i think gaga’s humor is so underrated. she’s having an actual funeral for a music era like who does that unless they’re like a bit crazy in the head 😭🖤
MAYHEM like you’ve never seen before.
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Rita Melssen, Madonna’s stylist, sat down with Perfect magazine to give the full story behind the 2026 Met Gala look — here are the highlights we found most interesting. Full interview linked below.
On the concept: “The entire process felt kind of divine and fell into place naturally. She asked me to focus on surrealism and we landed on Leonora Carrington. We came across The Temptation of Saint Anthony and I said, ‘Imagine recreating this painting on the Met carpet.’ We instantly became attached to the woman with the ship on her head, blowing the horn and surrounded by angels. It also felt meant to be that the painting was titled The Temptation of Saint Anthony while she was attending with Anthony Vaccarello.”
On Isabella Blow’s ship hat: “The hat honestly chose us. I reached out to Philip Treacy asking if it would be possible to custom make a ship hat for the Met, even though we were less than a week away. He explained there wasn’t enough time, but mentioned they had Isabella Blow’s original ship hat — the one that Philip placed on her casket at her funeral — in the archive and was willing to bring it for Madonna to try. The moment she put it on, the entire room felt the power and presence of it. As Philip said, ‘Isabella is going to the Met on Madonna’s head.’”
On collaborating with Madonna: “We are extremely collaborative, she’s open to new ideas and transformation while always staying true to herself. She’s endlessly curious, fearless, and never interested in repeating herself. She is unbelievably detail oriented and never settles for less, so every collaboration becomes this deep creative education for me.”
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Emma Chamberlain this Met Gala is wearing a custom ✨️Mugler✨️ by Miguel Castro Freitas, inspired by the 'Butterfly' look of Thierry Mugler Spring/Summer 1997 Couture.🪡