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Is Fashion Art? Decoding the 2026 Met Gala Dress Code

Each year on the first Monday in May, the Metropolitan Museum of Art welcomes fashion and Hollywood’s glitteratti—plus a growing contingent of tech bros and titans—for its annual Met Gala.

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2026 Met Gala Theme & Dress Code: What “Fashion Is Art” Really Means & How To Style It at Home

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Beyoncé's back and 'Fashion Is Art': What to know about the 2026 Met Gala

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Met Gala 2026: What’s this year’s theme, who’s on the guest list and what time does the event begin?

Fashionistas knew this already: “Fashion is Art.”

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Met Gala 2026 Rumored Guest List Is Turning Heads

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Can the Costume Institute Survive Without the Met Gala?

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We’re Headed for the Most Meta Met Gala Yet

This year, the cover of Vogue’s May issue, which usually functions as a curtain raiser for the Met’s spring fashion exhibition, features a photo of the magazine’s longtime editor Anna Wintour alongsid...

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What time is the 2026 Met Gala? How to watch the red carpet livestream, guest list, theme explained, and more

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The Met Gala Fashion Moments We’ll Never Stop Talking About

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A Pre-Met Runway Art Crawl Reveals How Designers Have Referenced Botticelli, Van Gogh, Kahlo, and More

Fashion loves an art reference, and so do we. We’ve tracked some museum-worthy catwalk moments ahead of the opening of “Costume Art” at The Met.

'Fashion is Art' at the 2026 Met Gala: Understanding the difference between theme and dress code — and how closely attendees follow it

They were all Met Gala dress codes. For over 50 years, the Met Gala, often referred to as fashion’s biggest night, has adopted a dress code inspired by the Costume Institute’s annual spring exhibition.

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See the 16 Most Controversial Met Gala Looks Ever

Celebrities like Cher and Cara Delevingne have used the Met Gala red carpet to take fashion risks and make political statements

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Met Gala 2026 blends art and fashion amid high anticipation

The 2026 Met Gala, set for May 4 at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art, will debut the new Condé M. Nast Galleries with the theme “Costume Art” and dress code “Fashion Is Art.” Co-chaired by Beyoncé, Nicole Kidman, Venus Williams, and Anna ...