Well, not everyone<\/em>, but more than a few stars embraced the naked-dressing trend<\/a> at the 2026 Met Gala, from Gigi Hadid<\/a> revealing (almost) all in Miu Miu to Irina Shayk<\/a> deploying the time-honored ab reveal and Doechii<\/a> pairing bare feet with a nearly-bare torso.<\/p>\n Photo: Getty Images<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n At first glance, it might have appeared that the actor, director, and Famesick<\/em> author was just clad in scarlet Valentino sparkles and feathers for the fun of it, but as it turns out, Dunham\u2019s 2026 Met Gala look was a reference to Artemisia Gentileschi\u2019s circa-1620 painting Judith Slaying Holofernes,<\/em> one of the most significant feminist works in art history<\/a>. \u201cI shared that inspiration with Alessandro, but because his brain works in the most magical ways, rather than leaning into the Renaissance garments or the swords or any of it, he was attracted to a particular blood spatter on the neck of Holofernes,\u201d Dunham told Vogue<\/em>.<\/p>\n It\u2019s no secret that the film industry has fallen on some hard times<\/a> lately, which made Carpenter\u2019s 2026 Met Gala look\u2014a custom Dior tulle dress made of rhinestone film strips<\/a> from Audrey Hepburn\u2019s 1954 film Sabrina<\/em>\u2014as poignant as it was sartorially powerful.<\/p>\nLena Dunham<\/a> referencing blood splatter (in a feminist way)<\/h2>\n
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<\/picture><\/span><\/div>\nSabrina Carpenter being unafraid to reference (or not reference)<\/a> Hollywood\u2019s golden era<\/h2>\n
Heidi Klum<\/a> outdoing herself, costume-wise (yet again)<\/h2>\n