Meet the 2026 Celebrity Co-Chairs for the ‘Costume Art’ Met Gala!
The co-chairs for the 2026 Met Gala have been revealed.
Vogue disclosed the lineup of beloved Hollywood figures joining Anna Wintour for this year’s event on Wednesday, December 10. “This year’s Met Gala will honor the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s spring Costume Institute exhibition, named ‘Costume Art’ — with notable personalities from entertainment, sports, and fashion stepping up to co-chair: Beyoncé, Nicole Kidman, Venus Williams, and Anna Wintour,” the article stated.
On the host committee side, fans will be pleased to see Zoë Kravitz, Sabrina Carpenter, Doja Cat, Alex Consani, Misty Copeland, Elizabeth Debicki, Lena Dunham, Sam Smith, Teyana Taylor, and Lisa, joined by designer Anthony Vaccarello, Gwendoline Christie, Paloma Elsesser, Vogue’s new editor-in-chief Chloe Malle, Lauren Wasser, Anna Weyant, A’ja Wilson, and Yseult.
This year’s theme is “Costume Art,” curated by Andrew Bolton. “I aimed to highlight the importance of the dressed body within the museum, linking artistic representations to fashion as a form of embodied art,” stated Bolton, 59, in a press release on Wednesday, according to Vogue.
He continued, “Instead of emphasizing fashion’s visual aspects, which often overshadows the physical, ‘Costume Art’ focuses on its materiality and the inseparable bond between our bodies and the garments we wear.”
Vogue revealed the gala’s theme back in November. For the first time, the gala will be hosted at the Met’s new Condé M. Nast Galleries, adjacent to the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Great Hall.
At that time, Bolton mentioned that the theme connects “the significance of the dressed body within the museum’s extensive collection,” emphasizing its relationship to every gallery and fashion.
“The dressed body is prominently featured in every gallery you visit,” Bolton explained. “Even nudity is never entirely bare; it always carries cultural values and concepts.”
Since the exhibit focuses on “the inseparable bond between our bodies and the clothes we don,” attendees can expect to see numerous naked dresses gracing the red carpet.
This will be Beyoncé’s first Met Gala appearance in ten years. She last made her grand entrance to the Met steps in 2016 for the Manus x Machina: Fashion In An Age Of Technology event, where she wowed in a sheer latex gown by Givenchy Haute Couture.
Beyoncé’s gown featured a skin-toned fabric with puffy long sleeves, a tailored bodice, and a form-fitting skirt with a mermaid hemline, highlighted with floral and jeweled embellishments.
She accessorized with multiple diamond rings, a black manicure, and a neutral clutch embellished with gold accents.
For her makeup, Beyoncé opted for a dramatic look, sporting smoky black eyeshadow, bronzed skin, and nude lips. Her highlighted hair was sleek and parted down the middle, flowing straight to her hips, complemented by elegant pumps.
