{"id":1253,"date":"2026-05-08T15:20:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T15:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsmag.live\/2026\/05\/08\/met-gala-power-rankings-connor-storrie-jennie-and-sabrina-carpenter-win-the-red-carpet\/"},"modified":"2026-05-08T15:20:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T15:20:00","slug":"met-gala-power-rankings-connor-storrie-jennie-and-sabrina-carpenter-win-the-red-carpet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsmag.live\/ja\/2026\/05\/08\/met-gala-power-rankings-connor-storrie-jennie-and-sabrina-carpenter-win-the-red-carpet\/","title":{"rendered":"Met Gala Power Rankings: Connor Storrie, Jennie and Sabrina Carpenter Win the Red Carpet"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\tIf you watched the livestream of Monday\u2019s Met Gala<\/a> arrivals on the steps of New York\u2019s Metropolitan Museum of Art and thought at any point, \u201cThis feels like a lot\u201d \u2014 you were not wrong. The sheer volume of arrivals on the museum steps<\/a> felt overwhelming at times, especially for an event that had been fraught with controversy before the first guest arrived<\/a>. But the abundance of stars and the brands they wore also set a record for earned engagement on a red carpet.<\/p>\n

\tThe results are in for The Hollywood Reporter<\/em>\u2018s Red Carpet Power Rankings, an exclusive partnership with data firm Launchmetrics<\/a>, revealing that earned engagement for the evening totaled $1.56 billion \u2014 that\u2019s a new record for red carpet impact, surpassing the 2025 Met Gala, which totaled $1.3 billion. That number far outpaces every other red carpet of the year, including the March 15 Academy Awards<\/a>. \t<\/p>\n

\tFor all the promises made on social media to boycott this year\u2019s Met Gala, the opposite seems to have occurred, judging by the numbers across the five categories tracked in the Power Rankings: fashion<\/a>, top five women and top five men on the carpet, jewelry and watch brands, and accessories. Among fashion brands, for example, the top-10 labels garnered $349.4 million in earned engagement this year, as opposed to $253.4 million at the 2025 Met Gala, an increase of almost 38 percent. <\/p>\n

\tAnd while it might be easy to assume that the uproar over the event\u2019s honorary co-chairs, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and his wife, Lauren S\u00e1nchez Bezos<\/a>, may have impacted the numbers, the statistics don\u2019t bear that out, especially for one historic fashion house in particular \u2014 but more on that in a moment. \t<\/p>\n

\tThe Met Gala is the final event of the 2026 spring season for THR\u2019<\/em>s Red Carpet Power Rankings, which also measure earned engagement of the five major broadcast awards shows between January and March: Critics Choice Awards, Golden Globe Awards, Grammy Awards, Actor Awards (formerly the SAG Awards), and the Academy Awards. Recognized as the industry standard for modern brand measurement, Launchmetrics employs its proprietary Media Impact Value algorithm (MIV) to analyze and rank both brands and stars across the five key categories. The Launchmetrics MIV algorithm assigns a monetary value to every post, social media interaction and editorial story to determine a brand\u2019s influence and earned engagement.<\/p>\n

\tUltimately, Monday night\u2019s results prove that while the Met Gala may have whipped up a frenzy of negative advance attention, the style conversations that ensued overshadowed any controversy in the end. The rankings also confirm that at least two first-time Met Gala attendees truly have impacted the zeitgeist. Let\u2019s dig into the numbers.<\/p>\n

\t\tTop 10 Fashion Brands: Saint Laurent<\/a> Brings the Star Power<\/strong>\t<\/h2>\n
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\tSaint Laurent\u2019s Anthony Vaccarello arrived Monday night with an impressive roster of stars that included Hailey Bieber, Doja Cat, Blackpink\u2019s Ros\u00e9, Charlie xcx, Heated Rivalry\u2019<\/em>s Connor Storrie<\/a> and Zo\u00eb Kravitz, on the creative director\u2019s arm as co-chairs of the night\u2019s host committee. Fold in Cara Delevingne, Anja Rubik and the return of Kate Moss, back at the Met Gala for the first time since 2023, and that\u2019s a well-curated list. From Kravitz\u2019s black lace gown to Ros\u00e9\u2019s dove-embellished strapless dress and Storrie\u2019s shoulder-baring look, it\u2019s easy to understand why Saint Laurent took the top spot with $68.5 million in MIV. \t<\/p>\n

\tIn second place with an MIV of $55.1 million, Chanel<\/a>\u2018s list was equally powerful and included Nicole Kidman, Margot Robbie, Blackpink\u2019s Jennie, A$AP Rocky, and Gracie Abrams, all of whom earned high marks. But Indian fashion model Bhavitha Mandava, who famously opened Chanel\u2019s M\u00e9tiers d\u2019Art show in December, also garnered a wealth of commentary for her Met Gala ensemble, a sheer blouse with silk pants made to look like jeans, a look similar to what Mandava wore to open that Chanel show. Both the trompe l\u2019oeil effect of her trousers and the celebration of that December moment could be considered artful \u2014 though without any backstory, Mandava\u2019s look rubbed fashion fans the wrong way as far too casual for the Met Gala, chatter that also may have contributed to the brand\u2019s strong showing.<\/p>\n

\tThe opposite was true, however, for Schiaparelli, which with an MIV of $19.9 million finished in a surprising 10th place \u2014 so much so, Launchmetrics rechecked the numbers just to be certain. Daniel Roseberry designed the Schiaparelli \u201cfalling\u201d gown worn by Kylie Jenner, which was the label\u2019s top look of the night. S\u00e1nchez Bezos, meanwhile, earned less than half in MIV of Jenner\u2019s numbers \u2014 which surprised anyone who monitored the frenzy of social media that followed her appearance on the carpet in a navy Schiaparelli gown that was a loose homage to John Singer Sargent\u2019s 1884 Portrait of Madame X<\/em>, which has resided in the Metropolitan Museum of Art since 1916. Then again, Jenner currently boasts 385 million Instagram followers, and it\u2019s tough to beat that influence, no matter who you might be. \t<\/p>\n

\t\tTop Five Women on the Carpet: Sabrina Carpenter<\/a> Pays Tribute to Her Favorite Film <\/strong>\t<\/h2>\n
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\tAmid attendees who chose paintings and sculpture for their Met Gala looks, Sabrina Carpenter and Dior<\/a> creative director Jonathan Anderson opted instead to celebrate the art of cinema with her Met Gala dress, which was crafted largely of 35mm strips from a black-and-white film. Even better, it wasn\u2019t just any movie; it was Sabrina<\/em>, the 1954 Billy Wilder film starring Audrey Hepburn, only her second film after her Oscar-winning turn in 1953\u2019s Roman Holiday<\/em>. Carpenter noted on the Met Gala carpet that it was her all-time favorite film. <\/p>\n

\tAlso on the list: Blackpink members Lisa Manobal in a Robert Wun design, Jisoo in a floral-inspired Dior, and Jennie in a mosaic-like beaded Chanel gown captured second, third and fourth place, which is also a testimony to the continued power of the K-pop girl group. But don\u2019t count out Blackpink\u2019s rivals Aespa and its acknowledged leader, Karina, a Prada ambassador who took the fifth spot in a custom white satin beaded and embroidered gown and black satin evening cape. The night\u2019s strong numbers are perhaps most evident here: Karina finished in the number-five spot with $17.8 million in MIV, a healthy result that easily could have earned a first-place finish at other high-profile carpets.<\/p>\n

\t\tTop Five Men on the Carpet: Connor Storrie Owned the Night <\/strong>\t<\/h2>\n
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\tA cursory review of social media this week reveals that a few stars continue to enjoy attention from their Met Gala looks four days later \u2014 and chief among them is Connor Storrie in Saint Laurent, finishing first among men on the carpet with an MIV of $14 million. With his artful display of androgyny on the museum steps, Storrie has spawned a wealth of videos showing the moment he removed his tuxedo jacket to reveal his shoulder-baring Lavalli\u00e8re top in polka-dot silk muslin. (The top takes its name from the Duchess of La Valli\u00e8re, who between 1661 and 1667 was the official mistress of King Louis XIV.) His jacket removal also allowed for a better look at the Tiffany & Co. brooch on Storrie\u2019s high neckline, a detail that also put the actor and the jewelry house in the number-five spot on the list with an MIV of $3.6 million. \t<\/p>\n

\tAmong other men on the carpet, A$AP Rocky was a delightful surprise in second place, wearing a Chanel design that included a pink wool robe with black satin tuxedo lapels, a custom look by creative director Matthieu Blazy that also fueled speculation about when the iconic French house will go all-in on menswear. Rounding out the top five men: Bad Bunny earning $8.67 million in MIV in a Zara suit and prosthetics that transformed him into what he might look like as an 85-year-old man, an homage to the \u201cAging Body\u201d section of the museum\u2019s Costume Art <\/em>exhibition; and Storrie\u2019s co-star, Hudson Williams, who captured $7.9 million in MIV wearing a Balenciaga look designed by creative director Pierpaolo Piccioli, who took his cue from a 1947 matador jacket that resides in the house\u2019s archives.<\/p>\n

\tDid we mention both Storrie and Williams were first-time Met Gala attendees? That might be a tough act to follow \u2014 then again, season two of Heated Rivalry<\/em> is scheduled to premiere in April 2027, mere weeks before next year\u2019s Met Gala. <\/p>\n

\t\tTop 10 Jewelry & Watch Brands: Tiffany & Co. and Bulgari Sparkled<\/strong>\t<\/h2>\n
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\tThe Met Gala could have been called the battle of the bling, with two jewelry houses vying for the top spot: Tiffany & Co. and Bulgari. Ultimately the former edged into the number-one position dressing a cadre of stars that spanned the spectrum. In addition to the aforementioned Storrie, Tiffany & Co. diamonds also were seen on Carey Mulligan, Chase Sui Wonders, Ros\u00e9, Gabrielle Union and husband Dwyane Wade, and Stevie Nicks, attending the Met Gala for the first time and appearing on the steps in a navy John Galliano x Zara gown and diamond jewels that included a platinum pendant necklace adorned with diamonds and a 14-carat crystal opal. The choices resulted in Tiffany & Co.\u2019s first-place finish, with $12.9 million in earned engagement. \t<\/p>\n

\tBulgari followed closely behind thanks to two stars in particular: The Devil Wears Prada 2<\/em>\u2018s Anne Hathaway, who drew raves for her Michael Kors gown embellished with details inspired by Grecian urns and hand-painted by Kors\u2019 lifelong friend, artist Peter McGough. Among Hathaway\u2019s Bulgari jewels was the sculptural high-jewelry Vimini necklace in 18-karat yellow gold with pav\u00e9-set diamonds, a perfect pairing with the gown. Maluma, meanwhile, wore a timepiece that had just debuted at the annual Watches & Wonders trade fair in Geneva two weeks prior: the ultra-thin Octo Finissimo in titanium in a new 37mm case size. Williams and Manobal likewise completed their looks with Bulgari jewels, resulting in the house\u2019s second-place finish with $10.2 million in MIV.<\/p>\n

\tCarpenter accented her Dior with Chopard jewels, while Cartier\u2019s jewelry and watches were seen on stars that included Rami Malek, Jisoo, Jon Batiste and Anderson .Paak, and Swarovski created one-of-a-kind crystal-art designs for Venus Williams and EJAE. Jacob & Co.\u2019s high-wattage designs, meanwhile were seen on Dwayne Johnson, Tyla and Russell Wilson, and Lorraine Schwartz\u2019s diamonds were seen on S\u00e1nchez Bezos, Blake Lively and philanthropist Isha Ambani. If you\u2019re wondering about Kantilal Chhotalal, Ambani combined that house\u2019s jewels with Lorraine Schwartz\u2019s diamonds to complete her custom look by Gaurav Gupta; entrepreneur Mona Patel likewise wore pieces by the Mumbai-based jewelry house.<\/p>\n

\t\tTop Five Accessories: Judith Leiber Gets an Assist from Vogue<\/em> <\/strong>\t<\/h2>\n
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\tJudith Leiber Couture provided its signature bags to nine stars for the Met Gala, resulting in the label\u2019s first-place finish and an MIV of $2.3 million. Among the night\u2019s headlines was the surprise appearance of Lively, wearing Atelier Versace and carrying a custom Judith Leiber minaudi\u00e8re featuring artwork from each of her four children, a detail discussed in a Vogue<\/em> story about the actress\u2019s look. Carey Mulligan, Angela Bassett, Sutton Foster and sisters Emily and Felicity Blunt also carried evening clutches by the iconic brand. \t<\/p>\n

\tAs proof of the power of social media and tagging, Italian footwear brand Le Silla earned its second-place finished due to one woman: model and influencer Georgina Rodriguez, who posted multiple times to her 71.9 million Instagram followers to highlight every element of her look, from her custom Ludovic de Saint Sernin corset gown and veil to her Chopard diamond earrings and ring and her Le Silla Embrace platform sandals in silver. Rodriguez brought in the lion\u2019s share of Le Silla\u2019s second-place finish, with an MIV of $1.3 million.<\/p>\n

\tOnly then do Power Rankings accessory dynamos Christian Louboutin and Jimmy Choo jump into third and fourth place \u2014 with MIVs of $1.26 million and $1.24 million, respectively \u2014 with Louboutin outfitting stars that included Carpenter, Colman Domingo, Janelle Monae, Keke Palmer and Kim Kardashian. Jimmy Choo designs were seen on A-listers that included Tessa Thompson, Daisy Edgar Jones, Simone Ashley, Emily Blunt and Blue Ivy Carter, who wore the label\u2019s Cinderella-like Alia pumps, fully embellished with crystals. Finally, Stuart Weitzman\u2019s fifth-place finish and an MIV of $1.03 million can be credited to attendees that include Angel Reese, Lux Pascal and Rachel Zegler, as well as Emma Chamberlain, roundly agreed to be among the night\u2019s best-dressed<\/a> in custom Mugler, which was paired with Weitzman\u2019s Nudist Hollywood platform sandal in a custom-dyed navy.<\/p>\n

\tNext up for the THR<\/em> x Launchmetrics Power Rankings: the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards, set for Monday, September 14 at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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