Ivy Getty and Ludovic de Saint Sernin's Met Gala dress references Erté's 1926 illustration

For the 2026 Met Gala, model and philanthropist Ivy Getty collaborated with Parisian designer Ludovic de Saint Sernin on a dress inspired by Erté's 1926 illustration 'L'Éclat de l'Or' from the show 'The Golden Fables.' Getty's mood board included the drawing, which de Saint Sernin selected. They later discovered the original sketch is held in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection and visited it in a private study room, along with other Erté works from Getty's references. The dress features fringes and a color degradation, handcrafted in Paris. De Saint Sernin attended his first Met Gala as Getty's date. The event coincided with the 100th anniversary of the illustration.