Met Gala 2026 in New York celebrated art and fashion under…

Met Gala 2026 in New York celebrated art and fashion under the leadership of Anna Wintour

05.05.2026 10:00 HotInfo 11

The prestigious Met Gala took place on Monday, May 5, 2026, at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. The annual charity gala, traditionally held on the first Monday in May, was themed "Costume as Art" and served as a major source of funding for the museum's Costume Institute. The event was led by the longtime editor-in-chief of the American magazine Vogue, Anna Wintour. Spiegel.de ↗

World celebrities prepared spectacular creations for the evening, coordinated with this year's theme. Among the biggest stars was singer Beyoncé, who arrived with her husband Jay-Z and daughter Blue Ivy. The red carpet at the Metropolitan Museum of Art served as a stage for participants' original fashion experiments, as they set out to interpret the concept of art and costume. Der Standard ↗

Also present at the event were tennis legend Serena Williams, fashion icon Donatella Versace, who celebrated her seventy-first birthday in a black-and-white minidress, and other celebrities from around the world. Among the guests were also billionaire Jeff Bezos's wife Lauren Sánchez and other top names of global society. According to reports, everyone at the Met Gala was united in either respecting or not respecting the theme, which also sparked conversations about the event's issues and the controversy surrounding sponsorship. Novy Cas ↗

Every year, the Met Gala becomes one of the most famous fashion events, where celebrities allow themselves to experiment with their style and present bold interpretations of the set theme. Independent ↗

This summary was generated by artificial intelligence. It may contain inaccuracies. Please verify information in the original sources below.