Sarah Paulson walked the 2026 Met Gala carpet on 4 May wearing a gown built to mock the ultra-wealthy, at an event chaired by one of the richest men alive, and charged £73,500 ($100,000) per head to attend.
The American Horror Story actress, 51, wore Look 27 from Matières Fécales' Fall/Winter 2026 collection, 'The ONE Percent,' a runway shown in Paris on 3 February 2026 that was built from the ground up as a ferocious critique of extreme wealth and the systems that protect it. The look featured a red-grey tulle ball gown with exaggerated, theatrical proportions, white opera gloves, Boucheron jewellery, and its most talked-about element: a one-dollar bill taped across Paulson's eyes.
