Every Celebrity Red-Carpet Look at the 2026 Gold Gala
From Priyanka Chopra to EJAE to Eileen Gu
Reported by Harper's Bazaar.
The Gold Gala's red carpet arrived like a thesis statement: Asian designers are not a niche — they are the moment. The 2026 edition sent Hollywood's most-watched names down the carpet in looks that ranged from architectural couture to sleek contemporary, and according to Harper's Bazaar, the throughline was unmistakable. Designer allegiances told the real story of the night.
Priyanka Chopra Jonas wore Amit Aggarwal, a choice that felt both personal and pointed — Indian craft on one of the most globally recognized faces in the room. Mindy Kaling arrived in Anita Dongre, and Avan Jogia and Arden Cho both turned to Rahul Mishra, making him arguably the evening's most-referenced name. Da'Vine Joy Randolph dressed with 11 Honoré, the size-inclusive luxury label that continues to show up where it counts. These weren't coincidences — they were coordinated cultural signals.
The Athletes, the Artists, the Rest of Them
Olympians Eileen Gu and Chloe Kim proved that the athlete-as-fashion-entity era is fully operational: Gu in Andrew Kwon with Stuart Weitzman on her feet, Kim in C.Dam SS26 RTW — a ready-to-wear pick that still read as intentional. Anna Cathcart wore Bach Mai, one of fashion's quieter critical darlings, while Havana Rose Liu went with Dutch label OUDE WAAG — a flex for anyone paying attention to what's actually happening in emerging luxury. H.E.R. chose Phan Huy and Chrissy Teigen wore Aisté Hong, rounding out a carpet where the styling brief appeared to be: do your research.
What made this carpet land differently wasn't maximalism for its own sake — it was specificity. The Gold Gala has positioned itself as a celebration of Asian excellence, and the fashion choices reflected that mandate with more coherence than most themed events manage. When the room is full of people who actually mean it, it shows.
The real takeaway from the 2026 Gold Gala isn't any single look — it's that when a room full of people dress with intention, the carpet stops being a backdrop and starts being an argument.
Read the original at Harper's Bazaar.
