The discourse over Hudson Williams’s Met Gala makeup is precisely what makes it so on-theme. On May 4 the actor’s go-to hairstylist and makeup artist Aika Flores stepped outside her minimalist aesthetic for this year’s dress code, “Fashion Is Art”, crafting an asymmetrical makeup look inspired by one of Williams’s favorite films, Black Swan. “It…
There were a lot of trends on the 2026 Met Gala red carpet worth discussing, but the one we can’t stop thinking about most of all? Blurred lips. It’s a soft, diffused take on traditional lipstick that feels both effortless and intentional. Makeup artist Nina Park inspired the trend, which blurs the semimatte lip to…
The Met Gala is built on spectacle, but history (or, more accurately, the internet) is selective when it comes to anointing the truly spectacular. Over the years, only a handful of looks have cemented themselves in fashion history: Rihanna’s 2015 yellow Guo Pei gown, with a train that barely made it up the stairs; Sarah…
Fun fact: The little black dress turns 100 this year. And Julianne Moore’s 2026 Met Gala dress is a perfect example of why, a century after its inception, it remains a genuine wardrobe staple in every woman’s closet. Moore attended this year’s Met Gala in an asymmetrical Bottega Veneta gown cut to look like one…
As Heated Rivalry fans predicted, Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie both made their Met Gala debuts on May 4. Even before the actors were spotted flexing their fashion muscles in New York City earlier this weekend, the internet declared them “shoe-ins” to score invites to the most exclusive fashion event of the year. Consider their…
Nicole Kidman and her 17-year-old daughter Sunday Rose just showed everyone how it’s done at the 2026 Met Gala. On May 4—otherwise known as the First Monday in May—the evening’s co-chair brought her daughter to work the red carpet alongside her, with the 17-year-old model ascending the Met steps in a stunning 3-D floral Dior…
Liz Warren is once again complaining about how Jeff Bezos spends his money and she earned herself a new nickname. If Jeff Bezos can drop $10 million to sponsor the Met Gala, he can afford to pay his fair share in taxes. — Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) May 4, 2026 …
From plus-one to mainstay, Kim Kardashian holds a unique position in Met Gala history. The Met Gala is not typically an event that welcomes many reality TV stars—even breakouts of the genre who have embedded themselves within the fashion elite. Which is why it made so many headlines when Kim Kardashian first walked the Met…
Photo: Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images The Met Gala was a one-and-done event for Billy Porter. On the Bevelations SiriusXM show, Porter said Ryan Murphy invited him to his first Gala in 2019, and he hasn’t been invited back since. “That’s the only time I’ve ever gone, and the only time I’ve ever been invited,” he said….
