Perhaps the devil actually wears Mikimoto.
At least, the Devil Wears Prada 2 star Emily Blunt donned a head-turning necklace designed by the jewelry brand when she attended the 2026 Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City May 4.
In addition to wearing a black coresetted top and slacks by Ashi Studio—with skin prep courtesy of The Method facial treatment—to honor the event’s “Fashion Is Art” dress code, the Oscar nominee arrived on the steps of the Met in a pearl body necklace worth $500,000.
The rarely worn piece features thousands of Akoya pearls with a blinged out collar, which includes a 21.85-carat pear-shaped morganite surrounded by 45.97 carats of diamonds.
“It was a lot of fun working with Jessica and deciding how we would interpret the theme this year," Emily said in a statement. "When we saw this extraordinary creation from Mikimoto, we knew it was perfect, it feels like wearable art and captures the idea of jewelry becoming part of the garment.”
Her stylist Jessica Pastor explained that the pair wanted to make jewelry the star of the show.
“Typically for the Met Gala, the clothing fully embodies the theme, while the jewelry plays more of a supporting role. Here, we reversed that," she added. "The body necklace became the garment, it defines the silhouette and directly expresses the relationship between the body and what adorns it.”
The Oppenheimer actress’ attendance at this year’s event—co-hosted this year by Anna Wintour, Beyoncé, Nicole Kidman and Venus Williams—marks her fifth time walking the famed Met steps, having previously attended in 2023, 2021, 2019 and 2016.
Her return to fashion’s biggest night is no surprise, though, given her, Anne Hathaway, Meryl Streep and Stanley Tucci’s recent return to their fashion-obsessed Devil Wears Prada characters in the film’s sequel, which premiered May 1.
Ahead of the release, Emily—mom to daughters Hazel, 12, and Violet, 9, with John Krasinski—detailed why she is so grateful for the role that “changed everything” for her.
“I’d been working, but no one knew who I was,” she told Elle in November, “and [director David Frankel] was so sure that he wanted me in the movie, from a taped reading. That meant a huge amount to me.”
Emily, 43, added of her “ludicrous” character, “It did leave the door open for people to see me as more than a British period drama girl. It paved the way for character roles, which is all I wanted. I didn’t want to be an ingénue. I was curious to explore an entire bag of tricks.”
And regardless of her varied career, she’s happy to have fans always return to her breakout role.
“The movie now is a nostalgia bank for people,” she continued. “It has been a source of comfort and escapism. And the movie is really incredible as well. I think it’s a beautiful movie.”
Read on to see what other celebs wore to 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.