Met Gala 2027: “extraORDINARY: Fashion and the Poetics of the Everyday”
By Micah Owens — November 12, 2026
The Metropolitan Museum of Art is taking a different approach for its 2027 costume exhibit and corresponding Met Gala, announcing the upcoming theme, “extraORDINARY: Fashion and the Poetics of the Everyday.”
The Gala will occur on Monday, May 3, 2027. The announcement comes after the initial theme, “John Galliano: Horizons,” was canceled at the end of August due to backlash over Galliano’s previous antisemitic and racist remarks. The retrospective was meant to honor the polarizing designer known for his work at Dior and Margiela.
The new theme explores how designers turn ordinary clothes and objects into extraordinary works of art. The museum exhibit will follow two interpretations of “extraORDINARY” fashion, featuring clothes made of common materials like plastic, aluminum, and paper, as well as luxury pieces that blend the mundane and avant-garde, such as Valentino’s intricately beaded faux denim.
Rather than focusing on the finished product, this year’s gala shifts to the design process itself. The theme asks designers to see the beauty in everyday materials and garments and express themselves through them.
“The exhibition invites us to discover how much imagination the everyday can hold,” exhibit curator Andrew Bolton said in a press release.
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