Vogue Staffers Select Favorite Fashion in Artworks Ahead of 2026 Met Gala
For the Costume Institute's upcoming spring exhibition in 2026, Vogue contributors and staff members have revealed their favorite representations of fashion in art. Among the selections are Bailey Moon's appreciation for the late 16th-century Portrait of Anne Boleyn, and Hannah Jackson's admiration for Botticelli's Three Graces in Primavera (c. 1480). Chloe Malle highlights Ingres's 1845 Portrait of Comtesse d'Haussonville, while Nicole Phelps reflects on Klimt's The Kiss (1907-08). Sarah Hoover mentions Manet's Olympia (1863), and Aimee Ng points out Sargent's Dr. Pozzi at Home (1881). Additional works referenced include Zurbarán's St. Apollonia (c. 1636), Millais's Joan of Arc (1865), and Currin's 2017 portrait of Jennifer Lawrence.
Key facts
- The Costume Institute's spring 2026 exhibition is titled 'Costume Art' and explores interactions between fashion and art.
- Vogue staffers and friends shared favorite clothing from artworks in anticipation of the 2026 Met Gala.
- Selections range from the late 16th century to 2021, covering diverse artists and styles.
- Bailey Moon chose the Portrait of Anne Boleyn for its structured, armor-like garment.
- Hannah Jackson highlighted the sheer white dresses in Botticelli's Primavera (ca. 1480).
- Chloe Malle admired the blue taffeta dress in Ingres's Portrait of Comtesse d'Haussonville (1845).
- Nicole Phelps mentioned the robes in Klimt's The Kiss (1907-08).
- Virginia Smith selected John Currin's 2017 portrait of Jennifer Lawrence in Miu Miu.
Entities
Artists
- Sandro Botticelli
- Francisco de Zurbarán
- Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres
- Edouard Manet
- John Everett Millais
- James Tissot
- John Singer Sargent
- Vincent van Gogh
- Sir Frederic Leighton
- Gustav Klimt
- Claude Cahun
- Edward Hopper
- Dorothea Tanning
- Malick Sidibé
- John Currin
- Juanita Growing Thunder Fogarty
Institutions
- Vogue
- Costume Institute
- The Frick
- Musée d'Orsay
- Hannah Traore Gallery
- Miu Miu
Locations
- New York
- United States
- Paris
- France
- Mali