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Met Gala 2026 Puts 'Fashion Is Art' On Display

A Bezos-backed sponsorship drew scrutiny at the Costume Institute's biggest fundraising night.

Overview

  • Stars from music, film, and sport filled the Met steps Monday under the Fashion Is Art dress code as the museum opened its Costume Art exhibition.
  • Beyoncé returned as a co-chair in a jeweled skeleton gown, while Heidi Klum arrived as a full-body statue and Bad Bunny appeared under aging prosthetics.
  • The carpet turned familial as Beyoncé posed with daughter Blue Ivy and Nicole Kidman brought her daughter Sunday Rose.
  • Jeff and Lauren Sánchez Bezos served as honorary co-chairs after a reported $10 million gift, prompting small protests and a public decline from New York politician Zohran Mamdani.
  • Tickets reached up to $100,000 and tables started around $350,000, with last year’s haul at about $31 million and no confirmed total released for this year.