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The theme for 2026 Met Gala fundraiser is "Costume Art", exploring fashion as an embodied art form.
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Celebrities arrived to the 2026 Met Gala with their take on this year's theme - costume art - where organisers asked attendees to experiment with the lavish and whimsical dress code.
The annual event is a fundraiser for the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute, and serves as chance for celebrities and design houses to go all-out on spectacle.
The golden-voiced Broadway star Joshua Henry, took the drama up a notch by opening the carpet with a rendition of "I Wanna Dance With Somebody" with a band and dancers on the Met's iconic steps, which were outfitted to look like mossy bricks in a lush garden.
The guest list was especially starry this year, with the event's co-chairs including the musical multihyphenate Beyoncé, actress Nicole Kidman, tennis star Venus Williams, and global editorial director of Vogue Anna Wintour.
A parade of celebrities, including Naomi Osaka, Angela Bassett, Madonna, and Sabrina Carpenter posed for the cameras. Some famous faces - Bad Bunny, Heidi Klum, and Katy Perry - were nearly unrecognisable thanks to their commitment to the "costume" theme.
Here's a look at some of the highlights and most talked-about looks.
Beyoncé made her first Met Gala appearance in 10 years, and to make up for lost time she sported a monumental look.
The creation, by French designer Olivier Rousteing, took on the Gala's theme with a gown with an embellished skeleton design, and added a giant feathered cape.
The BBC caught up with Beyonce on the carpet. Asked how it felt to be back, the star said, "It feels great to be here with my daughter and husband".
The star took the carpet with husband, rapper Jay-Z, and her daughter, Blue Ivy, who at 14-years-old marks one of the youngest attendees. The Gala typically only allows guests who are 18 or older.
As has become almost tradition, the musical and fashionable power couple closed down the Met Gala carpet, arriving virtually a
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