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Met Gala 2026: Fashion design references historical artworks

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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.