Fashion's biggest night as the Met Gala 2026 gets started

0:11 IS F AS HI ON' S BI GG ES T NI GH T.

0:12 IT' S TH E ME T GA LA.

0:12 AL L TH E EX CI TE ME NT J US T GE TT IN G UN DE RW AY.

0:13 HE RE' S VI DE O FR OM T HE MA RK H OT EL ON T HE U PP ER E AS T SI DE.

0:16 VE NU S WI LL IA MS T HE RE, WH O IS O NE O F TH E CO -C HA IR S.

0:19 A ND TH EN T HA T IS S IN GE R SA M SM IT H.

0:20 TH EY' RE LE AV IN G TH E HO TE L WH ER E MA NY H IG H

0:25 PR OF IL E GU ES TS G ET RE AD Y FO R TH IS BI G EV EN T,

0:26 A ND TH EN T HE Y DE PA RT F OR T HE M ET,

0:29 WH IC H IS L OC AT ED J US T A FE W BL OC KS A WA Y.

0:30 I C AN' T TE LL WH O TH AT I S BE CA US E OF T HE HA T,

0:32 B UT MA YB E WE C AN GE T AN I .D.

0:37 ON H ER IN A M IN UT E.

0:38 I N TH E ME AN TI ME.

0:39 H UN DR ED S OF ST AR S AN D TR EN DS ET TE RS W IL L WA

0:40 LK T HE ST EP S OF T HE M ET F OR T HE AN NU AL E VE NT,

0:41 WH IC H, O F CO UR SE, HA PP EN S ON T HE FI RS T MO ND AY E VE RY M AY.

0:45 A LI B AU MA N LI VE O NC E AG AI N FO R US,

0:46 AS S HE HA S BE EN TH RO UG HO UT T HE Y EA

0:48 RS W IT H MO RE ON A LL T HE E XC IT EM EN T.

0:51 SH E IS O N TH E RE D CA RP ET.

0:54 AL I.

0:54 Y ES.

0:56 HI CH RI ST IN E AN D CH RI ST IN E,

0:56 Y OU ME NT IO NE D VE NU S WI LL IA MS L EA VI NG TH E HO TE L.

1:02 W E JU ST S AW HE R WA LK IN G UP T HE S TE PS.

1:03 SO S HE H AS AR RI VE D.

1:04 Y OU K NO W, SO ME Y EA RS TH EY A NN OU NC ED W HA T TH E DR ES S

1:05 CO DE A ND T HE T HE ME FO R TH E ME T GA LA I S GO IN G TO B E.

1:06 A ND I GO, AL L RI GH T, I GO T TO I G OT TO TH IN K AB OU T TH AT.

1:09 BU T TH IS Y EA R IS S O EX CI TI NG.

1:10 IT I S FA SH IO N IS AR T.

1:11 A ND I T HI NK TH AT T HE CE LE BR IT IE S AR E

1:14 AL RE AD Y ST AR TI NG TO R EA LL Y EM BO DY T HA T,

1:16 TH AT T HE CO NV ER GE NC E OF F AS HI ON A ND AR T HI ST OR Y.

1:18 I A M IN A L OO K TH AT I S GI VI NG.

1:22 IT IS G IV IN G GR EE K ST AT UE S,

1:27 GR EE K MU SE S TA TU ET TE TH AT S OM E OF T

1:27 HE LO OK T HA T I' M GO IN G FO R TO NI GH T.

1:28 B UT T HE S TA RS AR E AL RE AD Y ST AR TI NG T O AR RI VE.

1:30 ME T GA LA IS T HE H EI GH T OF H AU TE CO UT UR E.

1:33 4 00 A CT OR S, MU SI CI AN S, AR TI ST S AN D IC ON S DE SC EN D ON TO TH

1:40 E ME TR OP OL IT AN M US EU M OF AR T EA CH Y EA R ON T HE FI RS T MO ND AY O F

1:41 MA Y FO R FA SH IO N' S BI GG ES T NI GH T.

1:43 L AS T YE AR' S GA LA B RO UG HT SH AR P SU IT S WI TH A DR

1:45 ES S CO DE O F SU PE R FI NE T AI LO RI NG, BL AC K ST YL E.

1:48 TH IS Y EA R' S DR ES S CO DE FA SH IO N IS A RT.

1:50 T HE D ES IG NE RS WE C EL EB RA TE TO NI GH T AR E TR UE AR TI ST S.

1:55 T HE CO ST UM E IN ST IT UT E IS TH E CU ST OD IA N OF T HE IR W OR K.

1:59 T HE G AL A MA RK S TH E OP EN IN G OF TH E CO ST UM E IN ST IT UT E

2:04 SP RI NG EX HI BI TI ON, WH IC H TH IS Y EA R IS TI TL ED C OS TU ME A RT.

2:05 IT I S A CE LE BR AT IO N OF FA SH IO N AN D TH

2:07 E DR ES SE D BO DY TH RO UG HO UT A RT HI ST OR Y.

2:08 I T CR EA TE S CO NN EC TI ON S TH AT RE AL LY E

2:11 XP AN D OU R TH IN KI NG T O SE E TH ES E CE NT

2:12 UR IE S OF C RE AT IV E OU TP UT D IS PL AY ED S

2:14 ID E BY SI DE I S DE FI NI TE LY N O SM AL L FE AT.

2:18 F AS HI ON I S TH E TH RE AD T HA T CO NN

2:20 EC TS E VE RY G AL LE RY IN T HI S MU SE UM.

2:21 TH E EX HI BI TI ON W IL L FE AT UR E 40 0 WO

2:23 RK S OF AR T FR OM TH E ME T' S CO LL EC TI ON, EA

2:28 CH JU XT AP OS ED W IT H A GA RM EN T AN D OR GA

2:29 NI ZE D BY A D IV ER SE AR RA Y OF BO DY T YP ES.

2:30 I T' S AB OU T EV ER YB OD Y, A ND IT' S AB OU T EV ER YB OD Y.

2:34 N UD E BO DI ES A ND CL AS SI CA L BO DI ES,

2:36 CO RP UL EN T BO DI ES AN D DI SA BL ED BO DI ES.

2:38 AN D TH E WA Y BO TH F AS HI ON AN D AR T CA N SH AP E OU R IM AG IN AT IO NS.

2:47 S O TH E HO ST T ON IG HT A RE BE YO NC E,

2:50 NI CO LE K ID MA N, V EN US WI LL IA MS A ND AN NA W IN TO UR.

2:55 TH E HO NO RA RY CH AI RS W HO A LS O HA PP EN TO BE F UN DI NG

2:57 T HI S WH OL E NI GH T AR E JE FF A ND L AU RE N SA NC HE Z.

3:00 BE ZO S CO UL D TH AT B E I?

3:01 MA YO R MA MD AN I AN D HI S WI FE AR E NO T CO MI NG T ON IG HT.

3:04 BR EA KI NG W IT H.

3:04 BR EA KI NG W IT H TR AD IT IO N.

3:08 H E SA ID IN A ST AT EM EN T TH AT H E WA S FO CU SI NG O N HI S AG EN DA,

3:11 AB IL IT Y AN D SP EA KI NG O F AF FO RD AB IL IT Y,

3:12 TH AT' S SO ME TH IN G TH IS N IG HT CE RT AI NL Y IS N OT.

3:15 IT I S A RE CO RD PR IC E FO R A SE AT I N TH E ME T GA LA.

3:18 TO NI GH T.

3:18 I T IS$ 10 0, 00 0 AH EA D.

3:23 T HE Y' RE H OP IN G TO B RE AK TH EI R RE CO RD

3:24 F RO M LA ST Y EA R OF RA IS IN G $3 1 MI LL IO N.

3:26 C HR IS TI NA T HA T' S IN CR ED IB LE.

3:27 AL I YO U LO OK S TU NN IN G.

3:27 A ND I HA VE T O NO TI CE B EH IN D YO U.

3:30 TH EY' VE T RA DE D TH E RE D CA RP ET FO R WH

3:32 AT L OO KS L IK E A GA RD EN CO BB LE ST ON E PA TH.

3:36 TH AT' S NE W.

3:36 A ND IT I S.

3:37 I T' S TH IS LI KE BE AU TI FU L CR EA M WI

3:39 TH A LM OS T LO OK S LI KE M OS S KI ND O F,

3:40 Y OU KN OW, CO BB LE ST ON ES I N IT.

3:42 TH E WA LL S AR E TH IS, LI KE, BE AU TI FU L LA VE ND ER I SH CO LO R.

3:45 I T IS, I TH IN K IN M Y OP IN IO N,

3:46 T HE Y' VE TH EY' VE T OP PE D TH EM SE LV ES T HI S YE AR.

3:49 A LL R IG HT.

3:49 W EL L, TH AT' S.

3:50 T HE L AT ES T FR OM O UR GR EC IA N GO DD ES S, W HI CH A LI B AU MA N.

3:55 TH AN K YO U AL I.

3:56 W E' LL B E CH EC KI NG B AC K IN W IT H YO U LA TE R.

3:57 A ND DO B E SU RE T O TU NE I N FO R OU R SP

4:00 EC IA L CO VE RA GE O F TO NI GH T' S ME T GA LA.

4:01 SE E AL L TH E BO LD L OO KS, PL US I NT ER VI EW S WI TH