Blake Lively Chose Archival Versace—and a 13-Foot Train!—for Her 2026 Met Gala Return
Surprise! Blake Lively made her grand return to the 2026 Met Gala tonight. (The star final attended the occasion in 2022, however has been a regular fixture on the Met steps through the years—having attended a whopping complete of 10 instances previous to this night.)
To mark her buzzy entrance into this 12 months’s crimson carpet, the star selected an archival Atelier Versace quantity from spring 2006. (A decade later, the glamorous robe clearly nonetheless feels related.) “Blake looks stunning in archive Atelier Versace,” Donatella Versace completely tells Vogue. “She has had so many iconic Versace moments at the Met, and tonight is no exception.”
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Drawing inspiration from the “Fashion is Art” dress code, Lively chose a pastel Atelier Versace gown that featured three-dimensional architectural elements, all inspired by 18th-century Venetian Rococo paintings. The draped bodice—which clung to the body with an almost liquid-like construction—was embroidered with gemstones in shades of powdery pinks, yellows, corals, peaches, and lilacs.
At the hips, four three-dimensional structures—acting as “bays”—evoked the architecture of a Baroque church. The sweeping four-meter skirt (that’s over 13 feet), meanwhile, featured fabric that dissolved into a painted sunset-like sky. “As in grand ceiling decorations, this is not simply a dress to be worn, but a space to inhabit,” read a release from the Italian label.
Lively accessorized the look, meanwhile, with a personal and meaningful accessory: A custom Judith Leiber Couture bag that incorporated colorful artworks made by her four children (her three daughters and son, which she shares with husband Ryan Reynolds).
