Blake Lively Returns to Met Gala in Archival Versace Gown with 13-Foot Train

Blake Lively made her return to the 2026 Met Gala on Monday night after a four-year absence, wearing an archival Atelier Versace gown from spring 2006. The actress, who has attended the event ten times previously, last appeared in 2022. The pastel gown featured three-dimensional architectural elements inspired by 18th-century Venetian Rococo paintings, with a draped bodice embroidered in gemstone shades and a four-meter skirt dissolving into a painted sunset-like sky. Lively accessorized with a custom Judith Leiber Couture minaudière incorporating artwork by her four children with husband Ryan Reynolds. She attended with Donatella Versace, calling it an honor to celebrate the brand's significant year. The dress code was 'Fashion Is Art.' Lively has worn Versace to the Met Gala multiple times, including a 2022 Statue of Liberty-inspired gown that patinaed on the carpet and a 2018 red-and-gold design for the 'Heavenly Bodies' theme.