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The Best Afterparty Looks At The 2026 Met Gala
Because everything noteworthy happens after midnight.
The poor unfortunate souls who live around the cluster of luxury hotels on the Upper East Side got no sleep last night. Between the sprinter vans coming and going and the camera flashes popping ‘til 6 a.m., there was no rest for anyone around the Met Gala. The main event comes and goes, but the afterparties are where the real magic happens. Everyone disperses into the city for a night of revelry, dancing, and finally letting their hair down after sitting in a glam chair for the majority of the day.
We spied with our little eyes a few trends for the late-night debauchery — namely, more nipples (hi, Alex Consani and Charli xcx), lots of lace (ditto), and even an arm cuff or two. The place to be was Saint Laurent’s intimate affair at one of our favorite haunts, People’s, where Olivia Rodrigo, Gabbriette, and even Mick Jagger made appearances. Elsewhere in the city, Kelela performed at BOOM’s blowout bash, Tate McRae and Rosé proved they’re best friends, and more theme-appropriate dressing also made its way into the wee hours of the morning. See our favorite secondary looks from the biggest night in fashion below.
Sarah Pidgeon

In Loewe
Vittori Ceretti & Laura Harrier

Ceretti in Mugler at the Saint Laurent afterparty
Hailey Bieber

At the Saint Laurent afterparty
Olivia Rodrigo

In vintage Vivienne Westwood at the Saint Laurent afterparty
Connor Storrie

In Saint Laurent at the Saint Laurent afterparty
Tessa Thompson

In Valentino at the Saint Laurent afterparty
Kendall Jenner

In a custom GapStudio look designed by Zac Posen
Zoë Kravitz

In Saint Laurent at the Saint Laurent afterparty
Rosé

In Saint Laurent at the Saint Laurent afterparty
Charli xcx

In Saint Laurent at the Saint Laurent afterparty
Margot Robbie

In Chanel at the Saint Laurent afterparty
Amelia Gray

In Saint Laurent at the Saint Laurent afterparty
A$AP Rocky

In Chanel at the Saint Laurent afterparty
Tate McRae

In Ludovic de Saint Sernin at the Saint Laurent afterparty
Lisa

In Louis Vuitton
Chase Infiniti

At the GQ afterparty
Sombr

In Valentino at the GQ afterparty
Jennie

In Chanel at the GQ afterparty
Tyriq Withers

In Louis Vuitton at the GQ afterparty
Lena Dunham

At the GQ afterparty
Colman Domingo

At the GQ afterparty
Rachel Sennott and Chase Sui Wonders

At the GQ afterparty
Doja Cat

In Saint Laurent at the Saint Laurent afterparty
Troye Sivan

In Prada at the GQ afterparty
Lux Pascal

At the Saint Laurent afterparty
Paloma Elsesser

At the Saint Laurent afterparty
Hunter Schafer

In Steve O. Smith at the Saint Laurent afterparty
Gabbriette

At the Saint Laurent afterparty
Charlotte Lawrence

At the Saint Laurent afterparty
Alex Consani

Janelle Monáe

At the BOOM afterparty
Adwoa Aboah

In Viktor Gichev at the Saint Laurent afterparty
Dree Hemingway

In Tom Ford at the Saint Laurent afterparty
Del Water Gap

In Saint Laurent at the Saint Laurent afterparty
Louisa Jacobson

Kelela

At the BOOM afterparty
Delaney Rowe

At the BOOM afterparty
Morgan Spector & Rebecca Hall

In Tom Ford at the GQ afterparty