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Sarah Pidgeon gave ’90s minimalism a makeover at the 2026 Met Gala.
This year, the actor turned to Loewe’s new designers, Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez, who took the “fashion is art” sartorial code to heart, creating a twisted bandeau top and column skirt in chartreuse matte satin.
When Pidgeon attended Loewe’s fall 2026 show in Paris in March, she was immediately attracted to look No. 43—a plaid, sculptural bandeau scarf top. “I ended up texting my stylist and saying, ‘Oh, I really like this,'” she recalled. “It feels very whimsical, but at the same time very powerful and very architectural,” she said. As if destined, when Pidgeon discussed Met Gala ideas with McCollough and Hernandez, the same look became the designer’s inspiration.
While the actor became a household name this year, thanks to love storythis is not her first time attending the Met Gala. Pidgeon, who later starred in stereo Wearing a Christopher John Rogers dress to attend the 2024 Met Gala on Broadway in “Sleeping Beauty: Revival of Fashion.” (Pidgeon recalls the actors sprinting wildly during the performance) The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon To the metropolis. “We had about 45 minutes to get our hair, makeup, costumes done and ready for the Met,” she said. )
While Pidgeon didn’t have to worry about first-time meeting jitters, she still had to overcome some logistical hurdles to get here. While the actors and designers were on the same page from the start, the fitting process was a daunting task. “I’ve been filming in Australia, which definitely makes fitting more difficult – at least the long distance – but it’s been so magical,” she said. To aid the process, the Loewe team sent a seamstress from Paris to the actor’s Queensland outpost, where she tried on a muslin prototype of the dress.
The look pays homage to the sculptures on display in the “Art of Costume” exhibition. “Every outfit I see at Loewe is a sculptural work of art,” she said. In addition to this, the brand is closely connected to the fine arts community, whether through the Loewe Foundation Craft Prize or the artists they regularly showcase in their fashion shows. McCollough and Hernandez hang out on Ellsworth Kelly Yellow panel with red curve at the entrance to the first Loewe Spring 2026 show, and will place a textile sculpture by artist Cosima von Bonin on the seating for the Fall 2026 show.
