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Relive the 2026 Met Gala, According to Our Editors

The glamour! The drama! The fashion!

Relive last night’s Met Gala arrivals all over again by visiting the official Vogue livestream and our start-to-finish coverage of the red carpet. Don’t miss our commentary on the night’s high points, including red carpet looks from Rihanna, Madonna, Cher, Kim K and many more.

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Blowing Bubbles

Did you catch Eileen Gu's real life bubbles blowing on the live stream? See how couture master Iris Van Herpen brought the vision to life, below.

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Till the Sun Rises

As far as parties go, you can't get much better than dancing till dawn. That's exactly what happened at Teyana Taylor and Kate Moss's after party at The Box … which didnt end until 7am.

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This Kate Moss and Teyana Taylor-Hosted Met Gala After-Party at The Box Went Until 7 A.M.
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Swarovski Everywhere

Even Ejae's nail bling used Swarovski crystals. Only the best for this superstar.

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More behind-the-scenes photos below:

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‘Golden’ No More: For Her 2026 Met Gala Debut, K-Pop Demon Hunter’s Ejae Is in Her Silver Era
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Irene Kim

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The Real VIPS

Margaux Anbouba

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Double the Fun

Surprise! After hitting the red carpet in a glittering skeleton dress by Olivier Rousteing, she made a big change into a trompe l'oeil mermaid gown by London-based Robert Wun inside.

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Party On …

Gabriela Hearst and Grace Gummer's afterparty attracted a really fun crowd: ASAP Rocky, Coco Rocha, Luke Evans, Lindsey Vonn … and many more. At the classic haunt the Boom Boom Room …

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Met Monday Never Ends! Inside Gabriela Hearst and Grace Gummer's After-Party at Boom 
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Christian Allaire

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Caped Crusader

Musician Sombr attended his first Met Gala in a floor-sweeping Valentino cape that took more than 500 hours of handwork to complete. See the behind the scenes here.

Alexandra Hildreth

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Temperatures Rising

Connor Storrie and Hudson Williams made their official Met Gala debuts in two very different looks…the dichotomy continued at the afterparties, too.

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It’s Wedding Season!

Have a summer wedding coming up and still at a loss for what to wear? Take cues from last night’s Met carpet, where there were trains aplenty.

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These 21 Met Gala 2026 Looks Are the Perfect Inspiration for Any Bride
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Madeleine Schulz

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First Time’s the Charm

There were over 30 first-timers at the Met last night!! See everyone who hit the carpet for the first time. (I wonder if it was any of their first time at the Met museum…unlikely.)

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Baby’s First Met! See All the Stars Who Made Their 2026 Met Gala Debuts
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Irene Kim

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Blackpink in Your Area

Wow history making moment last night with all four members of Blackpink attending the Met.

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Photographed by Poupay Jutharat

And more exclusive pictures from inside the Met Gala below:

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An Exclusive Look Inside the 2026 Met Gala
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Irene Kim

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OK Vogue Video!

Really don't know what lighting change our livestream team did this year but all the guests look so good? The lighting is giving that French talk show that makes all the celebrities look so glowy and dewy!

Madeleine Schulz

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Quotidien!!

Alexandra Hildreth

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Picture Perfect

Emma Chamberlain is no Met newbie, but this year's custom Mugler dress might be her most personal yet.

Irene Kim

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Love that Alexa Chung brought her film camera to the Met. She's been known to take a photo or two of our photographer Phil Oh at fashion week. Digital meets film!

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Photographed by Phil Oh

Madeleine Schulz

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A bit like Vogue’s own Arden Fanning — she had a film camera and multiple disposables squished into her handbag when I ran into her in the Met hallway!

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A Family Portrait

The most powerful family in music and fashion.

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Photographed by Phil Oh

Plus more Phil Oh pics here:

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Phil Oh Captures the Best Arrivals (and Exits) at the 2026 Met Gala
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Party All the Time

2026 Met Gala co-chair Venus Williams couldn't go home once the clock struck midnight. No, no. Instead the tennis legend and her sister, Serena, threw a dance-on-banquets, bottle service-only, dance-till-dawn rager. Get an exclusive look at the wild party here.

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Venus and Serena Williams Kept the Met Gala After-Party Energy Going Until the Early Hours
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Irene Kim

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Give Them a Hand

An unexpected trend from the Met Gala red carpet? Uh … hands. Yes you heard us right—hands. From disembodied paws or fingers dipped in paint, here's a look at the surprising ways attendees put their mitts on display.

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Don’t Get Too Handsy—The 2026 Met Gala Was All About the Hand
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Irene Kim

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Still not over Blue Ivy wearing Balenciaga for her Met Gala debut at the age of 14…..