What is the 2026 Met Gala theme? Unpacking the 'Fashion Is Art' dress code

A dress code this open-ended is sure to deliver some bold looks.

Tonight's Met Gala dress code is 'Fashion Is Art.' Here's what it actually means.

“The Gala dress code will be ‘Fashion is Art,’ inviting guests to express their own relationship to fashion as an embodied art form and celebrate the countless depictions of the dressed body ...

First Look: See What’s Inside the Met Gala’s “Costume Art” Exhibition

VF art and style correspondents Nate Freeman and José Criales-Unzueta went to check out the exhibition—and the star-studded press conference.

“Clothing Is Never Neutral”—Inside the 2026 Met Gala Press Preview for “Costume Art”

I fell in love,” Williams said at this morning’s press conference for the 2026 Met Gala and exhibition, “Costume Art.” “I fell in love with watching something come to life like that, and it gave me a ...