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Met Gala 2026 opens, theme 'Costume Art'; Beyoncé returns to the carpet

cultureMay 5, 20261072,624

The 2026 Met Gala opened in New York under the Costume Art theme, drawing A-list attendees including Beyoncé, BLACKPINK, Anne Hathaway, Naomi Osaka, and Emma Chamberlain. Beyoncé returned to the Met for the first time in a decade and stunned on the red carpet, while other guests delivered high-concept, art-inflected costumes that leaned into theatricality. Mark Zuckerberg attended his first Met Gala in a tux, joining tech and entertainment figures at the museum's marquee fundraising night for the Costume Institute. The event's extravagant, museum-minded ensembles set the tone for runway and celebrity fashion conversations in the year ahead.

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