Emma Chamberlain wears custom Mugler by Miguel Castro Freitas for the Met Gala on 4th May 2026

Emma Chamberlain wears custom creations by Mugler Creative Director Miguel Castro Freitas, to attend the 2026 Met Gala celebrating “Costume Art” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

For Emma Chamberlain’s red carpet look, she wears a nude second skin organza and georgette cascading spiral ruffles hand-painted gown. For her second look, Emma unveils a deconstructed interpretation of the original gown.

Crafted in organza and georgette, the hand-painted gown explores the boundary between art and architecture through the concept of a living canvas. The sculptural design, featuring a trompe-l’oeil effect, evokes the image of Emma Chamberlain emerging from an Impressionist painting.

The gown design and artwork was conceived by Mugler Creative Director Miguel Castro Freitas who invited artist Anna Deller-Yee to replicate this vision. Made from 150 meters of organza and georgette and organza, the piece features 880 lines of cascading ruffles that appear to drip from the silhouette, extending into an 9-meter train. Fringed sleeve details, measuring 115 cm in length, required 25 hours of embroidery. A shorter version of the gown was also created to allow greater mobility during Emma’s interview segments.

Designed as a deconstructed interpretation of the original look, it reveals a ruffled underskirt as an homage to the craftsmanship and structure of the first gown. The hand-painted surface transitions from dense, highly textured pigment into fluid, dissolving washes of color, creating a visual movement from materiality to lightness. The painting process required approximately 40 hours of hand-painting, four days of ventilated drying time, and nearly 30 base colors, further expanded through custom mixing. The palette draws inspiration from Impressionist paintings, while the cascading spiral soufflé ruffles gradually dissolve into fluid, inky washes that flow toward the hem.

Miguel Castro Freitas’ vision for Mugler celebrates transformation – where the garment is not simply worn, but inhabited – allowing Emma Chamberlain to emerge as both muse and masterpiece, as couture becomes a work of living art.

MAKING OF THE LOOK

All images Emma Chamberlain wears custom Mugler for the Met Gala 2026 by the brand. PR Agency KCD World Wide. Credits: Creative Direction Miguel Castro Freitas, Artist Anna Deller-Yee, Stylist Jared Ellner.