Blake Lively's Met Gala Fashion Has Hidden Detail to Her 4 Kids
Blake Lively's Fashion Has Hidden Detail to Her 4 Kids at Met Gala 2026
Spotted: Blake Lively on the steps of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.
The It Ends With Us star—who settled her yearlong legal battle with director and costar Justin Baldoni—returned to the 2026 Met Gala with a bang on May 4, stepping out in a stunning colorful halter gown made by Versace in 2006 for the night’s “Fashion Is Art”-dress code. (See all the celebrities at the Met Gala here.)
And Blake had a very special accessory for the “Costume Art”-themed event: a purse featuring art by her and husband Ryan Reynolds’ children James, 11, Inez, 9, Betty, 6, and Olin, 3.
“This is a Judith Leiber bag,” the 38-year-old shared with Vogue, “and we were trying to find a piece of famous iconic art to put on and make it look like it's in a frame.”
“Then I said, ‘If you're gonna do it custom, can you do my kids' art?’ So my kids each painted a watercolor painting,” Blake continued. “Each of my four kids did this. Isn't that special? So I have them with me."
And the purse gave Blake the strength she needed for fashion’s biggest night.
"I'm shy too, I just like to have my kids with me,” she explained. “I probably could've fit them under my dress to be honest."
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Of course, Blake is no stranger to the Met. In addition to filming many Gossip Girl scenes on the museum's famed staircase, she's been a staple at its annual ball since 2008, when she made her debut in a black feathery design from Ralph Lauren for that year's "Superheroes: Fashion and Fantasy"-themed affair.
Since then, she has only upped her fashion game and transformed—quite literally—into a style icon before our very eyes. Most notably, when she co-chaired the 2022 Met Gala's "In America: An Anthology of Fashion" bash alongside Ryan, Blake turned heads in a Versace Atelier gown that changed from metallic copper to mint green to represent the patina on the Statue of Liberty.
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In fact, the look was so iconic that it ended up being featured at Kensington Palace's Crown to Couture exhibition. And when Blake went to visit her dress, she couldn't help but to play stylist once again, hopping over the rope cordoning off the display to perfect the way the skirt fell.
"This was absolutely surreal," she wrote on her Instagram Story at the time. "I still feel like a kid playing dress up every time I get to wear a gown and borrowed jewels out."
Blake added, "To see it memorialized like this... just. Wow. Something I'll never forget."
And for more show-stopping outfits from this year's Met Gala, keep reading.
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Beyoncé
in custom Olivier Rousteing and Chopard jewelry.
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Rihanna
in Maison Margiela, Briony Raymond and Dyne jewelry.
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Kim Kardashian
in custom Allen Jones and Whitaker Malem and Christian Louboutin shoes.
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Bad Bunny
in custom Zara.
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Heidi Klum
in custom Mike Marino.
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Cardi B
in Marc Jacobs.
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Hailey Bieber
in custom Saint Laurent and Belperron jewelry.
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Blake Lively
in Atelier Versace and Lorraine Schwartz jewelry.
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Sabrina Carpenter
in Dior, Christian Louboutin shoes and Chopard jewelry.
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Anne Hathaway
in Michael Kors.
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Kylie Jenner
in custom Schiaparelli.
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Katy Perry
in Stella McCartney.
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Gigi Hadid
in custom Miu Miu and Jessica McCormack jewelry.
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Lisa
in Robert Wun.
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Teyana Taylor
in Tom Ford.
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Blue Ivy Carter
in Balenciaga.
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Kendall Jenner
in Gap Studio by Zac Posen and Buccellati jewelry.
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Doja Cat
in Saint Laurent.
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Margot Robbie
in Chanel.
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Sunday Rose Kidman Urban & Nicole Kidman
in Dior (Kidman Urban) and Chanel (Kidman).
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A$AP Rocky
in Chanel.
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Emily Blunt
in Ashi Studio and Mikimoto jewelry.
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Cher
in Burberry.
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Zoë Kravitz
in Saint Laurent.
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Suki Waterhouse
in Michael Kors.
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Tyla
in Valentino and Jacob & Co. jewelry.
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Jeremy Pope
in Vivienne Westwood.
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Ayo Edebiri
in Chanel.
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Irina Shayk
in Alexander Wang.
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Colman Domingo
in Valentino and OMEGA watch.
Tune in to E! today, May 4, starting at 6 p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT for every must-see moment from the Met Gala 2026.
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