The 2026 Met Gala Was A Fashion Flop For These Celebs - Nicki Swift

How the stars celebrated costume art at the 2026 Met Gala

Reuniting again every first Monday of May, the Met Gala returns in its full glamour. Under this year’s theme: “Fashion is Art,” attendees are to explore the centrality of the dressed body through costume art.

The 2026 Met Gala Was A Fashion Flop For These Celebs - Nicki Swift

The 2026 Met Gala served up lots of delectable fashion, and also a bunch of underwhelming looks. Here's which fashionable A-listers should have known better.

In pictures: Stars turn out in force at Met Gala to embrace ‘costume art’ theme

Celebrities including Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny, supermodel Heidi Klum and singer Katy Perry walked the carpet at the Met Gala on Monday — many of them unrecognizable.

John Imah wears custom Charles Harbison to the 2026 Met Gala, celebrating "Costume Art," at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 4, 2026, in New York City.

All the Best Moments You Missed From the 2026 Met Gala

Check out all the insider highlights from fashion’s biggest night. These are all the photos of the best moments you might have missed from the 2026 Met Gala.