We’re just days away from the Met Gala, and, obviously, all we can think about here at Bazaar is: What will everyone wear? With the current state of celebrity styling, the options are endless. You could wear something custom-made in collaboration with a major designer. You could revisit the archives and select a decades-old archival look. You could turn something old into something new, referencing an old look in a new custom one. With all of these paths, pulling from the current season runway seems almost too easy.
But there’s so much good stuff available! Between spring, fall, couture, cruise, and resort, you have a lot to choose from. Just ask our team, who spend the bulk of their time analyzing new collections. At this moment, our editors are fresh from (and, in some cases, still in the midst of) picking apart the fall collections that just walked the runway. Meanwhile, we’re engaging with the spring collections, which debuted last fall, as they hit stores and become available for purchase. On top of that, we’re in the midst of resort season.
We’ve polled our staff and asked them which of the 2026 runway looks they’d most like to see on Monday’s Met Gala red carpet. From the ambitious new collections of Jonathan Anderson and Matthieu Blazy at Dior and Chanel, respectively, to the boundary-pushing work of independent designers like Hannah Rose Dalton and Steven Raj Bhaskaran of Matières Fécales, here’s hoping these looks make the cut!
1) Erdem Fall 2026 Ready to Wear
I hope attendees (and their stylists) use this theme as an opportunity to highlight the really beautiful craft that goes into so many of the pieces that come down the runway. I love the idea of this patchwork confection from Erdem's Fall 2026 collection posing regally on the carpets of the Met. The shape is so simple it lets the material take center stage. I do have to say that I love it styled with little black brogues—why not dare to be different? —Camille Freestone, senior digital fashion writer
2) Christian Dior Spring 2026 Haute Couture
In keeping with the dress code “Fashion Is Art,” nothing seems more appropriate to me than to focus on the utter brilliance of Jonathan Anderson. His craft shines in his first couture outing for Dior, comprised of the most intricate textiles, techniques, and ideas that make you want to stare closely at a garment in wonder and awe. I’m eager to see more sculptural attire on the red carpet—playing with the concept of the dressed body. — Olivia Alchek, senior designer
3) Schiaparelli Spring 2026 Haute Couture
As soon as I heard this year's theme, I immediately thought of Daniel Roseberry. I'm sure we will see at least one of his designs on the red carpet, but I would specifically love to see look 20 from the Spring 2026 couture collection. —Taylor Anderson, senior social media manager
4) Louis Vuitton Fall 2026 Ready To Wear
I like that this takes the idea of historical dressing out of its formal portrait frame and yet frames the face with its portrait collar. Kind of like a snake eating its own tail! But whoever wears it MUST wear the little bonnet too; the Met Gala is when you commit fully to a look. —Laia Garcia-Furtado, deputy culture director
5) Chanel Cruise 2026/27
Fresh off the runways of Biarritz, this Chanel gown by Matthieu Blazy is sensastional. Covered in shimmering blue fish scale pailettes with a cascade of ruffles down the back, it’s the perfect way to make an entrance. —Nicole Fritton, executive fashion director
6) Conner Ives Fall 2026 Ready to Wear
One of my all-time favorite Met looks was Mary-Kate Olsen at the 2013 Gala, wearing a vintage Chanel drop-waist black slip dress with a vintage Balmain robe coat. When I saw this Conner Ives look walk down the runway in London, it was instantly one of my favorites from the season, but also felt nostalgic and embodied that cool-girl energy from MK. It would be major if this were worn with a simple dress, and a dramatic train was added to the coat. —Jaclyn Alexandra Cohen, senior editor, fashion, accessories, and ShopBazaar
7) Diotima Fall 2026 Ready to Wear
There is no time like this year’s Met Gala to make an entrance in a Diotima gown inspired by art itself. For her Fall 2026 collection, Rachel Scott imbued elements of Wifredo Lam’s whimsical paintings into her world of whimsical silhouettes and textures. Throughout the 1940s and 1950s, the Afro-Cuban artist placed feminine forms in a context of divine strength with mystical motifs. The artist's Femme Cheval series served as Scott’s primordial source of inspiration. I loved how she splashed a digital print of one of his renderings across the wool-silk column skirt of this slender column dress. Between the provenance of the print and the tinges of feathered fringe, the gown would be an absolute dream for the “Fashion is Art” theme. Not to mention, the swoop neckline leaves a perfect canvas for jewels to play—I would love to see someone wear it with blush toned diamonds to complement the tonal elements of this look. —Jennifer Jenkins, assistant accessories editor
8) Robert Wun Spring 2026 Haute Couture
When thinking of fashion as a direct, physical art form, my mind is immediately drawn to this incredible Robert Wun gown embroidered with roughly three million glass beads. The collection was showcased in a three-act story, with this look featured in the opening act, "Library," which took inspiration from Wun's old sketchbooks, resulting in a series of exclusively black and white looks. The black silhouetted hands incorporated on the pockets of the bodice add a playful nod to how garments and the body mold together. This look is truly a work of art, though, weighing in at approximately 90 pounds, I wish all the luck to whoever attempts to ascend the Met steps in it. —Erin Turner, assistant fashion editor
9) Matières Fécales Fall 2026 Ready to Wear
This was one of my favorite shows of the season, not only because of the spookiness of the models sauntering around a dark, hollow space and staring audience members dead in the eye but also because I think the designers, Hannah Rose Dalton and Steven Raj Bhaskaran, really struck a nerve with the clothes. The ballgowns in particular were insanely glamorous but also frayed and torn at the edges. Models wore post-op prosthetics and opera gloves dyed red on the palms. The collection was a commentary on our collective obsession with beauty, perfection, and power—the idea of maxxing is a scary one, but relevant nonetheless in the context of the Met exhibition theme. I think for someone to wear this gown and explain the intention behind it would make a powerful statement on the red carpet Monday night. —Brooke Bobb, fashion news director
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