Fashion is art!
How did the world’s biggest celebrities interpret this year’s Met Gala dress code, ‘Fashion is Art’? There was a moment on the red carpet when it was looking dire as we saw a spate of Halloween-esque costumes that were more suited for the 2019 Met Gala’s ‘Camp: Notes on Fashion’ theme. As late American fashion journalist André Leon Talley would say, we were on bleak street.
Fortunately, these women turned it all around with their looks. Well-researched looks included Hunter Schafer’s Prada ensemble, Charli XCX’s Saint Laurent gown, and Yu-Chi Lyra Kuo’s custom Jean Paul Gaultier masterpiece, respectively referencing iconic art works, Gustav Klimt’s painting Mäda Primavesi (1912/1913), Vincent van Gogh’s painting Irises (1889), and the Winged Victory of Samothrace. American painter Amy Sherald stood out for referencing her own painting Miss Everything (Unsuppressed Deliverance) (2013).
Meanwhile, there are thoughtful homages to the prestigious event’s theme, Costume Art, which highlights the intersection of fashion history and the body as a canvas. Athlete and style trailblazer Naomi Osaka made a bold choice with Robert Wun haute couture, revealing a dress etched with the human muscular system in blood red embellishment at the top of the stairs. Sabine Getty and Chase Infiniti also play with the idea, both bringing much-needed colour to the whole affair.
Take a look at BAZAAR‘s pick for the best dressed women at the 2026 Met Gala.
Chase Infiniti in Thom Browne
Photo: Kevin Mazur/MG26/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue
Naomi Osaka in Robert Wun
Doechii in Marc Jacobs
Alex Consani in Gucci
Hunter Schafer in Prada
Sabine Getty in Ashi Studio
Yseult in Harris Reed
Yu-Chi Lyra Kuo in Jean Paul Gaultier
Anok Yai in Balenciaga
Charli XCX in Saint Laurent
Emma Chamberlain in Mugler
Ayo Edibiri in Chanel
Amy Sherald in Thom Browne
Photo: Getty Images
