Met Gala 2026 Theme Revealed
For a poignant illustration of what a difference 20 years can make—or why time is but a societal construct—may we direct your attention to the celebrities filing into the 2006 Met Gala ahead of the May 4 event.
From Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony to Tom Brady and girlfriend Bridget Moynahan (yes, his future ex-wife Gisele Bündchen was also there, posing solo), the former couples alone are wild blasts from the past.
Also hitting the steps outside the Metropolitan Museum of Art were a who's who of mid-2000s It girls and fashion royalty, including Jessica Alba, Liv Tyler, Lindsay Lohan, Scarlett Johansson, Eva Mendes, Mary Kate Olsen and Ashley Olsen, Zoe Saldaña, Selma Blair, Kate Moss and Victoria Beckham.
They were all dressed to the nines, but leave it to Sarah Jessica Parker to be the walking illustration of the night's theme. In honor of "AngloMania: Tradition and Transgression in British Fashion, she delivered an instantly iconic moment twinning in red tartan plaid with Alexander McQueen.
"It wasn't a fun night. It was, but it wasn't," Parker told Vogue in 2022 of attending with the British designer, who died in 2010. "Because I was so nervous. I just wanted him to be OK. He knew how I felt about him, and there was so much affection and such a deep admiration and everybody loved him because he was such a touching person."
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Moreover, the Sex and the City alum kept "every pin he dropped from his mouth." Parker noted, "I have things that seem like nothing, from every fitting I did with him in my possession."
Not every first Monday in May is so laden with meaning, but it's still a place people come to for magic—including Nicole Kidman, who's co-chairing for the third time this year, along with Beyoncé, Venus Williams and perennial chair Anna Wintour.
But there was something about that time when the mystique was real.
"Before I started going in 2009, it was before social media and before everyone had access to everything at all times," Karlie Kloss told Vogue in 2024. "So there was something so mysterious about it. I didn’t know what actually happened at the Met Gala, but I just knew that whoever walked that red carpet was transported to another universe."
Now the party has its own Instagram booth and Kylie Jenner broke the no-selfie rule in 2017, bringing the world into the Met bathroom with her famous pals.
But before the luminaries of movies, music, art and sports start emerging from The Mark, The Pierre, The Carlyle and more on May 4—this year's theme is "Costume Art," featuring the dress code "Fashion Is Art"—we're rewinding the clock 20 years to recapture the "AngloMania" magic of fashion's biggest night:
Alexander McQueen & Sarah Jessica Parker
The Sex and the City star embodied the 2006 Met Gala theme, "AngloMania: Tradition and Transgression in British Fashion," in a McQueen creation.
Drew Barrymore, Stuart Townsend & Charlize Theron
Charlie's Angels, but make it Drew in Oscar de la Renta, Charlize's then-boyfriend and the actress in John Galliano.
Liv Tyler
You don't want to close your eyes and miss the Armageddon actress' asymmetrical gown by Francisco Costa for Calvin Klein.
Linda Evangelista & Amber Valletta
Linda was a vision in magenta Saint Laurent by Stefano Pilati as she strolled into the event with one of her supermodel besties.
Scarlett Johansson & Stella McCartney
Scarlett wanted to be sure nothing was lost in translation as far as who made her sparkling look.
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Chloe Sevigny
The actress sped right past the days of disco, fueled by this flirty Yves Saint Laurent party dress.
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Lauren Santo Domingo & Zoe Saldaña
The style icon was still Lauren Davis then and Zoe, making her Met Gala debut, had yet to guard a single galaxy.
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Idina Menzel & Taye Diggs
The Rent costars eventually let their lease expire, divorcing in 2014 after 11 years of marriage, but they share son Walker, who was born in 2009.
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Mandy Moore
This is Mandy taking a walk to remember on the Met red carpet.
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Johnny Rotten & Rambo
The Sex Pistols frontman (born John Lydon) was backed up, as always, by his longtime manager, personal minder, hairdresser and friend of 30-plus years John "Rambo" Stevens, who passed away in 2023.
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Dianne von Fürstenburg & Barry Diller
The Belgian designer let loose in a Union Jack-inspired dress alongside her media mogul husband.
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Eva Mendes & Zac Posen
The actress channeled Jane Austen times in a romantic Dolce & Gabbana dress with an empire waist.
Selma Blair
If the intention was to make Selma look like a goddess in Chanel Haute Couture, then mission accomplished.
Marilyn Manson & Dita Von Teese
The goth metal rocker and the burlesque queen had just married in 2005 and would divorce in 2007, but here they mingled with the beautiful people.
Emmy Rossum
There was no shame in channeling Queen Elizabeth I on "AngloMania" night.
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Eve
When has the Barber Shop star not blown our minds?
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Billie Joe Armstrong & Adrienne Nesser
We wouldn't call him a basket case, but the Green Day singer apparently did not have the time to get dressed up for the Met Gala.
André Leon Talley & Naomi Campbell
The late Vogue editor-at-large and his supermodel date, wearing Givenchy by Alexander McQueen, were the opposite of dreckitude.
Kate Moss
That's Moss, Kate Moss, in a sleek black Burberry jacket and leather pants, with a pop of color provided by the soles of her Louboutins.
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Mary-Kate Olsen & Ashley Olsen
The Olsen twins, both wearing Badgley Mischka, have traditionally enjoyed the full house at the Met Gala—including in 2006 when they launched their luxury label The Row.
Jennifer Lopez & Marc Anthony
Two years into their ultimately 10-year marriage, the couple were all smiles.
Lindsay Lohan
Just the photographer's luck, catching a radiant Lindsay Lohan coming down the steps in Marchesa.
Bridget Moynahan & Tom Brady
The Blue Bloods actress and the Super Bowl winner were broken up by year's end, and therefore were making their last Met Gala appearance as a couple—but their son Jack was born n August 2007.
Gisele Bündchen
The Brazilian supermodel, who was fixed up with Brady seven months later, touched down in Christian Dior Couture.
Victoria Beckham
Still a year away from moving to the U.S. with David Beckham, the former Spice Girl looked like a walking valentine in a sweetheart-neck Roland Mouret dress she bought at a sample sale.
Anna Wintour & Bee Shaffer
The perennial Met Gala co-chair, in one her signature dress-with-coat ensembles, hit the carpet with her daughter.
Ralph Fiennes
In 2006, it wasn't a strange day to see the three-time Oscar nominee hobnobbing at the Met.
Rosario Dawson & Jason Lewis
Remember when the Unstoppable actress dated Smith from Sex and the City? Cool.
Kim Basinger
Who styled the Oscar winner's elegant belted shirt dress remains confidential.
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Elizabeth Hurley & Arun Nayar
Love was in the air, as the English model—looking peachy in Versace—married the businessman in 2007, but they divorced in 2011.
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