For the 2026 Met Gala, Sarah Pidgeon wore a custom chartreuse Loewe two-piece by Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez, photographed by Kevin Tachman for Vogue UK, and the twisted bow does the structural heavy work.
Notice the twist first. That’s where the whole custom Loewe look earns its keep, and it’s the kind of construction detail that doesn’t read on a phone screen until you really look.
Sarah Pidgeon photographed by Kevin Tachman for Vogue UK ahead of the 2026 Met Gala on May 4, in a chartreuse two-piece designed by Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez. The top is a strapless matte satin bandeau knotted at the centre into a sculptural bow, with long trailing panels that fall past the hip and pool toward the floor. The waist is bare. The high-waisted column skirt picks up the same vibrant chartreuse and runs straight to the floor in a single clean line.
The construction on this is what sells it. See how the bow isn’t decorative – it’s the bodice. The fabric twists through itself to form the cups, then releases into those long sash ends that mimic a cape without committing to one. The satin holds the curve cleanly, no puckering at the twist, which tells you everything about the toile work. The detail I keep coming back to is the negative space at the midriff, framed top and bottom by two flat satin edges. That gap is doing the proportion work, lengthening the column underneath.
The piece was reinterpreted from Look 43 of Loewe’s Fall 2026 runway, and Loewe sent a tailor from Paris to Queensland for the muslin fitting while she was filming – which explains why the bandeau sits exactly where it should, with no shifting at the bust line.
Styled by Emma Jade Morrison with soft beach waves and a Belperron Casque Ring as the only jewellery, the styling stays out of the dress’s way. Smart call. The chartreuse is loud enough.
The twist is the whole sentence.
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