Anne Hathaway once again proved that she knows all about this stuff.
The Devil Wears Prada 2 star created her own runway moment at the 2026 Met Gala, embodying the night's "Fashion Is Art" dress code in a gorgeous Michael Kors Collection gown featuring hand-painted designs by artist Peter McGough (See all the celebrity looks on the Met Gala steps.)
Anne was joined by Michael himself to sport the show-stopping look, which included a deep V-cut neckline, as well as images of a bird and a painting of Irene, the Greek goddess of Peace. Roger Vivier platform sandals complemented the ensemble.
Her arrival May 4 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art—where the "Costume Art" exhibition-themed benefit is being co-chaired by Anna Wintour, Beyoncé, Nicole Kidman and Venus Williams—marks Hathaway's ninth Met Gala appearance.
And while she's attended three times in Valentino since making her debut at the event in 2009, the 43-year-old has also created her own tradition of paying homage to fashion's larger-than-life icons.
The white tweed Versace safety pin dress she wore in 2023 was an elegant twist on the groundbreaking 1990s-era design, as well as a dual sartorial shoutout to the Italian label's late namesake Gianni Versace and the night's theme, "Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty," the German designer having spent 36 years as creative director of Chanel before his death in 2019.
Last year's look, an immaculate Carolina Herrera white shirt and glittering column skirt embellished with 200,000 beads and rhinestones was a subtle tribute to late Vogue editor-at-large André Leon Talley, as he was the first journalist to interview the Venezuelan designer when she launched her eponymous label in 1981.
"We love everybody here, we respect everybody here," Hathaway told Vogue outside the Met in 2025. But, "We dressed for one person, and we wanted André Leon Talley to look down from heaven and scream, 'Glamour!'"
In any case, her outfit was the opposite of dreckitude.
But the Oscar winner doesn't wait for a red carpet for indulge her love of getting dressed—and all that implies.
"Style is not bought—it is created," Hathaway wrote in the foreword to her longtime stylist Erin Walsh's new book, The Art of Intentional Dressing. "Style is about communication—either by revealing something or by withholding something. Fashion is only ever one thing: your personal relationship to it."
And on this occasion in particular, she can let her look do the talking. See all the celebrity fashion speaking volumes at the 2026 Met Gala...
Beyoncé
in custom Olivier Rousteing and Chopard jewelry.
Rihanna
in Maison Margiela with Briony Raymond, Glenn Spiro, Dyne, Fred Leighton and Desert diamond jewelry.
Kim Kardashian
in custom Allen Jones breastplate, Whitaker Malem skirt and Christian Louboutin shoes.
Bad Bunny
in custom Zara.
Cardi B
in Marc Jacobs.
Hailey Bieber
in custom Saint Laurent and Belperron jewelry.
Blake Lively
in Atelier Versace, Christian Louboutin shoes and Lorraine Schwartz jewelry.
Sabrina Carpenter
in Dior, Christian Louboutin shoes and Chopard jewelry.
Anne Hathaway
in Michael Kors.
Kylie Jenner
in custom Schiaparelli.
Katy Perry
in Stella McCartney.
Heidi Klum
in custom Mike Marino.
Connor Storrie
in Saint Laurent and Tiffany & Co. jewelry.
Gigi Hadid
in custom Miu Miu and Jessica McCormack jewelry.
Tessa Thompson
in Valentino, Pandora jewelry and Chillhouse nail polish.
Lisa
in Robert Wun and Bvlgari jewelry.
Teyana Taylor
in Tom Ford.
Blue Ivy Carter
in Balenciaga and Henry & Henry jewelry.
Kendall Jenner
in Gap Studio by Zac Posen and Buccellati jewelry.
Doja Cat
in Saint Laurent.
Charli XCX
in Saint Laurent.
Carey Mulligan
in Prada and Tiffany & Co. jewelry.
Margot Robbie
in Chanel.
Sunday Rose Kidman Urban & Nicole Kidman
in Dior (Kidman Urban) and Chanel (Kidman).
A$AP Rocky
in Chanel.
Emily Blunt
in Ashi Studio, Jimmy Choo shoes, Kurt Geiger bag and Mikimoto jewelry.
Cher
in Burberry.
Zoë Kravitz
in Saint Laurent.
Suki Waterhouse
in Michael Kors and Christian Louboutin shoes.
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson
in Thom Browne.