A Taylor Swift Met Gala red carpet comeback has been a long time coming, to put it mildly. She hasn't been seen on the Metropolitan Museum of Art's famed steps since 2016. That year, she co-chaired the "Manus x Machina" rendition in Louis Vuitton, landing on Marie Claire's ranking of the best Met Gala red carpet looks of all time in the process.
As details surrounding the 2026 Met Gala theme and co-chairs began surfacing, the question on my mind was, naturally, whether Taylor Swift would finally attend again. Ten years is a long time to skip fashion's biggest night—and Swift has been out and about for The Life of a Showgirl, including a stop by the iHeartRadio Music Awards and dinners in NYC just before the "Costume Art" exhibit opened. So, what's the read on her potential next Met Gala red carpet dress?
