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Damson Idris' look for Met Gala 2026 got the ultimate stamp of approval.
Before the F1 actor arrived to the star-studded gala—held at New York City's The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 4—wearing a Prada ensemble and DIDRIS jewelry, he gave his mom Philippa Idris a sneak peek. (See every celeb at Met Gala 2026 here.)
"I was talking to her this morning, I was showing her the pieces, showing her the cufflinks," Damson, whose DIDRIS line is an homage to his mom, shared in E!'s By Design as part of Live From E! Stream: Met Gala. "She loves it all."
"She used to buy and sell gold in her 20s, and it was a dream of hers," he noted. "So I'm picking up where she left off. As long as I'm making her proud through this, then I know I'm on the right path."
As for his Prada ensemble? Damson shared the story behind their dynamic collaboration.
"We drew from the kind of custom looks that we did throughout the year of award season," he explained, "which focused heavily on trench coats."
"But then we played around with different fabrics, different colors," he continued of his look, which follows the gala's "Fashion Is Art" dress code and "Costume Art" theme. "I wanted to do a nod to my next movie, Children of Blood and Bone. The red is very heavy in that, so just merging the worlds of film and fashion and then also incorporating DIDRIS into it, it's just been an amazing collaboration."
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For Damson, who debuted DIDRIS at the 2025 event, the first Monday in May has marked a milestone in his career.
"The Met Gala is especially important for the story of DIDRIS," he explained. "And the added beauty of tonight is this custom cuff, which is Burmese spinel, five carats."
"It's also covered with a bunch of precious rubies," the 34-year-old added. "That's going to sit with my look tonight, so it's pretty special."
Keep reading to see Damson and more celebs—including co-chairs Beyoncé, Nicole Kidman, Venus Williams and Vogue's Anna Wintour—at Met Gala 2026.
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A$AP Rocky
in Chanel.
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Rihanna
in Maison Margiela, Briony Raymond and Dyne jewelry.
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Jeremy Pope
in Vivienne Westwood.
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Tessa Thompson
in Valentino.
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Odessa A'zion
in custom Valentino.
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Bad Bunny
in custom Zara.
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Marc Jacobs & Rachel Sennott
in Marc Jacobs.
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Ayo Edebiri
in Chanel.
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Tyla
in Valentino.
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Romeo Beckham
in Burberry.
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Daisy Edgar-Jones
in McQueen.
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Chase Infiniti
in custom Thom Browne.
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Law Roach
in custom Ami painted by Naïla Opiangah.
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Alexa Chung
in Dior.
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Tate McRae
in Ludovic De Saint Sernin.
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Cardi B
in Marc Jacobs.
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Jennie
in Chanel.
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Sarah Paulson
in custom Matières Fécales.
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Elizabeth Debicki
in Vera Wang, Footwear for Film LTDA shoe and Verdura Jewelry tiara.
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Jaafar Jackson
in Polo Ralph Lauren.
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Coco Jones
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Kate Moss
in Saint Laurent.
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Rami Malek
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Steph Curry & Ayesha Curry
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Teyana Taylor
in Tom Ford.
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Kris Jenner
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Beyoncé
in custom Olivier Rousteing.
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Blake Lively
in Atelier Versace.
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Madonna
in Saint Laurent.
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Kim Kardashian
in custom Allen Jones and Whitaker Malem.
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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