Met Monday: Decoding the most anticipated dress code of 2026

With fashion enthusiasts excitedly awaiting Met Monday, all eyes are on the biggest night of fashion extravaganza. (Source: AP)

This first Monday of May, guests are all set to celebrate 'Costume Art', the spring exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute. (Source: Instagram/@chicksintheoffice)

The dress code this year? "Fashion is Art", announced by Vogue last night. The theme goes beyond the question of what we wear, opening the floor to a broader dialogue on how the body itself becomes a site of aesthetic expression. (Source: Instagram/@aliabhatt)

The spring exhibit too focuses on similar ethos, throwing light on the “centrality of the dressed body” through depictions and interpretations of the human form. (Source: Instagram/@chicksintheoffice)

Made up of nearly 400 objects, the show will occupy the Met’s new Condé M. Nast Galleries, adjacent to the Great Hall, pairing garments from the Costume Institute with paintings, sculptures, and other works spanning some 5,000 years of art history. (Source: Instagram/@chicksintheoffice)

This year, the the co-chairs for the 2026 Met Gala are Beyoncé, Nicole Kidman, Venus Williams, and Anna Wintour. (Source: Instagram/@chicksintheoffice)

The Gala Host Committee, co-chaired by Anthony Vaccarello and Zoë Kravitz, will see big names like Sabrina Carpenter, Doja Cat, Gwendoline Christie, Misty Copeland, Elizabeth Debicki, Lena Dunham, Paloma Elsesser, LISA, Chloe Malle, Sam Smith, Teyana Taylor, and a few more. (Source: Instagram/@chicksintheoffice)