Met Gala: 'Fashion Is Art'
- The 2026 Met Gala theme and dress code were announced as “Fashion is Art,” framing the night around fashion as an embodied art form. (yahoo.com) - The Met’s Costume Institute holds more than 33,000 clothing and accessory pieces spanning seven centuries, the gala’s main beneficiary. (yahoo.com) - Billy Porter said he will not attend the 2026 gala, speaking about his reasons on SiriusXM’s Bevelations, per reporting. (thenews.com.pk)
The Met Gala’s 2026 dress code is “Fashion is Art,” linking the May 4 benefit to the Costume Institute’s spring exhibition, “Costume Art.” (metmuseum.org) The Met Gala benefit will take place Monday, May 4, 2026, and the accompanying exhibition opens at The Met Fifth Avenue on May 10, 2026, running through January 10, 2027. (metmuseum.org) Beyoncé, Nicole Kidman, Venus Williams and Anna Wintour will co-chair the gala, with Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez Bezos named as honorary chairs. (metmuseum.org) The Costume Institute’s holdings total more than 33,000 garments and accessories spanning seven centuries, and the annual gala is the Institute’s primary fundraising event. (metmuseum.org/departments) (metmuseum.org) The “Costume Art” show will feature nearly 400 objects — roughly half artworks and half garments — and will inaugurate the Met’s nearly 12,000‑square‑foot Condé Nast Galleries. (metmuseum.org) Curators are introducing new, body‑diverse mannequins for the exhibition — made from photogrammetry scans and modeled on real people including Sinéad Burke, Aimee Mullins and Aariana Rose Philip. (Associated Press via US News: usnews.com) Actor Billy Porter said he will not attend the 2026 Met Gala, telling SiriusXM’s Bevelations that he hasn’t been invited back since his 2019 appearance and adding, “I don’t go to places where I’m not welcome.” (E! Online) Tickets and tables remain invitation-only and have been reported to cost up to $50,000 each; proceeds fund the Costume Institute’s exhibitions, acquisitions, publications and operations. (artnews.com) The gala’s “Fashion is Art” dress code will set the public-facing interpretation for the show when stars arrive on May 4 and the museum opens the paired garment-and-art displays on May 10. (metmuseum.org)
