Every year on the first Monday in May, the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Benefit, or Met Gala, takes place.
On Monday morning, celebrities were already spotted getting ready for the fashion show.
In an Instagram photo, Irina Shayk was wearing a facemask as she got ready to look her best at the Met.
On the morning of the Met Gala, Heidi Klum was spotted walking her dog in New York City before getting her nails painted white and sealing herself in an oxygen chamber.
Before showing off her pink manicure, Olivia Wilde took a photo and told her Instagram followers that she needed time to “mentally prepare” for the Met Gala.
Georgina Rodriguez, Cristiano Ronaldo’s partner, posted a video of herself in the back of a chauffeured car with her white Chanel purse.
And just hours before the Met Gala red carpet was scheduled to open, Rihanna was seen wearing a fur-lined coat and high heels.
Monday is the Met Gala, also called the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Benefit. Irina Shayk was getting ready to look her best at the Met while wearing a facemask.
While experimenting with various cosmetic looks, the model also cuddled close to her dog.
Karlie Kloss was pictured wearing a white robe with gold accents on her face.
While wearing a black suit, the model worked out hard at the gym.
This year’s event, which is regarded as the Super Bowl of celebrity red carpets, has a “Costume Art” theme and a “Fashion Is Art” dress code.
The A-list guests are encouraged by the dress requirement to investigate how designers use the human body as a blank canvas.
A formidable group of co-chairs—Beyonce, Nicole Kidman, and Venus Williams—join forces with Anna Wintour, global editorial director of Vogue, to spearhead the largest night in fashion.
Williams, a tennis star, is co-chairing the event for the first time.
Beyonce served as an honorary chair in 2013, while Kidman co-chaired the glamorous event in 2003 and 2005.
Karlie Kloss was pictured wearing a white robe with gold accents on her face.
Serena Williams danced in her hotel room while donning a smooth ivory robe.
For the exhibition, which will be roughly divided into three categories—the classical and nude body, ageing and pregnant bodies, and the anatomical body—the New York City museum will pair historical and modern clothing from the Costume Institute.
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and his wife Lauren Sanchez are the exhibit’s primary sponsors and honorary co-chairs. The exhibit is scheduled to open the Met’s expansive new Conde M. Nast Galleries.
The curator of the Costume Institute, Andrew Bolton, stated at a press conference that the title “Costume Art” alludes to the institution’s past.
On the morning before the Met Gala, Heidi Klum was spotted strolling her dog in New York City.
Her nails were chopped off and painted white with a pattern.
The German TV personality was seen zipped up in an oxygen suit in this picture.
Fashion has “the status of art because of, and not in spite of, its relation to the body,” according to Bolton, who chose the theme.
The exhibit is also sponsored by the upscale French fashion brand Yves Saint Laurent.
Co-chairs Anthony Vaccarello and Zoe Kravitz, as well as members Sabrina Carpenter, Doja Cat, Angela Bassett, Gwendoline Christie, Misty Copeland, Elizabeth Debicki, Lena Dunham, Sam Smith, Teyana Taylor, and more, will be on the host committee for the 2026 Met Gala.
After the Met Gala on May 4, Costume Art will take place from May 10, 2026, until January 10, 2027.
The Costume Institute receives its primary income from the Met Gala, which is a major source of revenue for the museum.
Since Wintour officially left one of her well-known positions at Vogue, the 2026 Met Gala is a historic occasion.
Olivia Wilde told her Instagram followers via a photo that she needed time to “mentally prepare” for the Met Gala.
Her simple pale pink nails were also ridiculed by the Booksmart director.
On Monday morning, Rihanna was spotted wearing high heels and a coat lined with fur.
Georgina Rodriguez, Cristiano Ronaldo’s partner, posted a video of herself in the back of a chauffeured car holding her white Chanel purse.
After serving as American Vogue’s chief editor for 37 years, Wintour announced her resignation in June 2025.
Chloe Malle was appointed head of editorial content at Vogue by the global director and global chief content officer of Conde Nast.
Celebrities like Rihanna, the Kardashians, Blake Lively, Zendaya, and others like the Met Gala because of Wintour’s well-known involvement with the event over the years.
Due to the topic, Superfine: Tailoring Black Style, which focused on the political and aesthetic structures of Black dandyism, several celebrities did not attend the Met Gala last year. Some speculated that this was done to avoid creating a faux pas.
Lauren Sanchez Bezos is present at the 2026 Met Gala press conference honouring costume art on Monday morning at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.
