Overview
- Saint Laurent’s Anthony Vaccarello and Zoë Kravitz will chair the host committee, with members including Sabrina Carpenter, Doja Cat, Alex Consani, Sam Smith, Teyana Taylor and Elizabeth Debicki.
- Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez Bezos are reported to be the event’s lead sponsors, with the size of their support not disclosed.
- Andrew Bolton curates “Costume Art,” which reexamines fashion through the human body and will be staged in the new Condé M. Nast Galleries next to the Met’s Grand Hall.
- The exhibition opens to the public on May 10, 2026 and runs through January 10, 2027, while the gala remains the Costume Institute’s primary fundraiser.
- Beyoncé returns to the Met Gala in a hosting role after roughly a decade away, joining Nicole Kidman and Venus Williams alongside long-time organizer Anna Wintour.