The 2026 Met Gala is right here. On the primary Monday in Could, celebrities from the style, music and leisure worlds, together with rappers sporting their flyest suits, hit the steps of the Metropolitan Museum of Artwork in New York Metropolis to point out off their eye-catching seems.
This 12 months’s theme is “Costume Artwork,” and the costume code is “Vogue is Artwork,” which provides celebrities a wide-range of alternatives for artistic expression and daring vogue selections on the star-studded fundraiser and clothes exhibition.
Much more thrilling, Beyoncé is among the many co-chairs for the sartorial occasion, happening right now (Could 4). This may also mark Beyoncé’s return to the Met Gala after a 10-year hiatus. Her husband Jay-Z confirmed as much as help Queen Bey’s re-emergence on the prestigious vogue soireé and so did their daughter Blue Ivy. It was a household affair. Fast factoid: Beyoncé made her first Met Gala look in Could 2008.
Final 12 months, the 2025 Met Gala was an iconic second with A$AP Rocky and Pharrell Williams main the cost as co-chairs. The gala centered on the magnificence of Black dandyism, bringing out rap stars like Pusha T, Cardi B, and Future with their trendy seems. Fellow rappers Megan Thee Stallion, André 3000 (who introduced his piano!), Doechii (making her first Met Gala look in shorts!) and extra additionally got here to point out off their distinctive fashion whereas utilizing vogue as a software for identification and artistic revolt in opposition to the established order.
And there was some daring vogue selections at this 12 months’s inexperienced carpet.
Doja Cat turned heads along with her silicone creation by Saint Laurent. Rapper-musician Anderson .Paak additionally made a splash, hitting the steps in a shimmering, pattern-printed black and white tuxedo and rocking a bob coiffure.
In the meantime, London rhymer Skepta had everybody speaking along with his clear all-white ensemble that had his tattoos embroidered on it in black. The London Bridge, a falcon and “Do not cry for me like was sick [smiley face]” message displayed on the pants leg. Doechii got here by celebrating the physique as a murals. The “Nervousness” rapper stepped on the inexperienced carpet barefoot(!), sporting a sheer purple-colored ensemble that exposed components of her muscular physique, together with an identical turban.
Cardi B, Jack Harlow, ASA$P Rocky and Rihanna additionally stepped out in fashion. Take a look at all of the rappers’ distinctive seems on the 2026 Met Gala under.
See All of the Rappers on the 2026 Met Gala
