Who Was That Masked Singer at the 2026 Met Gala? Katy Perry, of Course
Who Was That Masked Singer at the 2026 Met Gala? Katy Perry, of Course
Katy Perry at the 2026 Met Gala.Photo: Getty Images
There are always a few wild-card looks at the Met Gala, and this year was no exception. Turns out you can always count on Katy Perry for a sartorial surprise, and boy, did she ever deliver at the 2026 Met Gala.
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This year’s “Costume Art” theme provided the perfect opportunity for Perry to pair a custom Stella McCartney gown with some pretty major props—including a set of tarot cards and a face-obscuring Miodrag Guberinic headpiece reminiscent of a fencing helmet. The headpiece was “designed to be a literal and symbolic reflection that invites the observer to consider that their perception of others can mirror their own internal world, and conversely mask truth,” a representative for Perry told Vogue.
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Perry has always been reliably on-theme for Met Galas past; her Jeremy Scott–designed crystal chandelier look from the “Camp: Notes on Fashion”–themed 2019 Met Gala is still one of the event’s all-time most memorable ensembles, and who can forget the giant cheeseburger she changed into post-dinner? (As I always say: Wear the snack you wish to devour at The Met after-party.)
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Tarot and fencing each have a long and illustrious history in art, with artists including Leonora Carrington and Irving Penn depicting tarot readers in their work and French painter and illustrator Émile-Antoine Bayard depicting female sword fighters in his 1884 painting The Duel. Let’s now add Perry to that list—because after all, what finer artistry is there than slaying a Met Gala look?
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