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Emily Blunt dazzles Met Gala with $500K pearl necklace

5/5/2026

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Summary

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Emily Blunt highlighted “Fashion Is Art” theme with a $500,000 Mikimoto pearl necklace at the 2026 Met Gala.
The gala was held at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art and featured the “Costume Art” exhibition.
Curator Andrew Bolton said the exhibit pairs garments with paintings and sculptures to examine the dressed body across millennia, while Anne Hathaway wore a Michael Kors gown inspired by Keats’s “Ode on a Grecian Urn.”

History

Historical Context

Founded in 1948 by Eleanor Lambert, the Costume Institute Benefit, held each first Monday in May, grew into a global fashion spectacle after Diana Vreeland’s 1972 revamp and Anna Wintour’s 1995 chairmanship. Andrew Bolton’s 2005 exhibition set a new artistic direction, and by 2022 the gala raised a record $17.4 million for the museum.

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Story summary

Emily Blunt highlighted “Fashion Is Art” theme with a $500,000 Mikimoto pearl necklace at the 2026 Met Gala.
The gala was held at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art and featured the “Costume Art” exhibition.
Curator Andrew Bolton said the exhibit pairs garments with paintings and sculptures to examine the dressed body across millennia, while Anne Hathaway wore a Michael Kors gown inspired by Keats’s “Ode on a Grecian Urn.”

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