A few months after the planned John Galliano Met Gala retrospective was cancelled amid a backlash focused on the designer’s past, a more commonplace theme has been announced: “ extraORDINARY : fashion and the poetics of the everyday.” It has left some commentators speculating that celebrities might replace the couture “omelette dresses” and four-part red-carpet performances with jeans and a nice top.

While the dress code for the next Met Gala , which will be held on 3 May 2027, is yet to be announced, it traditionally derives from the exhibition theme.

A Dior haute couture gown designed by John Galliano displayed at the Louvre in Paris. Photograph: Gonzalo Fuentes/Reuters

According to a press release, extraORDINARY will “explore how designers rework familiar garments, everyday objects, and commonplace materials”.…