Met Gala 2027 fashion exhibit goes back to basics after John Galliano fallout

The Star Malaysia · AP · 2026-11-06 07:00 UTC

After cancelling its planned John Galliano exhibition, the Metropolitan Museum Of Art is turning to everyday garments and materials to explore their transformation into extraordinary fashion.

A visitor views fashion designs during the press preview of the 2026 Met Gala exhibition. The Metropolitan Museum Of Art has announced a new theme for next year's exhibition after its planned John Galliano retrospective was cancelled. Photo: AFP

And now, take two. The new Met Gala exhibit will celebrate everyday garments and materials like jeans and puffer jackets, paper and plastic – and how fashion designers transform them.

The new theme announced Thursday (Nov 5) sounds about as far as can be imagined from the glittering, elaborate designs of John Galliano, the British designer who was originally the subject of the Met's fashion exhibit next spring – before that idea was scuttled amid an outcry over past antisemitic statements.

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