May started with the Met Gala and ended in Seoul. In between, Cannes had a musical red carpet, two pop stars turned designers’ collaborators, and the Costume Institute’s new galleries opened to the public on May 10. Here are the seven moments worth remembering, in the order they happened.
May 4: Beyoncé Returns, in Crystal Bones
Her first Met Gala in 10 years, as a co-chair, came in a jewel-encrusted skeleton gown by Olivier Rousteing and a gray ombré feather coat that needed attendants. “So it’s really about representing him,” she told host La La Anthony. Full story.
May 4: Rihanna Merges Two Margiela Looks
Rihanna combined Looks 9 and 31 from Margiela Artisanal 2025: duchesse woven with recycled metal threads and a corseted bodice covered in crystal beads and antique jewels, roughly 1,380 hours of embroidery by Margiela’s count, Complex reported. A$AP Rocky, in custom Chanel, said, “We feel how we look.” More in the Met Gala wrap.
May 4: SZA Wears the Sun, Built From eBay
The yellow corseted gown with a floral headpiece was designed with Emily Adams Bode Aujla of Bode and made of reworked secondhand pieces, including saris. “This is like my ethereal body,” SZA told La La Anthony. “This is how I see myself.”
May 13 to 21: Cannes Gets a Soundtrack
Charlotte Cardin tested the festival’s no-nudity rule in sheer Saint Laurent lace, Halsey wore sheer Ann Demeulemeester to the Her Private Hell premiere, and Lizzo sang at the amfAR gala in a cobalt blue Robert Wun. Full story.
May 18: Jung Kook Designs a Motorcycle Capsule
The BTS singer’s first fashion collaboration, “Jung Kook for Calvin Klein,” carries a CKJK logo, custom denim washes and hidden embroidery, all rooted in his love of motorcycles. Full story.
May 20: Bad Bunny’s Zara Collection Gets a Name
Benito Antonio is a 150-piece line built with creative director Janthony Oliveras and M/M Paris, shot in Puerto Rico, after a Super Bowl look and an aged-up Met Gala tuxedo. Full story.
May 26: Chanel Takes Métiers d’Art to Seoul
Matthieu Blazy restaged his first Métiers d’Art collection at the new Centre Pompidou Hanwha, saying Seoul has “similar energy” to New York. Jennie, G-Dragon and Tilda Swinton led the guest list. Full story.
Next month
June moves to men’s fashion week in Milan and Paris, held in a heat wave: see The Month in Style: June 2026.
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Added to the High Grailed archive on October 12, 2026.
