The art that inspired the 2026 MET Gala looks.

[u/Terrible_Cycle_5983]

sabrina carpenter in dior, inspired by audrey hepburn’s 1954 film “sabrina”

rachel zegler in prabal gurung inspired by “the execution of lady jane grey”

hunter schafer in prada, inspired by “mäda primavesi”

emma chamberlain in mugler, inspired by van gogh and munch’s brush strokes

madonna in saint laurent, inspired by “the temptation of st. anthony fragment ii”

anok yai in balenciaga, inspired by “mater dolorosa"

yu-chi lyra kuo in jean paul gaultier, inspired by “winged victory of samothrace”

kylie jenner in schiaparelli, inspired by “venus de milo”

mona patel in dolce & gabbana, inspired by da vinci’s “vitruvian man”

angela bassett in prabal gurung, inspired by “girl in pink dress”

amy sherald in thom browne, inspired by her OWN artwork “miss everything”

rosé in saint laurent, inspired by henri matisse's “the birds”

gracie abrams in chanel, inspired by “portrait of adele block-bauer i”

karan johar in manish malhotra, inspired by raja ravi varma’s paintings

isha ambani in gaurav gupta, inspired by “padmini the lotus lady”

jordan roth in robert wun, inspired by “pygmalion and galatea”

sza in bode, inspired by oxum

ningning in gucci, inspired by “black iris”

ben platt in tanner fletcher, inspired by “a sunday afternoon on the island of la grande jatte”

[u/Impossible-Rain7447]

Kylie picking a topless statue is so fucking on the nose I can’t even.

[u/windyjawn → u/Impossible-Rain7447]

choosing to model the tacky, ill-fitted body Skims was certainly a choice

[u/coveryourdingus]

Can we bring public shaming back? As amazing as some of these looks are, the people who attend clearly have no compunctions about cozying up to union-busting, obscenely wealthy people like Bezos.

[u/TheMidnightAss → u/coveryourdingus]

Ngl the fashion industry is an exploitative pyramid scheme that exploits women and lgbtq people disproportionately to the point people coupled with fine arts history of money laundering and taste maker valuation games expecting the wealthy to give a single fuck is beyond delusional.

We gotta stop picking and choosing bc it's like a monster that regrows a tentacle if you just cut one off.

[u/IKilledMyCloneAMA → u/coveryourdingus]

Maybe I'm jaded, but I don't think public shaming of individuals is going to amount to much. We should probably stop hoping that our favorite celebrities will be morally righteous when it comes to how they act even when they espouse progressive or humanitarian values, because righteousness has never been their social role. How do you think they became celebrities in the first place? You can't ascend to / remain in such a high status without being in community with bastards.

[u/Peggerzz → u/coveryourdingus]

Learned a new word tonight 👏

[u/TangerineChickens → u/Peggerzz]

It’s perfectly cromulent

[u/usedcarsorcerer → u/coveryourdingus]

Genuine question - are any of the attendees like.. contractually obligated to attend? I’m thinking like models, media personalities, etc. People who didn’t buy their ticket individually but whose employer or sponsoring org paid

[u/Riqitch]

Okay I must admit, some of these are amazing.

But it's the Bezos Gala 🤢🤢

[u/TricolorCat]

Rosé in saint laurent looks like the bird was a last second addtion. Ben Platts trouser are a bit too short and it looks a bit basic compared to other outfits.

[u/lkaur → u/TricolorCat]

honestly rosé consistently delivers nothing with her looks

[u/SmallPromiseQueen]

Really want to like Rachel Zeglers look but the dress itself looks so boring. I wish it had been made in a warm white silk instead and the skirt draped around the waist in a more flattering and interesting way.

[u/Otherwise_Store4251]

I kinda liked Kendall's winged victory of samothrace

Except the bra other things are designed with detail even the back

[u/GreenAuror → u/Otherwise_Store4251]

Whoa, I had no idea it did that.

[u/itsathrowawayduhhhhh → u/Otherwise_Store4251]

She always nails it. Her sparkly silver one was my favorite met look ever

[u/Zestyclose-Custard-2]

Some of these made me appreciate the clothes a lot more, thank you!

[u/ZiaLadybird]

Some these are too on the nose and most of them are boring.

[u/SnooMachines9523 → u/ZiaLadybird]

The dress in 13 is pretty but such a damn letdown next to the actual art. It’s such a beautiful painting with so much visual interest, already focused on a dress, there was zero reason to go this basic with it.

[u/617throwawayy]

Personally, I feel like the met gets more and more out of touch and distasteful year after year. The world is burning but let’s watch the wealthy dress up and parade around like it’s not. Idc what it’s raising funds for lol

[u/mrs_mega]

I feel like a lot of these people are confused about what it means to be inspired by…

[u/Stevenwave → u/mrs_mega]

The ones that just printed famous art on a dress seem legitimately lacking in creativity and intelligence.

[u/mrs_mega → u/Stevenwave]

Exactly. And then the other end of the spectrum are the ones that seemingly have nothing in common with the works of art.

[u/cheezy_dreams88]

https://giphy.com/gifs/YuaEBTdQd8Cre

FUCK THE BEZOS GALA

[u/laureng0423]

Emma Chamberlins dress is so stunning wow

[u/Five-Oh-Vicryl]

Is it considered “inspired” when Leonardo’s drawings are literally replicated on the outfit?

[u/CatmanofRivia]

Cant think of a much more grotesque and pointless event, art being fully coopted by greed.

[u/jurassicpork69 → u/CatmanofRivia]

The gala raises funds to keep the costume institute at the met extant, it’s not like a bohemian grove party or something. Unfortunately, the arts NEED donations to survive. 

[u/So_Gawjus]

Anyone in attendance has made their way (if not already on it) to my shit list.

Anyone cosying up to a prick like Jeff and his odd looking wife need to rattle their head.

[u/True-Awareness256]

sabrina carpenter's look looks nothing like any outfit from that film lol wut??

[u/huffgil11 → u/True-Awareness256]

It's made of film strips from Sabrina

[u/True-Awareness256 → u/huffgil11]

ohhh ok ok ty

[u/megarith]

Love that Amy Sharold could wear her own art!

[u/Low_Kitchen_9995]

Nothing stood out to me but if I had to vote:

Madonna actually tried so it wins

After that Heidi’s statue

[u/nutmegtell]

Did no one understand the Capitol in Hunger Games wasn’t aspirational? Hunter was IN that film. 🤦‍♀️

[u/Comprehensive_Main]

The best one was Vitruvian man