Met Gala 2026: Fashion Meets Art

0:00The 2026 Metgala is locked in, with the theme costume art hitting the Metropolitan Museum of Art Steps. Dress code is straight up, fashion is art, letting stars flex their wildest interpretations. This one's debuting the massive 12,000-square-foot conda-nast galleries, a big win for the costume institute. Curator Andrew Bolton says, fashion ties every corner of the museum together, spotlighting the dress body and art. The exhibit dives into bodies from paintings, overlooked ones like aging or pregnant figures and universal anatomical forms. It opens May 10th, 2026, right after the gala, running through January 10th, 2027. Expect heavy star power with co-chairs, Beyonce, Nicole Kidman, Venus Williams, and Anna Winter. Beyonce is back after a decade, her first since 2016. Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez Bezos are honorary chairs, while Anthony Vacarello and Zoe Kravitz lead the host committee alongside Sabrina Carpenter, Doja Cat, and more.

1:05Around 450 A-listers incoming, catch the red carpet live stream on Vogue site, YouTube, or TikTok, starting 6 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time, 3 p.m. Pacific Standard Time. Inside, no phones allowed, but celeb sneak picks anyway. Then it's cocktails, dinner, exhibitors, and secret performances. All eyes on those iconic looks blending high fashion with art, gonna flood your feet soon enough. That's your update from Durham News Today, powered by AI.