Met Gala 2027 Theme Revealed
From everyday T-shirts and jeans to high fashion, the new theme invites us to look at familiar things with fresh eyes.
The Costume Institute at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art has announced the theme for the 2027 Met Gala — extraORDINARY: Fashion and the Poetics of the Everyday. The spotlight will fall on familiar wardrobe staples and materials transformed into works of art through a designer’s vision.
The concept invites a reconsideration of luxury itself. Jeans, white T-shirts, trench coats, puffer jackets and everyday hoodies become starting points for experiments with shape, texture and construction. Unexpected materials, including paper, plastic and metal, will also take centre stage in fashion’s creative process.
Andrew Bolton is curating the exhibition with Stephanie Kramer and Emily Mushaben. It is expected to bring together more than 200 objects exploring how designers find beauty in the ordinary, with works by Undercover, Maison Margiela, Off-White, Loewe and other fashion houses.
The announcement follows the cancellation of the previously planned exhibition John Galliano: Horizons. The tribute to Galliano’s work drew public criticism over the designer’s past racist and antisemitic remarks, before the museum and designer decided not to proceed.
The 2027 Met Gala will take place on May 3, following the tradition of the first Monday in May. The exhibition will open to the public on May 9 and run until January 9, 2028.
The evening’s official dress code has yet to be revealed. But the theme already raises an intriguing question — how will guests at one of fashion’s most spectacular events interpret the beauty of everyday life on the red carpet?
