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By India Espy-Jones ·Updated April 27, 2026 < /> Getting your Trinity Audio player ready… Beyoncé hasn’t been to the Met Gala in a decade. But, she’s returning to the gala next week, of course, as one of the co-chairs. So, that leaves us with one billion dollar question: what is she wearing? With her post last night, she may have given us a hint.
The co-chair was seen leaving Matsuhisa, a sushi restaurant in Beverly Hills, with her daughters Blue Ivy and Rumi, in addition to Kelly Rowland and her son, Titan. While her family was all dressed in casual sweatpants and hair, Beyoncé had another idea.
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Instead of matching them in her famous black hoodie, she dressed up in a billowing, grape-colored Saint Laurent gown. The look was first debuted in the Spring/Summer 2026 collection by Model of the Year Anok Yai, which was a defining piece throughout the show. Her ballroom sleeves were exaggerated, trim was ruffled, and neckline plunged to reveal a matching lace bra.
Sudanese-US model Anok Yai presents a creation by Saint Laurent for the Women Ready-to-wear Spring-Summer 2026 collection as part of the Paris Fashion Week, in Paris on September 29, 2025. (Photo by Thibaud MORITZ / AFP via Getty Images) Romantic and flower-like, the gown had a peplum skirt light enough to throw (or scrunch up into a ball, as the creative director says), yet its voluminous size had a similar feature to her puffy blonde curls. Meanwhile, her makeup was simple: a little mascara and lip gloss did the trick.
Like the Saint Laurent show, she accessorized with silver jewelry—a pearl clutch with a silver handle and a silver pearl drop choker and earrings—which matched her metallic manicure, all tied together with a pair of silk taffeta Madeline pumps in dark Cuba gold. And, sometimes, a pair of oversized shades.
Clearly in the air of dressing up, she traded her normal cowboy get-up for something more Met Gala-ready. But, if this dramatic gown is casual enough for a family sashimi dinner, we can only imagine what Beyoncé will wear to next week’s Met Gala. Will she don purple? Another voluminous silhouette? Fluffy blonde curls?
Whatever it is, it’ll sure have a lot to say.
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