Eye Makeup Was the 2026 Met Gala’s Best Accessory

For the 2026 Met Gala, the Costume Institute’s curator Andrew Bolton chose the theme “Fashion Is Art.” Like any year, the Met Gala’s theme is up to each attendee’s interpretation, and Bolton knows that can mean there are some misses amid the hits, especially for this outing.

“I do think some might be literal, and literally have a painting embroidered onto the back of their suit,” he told GQ’s Global Fashion Correspondent Sam Hine last month. “But I hope people will be more…