ROSÉ Prepares for Her Third Met Gala With Saint Laurent
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In this behind-the-scenes Vogue video, ROSÉ gets ready for the Met Gala 2026, her third time attending. Her central point is that the event now feels familiar enough to enjoy. She is excited, calmer than in past years, and more aware of what goes into the night. Her stylist, Law Roach, explains the thinking behind her Saint Laurent look, which draws on a recurring bird motif from the house's archive.
"Turning Three" in the Met World
ROSÉ jokes that she is "turning three today in the Met world." She says she is more excited this year than in previous ones, and takes that as a sign she is "growing up." Knowing what to expect has made her feel "much more peaceful than the past two years."
She describes her first Met Gala as a time when she "didn't even understand the process of preparing an outfit." She credits Anthony Vaccarello and Saint Laurent with "really, really" carrying that preparation for her, and says they still do. Now the process feels "a little more intentional" to her, and she understands the detailed preparation the gala involves. She adds a caveat with a laugh: the nerves "can kick in at any time," and she may still "lose my chill."
Friends, and a Hoped-For BLACKPINK Reunion
ROSÉ says she has made more friendships over the years and hopes to run into more friends this time, since everyone is usually very busy. She is especially excited to see the other BLACKPINK members at the gala. She had hoped the four of them would gather last year, but that did not happen. This year, she says, it will.
Music and Self-Discovery
Asked about what's next, ROSÉ says she is working on music and also "working on myself and learning about myself" along the way. She expects the next year or so to be exciting even for herself, as she discovers "what there is left to do in the world," and what she likes, loves, and is interested in. She says she is ready for "lots of surprises," and suggests fans should be too.
The Team Behind the Look
ROSÉ introduces the people preparing her, whom she calls "R Team." Her makeup artist, Jungyo Won, is on her second Met with ROSÉ. In a nod to the occasion, the team is wearing Saint Laurent, since they are "attending with Saint Laurent." ROSÉ says her hairstylist has worked with her for almost 10 years. She "grew up with her with BLACKPINK" and calls her "the best hairstylist in Korea, literally of all time," which brings the hairstylist close to tears. Others in the room are introduced in a lighthearted roll call, with one person jokingly named the team's "mascot."
Choosing the Bird Motif
ROSÉ says the gala's theme shaped her look. Saint Laurent sent several ideas built around art and fashion. From those, they chose a design the house has used several times, a bird painting motif she calls "symbolic and iconic," which "reoccurs over time." Vaccarello has reused it in his recent collections. What fascinated her was how he put "his beautiful silhouette" around the bird and made it "elegant and chic and effortless" while keeping it iconic.
Law Roach's "Quiet Storm"
Law Roach describes the main-carpet dress as "sexy" with a high slit. He calls ROSÉ a "quiet storm." Everything about her seems simple and easy, he says, but once she is in the garment she "turns on this thing." The clothes have to reflect that side of her personality. In his view, her looks are never over the top or too dramatic. They rely on simple things in the cut or silhouette, a small detail, and what she herself brings to them.
When the theme and dress code were announced, Roach says, he went straight to Mr. Saint Laurent's bird, the one on her gown. The other option he considered was the Mondrian, which he notes Mr. Saint Laurent was also famous for. He says the result is "incredible" and he can't wait for the world to see it.
According to Roach, Vaccarello took the reference and made it into "the modern Saint Laurent woman." He traces the reference from the 1950s to Mr. Saint Laurent's version in the 1980s, and now to 2026.
A Coat for Good Luck
Roach also wears a coat that once belonged to someone he wanted to bring along "for good luck for us today." He says this person's position at the Met "was at the top of the stairs for many, many years," so he "brought a little bit of him." He invites ROSÉ to rub the coat for luck before they begin dressing her.
Final Touches
The last pieces are the jewelry, which the team names as Tiffany. Fully dressed, ROSÉ says she feels "very centered" and like she is "about to fly," a reference to the bird on her gown. Having joked at the start that she was late, she ends by saying she might actually be on time, and heads out.
What the heck? I shouldn't laugh. I think I'm late for the Met. Hi, Vogue. I have to go.
This is my third Met Gala. I'm turning three today in the Met world. I'm actually more excited than any of the other years, so I must be growing up now. I know what to expect. I feel much more peaceful than the past two years.
The first year, I just didn't even understand the process of preparing an outfit. Anthony and Saint Laurent really, really carried that for me, and they still do. But I feel like it just feels a little more intentional, and I understand all the detailed preparation that this gala is about. But who knows? The nerves can kick in at any time, and I will lose my chill.
I think over the years I've gotten to create more friendships, so hopefully I'll bump into more friends this year. And I'm really excited because we're all really, really busy. Actually, I'm really excited to meet all the BLACKPINK girls at the gala. I was really hoping that we'd all gather, the four of us, last year, but it didn't happen. So this year it's going to happen, and I'm really, really excited to see them all.
I'm working on music, and I'm also really working on myself and learning about myself as I do that. So the next year or so, I think, will be really exciting for even myself to discover what there is left to do in the world, what I like, what I love, what I'm interested in. And I think surprises. I'm ready for lots of surprises, and so I think the fans should be too.
We call it R Team. R Team. This is Won Jungyo, my makeup artist. She was...
This is our second Met together. She has worn Saint Laurent for us today. Plus, on theme, we're attending with Saint Laurent. And this is...
Almost 10 years. So I grew up with her with BLACKPINK, and she's literally the best, best hairstylist in Korea, literally of all time. She's like, "I'm going to cry."
And these are the girls who are supporting our artists. Siyeon right here. We have Yuna. Ashley's right there. There's Soonher. Where are you? We got Jess. Jess is right there. There's Jane over there. Somebody just get her. Oh my gosh. Megan is the mascot. That's Ted. There's Minseon. She is helping styling today. And this is my team. R Team.
Oh, she wants me to be a shiny Rosie.
They're so shy. Look, they're looking at the wall. They're both looking at the wall.
So, you know, we're going... Yeah. Yeah. Same. Same. Everything's safe. Outfit is first. Outfit is first.
So, the theme definitely inspired my look. Law sent a few ideas, themes around art, art and fashion. And out of them, we were able to pick this design that Yves Saint Laurent had used multiple times. It's also a very symbolic and iconic design that reoccurs over time. Anthony has reused it in his recent collections. It's this bird painting. It was really fascinating to see how Anthony put his beautiful silhouette around this bird and made it so elegant and chic and effortless, but still very iconic. And I'm really, really excited to wear it tonight.
Yeah, my third year at the Met. We're learning things.
So this is the dress for the main carpet. So Saint Laurent, it's sexy. You have a high slit. For me, Rosie is like this quiet storm, right? Everything seems really simple and easy, and then once she gets in the garment or the design, she kind of turns on this thing. So she's my quiet storm, but the clothes have to reflect that part of her personality, right? It's never over the top. It's never too dramatic. It's always these simple things in the cut or the silhouette, but then it's the small detail, and it's when she brings her to it.
Of course, when the theme came out and the dress code came out, I automatically went back to Mr. Saint Laurent's, this dove that's on her gown. It was that or it was the Mondrian, which also Mr. Saint Laurent was famous for creating, and it is incredible. I can't wait for the world to see.
Hi. Hi. Happy day. You look beautiful. We have the same hair. Oh, we do. We're competing. We love it. Incredible.
I love this one. Anthony took the reference and just made it exactly what he said, the modern Saint Laurent woman, because this reference started in the '50s, and then Mr. Saint Laurent did it in the '80s, and now here in 2026.
This coat was André's. So I wore it because I wanted to bring a piece of him for good luck for us today for the Met.
That's nice.
He used to be at the—his position was at the top of the stairs for many, many years. So I just brought a little bit of him. Rub it for good luck.
All right, let's get you dressed. Okay.
Wow. You can't forget this. Yes. Cannot forget this. You can't forget Tiffany.
So, I am in my full final look with the jewel, and I feel very center. And I feel like I'm about to fly. Look at that.
All right, Vogue. I am ready, and I think I might be on time, and I don't want to be late, so I think I've got to go. Bye.
Me.
Hey. Hey.
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