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MET Gala 2026 major highlights: Karan Johar channels royalty, BLACKPINK Jisoo makes debut and more
News9Live | May 5, 2026 5:39 PM CST

New Delhi: MET Gala 2026 takes over the Costume Institute at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and just like every year, this year too celebrities from across industries bring their best fashion statement forward. Dressed as per the theme ‘Fashion is Art‘, several celebrities from Bollywood, Hollywood and the Korean industry made heads turn. Now, let’s look at the major highlights from the biggest fashion event of the year.

Karan Johar at MET Gala 2026

Filmmaker Karan Johar made his debut at the MET Gala 2026 in a Manish Malhotra ensemble, which drew inspiration from the paintings of Raja Ravi Varma. Making a striking appearance at the event, KJo spoke about how his daughter Roohi admires Sabrina Carpenter. He said, “Can I be honest? I’m a father of twins, Yash and Roohi, who r both 9. My daughter is obsessed with Sabrina Carpenter. If I could meet her and take a selfie with her, that would be the best gift.”

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Kim Kardashian wears breastplate

Kim Kardashian was seen in an orange breastplate, which had a unique origin. Allen Jones reused a cast from 1967 or 1968. Speaking to Vogue, she said, “I wanted something original, I didn’t want to cast my own body.”

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BLACKPINK Jisoo makes MET debut

BLACKPINK Jisoo makes her official debut at the MET Gala 2026. The K-pop star was seen wearing a beautiful bodycon studded pink dress. She accessorised her look with a choker, studded diamond earrings and elegant rings.

JISOO AT MET GALA #JISOOxMetGala #MetGala2026 pic.twitter.com/CZMIM0jzxt

— JISOO NEWS (@NEWSJISOO)

Karina at MET Gala

Turning heads around, aespa’s Karina was seen wearing a Prada couture. She slipped into a satin dress teamed up with a black cape.

KARINA AT THE 2026 MET GALA pic.twitter.com/fnJ8EZp6ct

— Karina♡ (@ujiminphoria)

Ninging at MET

Aespa’s Ninging was seen in a black gown for Gucci. She looked gorgeous in a black ruffled gown accessorised with diamond earrings.

โหหหห ไม่ไหว หนิงหนิงสวยมากเลย

NINGNING MET GALA DEBUT#NINGNINGxMetGala2026#MetGala2026#MetGala pic.twitter.com/xtjDWBMyzg

— 𝐈𝐦𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐦𝐲 (@imnotbloomy)

Ahh Hyo Seop

Ahh Hyo Seop opted for a golden blazer over a satin shirt and a red scarf as he walked on the red carpet of the MET Gala.

Meet the first Korean actor to attend the met gala after 11 years !!!!

Ahn Hyoseop repping kdrama actors #MetGala https://t.co/oAED28YXId pic.twitter.com/3Ys5xhqAH8

— kdramahotgists (@kdramahotgists)

Jung Ho Yeon

Jung Ho Yeon was seen in a black dress with a big flower design situated on her waist. She made her debut at the MET Gala in 2022.

Hoyeon (Jung Ho-yeon) arrasando no Met Gala 2026 com esse look preto dramático 🔥

A rainha de Squid Game não veio pra brincar! 😍

Fonte: @metgalaofficial_#MetGala2026 #Hoyeon #JungHoYeon #HoYeonJung #MetGala pic.twitter.com/EOBBRCrnQ9

— duarte (@duartesxz_)

Rihanna arrives with A$AP Rocky

Rihanna arrived at the MET Gala with her partner A$AP Rocky. She made her red carpet appearance in a sculptural silver gown teamed up with a high shine fabric wrap around.

HOLY TRINITY TOGETHER AT THE MET GALA 👑
Beyoncé, Cardi B and Rihanna#MetGala pic.twitter.com/xHl8UCuCuU

— ✨️ (@med97ag)

Beyonce at MET Gala 2026

After 10 years, Beyoncé returned to the MET Gala wearing a skeleton-inspired sheer look outfit with a feathered cape. Speaking to Vogue, she opened up about sharing the moment with her daughter and said, “It feels surreal because my daughter’s here. She looks so beautiful. It’s incredible to be able to share this with her.”


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