The trio — Beyoncé, Blue Ivy and Jay-Z — arrived late in the evening, delivering warm family energy to the red carpet. Beyoncé returned as a co-chair after a decade away, sharing duties with Nicole Kidman, Venus Williams and Anna Wintour, while Vogue's new head of editorial content Chloe Malle made her first Met appearance in that role.
Blue Ivy chose a monochromatic white strapless Balenciaga gown with a billowing skirt and train, modernized with an unzipped jacket, sunglasses and silver stilettos. Beyoncé, speaking to Vogue, said, "I think she looks so incredible." Beyoncé herself wore a skeletal-inspired dress with a matching headpiece and a dramatic feathered cape by Olivier Rousteing.