This year’s Met Gala turned the red carpet into a living, breathing gallery.A-listers and designers let their imaginations run wild while embracing organizers’ call to “treat the body as a canvas” as they brought the evening’s “Fashion is Art” dress code to life Monday.Met monarch Anna Wintour evoked Art Deco opulence in a black and turquoise dress cut from shimmering brocade fabric, which she paired with a feathered jacket of the same hues.The one and only Beyoncé stunned in a diamond-embellished skeleton design by Balmain while making her first appearance at the gala in a decade.Nicole Kidman, one of the evening’s co-chairs, dazzled in ruby red sequined Chanel with flowing blonde tresses.Anne Hathaway glowed in a hand-painted Michael Kors Collection dress, created in collaboration with the designer’s close friend, artist Peter McGough.Sabrina Carpenter looked picture-perfect in a Christian Dior dress crafted from strips of film featuring frames from the 1954 Audrey Hepburn movie “Sabrina.”Honorary co-chair Lauren Sánchez Bezos was the belle of the ball in a navy blue Schiaparelli gown, designed as a tribute to the iconic John Singer Sargent portrait “Madame X.” Once called the “world’s most scandalous” painting, it’s one of the crowning jewels of the Met’s collection.Katy Perry took her cue from the mirrored mannequins modeling clothes in the Costume Institute’s exhibit, arriving with her face hidden by a metallic mask and a sumptuous white gown by Stella McCartney.Model Gigi Hadid stunned in sheer grey Miu Miu accessorized with a minimal makeup glow.Gwendoline Christie leaned into illusion, wearing a Giles Deacon design with a porcelain doll-like mask and dramatic feathered hat.Beyoncé made her first Met Gala appearance in a decade on Monday.Michael Buckner via Getty ImagesA view of the "Costume Art" exhibition the morning of Monday's Met Gala. The show is a sweeping collection of apparel paired with art from across 5,000 years of human history.Roy Rochlin via Getty ImagesNicole Kidman wowed in sequined Chanel during the 2026 Met Gala on Monday.Matt Winkelmeyer/MG26 via Getty ImagesThe 2026 gala celebrated the opening of the Costume Institute’s spring exhibition, “Costume Art.” The show is a sweeping collection of apparel paired with art from across 5,000 years of human history.By placing nearly 200 works from all media in conversation, curator Andrew Bolton said, he hoped to illustrate why “fashion should be taken seriously as a form of aesthetics, not supplementary or secondary to art.”“In dialogue with each other, something happens,” he said. “It’s like one plus one equals three.”We’ve curated the best of fashion’s biggest night right here:Beyoncé and Blue Ivy CarterJamie McCarthy via Getty ImagesKylie JennerJamie McCarthy via Getty ImagesAnne HathawayDimitrios Kambouris via Getty ImagesRihanna and A$AP RockyMike Coppola via Getty ImagesBlake LivelyMike Coppola via Getty ImagesKim KardashianDimitrios Kambouris via Getty ImagesCardi BMike Coppola via Getty ImagesJanelle MonáeMichael Loccisano/GA via Getty ImagesMadonnaGilbert Flores via Getty ImagesSabrina CarpenterJulian Hamilton via Getty ImagesGigi HadidMike Coppola via Getty ImagesLauren Sánchez BezosJamie McCarthy via Getty ImagesChase InfinitiWWD via Getty ImagesSarah PaulsonMichael Loccisano/GA via Getty ImagesTessa ThompsonMichael Loccisano/GA via Getty ImagesRussell and Ciara WilsonMichael Buckner via Getty ImagesSerena WilliamsMike Coppola via Getty ImagesGrace GummerDimitrios Kambouris via Getty ImagesSZAJohn Shearer via Getty ImagesTeyana TaylorJulian Hamilton via Getty ImagesAyo EdebiriDimitrios Kambouris via Getty ImagesNaomi WattsMike Coppola via Getty ImagesKeke PalmerMike Coppola via Getty ImagesEileen GuMike Coppola via Getty ImagesKate MossDimitrios Kambouris via Getty ImagesNicole KidmanMike Coppola via Getty ImagesHudson WilliamsKevin Mazur/MG26 via Getty ImagesKaty PerryMatt Winkelmeyer/MG26 via Getty ImagesKendall JennerDimitrios Kambouris via Getty ImagesHeidi KlumMike Coppola via Getty ImagesOdessa A'zionKevin Mazur/MG26 via Getty ImagesGwendoline ChristieMike Coppola via Getty ImagesStevie NicksGilbert Flores via Getty ImagesDoechiiGilbert Flores via Getty ImagesHailey BieberJulian Hamilton via Getty ImagesLily-Rose DeppGilbert Flores via Getty ImagesRachel ZeglerMike Coppola via Getty ImagesGracie AbramsANGELA WEISS via Getty ImagesCherJulian Hamilton via Getty ImagesMargot RobbieJohn Shearer via Getty ImagesIrina ShaykMike Coppola via Getty ImagesSombrTheo Wargo via Getty ImagesCharli xcxJohn Shearer via Getty ImagesAudrey NunaMichael Loccisano/GA via Getty ImagesRami MalekGilbert Flores via Getty ImagesColeman DomingoJamie McCarthy via Getty ImagesAngela BassettJohn Shearer via Getty ImagesLisaDimitrios Kambouris via Getty ImagesJulianne MooreJohn Shearer via Getty ImagesZoë KravitzJulian Hamilton via Getty ImagesEmily BluntMike Coppola via Getty ImagesDoja CatGilbert Flores via Getty ImagesKarlie KlossWWD via Getty ImagesSuki WaterhouseKevin Mazur/MG26 via Getty ImagesPatrick SchwarzeneggerJohn Shearer via Getty ImagesLuke EvansJamie McCarthy via Getty ImagesSam SmithKevin Mazur/MG26 via Getty ImagesOlivia WildeJulian Hamilton via Getty ImagesMaya HawkeJohn Shearer via Getty ImagesCarey MulliganJamie McCarthy via Getty ImagesJoey KingJamie McCarthy via Getty ImagesLindsey VonnDimitrios Kambouris via Getty ImagesAmanda SeyfriedJamie McCarthy via Getty ImagesMaude ApatowWWD via Getty ImagesAlysa LiuDimitrios Kambouris via Getty ImagesConnor StorrieDimitrios Kambouris via Getty ImagesRoséDimitrios Kambouris via Getty ImagesSarah PidgeonGilbert Flores via Getty ImagesHuma AbedinJohn Shearer via Getty ImagesChase Sui WondersGilbert Flores via Getty ImagesVenus WilliamsMichael Loccisano/GA via Getty ImagesAnna WintourMike Coppola via Getty ImagesAdrien Brody and Georgina ChapmanMichael Buckner via Getty ImagesHugh Jackman and Sutton FosterMike Coppola via Getty ImagesSunday Rose and Nicole KidmanGilbert Flores via Getty ImagesGayle KingJohn Shearer via Getty ImagesAngel ReeseDimitrios Kambouris via Getty ImagesLena DunhamGilbert Flores via Getty ImagesCara DelevigneDimitrios Kambouris via Getty ImagesBill SkarsgårdMike Coppola via Getty ImagesAshley GrahamJulian Hamilton via Getty ImagesLa La AnthonyGilbert Flores via Getty ImagesEmma ChamberlainMichael Buckner via Getty Images