Hudson Williams arrived at the Met Gala in a stunning dress.
the Hot competition The star arrived in an elaborate black and light blue look by vintage Balenciaga, inspired by Cristóbal Balenciaga, complete with a train. He decided to leave the jacket and undershirt open.
The actor decided to go full-on with a full face of makeup, including grey-red chrome eyeshadow and thick black wings. Williams said Vogue magazine The look he worked on with his groomer Aika Flores was inspired by the movie Black swan To add a movie element to the look.
The theme of the evening is “The Art of Fashion” and the dress code is “Fashion is Art”, inspired by the Costume Institute’s exhibition on fashion as an art form throughout history. Williams was seen leaving The Mark hotel on his way to the party. Instead of giving fans a sneak peek at the outfit, he wore a Frette Unito shawl collar bathrobe as he walked to his flight.
The Bulgari jewelry worn by the 25-year-old that evening was on display, as were his other red carpet appearances. Williams chose to wear the brand’s high jewelry necklace in platinum, which features one pear-cut diamond, 16 marquise-cut diamonds, 124 fancy-cut diamonds, one round brilliant-cut diamond and pavé diamonds. He paired the necklace with an 18k white gold fine jewelry ring with a round brilliant-cut diamond, 20 fancy-cut diamonds and pavé diamonds, and white gold earrings set entirely with pavé diamonds.
The Williams actor was named a friend of Balenciaga earlier this year, starring in a campaign for the luxury fashion house. He wore Balenciaga to the Oscars, so it’s no surprise that he donned the designer’s clothing on fashion’s biggest night. Williams’ stylist, Anastasia Walker, recently made an appearance Hollywood ReporterPower Stylist of 2026 as a Next Generation Stylist for their work together.
Both the actor and designer spoke about Williams’ affinity for style. “He really likes to have fun with fashion,” Walker said. THR Before the Oscars.
Williams has become a recurring fixture on the costuming scene over the past six months following his breakout role in the hockey romantic drama. Hot competition. He made his Milan Fashion Week debut in January by walking in the Dsquared2 show. He’s also become a darling on the red carpet, generating a lot of buzz online; I topped it THR‘s and Launchmetrics on the red carpet in the power rankings for the Golden Globes and landed in second place for the Academy Awards.
The actor was spotted around New York over the weekend, sparking speculation that it was him and his wife Hot competition Co-star Connor Story will attend the ceremony. Storrie arrived earlier in the night wearing an all-black Saint Laurent ensemble and Tiffany & Co. jewelry.
Hot competition He made certified stars out of both Williams and Storey. Hailing from Canada’s Crave channel and streaming on HBO Max in the US, the series is based on popular romance novels by Rachel Reid. Leave me alone alum Jacob Tierney created, wrote and directed the series, which follows rival professional players — Canadian-born Shane Hollander (Williams) and Russian-born Ilya Rozanov (Storey) — as they navigate a secret case that has been going on for nearly a decade.
We crave renewal Hot competition The second season was early in the run of the show’s first season. HBO Max confirmed that it will continue to stream the series. The second season of the series is scheduled to be filmed this summer and is aiming for a spring 2027 release. The upcoming season will be based on the next part of Shane and Elijah’s story in Reed’s novels, The long gameIn addition to the fifth book in the series, Role model.
The Met Gala is the latest in a series of high-profile appearances for the Vancouver actor. In the months since the show premiered, he and Story have become Hollywood’s new favorite IT boys, performing at the Golden Globes and serving as torchbearers for the 2026 Olympic torch relay.
Next, Williams can be found starring alongside Carrie-Anne Moss, Noah Reid and Clarke Bacow in the half-hour Canadian drama. Yaga. The series is based on the play by Kat Sandler, who serves as the show’s writer and showrunner, and is a contemporary reimagining of the Baba Yaga legend set in a coastal town.
Re-cooperate with Hot competitionIn Crave for the Project, Williams is set to play Henry Park, the young heir to a powerful fishing industry, whose disappearance is the focus of the story. Last week, Bell Media announced that AMC+ had acquired exclusive streaming rights to the series in the US, with it set to premiere later this year.
The 2026 Met Gala will be chaired by Beyoncé, Nicole Kidman, Venus Williams and Anna Wintour. Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and his wife, Lauren Sanchez Bezos, hold honorary chairs, sparking a buzz of controversy leading up to fashion’s biggest night.
This year’s host panel includes Anthony Vaccarello, Zoe Kravitz, Adut Akech, Angela Bassett, Sinéad Burke, Sabrina Carpenter, Doja Cat, Gwendoline Christie, Misty Copeland, Alex Konsani, Elizabeth Debicki, Lena Dunham, Paloma Elsesser, Rebecca Hall, Blackpink Lisa, Chloe Malley, Amy Mullins, Amy Sherald, and Chabalala. Self, Sam Smith, Teyana Taylor, Anna Weyant, Lauren Wasser, Aja Wilson, Chase Sui Wonders Wesult.
The 2026 Met Gala was held Monday at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. See what all the stars wore here, and get to know everything Hollywood ReporterMet Gala coverage here.
