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Oscar Wilde’s ears must be burning. For if there was ever a sartorial affair that materialized his famous quip, “life imitates art,” it was the Met Gala 2026. Celebrating the Costume Institute’s 2026 exhibition, “Costume Art”, the museum’s annual fundraising gala was themed “Fashion is Art,” prompting guests to pay homage to centuries of painterly masterpieces and sculptural silhouettes.
Featuring some 400 works from across the Met’s encyclopedic collections, “Costume Art” inaugurates the museum’s nearly 12,000-square-foot Condé M. Nast Galleries, designed by Peterson Rich Office. For the show, curator Andrew Bolton argues that depictions of the dressed body are what uniquely unite works of visual art spanning millennia and continents. The exhibition is organized into body types prevalent in works across the museum, for example, the “Classical Body,” “Naked Body,” and the “Aging Body.”
At this year’s Met Gala, while some stars opted for literal takes on these themes (we’re looking at you, Bad Bunny), others took cues from both iconic and cutting-edge visual artists. Below, we applaud those who brought the museum and gallery to the red carpet. While certain designers directly referenced the artists who inspired their ensembles, others simply bore an uncanny resemblance to works we admire.
Jon Batiste x Barkley L. Hendricks
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