{"id":1917992,"date":"2026-05-05T01:44:05","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T22:44:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1917992"},"modified":"2026-05-05T01:44:05","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T22:44:05","slug":"the-12-best-dressed-stars-at-the-2026-met-gala","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1917992","title":{"rendered":"The 12 Best-Dressed Stars At The 2026 Met Gala"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The 12 Best-Dressed Stars At The 2026 Met Gala<\/h1>\n
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Fingers and ears dipped in paint lie ahead, plus an exceptionally golden Rihanna.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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by Kevin LeBlanc<\/a><\/address>\n
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The stars have made their way into the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and while the air of Beyonc\u00e9<\/a>\u2019s perfume still lingers on the red carpet, we\u2019re ready to name the best-dressed stars of the 2026 Met Gala<\/a>. The theme of this year\u2019s exhibit is \u201cCostume Art,\u201d and the dress code is \u201cFashion is Art\u201d \u2014 a phrase people have said time and time again, but with the major institution throwing their weight behind it, there is new meaning to adorning the body tonight. It was a year filled with people just happy to be there in perfectly fine dresses that had little to nothing to do with the theme (like any Met Gala year, mind you), but our favorite cohort of ladies took the art of it all and ran with it.<\/p>\n

Two ladies on our list, Gracie Abrams<\/a> and Hunter Schafer,<\/a> took inspiration from Klimt paintings for their looks. Others, like Chase Infiniti<\/a> and Yseult, leaned into the body as art, with bespoke looks that showed off the natural form as something to behold. Elsewhere, we saw creepy dolls, a hand freshly dipped in a blue lagoon, an ear covered in silver glitter, and of course, the force of nature that is Rihanna<\/a>. See our final verdict on the cr\u00e8me de la cr\u00e8me <\/em>of the night below.<\/p>\n

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Emma Chamberlain in Mugler<\/h2>\n
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Emma Chamberlain at The 2026 Met Gala Celebrating \"Costume Art\" held at The Metropolitan Museum of A...<\/div>\n
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The host of the short viral clips you know and love from the carpet is always one of the first to arrive, and she set the standard impossibly high. This custom look was inspired by Impressionists like Monet and Edvard Munch\u2019s The Scream<\/em>, and the fringed hands take this to another level.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Yseult in Harris Reed<\/h2>\n
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It was already legendary enough that Yseult\u2019s custom Dior look from Cannes is in the \u201cCostume Art\u201d exhibit, but this sculpted bodice and wacky headpiece ensured she was the talk of the night. This is about form in all its richness, and props to her stylist for the simple and effective earring. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Gracie Abrams in Chanel<\/h2>\n
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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 04: Gracie Abrams attends the 2026 Met Gala celebrating \"Costume Art\" at th...<\/div>\n
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Abrams\u2019 porcelain skin is a canvas we know and love, but with this gold Gustav Klimt-inspired Chanel<\/a> gown, she went full Victorian lady. Her fresh face and hint of crushed-berry blush make this feel exceptionally timeless.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Paloma Elsesser in Bureau of Imagination<\/h2>\n
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Elsesser<\/a> always nails the theme, and this year was no exception. Her friend Francisco Risso, formerly of Marni, crafted this gown from scraps of vintage tapestries sourced on eBay, and her custom Bernard James jewels take this feel utterly contemporary. And a moment, please, for her silver ear.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Hunter Schafer in Prada<\/h2>\n
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Schafer looks like the twins from The Shining<\/em> in the best way possible. Where everyone else went heavy on the embellishment, she and her stylist took cues from Klimt\u2019s M\u00e4da Primavesi<\/em> for a subdued look that is artful, imperfect, and utterly singular.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Chase Infiniti in Thom Browne<\/h2>\n
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Body is tea, hair is tea, face is tea. This is exactly how a young star should be dressing for fashion\u2019s biggest night, and she also gave the carpet the much-needed dose of color it needed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Alex Consani in Gucci<\/h2>\n
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The black swan of the evening delivered high glamour and the most tasteful nip slip we saw all night. If she stnds there too long, the black feathers will swallow her whole. It\u2019s enchanting, a little scary, and the right amount of drama without being cheesy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Louisa Jacobson in Dilara Findikoglu<\/h2>\n
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We were waiting all night for someone to wear Findikoglu\u2019s designs<\/a>, and Jacobson pulls off this modern-day Joan of Arc look with the ease of someone equally at home on 5th Avenue as they are in Brooklyn. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Mar\u00eda Zardoya in McQueen<\/h2>\n
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If Consani\u2019s look was a little eerie, Zardoya<\/a> went full gothic doll on us. This McQueen<\/a> look accessorized with Pandora<\/a> jewelry is the creepiest \u201cmommy and me\u201d dressing moment of the night, and her haunting beauty feels like Diego Vel\u00e1zquez\u2019s Las Meninas<\/em> come to life.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Isla Johnston in Loewe<\/h2>\n
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The simplicity of this look might not feel at home during such an artful evening, but the incredible makeup, styling, and modernist take on fashion earned her a spot here. We\u2019ll be seeing a lot more of Johnston soon enough, as she\u2019s set to star in Baz Luhrmann\u2019s Joan of Arc biopic.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Tessa Thompson in Valentino<\/h2>\n
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As soon as Thompson<\/a> hit the carpet, my mind went to Botticelli\u2019s Primavera<\/em>. She looks like a siren washed up on shore in the best way possible. The color is sublime, as are the cutouts, and the wet-hair look actually works here in service of her story. Bonus points for her dipped-in-blue hand.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Rihanna in Maison Margiela Artisanal<\/h2>\n
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She\u2019s always late, but worth the wait. The Queen of the Met Gala wore a look designed by Glenn Martens<\/a>. It feels like a 2026 take on Botticelli\u2019s The Birth of Venus<\/em> done the billionaire way with gold dripping off her fingers, hair, lips, and ears. She looks capital-R rich<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n