The 2026 Met Gala theme is "Fashion Is Art" and supports the new "Costume Art" exhibition.
We're not sugar talking when we say this is one of Sabrina Carpenter's best looks.
The "Manchild" singer, 26, arrived at the 2026 Met Gala decked out in her signature Old Hollywood-inspired glamour.
Carpenter, who is a part of this year's Gala Host Committee, proved that no one is doing it like her by making herself the muse of her red carpet look, which was made by Jonathan Anderson for Dior.
Speaking with La La Anthony on Vogue's livestream, Carpenter confirmed that her gown -- styled by Jared Ellner -- was made by rhinestone film strips depicting scenes from the 1954 film Sabrina, starring Audrey Hepburn, Humphrey Bogart and William Holden. The creative design was paired with towering heels and a decorative headpiece that adorned her curled bob. Her looked also shined in Chopard jewels -- 48 carats worth of diamonds hanging from her dress, to be exact.
Carpenter is no stranger to fashion's biggest night of the year. She made her debut in 2022 in a gold Paco Rabanne ab-baring metallic two-piece set in theme with that year's "Gilded Glamour and White Tie" dress code.
She returned to the event in 2024 wearing an Oscar de la Renta confection with a baby blue voluminous skirt that gave the dress the Cinderella moment it deserved. And while she attended her first Met solo, in 2024 she was accompanied by her then-boyfriend, Barry Keoghan (they took a break from their year-long relationship in December 2024).
Her most recent appearance at the ball was in 2025. She wore a custom Louis Vuitton by Pharrell Williams pantless ensemble that was entirely made up of a tailored blazer-inspired bodysuit with a train (the dress code was "Tailored for You" and went hand in hand with the "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style" exhibit.)
Carpenter has been on a roll after wrapping up her first headlining gig for Coachella. She kicked off her 20-song set in the desert on April 10 and returned April 17.
The dress code of this year's Met Gala is "Fashion Is Art" and connects to the Metropolitan Museum of Art's spring 2026 exhibition titled "Costume Art."
"It will be transformative for our department, but I also think it's going to be transformative to fashion more generally -- the fact that an art museum like The Met is actually giving a central location to fashion," curator in charge Andrew Bolton explained.
The exhibit will also address "the centrality of the dressed body in the museum's vast collection" by pairing paintings, sculptures and other objects spanning the 5,000 years of art represented in The Met alongside historical and contemporary garments from the Costume Institute.