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The Princess of Wales launched Buckingham Palace's 2026 garden party season on May 8 wearing a vintage wide-brimmed hat by British milliner Mitzi Lorenz paired with a contemporary white dress. The styling combined archival British craft with modern minimalism, setting the tone for the summer royal calendar.
Isha Ambani hosted a celebration for India's pavilion at the Venice Biennale on May 7, marking the country's return to the exhibition after a seven-year hiatus. The Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre partnered with India's Ministry of Culture to present programming honoring Indian artisanal traditions.
Björk performed a surprise DJ set at the Venice Biennale in a cherry-red fiberglass dress from Bottega Veneta's fall 2026 collection, fusing hard house music with sculptural high fashion and signaling luxury's deepening investment in international art institutions.
French minimalist label A.P.C. has appointed former Vogue Paris editor and stylist Ludivine Poiblanc as its first-ever artistic director. She debuts at A.P.C.'s Milan showroom on May 20 and Paris HQ on June 15 — three years after L Catterton took a stake in the brand and a meaningful shift from the Touitou family's solo creative grip.
The 2026 Met Gala's 'Costume Art' theme surfaced four defining trends: sculptural gowns emphasizing body architecture, strategic sheerness as intentional design, figure-celebrating silhouettes, and muted grey tones. Because the exhibition was organized by body type, designers responded with form-forward construction rather than surface decoration.
Dwayne Johnson made his Met Gala debut in custom Thom Browne — a pleated skirt with tuxedo jacket, vest, and bow tie. Johnson tied the look to Polynesian traditions where skirts and lavalavas are worn across gender lines.
Sabrina Carpenter and Stevie Nicks performed Fleetwood Mac's 'Landslide' and 'Don't Stop' together at the 2026 Met Gala. Nicks made her Met debut at 77 in custom midnight blue Zara by John Galliano; Carpenter wore a film-strip-inspired Dior gown.