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Tonight, designers and celebrities will descend on the Metropolitan Museum of Art to celebrate the 2026 Met Gala, dressed in their best interpretations of “fashion is art.” This year’s event is particularly special; that evening, the new 12,000-square-foot Condé M. Nast Gallery will be dedicated, which will serve as the Costume Institute’s permanent home. Ahead of tonight, the Met has launched a range of exclusive special edition merchandise to mark this year’s exhibition: The Art of Costume.
This year’s theme firmly places fashion and fine art on the same pedestal, focusing on the sartorial body spanning 5,000 years of artistic depiction, from which The Met Store’s participating designers draw inspiration. Customized merchandise designed specifically for the occasion includes Tory Burch scarves, limited-edition Thom Browne nesting dolls, Michael Kors-designed T-shirts and tote bags, and John Derian decoupage trays and paperweights. These items are now available for purchase online at store.metmuseum.org.
Also included in the giveaway is a series of hand-fired vases designed by artist Elif Uras, her 2015 Pregnant Halic II The exhibition includes perfumes designed by Jean Paul Gaultier. These additional items will be available in-store starting May 5th.
Visitors to the museum can also purchase a comprehensive exhibition catalog written by Andrew Bolton, curator of the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute. The pages are filled with sartorial creations from masters such as Madeleine Vionnet, Madame Grès and Alexander McQueen to immortalize your experience. Next, you can visit the “Art of Costume” store at The Met Store.
