<p>Here are the women who won this year&rsquo;s artful red carpet for the 2026 Met Gala.</p>

<p data-start="0" data-end="338">The 2026 Met Gala arrived with <em data-start="31" data-end="44">Costume Art</em> as its guiding vision &mdash; an exhibition examining the relationship between fashion, art, and the body itself. On the carpet, that translated into gowns that moved like sculptures, embellishments that resembled brushstrokes, and silhouettes that blurred the line between dressing and performance.</p>
<p data-start="340" data-end="598" data-is-last-node="" data-is-only-node="">But beyond the theatrics, the most memorable women of the night were those who understood restraint, character, and transformation. They didn&rsquo;t just wear remarkable clothes; they animated them, bringing the exhibition&rsquo;s idea of the body as art fully to life.</p>
<h3><strong>Emma Chamberlain</strong></h3>

<p>Mugler turned Emma into a walking artwork, with Miguel Castro Freitas and artist Anna Deller-Yee giving her a hand-painted gown that nodded to archival Mugler, including a 1997 butterfly dress. It was personal, graphic, and just eerie enough to feel very Emma.</p>
<h3><strong>Ros&eacute;</strong></h3>

<p>Ros&eacute; delivered one of the night&rsquo;s sleekest statements in Saint Laurent: a black gown with a thigh-high slit, a giant bird brooch, and Tiffany &amp; Co. diamonds. It was polished, quiet, and still unmistakably artful.</p>
<h3><strong>Jennie</strong></h3>

<p data-start="0" data-end="355">Jennie didn&rsquo;t just arrive at the 2026 Met Gala &mdash; she shut the carpet down. Turning the steps of The Met into her own glittering stage, the BLACKPINK star commanded attention in a breathtaking strapless Chanel gown drenched in 15,000 hand-sewn sequins, a masterpiece that reportedly required 540 painstaking hours to complete.</p>
<h3><strong>Hailey Bieber</strong></h3>

<p>Hailey Bieber went full modern goddess in custom Saint Laurent, where a 24-karat gold bodice met a blue silk chiffon skirt. The look referenced Yves Saint Laurent&rsquo;s Fall 1969 couture made with Claude Lalanne, which gave the whole thing that rare Met mix of body, craft, and history.</p>
<h3><strong>Katy Perry</strong></h3>

<p>Katy Perry played the mysterious card in a white Stella McCartney gown with opera gloves, tarot cards, and a face-obscuring mirrored headpiece. It was theatrical in the best Perry way: part costume, part punchline, part fashion prophecy.</p>
<h3><strong>Laufey</strong></h3>

<p data-start="2060" data-end="2290">Laufey&rsquo;s Tory Burch moment was softer than the surrounding spectacle, which is exactly why it worked. In a night of body-forward drama, her refined turn felt like a breath of air. <span class="" data-state="closed"></span></p>
<h3 data-start="2292" data-end="2562"><strong data-start="2292" data-end="2311">Jisoo</strong></h3>

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<p data-start="0" data-end="357" data-is-last-node="" data-is-only-node="">Created by Jonathan Anderson, Dior&rsquo;s new creative force, JISOO&rsquo;s custom gown drew from the soft romance of Impressionism with striking modern clarity. The strapless, backless gazar column dress featured an intricately embroidered garden scene, where delicate florals appeared almost brush-painted onto the fabric &mdash; blurring the line between couture and art.</p>
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<h3 data-start="2292" data-end="2562"><strong data-start="2292" data-end="2311">Blue Ivy Carter</strong></h3>

<p data-start="2292" data-end="2562">Blue Ivy made her Met Gala debut in a cream gown and matching jacket, finished with sunglasses and silver, sparkling heels. The effect was cool rather than precious &mdash;already knowing exactly how to hold a carpet.&nbsp;<span class="" data-state="closed"></span></p>
<h3 data-start="2564" data-end="2860"><strong data-start="2564" data-end="2582">Hunter Schafer</strong></h3>

<p data-start="2564" data-end="2860">Hunter Schafer sidestepped expectation in a linen Prada look inspired by Gustav Klimt&rsquo;s painting of a young M&auml;da. The result was painterly and cerebral, a reminder that Hunter does strange, elegant fashion better than almost anyone else. <span class="" data-state="closed"></span></p>
<h3 data-start="2862" data-end="3156"><strong data-start="2862" data-end="2874">Doja Cat</strong></h3>

<p data-start="2862" data-end="3156">Doja Cat&rsquo;s Grecian-inspired Saint Laurent gown, made in silicone, took classical dressing and made it feel almost futuristic. With its draped silhouette and thigh-high slit, the look landed somewhere between marble statue and sci-fi fantasy. <span class="" data-state="closed"></span></p>
<h3 data-start="3158" data-end="3460"><strong data-start="3158" data-end="3175">Teyana Taylor</strong></h3>

<p data-start="3158" data-end="3460">Teyana Taylor arrived in custom Tom Ford by Haider Ackermann, which she described as a kind of &ldquo;ghost of a body.&rdquo; That idea translated into one of the evening&rsquo;s sharpest body-conscious statements: revealing, elusive, and totally in character. <span class="" data-state="closed"></span></p>
<h3 data-start="3462" data-end="3815"><strong data-start="3462" data-end="3473">Lisa</strong></h3>

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<p data-start="0" data-end="190">Lisa made a striking return to the Met Gala as part of this year&rsquo;s host committee, arriving in a sheer white Robert Wun creation that felt closer to performance art than traditional couture.</p>
<p data-start="192" data-end="536" data-is-last-node="" data-is-only-node="">What elevated the look even further was its deeply personal detail: Wun and his team reportedly 3D-scanned Lisa&rsquo;s arms to create a veiled arm motif inspired by traditional Thai dance gestures. The result was not just visually arresting, but a graceful tribute to her Thai identity &mdash; transformed through couture into something almost ceremonial.</p>
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<h3 data-start="3462" data-end="3815"><strong data-start="3462" data-end="3473">Rihanna</strong></h3>

<p data-start="3462" data-end="3815">Rihanna closed the carpet in custom sculptural Maison Margiela by Glenn Martens, complete with an Art Deco-style headpiece. Built from a draped column silhouette inspired by medieval Flanders architecture, it was yet another reminder that Rihanna treats the Met Gala like her own editorial universe. <span class="" data-state="closed"></span></p>
<h3 data-start="3817" data-end="4098"><strong data-start="3817" data-end="3835">Chase Infiniti</strong></h3>

<p data-start="3817" data-end="4098">Chase Infiniti made a strong debut in Thom Browne with a sequined, painterly take on the body, while her towering ombre curls became part of the statement too. It was young-Hollywood polish with a clear art-school pulse. <span class="" data-state="closed"></span></p>
<h3 data-start="4100" data-end="4442"><strong data-start="4100" data-end="4115">Irina Shayk</strong></h3>

<p data-start="4100" data-end="4442">Irina Shayk kept the mystery factor high, with the model&rsquo;s presence alone carrying a lot of the drama. Even in a field of maximal looks, she still reads as one of the Met&rsquo;s most reliable style wildcardes.&nbsp;<span class="" data-state="closed"></span></p>
<h3 data-start="4444" data-end="4783"><strong data-start="4444" data-end="4460">Sin&eacute;ad Burke</strong></h3>

<p data-start="4444" data-end="4783">Sin&eacute;ad Burke wore Christian Siriano in a jet-black gown with feather-like embellishments at the shoulder, a look that connected directly to the exhibition&rsquo;s attention to the body and form. As ever, Burke made the point that fashion can be both elegant and intellectually specific. <span class="" data-state="closed"></span></p>
<h3 data-start="4785" data-end="5123"><strong data-start="4785" data-end="4800">Alexa Chung</strong></h3>

<p data-start="4785" data-end="5123">Alexa Chung&rsquo;s Dior look, created by Jonathan Anderson, was a chartreuse gown blooming with a single lily and rooted in Monet references. It had the soft-focus intelligence Anderson has been building at Dior, with the kind of flower detail that feels poetic rather than decorative. <span class="" data-state="closed"></span></p>
<h3 data-start="5125" data-end="5436"><strong data-start="5125" data-end="5138">Eileen Gu</strong></h3>

<p data-start="5125" data-end="5436">Eileen Gu brought the fun back to the carpet with an Iris van Herpen bubble dress that literally blew bubbles. It was playful, technically ambitious, and exactly the kind of surprise the Met red carpet lives for.&nbsp;<span class="" data-state="closed"></span></p>
<h3 data-start="5438" data-end="5745"><strong data-start="5438" data-end="5448">Karina</strong></h3>

<p data-start="5438" data-end="5745">Karina&rsquo;s Prada debut was a refined one: a white satin dress, black cape, and a tablier neckline inspired by the hanbok. The archival embroidery and historic Korean reference gave her look a quiet authority that felt both house-driven and deeply personal. <span class="" data-state="closed"></span></p>
<h3 data-start="5747" data-end="5997"><strong data-start="5747" data-end="5764">Sarah Pidgeon</strong></h3>

<p data-start="5747" data-end="5997">Sarah Pidgeon broke from her CBK-coded style streak in chartreuse Loewe, with a look that highlighted her midsection and leaned into the evening&rsquo;s body-conscious brief. It was a sharp pivot, and an especially fashion-forward one.</p>
<h3 data-start="5999" data-end="6332"><strong data-start="5999" data-end="6014">Naomi Osaka</strong></h3>

<p data-start="5999" data-end="6332">Naomi Osaka&rsquo;s Robert Wun creation was one of the most technically intense looks of the night: an ivory coat opening to reveal a red crystallized gown mapping the human body underneath. With more than 659,000 stitches and over 3,280 hours of work, it was couture as pure feat. <span class="" data-state="closed"></span></p>
<h3 data-start="6334" data-end="6670"><strong data-start="6334" data-end="6353">Ningning</strong></h3>

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<p data-start="0" data-end="389" data-is-last-node="" data-is-only-node="">Ningning, meanwhile, delivered one of the night&rsquo;s most captivating debuts in a custom Gucci creation. The aespa star looked ethereal in a sculptural black gown that balanced sharp structure with intricate detailing, making for a strikingly confident first Met Gala appearance. Styled with Gucci heels and dazzling Bvlgari jewellery, the look cemented Ningning as a rising red carpet force.</p>
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<h3 data-start="6334" data-end="6670"><strong data-start="6334" data-end="6353">Cara Delevingne</strong></h3>

<p data-start="6334" data-end="6670">Cara Delevingne&rsquo;s Ralph Lauren look did the classic front, shock-value back trick: a sleek black halter dress in front, then illusion mesh and an embroidered peacock turning the rear into the real headline. It was a cheeky, disciplined take on naked dressing, and very Cara. <span class="" data-state="closed"></span></p>
<h3 data-start="6672" data-end="6980"><strong data-start="6672" data-end="6691">Yu-Chi Lyra Kuo</strong></h3>

<p>Tech maven Yu-Chi Lyra Kuo&rsquo;s look reportedly came courtesy of Jean Paul Gaultier and drew inspiration from the Winged Victory of Samothrace, which is precisely the kind of art-history flex the Met rewards. Even the name alone feels ready for a museum label.</p>
<h3><strong>Kendall Jenner</strong></h3>

<p>Kendall Jenner delivered one of the night&rsquo;s most conceptually sharp looks in custom GapStudio by <span class="whitespace-normal">Zac Posen</span>, transforming a simple white T-shirt into a Grecian, draped gown inspired by the <em data-start="324" data-end="354">Winged Victory of Samothrace</em>. With its wet-look chiffon layers, 3D-molded leather corset, and sculptural silhouette, the look perfectly embodied &ldquo;fashion as art&rdquo; &mdash;proof that even the most basic garment can become a masterpiece.</p>
<h3><strong>Ejae</strong></h3>

<p>Ejae turned heads in a shimmering silver gown drenched in Swarovski crystals, finished with a jewel-encrusted floral headpiece that added to the look&rsquo;s regal drama. Drawing inspiration from the female courtesans of Korea&rsquo;s Joseon dynasty, the ensemble paid tribute to women once celebrated for their artistry, intellect, and cultural sophistication across music, poetry, and conversation.</p>

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