{"id":569464,"date":"2026-05-06T15:46:20","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T15:46:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/569464\/"},"modified":"2026-05-06T15:46:20","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T15:46:20","slug":"9-incredible-met-gala-looks-based-on-paintings-and-the-artworks-that-inspired-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/569464\/","title":{"rendered":"9 incredible Met Gala looks based on paintings, and the artworks that inspired them"},"content":{"rendered":"

Madonna\"theDia Dipasupil\/MG26\/\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

Madonna worked with Saint Laurent\u2019s Anthony Vaccarello on this black dress and cape, referencing a painting by Surrealist artist Leonora Carrington.<\/p>\n

‘The Temptation of St. Anthony’ by Leonora Carrington<\/p>\n

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Kendall Jenner\"kendallTheStewartofNY\/\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

Jenner wore a Gap Studio by Zac Posen gown. It featured a train with a pair of wings painted onto it in reference to the ‘The Winged Victory of Samothrace,’ a treasured second century Greek sculpture housed in the Louvre. <\/p>\n

‘The Winged Victory of Samothrace’\"franceSEBASTIEN DUPUY\/\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

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Claire Foy\"claireTheo Wargo\/\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

Foy wore a bespoke Erdem corset gown with jewelled chain straps and a draped skirt, inspired by John Singer Sargent’s ‘Portrait of Madame X’ painting. <\/p>\n

‘Portrait of Madame X’ by John Singer Sargent\"madameFine Art\/\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

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Gracie Abrams\"gracieDimitrios Kambouris\/\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

Abrams wore a bejewelled gold Chanel dress, inspired by a Gustav Klimt painting.<\/p>\n

‘Portrait of Adele Bloch Bauer’ by Gustav Klimt \"portraitDEA \/ E. LESSING\/\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

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Angela Bassett\"angelaTheo Wargo\/\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

Bassett wore a Prabal Gurung dress inspired by the work ‘Girl in a Pink Dress,’ by Harlem Renaissance artist Laura Wheeler Waring.<\/p>\n

‘Girl In a Pink Dress’ by Laura Wheeler Waring<\/p>\n

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Rachel Zegler\"rachelTaylor Hill\/\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

Zegler wore a white Prabal Gurung and mask in reference to a painting by French artist Paul Delaroche.<\/p>\n

‘The Execution of Lady Jane Grey’ by Paul Delaroche\"theFine Art\/\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

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Tessa Thompson\"tessaTheStewartofNY\/\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

Thompson’s Valentino gown was made in Klein blue, the deep blue colour first mixed by French artist Yves Klein.<\/p>\n

Untitled Blue Monochrome IKB 328, Yves Klein\"kleinFABRICE COFFRINI\/\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

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Hunter Schafer\"hunterMike Coppola\/\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

Schafer wore a Prada gown and matching headpiece inspired by Gustav Klimt\u2019s portrait of M\u00e4da Primavesi.<\/p>\n

‘M\u00e4da Primavesi’ by Gustav Klimt\"madaSepia Times\/\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

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Ben Platt\"benMichael Buckner\/\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

Platt wore a Tanner Fletcher suit decorated with embroidery and beading inspired by scenes from one of Georges Seurat’s most famous paintings.<\/p>\n

‘A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte\ufeff’ by Georges Seurat\"studyFrancis G. Mayer\/\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

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