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Met Gala 2026: Best, worst and wackiest looks - plus Kendall and Kylie Jenner's nipple dresses

The biggest names from the worlds of fashion, sports and music showed off their sartorial flair

Ekin Karasin5 May 2026

Met Gala 2026: Best, worst and wackiest looks - plus Kendall and Kylie Jenner's nipple dressesThe biggest names from the worlds of fashion, sports and music showed off their sartorial flair

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Fashion’s elite descended on the iconic steps of the Metropolitan Museum of Art for the 2026 Met Gala on Monday, showing off the best - and weirdest - in haute couture.

Guests, which included Beyonce, Rihanna, Kate Moss and more, were invited to explore how designers use the human body as a blank canvas with the dress code Fashion Is Art.

Some stars chose to free the nipple as they interpreted the theme, with sisters Kylie and Kendall Jenner rocking outfits that incorporated faux-nipples.

Kim Kardashian took inspiration from her younger siblings, wearing a tangerine fibreglass breastplate with pointed tips made from a repurposed cast from the 1960s.

The best dressed celebrities

Beyonce was among stars at this year’s Met Gala (Matt Crossick/PA)

Beyonce PA Wire

Rihanna and A$AP Rocky Getty

Zoe KravitzGetty Images

Margot RobbieGetty

Nicole Kidman with her daughter Sunday Rose Kidman PA

Sabrina Carpenter Getty

Colman Domingo Getty

Venus Williams PA

Rosé Getty

Nipple-forward red carpet

Kylie Jenner attending the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Benefit Gala 2026 in New York (Matt Crossick/PA)

Kylie JennerPA Wire Kim Kardashian wore an Allen Jones breastplate (Matt Crossick/PA)

Kim Kardashian PA Wire

Kendall JennerGetty

Irina ShaykGetty

Gigi Hadid Getty

Hailey BieberGetty

Simone Ashley Getty

Lena Mahfouf Getty

DoechiiGetty

Cara Delevingne Getty

Tyla Getty

Tessa Thompson Getty

The wackiest looks

Bad BunnyGetty Heidi Klum was inspired by sculpture for her look (Matt Crossick/PA)

Heidi Klum PA Wire

MadonnaGetty

Katy PerryGetty

Gwendoline Christie Getty

Teyana TaylorGetty

Lena Dunham PA Cardi B donned a Marc Jacobs outfit (Matt Crossick/PA)

Cardi B PA Wire Naomi Osaka revealed a red bodysuit underneath her white coat (Matt Crossick/PA)

Naomi OsakaPA Wire

All the celebrities

Blue Ivy Carter and Jay-ZGetty Sam Smith (Matt Crossick/PA)

Sam Smith PA Wire

Anna Wintour PA

LISAGetty

Kate Moss Getty

Russell Wilson and Ciara Getty

Luke EvansGetty

Tom Sturridge and Alexa Chung Getty

Ayo EdebiriGetty Images

Anne HathawayGetty <p>NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 04: Blake Lively attends the 2026 Met Gala celebrating "Costume Art" at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 04, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue)</p>

<p>NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 04: Blake Lively attends the 2026 Met Gala celebrating "Costume Art" at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 04, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue)</p>

Blake LivelyGetty

Daisy Edgar-Jones Getty

Janelle Monáe Getty

Doja Cat PA

Sarah Paulson Getty

Keke Palmer Getty

Cher Getty

Daniel Lee, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley and Romeo BeckhamGetty

Olivia WildeGetty

Lauren Hashian and Dwayne Johnson Getty

Jaafar Jackson Getty <p>NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 04: Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster attend the 2026 Met Gala celebrating "Costume Art" at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 04, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Julian Hamilton/Getty Images)</p>