Art-Inspired Looks at the 2026 Met Gala
The 2026 Met Gala red carpet was a masterclass in wearable art, with celebrities channeling everything from Renaissance masters to modern surrealists.
Madonna in Saint Laurent: Inspired by The Temptation Of St. Anthony. Fragment II by Leonora Carrington.
Kendall Jenner in Gap by Zac Posen: Inspired by the Winged Victory of Samothrace statue.
Yu Chi Lyra Kuo in Jean Paul Gaultier: Inspired by the Winged Victory of Samothrace statue.
Hunter Schafer in custom Prada: Inspired by Gustav Klimt's painting Mäda Primavesi.
Lauren Sánchez Bezos in Schiaparelli: Inspired by Madame X by John Singer Sargent.
Gracie Abrams in Chanel: Inspired by Gustav Klimt's Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I.
Rachel Zegler: Inspired by The Execution of Lady Jane Grey by Paul Delaroche.
Heidi Klum in custom Mike Marino: Inspired by The Veiled Virgin by Giovanni Strazza.
Sam Smith in Christian Cowan: Inspired by an Evelyn Brent portrait.
Ben Platt in custom Tanner Fletcher: Inspired by Georges Seurat's A Sunday on La Grande Jatte.
Lisa Airan: Inspired by Henri Matisse's Dance (I).
Angela Bassett: Inspired by Laura Wheeler Waring's Girl in Pink Dress.
Luke Evans: Inspired by Tom of Finland.
Amy Sherald: Inspired by her own creation Miss Everything.