Met Gala 2026: Fashion Might Be Art, but It’s Not Always Pretty (L-R) Nicole Kidman, Lauren Sánchez Bezos, and Anna Wintour attend the 2026 Met Gala on May 4, 2026 in New York City. (Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for the Met Museum/Vogue) Suzy Weiss and Elliot Ackerman weigh in on the good, the bad, the peplum, and the leather. Lots of leather. NEW YORK CITY — It’s the first Monday in May, which means one thing for us clothes-minded people: the Met Gala.