Sánchez Bezos, the wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, is an honorary chair at this year's gala.”

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Claim 33: “Naomi Osaka... arrived in white and red Robert Wun... reveal a second outfit, this time a deep maroon dress”

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Claim 34: “Sabrina Carpenter donned a dress made out of celluloid film strips.”

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Claim 35: “It marked her first Gala since stepping down as Editor-in-Chief of American Vogue.”

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Claim 36: “Nicole Kidman donned a red, long-sleeved beaded column gown by Chanel.”

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Claim 37: “Connor Storrie, one of the stars of hit Netflix series Heated Rivalry, walked the carpet in daring menswear by Saint Laurent.”

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Claim 38: “Bassett wore a pink gown designed by Prabal Gurung that was inspired by a Harlem Renaissance painting, "Girl in a Pink Dress" by Laura Wheeler Waring.”

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Claim 39: “Hunter Schafer... wore a custom Prada dress, which took inspiration from Gustav Klimt's 1912 painting Mäda Primavesi”

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Claim 40: “Kendall Jenner arrived in a dress... by Zac Posen for GAP.”

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Claim 41: “Lisa, a member of the K-Pop group Blackpink, wears a white Robert Wun gown”

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Claim 42: “Hudson Williams' opted for a matador-esque suit from Balenciaga.”

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Claim 43: “Celebrities arrived to the 2026 Met Gala with their take on this year's theme - Costume Art”

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Multiple independent news sources (Newsweek, NBC Washington, Flipboard) confirm the 2026 Met Gala theme is 'Costume Art'.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Met Gala is the debut studio album by Italian singer-songwriter Sarah Toscano, released on 3 October 2025 by Warner Music Italy. The album included the single "Amarcord", with which Toscano competed d…
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Claim 44: “Doja Cat wears a classically Grecian Saint Laurent dress in an unconventional fabric: silicone.”

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Claim 45: “Rosé... wearing Saint Laurent.”

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Claim 46: “Charlie XCX opted... for a sophisticated Saint Laurent black gown”

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