With a guest list that included Isha Ambani, Lauren Sanchez, and Anne Hathaway, the Met Gala red carpet was always going to glitter—but this year, the carat count tipped into something closer to spectacle.
From Ashley Graham’s metallic manicure to Angela Bassett’s shocking pink makeup look, here are all the small beauty details you may have missed on the 2026 Met Gala red carpet.
On Monday night, “Beef” star Carey Mulligan returned to the Met Gala for the first time since 2022, once again enlisting Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons to design the look.
Working with Burberry’s chief creative officer Daniel Lee, Rosie Huntington Whiteley was keen to capture a “sense of quiet confidence and sensuality” at the 2026 Met Gala.