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Stars Embrace Sculptural Silhouettes Ahead of 2026 Met Gala

other · 2026-04-26

With the 2026 Met Gala a week away, celebrities have been wearing bodycon shapes and sculptural designs on red carpets. In New York City, Charlize Theron attended the Apex premiere in a Dior fall 2026 menswear look, a black suit with frilly collar worn sans top. At the Time100 Gala, Anok Yai wore a leather-effect Ashi Studio dress that molded to her body in 3D fashion. The Devil Wears Prada 2 press tour continued in London, where Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway wore Armani Privé tailoring, while Emily Blunt chose a full-skirted Michael Kors Collection design with flower-like petals. At the Mother Mary premiere in London, Michaela Coel wore a fringed Loewe dress. In Mumbai, Rihanna attended a Fenty Beauty event in a black Alaïa dress with built-in croc bodice. Other notable looks included Gigi Hadid in David Koma at the Breakthrough Prize Ceremony in Santa Monica, Lady Gaga in Saint Laurent at the Devil Wears Prada 2 premiere in New York, and Simone Ashley in Mugler at the London premiere of the same film.

Key facts

  • 2026 Met Gala is one week away with theme 'Costume Art'
  • Charlize Theron wore Dior fall 2026 menswear at Apex premiere in NYC on April 22
  • Anok Yai wore Ashi Studio dress at Time100 Gala in NYC on April 23
  • Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway wore Armani Privé in London on April 24
  • Emily Blunt wore Michael Kors Collection with flower petals in London on April 24
  • Michaela Coel wore fringed Loewe at Mother Mary premiere in London on April 23
  • Rihanna wore Alaïa at Fenty Beauty event in Mumbai on April 24
  • Gigi Hadid wore David Koma at Breakthrough Prize Ceremony in Santa Monica on April 18

Entities

Artists

  • Charlize Theron
  • Anok Yai
  • Meryl Streep
  • Anne Hathaway
  • Emily Blunt
  • Michaela Coel
  • Rihanna
  • Gigi Hadid
  • Lady Gaga
  • Simone Ashley
  • Ayo Edebiri
  • Dakota Johnson

Institutions

  • Dior
  • Ashi Studio
  • Armani Privé
  • Michael Kors Collection
  • Loewe
  • Alaïa
  • David Koma
  • Saint Laurent
  • Mugler
  • Chanel
  • Valentino
  • Fenty Beauty
  • Time100
  • Breakthrough Prize
  • Vogue

Locations

  • New York City
  • United States
  • London
  • England
  • Mumbai
  • India
  • Santa Monica
  • California

Sources