Vogue ex-chief Anna Wintour kicked off fashion’s biggest night at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City tonight as stars descend upon the Met Gala red carpet.
The annual haute couture fundraising festival for the Met’s Costume Institute will host some of the world’s biggest stars, including Anne Hathaway, Zendaya, Kim Kardashian, Lady Gaga and Rihanna.
This year’s theme, Fashion is Art, is co-chaired by a superstar panel lineup featuring Beyoncé, Nicole Kidman, Venus Williams and ex-Vogue chief Anna Wintour.
Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos, 62, and his wife Lauren Sanchez, 56, are the night’s lead sponsors and honorary chairs, prompting protests across the Big Apple, including the revolting discovery of ‘urine’ filled bottles inside the venue.
With tickets starting at $100,000 per person, all eyes will be on the Met steps to see which A-listers show up and show out.
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Anna Wintour arrives at The Met
Ex-Vogue boss Anna Wintour arrived at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in a feathery turquoise ensemble for her highly anticipated Met Gala.
The event is under intense scrutiny amid reports that Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez allegedly shelled out $10 million to co-chair the annual gala alongside Wintour.
Just hours before the red carpet opened, staff found bottles of ‘urine’ inside the museum.
Met Gala 2026 best dressed: Celebrities wow on NYC red carpet on fashion’s biggest night
Celebrities showed off their sartorial flair as they descended on the red carpet for the 2026 Met Gala in New York City on Monday.
Supermodel Ashley Graham, 38, led the early arrivals at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Benefit, wowing in a Dimitra Petsa of Di Petsa cream dress which clung to her famed curves.
The theme of this year’s event – widely considered the Super Bowl of celebrity red carpets – is ‘Costume Art’, while the dress code is ‘Fashion Is Art.’
La La Anthony hits a sultry pose on the Met Gala carpet
Actress La La Anthony looked like sultry in a tight copper gown on the Met Gala red carpet.
Supermodels take The Met steps
Fashion models Ashley Graham and Cara Delevingne stunned on The Met steps.
See this year’s Met Gala steps
The stairs of The Metropolitan Museum of Art look ethereal, with mossy greenery and florals for this year’s Fashion Is Art Met Gala theme.
Breaking:Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni avoid explosive trial after feuding co-stars finally reach agreement in multimillion-dollar case
Blake Lively has called time on her bitter two-year legal battle with Justin Baldoni, in a surprise move just two weeks before the case was set to go to trial, the Daily Mail can exclusively reveal.
The actress, 38, finally reached a settlement with Baldoni’s production company, Wayfarer Studios, as well as the PR firm he hired, over claims of retaliation and breach of contract.
In a joint statement, both sides said that the filming of the movie ‘presented challenges’ and that Lively’s ‘concerns deserved to be heard’.
Lively, who has attended several Met Galas in years past, was reportedly not invited to the 2026 function.
Deborah Roberts dazzles in colorful dots
Zuri Hall hits the carpet in a corseted lacy number
Access Hollywood co-host Zuri Hall donned a tight-fitted corseted dress on the Met Gala carpet on Monday.
Who is attending the Met Gala?
Fashion’s biggest spectacle will once again welcome around 450 guests from across film, music, sport and culture, but as ever, the real chaos lies in who shows up uninvited – or unannounced – on the red carpet.
The Daily Mail takes a closer look at the A-listers tipped to show up and show out – including Taylor Swift, Adele, Blake Lively, Ryan Reynolds and even Harry Styles, as his fiancée Zoe Kravitz serves on the host committee.
Death of the Met Gala! Ugly Ozempic Z-listers… tacky Lauren Sanchez… and an unforgivable insult to Princess Diana’s memory: MAUREEN CALLAHAN
It’s the Met Gala as never before: Anna Wintour seemingly sidelined, her successor an afterthought, most of the A-list absent.
And who can blame them?
Brought to us by Amazon Prime Whole Foods, aka Mr & Mrs Jeff Bezos, Monday’s gala promises to be a spectacle – for all the wrong reasons.
Emma Chamberlain arrives in colorful costume
Internet personality Emma Chamberlain was among the first to arrive at the Met Gala wearing a colorful dress.
Met shares sneak peak of ‘Costume Art’ exhibit
The Metropolitan Museum of Art shared a preview of the ‘Costume Art’ exhibit that inspired tonight’s theme, Fashion is Art.
‘This exhibition explores depictions of the dressed body across The Met’s vast collection, pairing garments with artworks to reveal the relationship between clothing and the body across time and cultures,’ the museum wrote on social media.
The exhibit will open to the public on Sunday.
