US EditionMet Gala guests (and the rest of us) learn the next dress code: 'Fashion is Art'
- Today, organizers revealed the dress code for the 2026 Met Gala as Fashion Is Art, with the event set for May 4, 2026, at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
- The exhibition Costume Art examines the centrality of the dressed body and presents fashion as a through-line in art, while organizers say the dress code invites attendees to treat the body as a blank canvas.
- The new Condé Nast Galleries will occupy nearly 12,000 square feet in two rooms with 18-foot and 9-foot ceilings, displaying nearly 400 objects including 200 garments and 200 artworks.
- Guests can toggle between the exhibit and dinner at the Temple of Dendur, while co-chairs Beyoncé, Nicole Kidman, Venus Williams, Anna Wintour, and honorary chairs Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez Bezos lead the event.
- The Costume Art exhibition opens to the public on May 10 and runs through Jan. 10, 2027, with a flexible dress code likely to inspire wide interpretation, organizers say.
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Beyoncé, Nicole Kidman, Venus Williams among Met Gala 2026 co-chairs
You certainly do not have to tell Beyonce this: fashion, when deployed properly, is nothing less than art. Now, the fashion-forward superstar will have another chance to make the point. When she co-chairs the Met Gala in May, all eyeballs will be glued to the steps of the Metropolitan Museum of Art to see how one of the most watched women on the planet, in her eighth gala appearance, interprets the dress code: “Fashion is Art”. The museum announ…
The 2026 Met Gala Theme Was Just Revealed — And It Leaves a Lot of Room for Interpretation
This year’s Met Gala theme has officially been announced and it’s … fashion. Vogue announced Monday (Feb. 23) that the 2026 Met Gala dress code is “Fashion Is Art,” a theme that leaves much room for interpretation. As always, the dress code is meant to reflect the theme of Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute spring exhibition. This year’s exhibition theme is “Costume Art.” The exhibit explores “centrality of the dressed body,” Vog…
This year, the dress code of the ultimate fashion event, which will feature Beyoncé as a co-host, will seek to explore the volume and texture
The 2026 Met Gala Dress Code Is Revealed as 'Fashion Is Art' — What to Expect
The 2026 Met Gala dress code has been announced. Vogue revealed that the annual event, which takes place on the first Monday of May, will have a “Fashion is Art” dress code. In the announcement via social media on Monday, February 23, the publication shared that “the directive perfectly reflects the ethos of ‘Costume Art,’ which explores the ‘centrality of the dressed body’ through depictions and interpretations of the human form in the Met’s ex…
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