Watch: Met Gala 2026 Fashion Is Art

0:44 You are

0:48 what have the past few months been like for you?

0:50 I my feet haven't touched the ground.

0:52 Well, literally because I'm in a seven inch stiletto everywhere.

0:55 But, uh, let me tell you, it's been magical and it keeps going.

0:59 It's, uh, it's it's just, um, I'm I'm really happy.

1:02 It's my Broadway debut and now I'm here.

1:05 This wonderful

1:06 Can you just finish this line for me?

1:07 So far, the Met Gala is

1:10 Don't dream it, be it.

1:12 That's what it is, baby.

1:13 I'm dreaming it and I'm being it tonight.

1:17 [music] Okay.

1:38 So, one of my favorite paintings in the Met is Pigon and Galatea where

1:42 the sculpture is coming to life because

1:45 the sculpture is his sculpture is kissing her.

1:48 And so that transformation from flesh from stone to flesh

1:53 as well as all of these amazing classical sculptures.

1:56 I always think what would it feel like to live inside that you will come over.

2:37 I knew that I was going into this Met Gala

2:39 with Tiffany and I knew that I was there are three

2:43 beautiful pieces that I was going to choose from and it

2:47 I don't know it made it a I don't know.

2:48 Yeah.

2:49 This is something that we've had for a while.

2:51 Kind of waiting for the right moment.

2:52 And I work with the right moment.

2:55 Yeah, I do think it's Yeah.

2:57 Um Yeah.

2:58 Yeah.

2:59 It's the right moment in the glittery black looking.

3:18 GG.

3:21 Gigi, who are you wearing tonight?

3:48 Ben, how are you keeping up with the Knicks during the gala?

3:53 How are you up to the Knicks?

3:55 What artist inspired you, man?

4:00 Will you be will you be taking your phone out to Gorgeous.

4:35 You are the art tonight.

4:37 I've had two wardrobes on the way here,

4:41 but they got fixed and everything's fine and I feel that.

4:46 Are you loving the fashion is art theme?

4:49 Of course.

4:49 Fashion is art.

4:50 If that's the whole point of Met Gala.

5:12 [music]

5:49 this amazing local.

5:50 It's inspired by and my voice is gone,

5:53 but it's inspired by Bosot's Pez Dinosaur.

5:57 And so it symbolizes many things.

5:58 It's iconic about you wearing your own crown.

6:01 It's all the color references in here and all this gold

6:05 cuz you're wearing your crown right underneath and my hair.

6:08 That was art to you.

6:09 I mean, how does it feel to come here tonight and represent as well?

6:13 It feels beautiful.

6:14 I feel like I wanted, especially when was fashionist art.

6:18 I wanted to respond to one of my favorite artists which is Bosad.

6:55 Hold it.

6:58 To the left.

6:59 To the left.

7:14 To be honest with you,

7:15 what I'm most excited about is exactly what's happening right now,

7:18 which is just this iconic walk in these stairs.

7:21 It's cool.

7:22 It's our first.

7:23 And what I'm most nervous about, to be honest with you,

7:26 super honest, really nothing because it's not like a competition night.

7:30 It's not like, you know,

7:33 how's your film going to do opening weekend and you never know.

7:36 It's like, no, it's fashion's biggest night.

7:38 We I'm wearing Tom Brown.

7:40 Lauren's wearing Tom Brown.

7:41 We have multiple fittings.

7:43 It's amazing.

7:44 And I'm in my pleated skirt.

7:45 You look great in the skirt.

7:47 How do you We'll be right back with more

8:08 celebrity sightings and interviews right after the break.

8:47 Hey, hey, hey.

9:18 Thanks.

9:25 [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] It took 2,550 hours to make.

12:04 It's a play on reality and art and thinking about what makes something real.

12:10 Right?

12:11 If you think about a bubble,

12:12 the two properties are being ephemeral and intangible.

12:14 And yet, I'm wearing it in a stationary

12:16 form while also playing with what it could be.

12:19 So, um, I'm thinking about art in motion.

12:21 I'm thinking about surrealism.

12:22 I'm thinking about sports and fashion and femininity and whimsy.

12:26 So, that's kind of where

12:27 you feel like Linda the Good Witch tonight.

12:29 I mean, you're

12:29 I feel like I'm going to I'm going to float float away.

12:32 I have my my ride.

12:33 Goodbye.

12:33 I'm going to like fly away.

12:37 All

12:40 [music] [music]

12:54 right.

12:57 No, guys.

13:05 Happy world.

13:56 What was your favorite part of being a co-chair?

13:58 The best part is being in company with Beyonce and uh the you know Oh,

14:07 you had meetings over Zoom.

14:08 How did you do it?

14:08 I did have meetings over Zoom.

14:10 Beyonce and Anna.

14:11 No, no, I wish.

14:12 But [laughter] they weren't available to take my call.

14:15 But with with Anna, for sure.

14:16 And you know, to have a meeting with Anna

14:18 about what you're going to wear is really intimidating.

14:20 And um so I was like, I wonder what she's going to say.

14:26 Venus.

14:25 Venus, you're giving that newlywed glow.

14:27 Oh my gosh, what a beautiful wedding.

14:29 Thank you so much to have him by your side today.

14:31 What does that mean to you?

14:32 [music] Everything.

14:33 It is fashion's biggest night and we're the fashion capital of the world and so

14:37 to support these incredible fashion designers

14:39 and all the people who work with them,

14:41 textile makers and everything.

14:43 It It's really an exciting evening.

14:45 Why is the mechala so important to New York City?

14:48 It's first of all, it's so important because it's raising

14:51 millions of dollars for a cultural icon in the city.

14:54 City Council is honored and proud to be supporting the Metropolitan

14:58 Museum of Art and really the fact that there is free admission.

15:01 There is free admission for New Yorkers and it is events like

15:04 this that are very important to raise critical funding for the museum.

15:18 [music] It's wonderful.

15:51 to be here with all the talent and the woman in front

15:54 of me had not a dress that I can't even describe.

15:56 So, I'm here.

15:56 I'm

15:57 Why is the SBA Gala so important to New York City?

15:59 Economic development number one.

16:01 It shows talent.

16:03 I can't believe the clothes.

16:04 People make them.

16:06 They make money as a result.

16:07 Pretty exciting.

16:43 He ask about your love.

17:03 in the glittery black.

17:07 [singing]

17:15 GG.

17:14 Gigi, who are you wearing tonight?

17:41 Ben, how are you keeping up with the Knicks during the gala?

17:46 How are you watching the Knicks?

17:48 What artist inspired you, Ben?

17:53 Will you be will you be taking your phone out to Gorgeous.

18:28 You are the art tonight.

18:31 I've had two wardrobe elections on the way here.

18:34 But it got fixed and everything's fine and I feel that.

18:39 Are you loving the fashion is art theme?

18:42 Of course.

18:42 Fashion is art.

18:43 That's the whole point of Met Gala.

19:04 [music] order.

19:42 [music] [music]

20:07 Thank you.

20:10 [music] How do you get it?

20:21 I feel very beautiful.

20:22 You look very beautiful.

20:23 I mean, it's like a shedding of the skin and this is the human anatomy.

20:28 Do you do you get nervous on a night like this or does does all the, you know,

20:32 game training prepare you for walking up these steps?

20:35 I hope so.

20:42 [music] You know, I wanted something that was very form fitting.

20:47 I I can't eat a raisin.

20:49 No.

20:49 No.

20:50 But at least I'm in the dress.

20:51 But when you look at the Empire State Building and the color of it is bronze

20:55 and I just thought it was sleek and I thought, you [music] know,

20:58 I went back and forth between a couple of dresses

21:00 and I in the end I think this was the right one.

21:03 You're kind of channeling New York a little bit with I think so.

21:05 I think so.

21:06 It's architecture.

21:07 It's art [music] deco.

21:08 Yes, I'll take Bronze Goddess.

21:10 I'll take that.

21:11 You've been through a few of these mech gallons.

21:13 Now, tell us something that happens inside.

21:14 What is it like in there for us?

21:16 I mean, listen, I know it's a lights, camera, action affair.

21:19 I get it.

21:20 But it really is to raise money for the costume institute.

21:23 At the b at the end of the day, that really is what this night is all about.

21:27 That said, it's always fun to see who's

21:29 in the room and the fashion that goes along with it.

21:31 I I really like to see what everybody's wearing.

21:34 [music] [singing] Oh, I love it.

21:41 Describe the words and how it makes you [music] feel.

21:56 [music] We'll be right back with more celebrity

22:04 sightings and interviews right after the break.

23:02 Hey, hey, hey.

23:16 [music] [music] Hey beer houses.

24:29 Hey.

25:02 You are fantastic.

25:05 Come on.

25:07 What have the past few months been like for you?

25:09 I My feet haven't touched the ground.

25:10 Well, literally because I'm in a 7in stiletto, everyone.

25:14 But, uh, let me tell you, it's been magical and it keeps going.

25:18 It's It's just um I'm I'm really happy.

25:21 It is my Broadway debut and now I'm here this wonderful.

25:24 Can you just finish this line for me?

25:26 So far, the Met Gala is Don't dream it, be it.

25:30 That's what it is, baby.

25:32 I'm dreaming it and I'm being it tonight.

25:37 [music]

25:57 Okay.

25:57 So one of my favorite paintings in the Met is Pyon and Galatea where

26:01 the sculpture is coming to life because

26:03 the sculpture is sculpture is kissing her.

26:06 And so that transformation from flesh from stone to flesh

26:11 as well as all of these amazing classical sculptures.

26:15 I always think what would it feel like to live inside that?

26:23 It's you will come over.

26:55 I knew that I was going into this Met Gala

26:58 with Tiffany and I knew that I was there are three

27:02 beautiful pieces that I was going to choose from and it

27:05 I don't know it made it a I don't know.

27:07 Yeah.

27:07 But this is something that we've had for a while kind

27:10 of waiting for the right moment and I work with the right moment.

27:14 Yeah, I do think it's Yeah.

27:16 Um Yeah.

27:17 Yeah.

27:17 It's the right moment.

27:38 What was your favorite part of being a co-chair?

27:40 The best part is being in company with Beyonce

27:46 and uh the you know Oh,

27:49 you had meetings over Zoom.

27:50 How did you do it?

27:51 I did have meetings over Zoom.

27:52 Beyonce and Anna.

27:53 Oh, no.

27:53 I wish.

27:54 But [laughter] they weren't available to take my call,

27:57 but with with Anna for sure.

27:58 And you know, to have a meeting with Anna

28:00 about what you're going to wear is really intimidating.

28:03 And um [music] so I was like, I wonder what she's going to say.

28:07 Venus.

28:07 Venus, you were giving that newlywed glow.

28:09 Oh my gosh, what a beautiful wedding.

28:11 Thank you so much

28:12 to have him by your side today.

28:13 What does that mean to you?

28:16 Everything.

28:15 It is fashion's biggest night and we're the fashion capital of the world and so

28:19 to support these incredible fashion designers

28:21 and all the people who work with them, textile makers and everything.

28:25 It It's really an exciting evening.

28:27 Why is the mechala so important to New York City?

28:31 It's first of all, it's so important because it's raising

28:33 millions of dollars for a cultural icon in the city.

28:37 City Council is honored and proud to be supporting the Metropolitan

28:40 Museum of Art and really the fact that there is free admission.

28:43 There is free admission for New Yorkers and it is events like

28:46 this that are very important to raise critical funding for the museum.

29:23 over here.

29:24 That was another It's wonderful to be here with all the talent and the woman

29:36 in front of me had not a dress that I can't even describe.

29:38 So, I'm here.

29:39 I'm Why is Gala so important to New York City?

29:42 Economic development.

29:42 Number one, it shows talent.

29:45 I can't believe the clothes.

29:47 People make them.

29:48 They make money as a result.

29:49 Pretty exciting.

30:26 about your mirror.

30:46 The art of the artist.

30:47 What's your favorite?

30:48 The heart on the heart [music] [music] of I think for the costume institute

31:20 um I mean there's there's so much

31:22 importance keeping these institutes alive and um history,

31:25 [music] you know, it's very special.

31:36 This is Larry Sims creation.

31:38 Um we just let him run wild and I wanted

31:41 something that that captured like that gave like awamite picture.

31:46 um something that says God and he said, [music] [music] [music]

32:15 Who are you wearing?

32:15 Laquan Smith.

32:18 What's the story behind this look tonight?

32:20 These He took 700 hours to make this thing.

32:22 I think it was made in India and it's it's just it's art itself.

32:26 You can look at this feeling.

32:27 I feel great.

32:28 And what do you love about this night?

32:30 What I love about this night,

32:32 this is usually not my kind of night, but it's kind of fun to be here.

32:35 Are you the art or the canvas?

32:37 I'm the canvas.

32:39 And so I'm excited [music] to be here.

32:40 It's my seven megala.

32:42 What do you love about it?

32:42 Uh, I mean this is one of, if not the biggest night in fashion.

32:46 And fashion is the cool kids.

32:48 I don't care what.

32:49 And I I come from the NBA and I understand how great it is to be an athlete,

32:53 but fashion is [music] the cool kids.

33:00 [music] This amazing.

33:09 It's inspired by and my voice is gone,

33:12 but it's inspired by Bosot's Pez Dinosaur.

33:16 And so it symbolizes many things.

33:17 It's iconic about you wearing your own crown.

33:20 It's all the color references in here and all this gold

33:24 cuz you're wearing your crown right underneath and my hair

33:28 was art to you.

33:28 I mean, how does it feel to come here tonight and represent as well?

33:32 It feels beautiful.

33:33 I feel like I want it, especially when it was fashionist art.

33:37 I wanted to respond to one of my favorite artists which is Bos.

34:14 Hold it.

34:17 Turn it back.

34:33 To be honest with you,

34:34 what I'm most excited about is exactly what's happening right now,

34:37 which is just this iconic walk in these stairs.

34:40 It's cool.

34:40 It's our first.

34:42 And what I'm most nervous about, to be honest with you,

34:45 super honest, really nothing because it's not like a competition night.

34:49 It's not like, you know,

34:52 how's your film going to do opening weekend and you never know.

34:55 It's like, no, it's fashion's biggest night.

34:57 We I'm wearing Tom Brown.

34:59 Lauren's wearing Tom Brown.

35:00 We have multiple fittings.

35:02 It's amazing.

35:03 And I'm in my pleated skirt.

35:04 You look great in the skirt.

35:06 How do you We'll be right back with more

35:27 celebrity sightings and interviews right after the break.

36:05 [music] Hey, hey, hey.

38:18 [music] [music]

38:29 Good evening from the 2026 Met Gala.

38:32 I'm Ally Bowman.

38:33 We are on the Met Museum steps on this cream

38:36 and green carpet ready to see who's going to be walking up.

38:39 We have special coverage starting for you right now.

39:08 Flaming June.

39:09 My friend Leighton and Colleen Allen,

39:11 the designer I worked with, recreated something from that.

39:14 And I've seen so many other examples and sketches

39:16 of dresses that are inspired from works of art.

39:37 Lauren, we love you.

40:17 Keep your headlines.

41:07 What was your favorite part of being a co-chair?

41:09 The best part

41:11 is being in company with Beyonce

41:15 and uh Um the you know oh

41:18 have you had meetings over Zoom?

41:19 How did you do it?

41:20 I did have meetings over Zoom.

41:21 Be fianc and No, no, I wish.

41:23 But [laughter] they weren't available to take

41:25 my call but with with Anna for sure.

41:27 And you know to have a meeting with Anna about what you're going to wear

41:30 is really intimidating and um so I was like what she's going to say.

41:36 Venus, you're giving that newlywed glow.

41:38 Oh my gosh.

41:40 Thank you so much.

41:41 To have him by your side today.

41:42 What does that mean to you?

41:44 Everything.

41:44 It is fashion's biggest night and we're the fashion capital of the world and so

41:48 to support these incredible fashion designers

41:50 and all the people who work with them,

41:52 textile makers and [music] everything.

41:54 It It's really an exciting evening.

41:56 Why is the mechala so important to New York City?

42:00 It's first of all, it's so important because it's raising

42:02 millions of dollars for a cultural icon in the city.

42:06 City council is honored and proud to be supporting the Metropolitan

42:09 Museum of Art and really the fact that there is free admission.

42:12 There's free admission for New Yorkers and it is events like

42:15 this that are very important to raise critical funding for the museum.

42:29 [music] [music]

43:01 It's wonderful to be here with all the talent and the woman

43:05 in front of me had not a dress that I can't even describe.

43:07 So, I'm here.

43:07 I'm Why is the SBA Gala so important to New York City?

43:10 Economic development.

43:11 Number one, it shows talent.

43:14 I can't believe the clothes.

43:16 People make them.

43:17 They make money as a result.

43:18 Pretty exciting.

43:54 We have to provide you.

44:11 How are you embodying the fashion is art tonight?

44:15 Well, you know, everybody is beautiful and everybody has their own expression.

44:20 It's only it's expression, you know, it's fun.

44:33 and wave.

44:34 God bless.

44:47 Come tell us about this look.

44:49 You look Hello, Mr.

45:01 Mayor.

45:20 Thank you.

45:23 Thank you.

45:41 [music]

45:48 Hey, beautiful.

46:05 [music] [music]

46:16 How you feeling?

46:18 I feel very beautiful.

46:19 You look very beautiful.

46:21 I mean, it's like the shedding of the skin and this is the human stat.

46:25 Do you do you get nervous on a night like this or does

46:28 does all the you know game training prepare you for walking up these steps?

46:32 I hope so.

46:38 [music and singing]

46:41 I wanted something that was very form fitting.

46:44 I I can't eat a raisin.

46:46 No, no.

46:47 But at least I'm in the dress.

46:48 But when you look at the Empire State Building and the color of it, it's bronze

46:52 and I just [music] thought it was sleek and I thought, you know,

46:55 I went back and forth between a couple of dresses

46:57 and I in the end I think this was the right one.

47:00 You're kind of channeling New York a little bit with I think so.

47:03 I think so.

47:04 It's architecture.

47:04 It's art deco.

47:06 I'll [music] take Bronze Goddess.

47:07 I'll take that.

47:08 You've been through a few of these mechas now.

47:10 Tell us something that happens inside.

47:12 What is it like in there for us?

47:13 I mean, listen, I know it's a lights, camera, action affair.

47:16 I get it.

47:17 But it really is to raise money for the costume institute.

47:20 At the b at the end of the day, that really is what this night is all about.

47:24 That said, it's always fun to see who's

47:26 in the room and the fashion that goes along with it.

47:28 I I really like to see what everybody's wearing.

47:31 [music] Oh, I love it.

47:39 And how it makes you feel.

47:47 [music] [music]

47:59 We'll be right back with more celebrity

48:01 sightings and interviews right after the break.

49:47 [music] What have the past few months been like for you?

50:36 I my feet haven't touched the ground.

50:38 Well, literally because I'm in a seven inch stiletto every [laughter]

50:41 But uh let me tell you, it's been magical and it keeps going.

50:45 It's it's it's just um I'm I'm really happy

50:48 is my Broadway debut and now I'm here this wonderful

50:52 Can you just finish this line for me?

50:53 So far the Met Gala is

50:57 Don't dream it, be it.

50:58 That's what it is, baby.

50:59 I'm dreaming it and I'm being it tonight.

51:24 Okay.

51:24 So, one of my favorite paintings in the Met is Pigon and Galatea where

51:28 the sculpture is coming to life because

51:31 the sculpture is his sculpture is kissing her.

51:34 And so that transformation from flesh from stone to flesh

51:39 as well as all of these amazing classical sculptures.

51:42 I always think what would it feel like to live inside that you will come over.

52:23 I knew that I was going into this Met Gala with Tiffany and I knew that I

52:28 was there are three beautiful pieces that I was

52:31 going to choose from And it I don't know.

52:33 It made it a I don't know.

52:35 Yeah.

52:35 But this is something that we've had for a while.

52:37 Kind of waiting for the right moment.

52:39 And I work with the right moment.

52:42 Yeah.

52:42 I do think it's Yeah.

52:43 Um Yeah.

52:45 Yeah.

52:45 It's the right moment

52:56 in the glittery black looking.

53:05 GG.

53:07 Gigi, who are you wearing tonight?

53:31 Hey the Knicks over there.

53:33 [applause and cheering]

53:34 Ben, how are you keeping up with the Knicks during the gala?

53:39 How are you [applause and cheering] watching the Knicks?

53:41 What artist inspired you, Ben?

53:46 Will you be Will you be taking your phone out to Why?

53:50 [applause] Gorgeous.

54:21 You are the art tonight.

54:23 I've had two wardro malfunctions on the way here,

54:27 but it got fixed and everything's fine

54:30 and are you loving the fashion is art theme?

54:35 Of course, fashion is art.

54:36 That's the whole point of Met Gala.

54:51 [music] [music]

55:14 What is it?

55:15 Get out there.

55:18 [music] this amazing local.

55:37 It's inspired by and my voice is gone,

55:39 but it's inspired by Bosot's Pez Dinosaur.

55:43 And so it symbolizes many things.

55:45 is iconic about you wearing your own crown.

55:48 It's all the color references in here and all this gold

55:51 cuz you're wearing your crown right underneath and my hair was art to you.

55:56 I mean, how does it feel to come here tonight and represent Bos?

55:59 It feels beautiful.

56:00 I feel like I want especially was fashionist art.

56:04 I wanted to respond to one of my favorite artists which is Bosad.

56:39 Oh no.

56:44 To the left,

57:00 to be honest with you,

57:01 what I'm most excited about is exactly what's happening right now,

57:04 which is just this iconic walk in these stairs.

57:07 It's cool.

57:08 It's our first.

57:09 And what I'm most nervous about to be honest with you, super honest.

57:13 Really nothing because it's not like a competition night.

57:17 It's not like, you know,

57:19 how's your film going to do opening weekend and you never know.

57:23 It's like, no, it's fashion's biggest night.

57:25 We I'm wearing Tom Brown.

57:26 Lauren's wearing Tom Brown.

57:28 We have multiple fittings.

57:29 It's amazing.

57:30 And I'm in my pleated skirt.

57:31 You look great in the skirt.

57:53 We'll be right back with more celebrity

57:55 sightings and interviews right after the break.

1:01:05 [music] [music] [music]

1:01:47 It took 2550 hours to make.

1:01:50 It's a play on reality and art and thinking about what makes something real.

1:01:56 Right?

1:01:57 If you think about a bubble,

1:01:58 the two properties are being ephemeral and intangible.

1:02:00 and yet I'm wearing it in a stationary

1:02:02 form while also playing with what it could be.

1:02:05 So, um, I'm thinking about art in motion.

1:02:07 I'm thinking about surrealism.

1:02:08 I'm thinking about sports and fashion and femininity and whimsy.

1:02:12 So, that's kind of where you feel like Glenda the Good Witch tonight.

1:02:15 I mean, you're

1:02:15 I feel like I'm going to I'm going to float float away.

1:02:18 I have my my ride.

1:02:19 Goodbye.

1:02:19 I'm going to like fly away.

1:02:43 No, no.

1:03:10 Down.

1:03:14 Down.

1:03:27 Okay.

1:03:28 In about a minute.

1:03:33 Hey, come talk to us.

1:03:35 Come on.

1:03:49 Hey, hey, hey.

1:04:40 I would say we have queen Egyptian regality

1:04:42 in inspiration and energy going on and you

1:04:45 know Nepertit's inspired so many artists you know in the industry and in general

1:04:51 and so I just feel you know I'm I'm excited I get to join

1:04:55 [music] the crazy amount of girls that have represented at over the years so

1:04:59 and your love yeah my look um I've been very fortunate obviously I get to go

1:05:03 with her so she always makes my look look better but I I've been

1:05:06 fortunate because I I got to get

1:05:08 styled with this amazing designer Brandon Blackwood

1:05:11 and [music] also my stylist who actually

1:05:13 styled me for Essence, Sexiest Man Alive.

1:05:16 Okay, it was it was pretty cool.

1:05:18 I was on the cover for it.

1:05:20 And um I think you know for me

1:05:22 uh you know Jan Michael Kwami was amazing stylist,

1:05:26 amazing black stylist who's done amazing stuff.

1:05:28 So I'm just super grateful and I I get to be next to Liquid Gold.

1:05:33 [music]

1:05:58 [music] Thank you.

1:06:06 [music]

1:06:10 How you feeling?

1:06:11 I feel very beautiful.

1:06:12 You look very beautiful.

1:06:14 I mean, it's like a shedding of the skin and this is the human stat.

1:06:18 Do you do you get nervous on a night like this or does does all the, you know,

1:06:22 game training prepare you for walking up these steps?

1:06:25 I hope so.

1:06:26 [laughter] [music]

1:06:34 I wanted something that was very form fitting.

1:06:38 I I can't eat a raisin.

1:06:40 No.

1:06:40 No.

1:06:40 But at least I'm in the dress.

1:06:42 But when you look at the Empire State Building and the color of it is bronze

1:06:46 and I just thought it was sleek and I thought, you know, [music]

1:06:49 I went back and forth between a couple of dresses

1:06:51 and I in the end I think this was the right one.

1:06:53 You're kind of channeling New York a little bit with I think so.

1:06:56 I think so.

1:06:57 It's architecture.

1:06:58 It's art deco.

1:06:59 I'll take Bronze Goddess.

1:07:00 I'll take that.

1:07:02 You went to a few of these mech galls.

1:07:03 Now, tell us something that happens inside.

1:07:05 What is it like in there for us?

1:07:06 I mean, listen, I know it's a lights, camera, action affair.

1:07:09 I get it.

1:07:10 But it really is to raise money for the costume

1:07:13 institute at the at the end of the day.

1:07:15 That really is what this night is all about.

1:07:17 That said, it's always fun to see who's

1:07:19 in the room and the fashion that goes along with it.

1:07:22 I I really like to see what everybody's wearing.

1:07:26 [music] [singing] Oh, I love it.

1:07:32 Write the words and how it makes [music] you feel.

1:07:52 We'll be right back with more celebrity

1:07:54 sightings and interviews right after the break.

1:09:41 [music] [music] Good evening.

1:10:25 From the 2026 Met Gala, I'm Ally Bowman.

1:10:29 We are on the Met Museum steps on this cream and green carpet,

1:10:34 ready to see who's going to be walking up.

1:10:36 We have special coverage starting for you right now.

1:11:04 Flaming June, my friend Leighton, and Colleen Allen,

1:11:07 the designer I worked with, recreated something for that.

1:11:10 And I've seen so many other examples and sketches

1:11:12 of dresses that are inspired from works of art.

1:11:28 Lauren, come to this.

1:11:33 Lauren, we love you.

1:12:10 Oh my god.

1:12:13 Oh my god.

1:12:41 to me tonight.

1:13:03 What was your favorite part of being a co-chair?

1:13:06 The best part is being in company with Beyonce

1:13:11 and uh the you know Oh,

1:13:14 did you have meetings over Zoom?

1:13:15 How did you do it?

1:13:16 I did have meetings over Zoom Beyonce and Anna.

1:13:18 No, no, I wish.

1:13:19 But [laughter] they weren't available to take my call,

1:13:22 but with with Anna for sure.

1:13:24 And you know, to have a meeting with Anna

1:13:25 about what you're going to wear is really intimidating.

1:13:28 And um so I was like, wonder what she's going to say.

1:13:33 Venus.

1:13:32 Venus, you're giving that newlywed glow.

1:13:34 Oh my gosh, what a wedding.

1:13:36 Thank you so much to

1:13:37 have him by your side today.

1:13:38 What does that mean to you?

1:13:41 Everything.

1:13:40 It is fashion's biggest night and we're the fashion capital of the world and so

1:13:44 to support these incredible fashion designers

1:13:46 and all the people who work with them,

1:13:48 textile makers and everything.

1:13:50 It It's really an exciting evening.

1:13:52 Why is the Mechala so important to New York City?

1:13:56 It's first of all, it's so important because it's raising

1:13:58 millions of dollars for a cultural icon in the city.

1:14:02 City Council is honored and proud to be supporting the Metropolitan

1:14:05 Museum of Art and really the fact that there is free admission.

1:14:09 There is free admission for New Yorkers and it is events like

1:14:12 this that are very important to raise critical funding for the museum.

1:14:27 [music] Tell us about this.

1:14:57 It's wonderful to be here with all the talent and the woman

1:15:01 in front of me had on a dress that I can't even describe.

1:15:03 So, I'm here.

1:15:04 I'm Why is Gala so important to New York City?

1:15:07 Economic development.

1:15:08 Number one, it shows talent.

1:15:10 I can't believe the clothes.

1:15:12 People make them.

1:15:13 They make money as a result.

1:15:14 Pretty exciting.

1:15:51 about your mirror.

1:16:05 [music] [music] Thank you.

1:16:37 [music] How you feeling?

1:16:43 I feel very beautiful.

1:16:44 [music] You look very beautiful.

1:16:46 I mean, it's like a shedding of the skin and this is the human stat.

1:16:50 Do you do you get nervous on a night like this or does does all the, you know,

1:16:54 game training prepare you for walking up these steps?

1:16:57 I hope so.

1:16:58 [laughter] [music] I wanted something that was very form fitting.

1:17:10 I I can't eat a raisin.

1:17:11 No, no.

1:17:12 But at least I'm in the dress.

1:17:14 But when you look at the Empire State Building and the color of it is bronze

1:17:17 and I just thought it was sleek and I [music] thought, you know,

1:17:20 I went back and forth between a couple of dresses

1:17:22 and I in the end I think this was the right one.

1:17:25 You're kind of channeling New York a little bit with

1:17:27 I think so.

1:17:28 I think so.

1:17:29 It's architecture.

1:17:30 It's art deco.

1:17:31 I'll take Bronze Goddess.

1:17:32 I'll take that.

1:17:33 You went to a few of these mechas.

1:17:35 Now, tell us something that happens inside.

1:17:37 What is it like in there for us?

1:17:38 I mean, listen, I know it's a lights, camera, action affair.

1:17:41 I get it.

1:17:42 But it really is to raise money for the costume

1:17:44 institute at the at the end of the day.

1:17:47 That really is what this night is all about.

1:17:49 That said, it's always fun to see who's

1:17:51 in the room and the fashion that goes along with it.

1:17:53 I I really like to see what everybody's wearing.

1:17:58 [singing and music]

1:17:57 from my Oh, I love it.

1:18:03 Write the [applause] words and how it makes you feel.

1:18:05 [music] [music] [music] We'll be right back with more

1:18:25 celebrity sightings and interviews right after the break.

1:19:14 Hey, hey, hey.

1:20:51 Hey.

1:21:25 You are

1:21:30 what have the past few months been like for you?

1:21:31 I my feet haven't touched the ground.

1:21:33 Well, literally because I'm in a seven inch stiletto every

1:21:36 But let me tell you, it's been magical and it keeps going.

1:21:40 It's it's it's just um I'm I'm really

1:21:43 happy is my Broadway debut and now I'm here.

1:21:46 This wonderful Can you just finish this line for me?

1:21:49 So far, the Met Gala is Don't dream it, be it.

1:21:53 That's what it is, baby.

1:21:54 I'm dreaming it and I'm being it tonight.

1:22:19 Okay.

1:22:19 Okay.

1:22:20 So, one of my favorite paintings in the Met is Pigon and Galatea where

1:22:24 the sculpture is coming to life because

1:22:26 the sculpture is his sculpture is kissing her.

1:22:29 And so, that transformation from flesh from stone to flesh

1:22:34 as well as all of these amazing classical sculptures.

1:22:37 I always think what would it feel like to live inside that you will come over.

1:23:18 I knew that I was going into this Met Gala

1:23:21 with Tiffany and I knew that I was there are three

1:23:24 beautiful pieces that I was going to choose from and it

1:23:28 I don't know it made it a I don't know.

1:23:30 Yeah.

1:23:30 This is something that we've had for a while.

1:23:32 Kind of waiting for the right moment.

1:23:34 And I work with the right moment.

1:23:37 Yeah, I do think it's Yeah.

1:23:39 Um Yeah.

1:23:40 Yeah.

1:23:40 It's the right moment in the glittery glass.

1:23:54 Looking GG.

1:24:02 Gigi, who are you wearing tonight?

1:24:08 All right.

1:24:30 How are you keeping up with the Knicks during the gala?

1:24:34 How are you watching the Knicks?

1:24:36 What artist inspire you, man?

1:24:41 Will you be will you be taking your phone out to Y?

1:25:13 Gorgeous.

1:25:16 You are the art tonight.

1:25:19 I've had two more malfunctions on the way here,

1:25:22 but it got fixed and everything's fine and I feel that.

1:25:28 Are you loving the fashion is art theme?

1:25:30 Of course.

1:25:30 Fashion is art.

1:25:31 If that's the whole point of Met Gala.

1:25:43 Come on.

1:25:45 [music] [music] [music] Get out there.

1:26:30 about this amazing local.

1:26:32 It's inspired by and my voice is gone,

1:26:34 but it's inspired by Bosot's Pez Dinosaur.

1:26:38 And so it symbolizes many things.

1:26:40 is iconic about you wearing your own crown.

1:26:43 It's all the color references in here and all this gold

1:26:46 cuz you're wearing your crown right underneath and my hair

1:26:50 was art to you.

1:26:51 I mean, how does it feel to come here tonight and represent Bos?

1:26:54 It feels beautiful.

1:26:56 I feel like I want it, especially when it was fashionist art.

1:26:59 I wanted to respond to one of my favorite artists which is Bosad.

1:27:34 Oh no.

1:27:39 To the left, to be honest with you,

1:27:56 what I'm most excited about is exactly what's happening right now,

1:27:59 which is just this iconic walk in these stairs.

1:28:02 It's cool.

1:28:03 It's our first.

1:28:04 And what I'm most nervous about to be honest with you, super honest.

1:28:08 Really nothing because it's not like a competition night.

1:28:12 It's not like, you know,

1:28:14 how's your film going to do opening weekend and you never know.

1:28:18 It's like, no, it's fashion's biggest night.

1:28:20 We I'm wearing Tom Brown.

1:28:21 Lauren's wearing Tom Brown.

1:28:23 We have multiple fittings.

1:28:24 It's amazing.

1:28:25 And I'm in my pleated skirt.

1:28:27 You look great in the skirt.

1:28:48 We'll be right back with more celebrity

1:28:50 sightings and interviews right after the break.

1:29:59 Hey.

1:32:01 [music] Hello everybody.

1:32:36 [music] It took 2,550 hours to make.

1:32:46 It's a play on reality and art and thinking about what makes something real.

1:32:52 Right?

1:32:52 If you think about a bubble,

1:32:53 the two properties are being ephemeral and intangible.

1:32:56 And yet, I'm wearing it in a stationary

1:32:58 form while also playing with what it could be.

1:33:01 So, um, I'm thinking about art in motion.

1:33:03 I'm thinking about surrealism.

1:33:04 I'm thinking about sports and fashion and femininity and whimsy.

1:33:07 So, that's kind of where you feel like Linda the Good Witch tonight.

1:33:10 I mean, you're I feel like I'm going to I'm going to float float away.

1:33:13 I have my my ride.

1:33:14 Goodbye.

1:33:15 I'm going to like fly away.

1:33:34 How pretty.

1:33:38 No, guys.

1:33:44 Heat.

1:33:45 Heat.

1:33:46 Heat.

1:34:12 Hey.

1:34:29 The artist [music] you events like this.

1:35:01 I think for the costume institute um I mean there's there's

1:35:04 so much importance for keeping these institutes alive and um [music] history,

1:35:13 you know, it's very special.

1:35:19 This is Larry Sim's creation.

1:35:20 [music] let him run wild.

1:35:23 And I wanted something that that captured like that gave like awami picture.

1:35:29 Um something that says goddess and [music] he said [music] Who [music]

1:35:57 are you wearing?

1:35:58 Laquan Smith.

1:36:01 What's the story behind this look tonight?

1:36:03 He's He took 700 hours to make this thing.

1:36:05 I think it was made in India.

1:36:06 And it's it's just it's art itself.

1:36:08 You can look at this.

1:36:09 How you feeling it?

1:36:10 I feel great.

1:36:11 And what do you love about this knife?

1:36:13 What I love about this night,

1:36:15 this is usually not my kind of night, but it's kind of fun to be here.

1:36:18 Are you the art or the canvas?

1:36:20 The canvas.

1:36:22 And so I'm excited [music] to be here.

1:36:23 It's my seven megala.

1:36:24 What do you love about it?

1:36:25 Uh, I mean, this is one of, if not the biggest night in fashion.

1:36:29 And fashion is the cool kids.

1:36:31 I don't care what.

1:36:32 [music] And I I come from the NBA and I

1:36:34 understand how great it is to be an athlete, but fashion is the cool kids.

1:36:42 [music] [music] How are you embodying the fashion as art tonight?

1:36:57 Well, you know, everybody is beautiful and everybody has their own expression.

1:37:03 It's only it's expression, you know, it's fun.

1:37:16 and Dwayne Wade.

1:37:17 God bless you.

1:37:30 Come tell us about this look.

1:37:31 You look stunning.

1:37:43 Mr.

1:37:43 Mayor Hello.

1:38:22 Hey.

1:38:23 Hey.

1:39:39 [music] Okay.

1:41:08 In about a minute.

1:41:12 Hey.

1:41:13 Hey.

1:41:13 Come talk to us.

1:41:14 Come on.

1:41:21 [music] Heat.

1:41:44 Hey, Heat.

1:42:19 I would say we have Queen Egyptian regality in inspiration and energy going

1:42:23 on and you know Nepertit's inspired so many artists you know in the industry

1:42:29 and in general and so I just feel you know I'm I'm excited I get

1:42:34 to join [music] the crazy amount of girls

1:42:35 that have represented over the years so and your love

1:42:39 yeah my look um I've been very fortunate obviously I get to go

1:42:42 with her so she always makes my look look better but I I've been fortunate

1:42:46 because I I got to get styled with this amazing designer er Brandon Blackwood

1:42:50 and also my stylist who actually styled me for uh Essence Sexiest Man Alive.

1:42:55 Okay, it was it was pretty cool.

1:42:57 I was on the cover for it.

1:42:58 Uh and um I think you know for me

1:43:01 uh you know Jan Michael um MichaelWami was amazing stylist,

1:43:05 amazing black stylist who's done amazing stuff.

1:43:07 So, I'm just super grateful and I I get to be next to Liquid Gold.

1:44:19 Party of [music] the Oscars.

1:44:23 Yes.

1:44:25 What's the secret to being the life of the party, Tiana?

1:44:28 Ooh.

1:44:28 by just being, you know, being present.

1:44:30 [music] You know, some people are there but not really there,

1:44:33 not fully there, you know, and I'm all about being present and having

1:44:36 a good time and just being happy and understanding.

1:44:38 I don't take any [music] of my blessings for granted.

1:44:41 I don't take any of it lightly.

1:44:43 So, I mean, I feel like that's what being life of the party is,

1:44:45 you know, having fun and being present.

1:45:01 What are you most excited about?

1:45:02 Wearing my outfit.

1:45:05 I hope one secret behind this look we wouldn't know.

1:45:09 She's the inspiration.

1:45:10 She's the moment.

1:45:11 She's the art.

1:45:12 She's everything.

1:45:18 totally falling.

1:45:41 Still got me.

1:45:43 Still got me.

1:45:56 I want to get out.

1:46:20 Oh my god.

1:46:21 How would you describe one word the artist?

1:46:25 She's shining like us for Rocky tonight.

1:46:30 Yeah, I'm from Harlem, so I wear pink all the time.

1:46:32 But shout outs to Baby Rocky, you know.

1:46:34 Yeah.

1:46:34 How was she doing?

1:46:34 Does she sleep at night?

1:46:37 [laughter] She sleep at night like a regular human being.

1:46:40 My kids don't sleep at Damn, that's up.

1:46:43 Tell us the significance of this look.

1:46:44 What's going on here?

1:46:46 I mean, this is from my brand Pio.

1:46:49 It's a collaboration with Congo, the Italian brand Venetian.

1:46:53 And um yeah, it's pretty amazing.

1:46:55 We call this piece right here the grim dela grim.

1:46:58 [music] And um as you can see, I got the matching ring, pomegranate,

1:47:03 little cross.

1:47:04 Shout outs Natal.

1:47:06 And how did you guys create your look?

1:47:09 No, we didn't.

1:47:09 You didn't have to wear.

1:47:10 When did she find out about your look?

1:47:11 And same time I found out about And that's a wrap on the 2026 Met Gala.

1:47:43 This year's looks certainly delivered.

1:47:45 I'm Alli Bowman.

1:47:46 Have a good night.

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