Beyoncé can give high fashion in a simple white tee and her Levi’s jeans, and that’s exactly why she’s the perfect fit to co-chair fashion’s biggest night. (Although she’ll probably pull on something a little bit fancier for the 2026 Met Gala.)
As announced Wednesday morning (Dec. 10), the pop superstar will helm the 2026 event alongside Oscar winner Nicole Kidman and tennis champion Venus Williams, with Vogue posting a video on Instagram set to Claude DeBussey’s “Claire de Lune” displaying their names. The graphic of a white curtain drifting elegantly against a marble wall also spells out next year’s Met theme: “Costume Art.”
“At the 2026 #MetGala, the @MetMuseum will celebrate its spring @MetCostumeInstitute exhibition, titled ‘Costume Art,’” the caption reads. “Set to host the fête? Major forces from the worlds of entertainment, sport, and, of course, fashion.”
In addition to the chairs and theme, Vogue revealed on its website that Anthony Vaccarello and Zoë Kravitz will lead the 2026 Met Gala Host Committee, which so far includes members Sabrina Carpenter, LISA of BLACKPINK, Doja Cat, Gwendoline Christie, Alex Consani, Misty Copeland, Elizabeth Debicki, Lena Dunham, Paloma Elsesser, Chloe Malle, Sam Smith, Teyana Taylor, Lauren Wasser, Anna Weyant, A’ja Wilson and Yseult.
Of the theme — which, in keeping with tradition, will be paired with a museum exhibit opening at New York City’s Metropolitan Museum of Art, this year curated by Andrew Bolton — Vogue writes that “Costume Art” will “explore the relationship between clothing and the body beneath” with a series of “thematic body types, ranging from the Naked Body to the Pregnant Body and the Aging Body.”
The news is especially exciting for Bey and her fans, who haven’t seen the 35-time Grammy winner walk the Met steps since 2016. That year, she matched the “Manus x Machina” theme in a beaded peach Givenchy Haute Couture gown. The year prior, she wore a show-stopping, sheer, colorfully bedazzled dress on theme with the night’s “China: Through The Looking Glass” exhibit.
In 2014, Bey wore an elegant black design with netting draped over eyes for the “Charles James: Beyond Fashion” installment, and in 2013, she stunned in an intricate, black-and-gold gown with matching boots for “Punk: Chaos to Couture.”
See the Met Gala co-chair announcement below.
