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The Mark is a fixture in the Met Gala<\/a> ecosystem\u2014both for pre-red carpet glam and for some of the buzziest after-party scenes<\/a> around. But the historic hotel is also the backdrop for Instagram\u2019s annual class photo, which takes place each year just before the VIPs make their way to the museum five blocks north. This portrait serves as a high-fashion memento for the celebrity guests who have been invited to sit at Instagram\u2019s table at the fundraiser. The 2026 lineup? A compelling tableau of actors, athletes, and musicians.<\/p>\n This year, one of the hotel\u2019s suites was transformed into a still life painting resembling something by the Dutch Masters. White calla lilies, a delicate candle snuffer, and cream linens all created the perfect backdrop for this modern-day homage to the classical table. Each celebrity posed for the photographer individually, and the images were then artfully stitched together into a single composition worthy of a museum gallery.<\/p>\n First up is Naomi Osaka. Scratch that\u2014Naomi Osaka\u2019s feathers<\/em>. We spot her buoyant red plumes flounce into the room before she appears in the doorframe, ready to take her turn on set. The Grand Slam champion is wearing a custom two-piece set by couturier Robert Wun, with a sculptural chapeau<\/em> up top to complete the moment.<\/p>\n Moments later, \u201cWe\u2019re here! Another year!\u201d calls out from the doorframe. Eva Chen, Instagram\u2019s head of fashion partnerships and industry darling, has arrived for her portrait. She\u2019s dressed in a custom Proenza Schouler gown in Klein Blue pliss\u00e9 silk. The scene-stealing look is hand-grommeted and fringed and features a sweeping asymmetric train. All of this is the handiwork of newly minted creative director Rachel Scott, who observes with a smile from behind the set.<\/p>\n Next to step in front of the camera is head of Instagram Adam Mosseri, who has chosen a floral pantsuit by Kartik Research for his red carpet moment. \u201cOoh, Adam, okay!\u201d his wife, Monica, says playfully as she steps into the room in a pale blue gown with tonal corsetry throughout. After a few more snaps, she joins him in front of the camera for a couple\u2019s shot.<\/p>\n There\u2019s a brief lull at this point, a fleeting moment for a few French fries and sparkling water, but it\u2019s not long before a hush falls over the room: Maluma has arrived. The Colombian singer, songwriter, and actor steps onto set in a note-perfect Tom Ford sequined tuxedo and gleaming Bvlgari jewelry. Maluma has been tasked with \u201cfolding\u201d the napkins at the dinner table, a duty he conquers with utter finesse for the photographer\u2019s crew. \u201cListo<\/em>?\u201d he asks his team with a million-dollar smile, and off he heads to the red carpet.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n