#bode

SZA at the Met Gala 2026, in custom Bode.

'Inspired by the Wiener Werkstätte, the turn-of-the-century Viennese art collective whose work advanced both the Art Deco and Art Nouveau movements. Their fashion department was sought after for its artistic and avant-garde clothing and accessories.

The bold yellow color and full, sweeping skirt are inspired by Werkstätte fashion plates in the collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Artisans at the Werkstätte pulled their references from all eras, considering hoop-skirt designs from the 1800s equally as timeless as slim 1920s silhouettes.

Beadwork and materials, like the floral appliqués cut from remnants of fabric, were sourced from eBay. The tiered skirt is sewn with cowrie shells and European beaded flowers from the Edwardian period, indicative of Emily and SZA's love for global handcraft. Hand-painted butterfly wings and beaded quartz crystal cuffs along the arms are inspired by antique French burlesque costumes, c.1910s. Finishing the look is a handmade crown trimmed with fresh flowers, inspired by the floral bouquets ordered each morning by the Werkstätte.' X

Round 1 - 2026 (Costume Art / Fashion is Art) - Match 34 of 128

Laufey (Tory Burch), left

"The designer used hand-sculpted boning for the corset, emphasizing the shape of the dress, which holds a subtle interpretation of the theme. The look’s silhouette was designed to resemble the shape of a cello as it’s reminiscent of the female body. ... “Exploring the relationship between fashion and the human body, my brain went immediately to both my classical music background. ... I grew up playing the cello and one of the reasons I loved the cello so much was, well, to me, it sounds like a woman. It's the closest sound to the human voice, a female voice, a mother's voice, I think. And also it kind of just looks like a female body. The curves of it, it's just very similar to a female silhouette. So I immediately knew I wanted to kind of connect those dots. ... When I was growing up, every time I went to the Met, always as a kid, my favorite room to go to was the instrument room. ... My favorite art in the entire museum is the old instruments that were so beautiful and so ornate and have lived forever. So immediately I was like, ‘Okay, it has to evoke, it has to kind of connect back to my cello heritage.’” (x)

vs. Joe Burrow (Bode), right

"We’re doing a smoking jacket with some frogging, and some inspiration was pulled from American portraitists. It’s very detailed, and sick." (x)

2026 met gala