The 2026 Met Gala dress code is ‘Fashion is Art’. But is it?
- Written by Grace Waye-Harris, Research Associate, Australian Catholic University; Adelaide University
The first Monday in May marks the annual Met Gala: a collision of celebrities, designers and cultural icons. Established in 1948, the gala was originally a high-society event held to raise money for the Costume Institute of The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
When former editor-in-chief of Vogue Anna Wintour took over in 1995, she shifted the focus...





