US singer Ciara wore a custom Egyptian-inspired look by Greek designer Celia Kritharioti, channelling Queen Nefertiti with a towering hair headpiece and a crystal-encrusted gold sheer gown. — AFP
Queen of pop Madonna wore a dramatic ruffled black gown by Anthony Vaccarello for Yves Saint Laurent, evoking the surrealist world of Leonora Carrington with a golden horn and ship-inspired headpiece draped in a sheer veil. — Getty Images via AFP
US star Connor Storrie made his debut on the 2026 Met Gala red carpet in a striking look by Anthony Vaccarellofor Yves Saint Laurent, featuring an extra-long Lavalliere top in polka-dotted silk muslin paired with sharply tailored high-rise trousers. — AFP
Barbadian singer and businesswoman Rihanna and US rapper A$AP Rocky closed out the red carpet in commanding style, with Rihanna appearing as a breathtaking ‘living sculpture’ in a custom Maison Margiela Artisanal gown by Glenn Martens. The avant-garde ensemble fused medieval drama with futuristic industrial flair. Rocky followed closely behind in a custom look by Matthieu Blazy for Chanel, featuring a pink wool robe with black satin lapels, black piping and a silk-and-feather camellia and Chanel High Jewelry. — Reuters
US model and actress Dree Hemingway made an ethereal statement with a custom gown by Alessandro Michele for Valentino, delivering an otherworldly red carpet moment. — AFP
US singer Sza dazzled in a romantic sunyellow gown inspired by butterfly wings and 18th-century silhouettes, adorned with beads, sequins and cowrie shells, designed by Emily Adams Bode Aujla for Bode. — AFP
Tony Award-winning Broadway producer Jordan Roth wore a breathtaking ‘living sculpture’ gown created by London-based couturier Robert Wun. The look was inspired by Jean-Leon Gerome’s painting Pygmalion and Galatea, exploring the boundary where classical sculpture comes to life. — AFP
Tech investor and entrepreneur Yu-chi Lyra Kuo turned heads in a striking custom pure-white gown crafted by the Jean Paul Gaultier haute couture atelier. The sculptural look drew inspiration from the iconic ‘Winged Victory of Samothrace’, the ancient Greek marble masterpiece housed in the Louvre Museum.— Reuters
US actor and singer Jeremy Pope turned heads in an archival pearl-beaded evening jacket by Vivienne Westwood. Originally created in 1996 by legendary corset-maker Mr Pearl, thestriking piece featured an illusion of a sculpted male torso at the front and ruby-red beaded lacerations trailing down the back. — Reuters
Fashion designer Grace Ling a sculptural creation of her own design featuring a chrome-finished, 3D-printed aero-aluminium bodice inspired by Salvador Dali’s ‘The Persistence of Memory’. The Singaporean also tailored her nails to mirror the surreal, liquid-metal aesthetic of the futuristic gown. — Reuters
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