Met Gala 2026 live: Anna Wintour watches over star-studded red carpet

Tonight, all eyes are on Lauren Sanchez Bezos as she steps into fashion’s inner sanctum in her role as one of the honorary co-chairs for the Met Gala, signaling a shifting of the social guard – for better or for worse – at one of the most exclusive nights on the global calendar.

With her bust spilling out of her custom Schiaparelli number, the former journalist-turned-socialite wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is holding court among fashion’s elite – a position she and her billionaire husband are understood to have clinched after pouring millions into the star-studded event as its primary sponsors.

Her gown, and its bejeweled off-the-shoulder strap showcasing her buxom figure, was inspired by John Singer Sargent’s infamous Madame X, a portrait of French socialite Madame Pierre Gautreau that scandalized high society when it first debuted. It’s a seeming wink and a nod to the controversy that has swirled around Sanchez Bezos throughout the lead up to the Met Gala.

The Met Gala co-chairs were spotted making frosty small talk on the red carpet as they arrived for the highly anticipated event.

They appeared to not know where to look as they were photographer together.

Olivia Wilde arrived at the Met Gala in black gown days after she sparked conversation online as a clip of her changing face at the San Francisco International Film Festival went viral.