Nichapat Suphap on her dream Met Gala look, by Robert Wun – she also collaborated with Casey Curran
The Venture Management founder made her Met Gala debut in 2018 – and this year, she pulled out all the stops, she told Style in an exclusive interview
She’s also a Met Gala regular, becoming the first-ever Thai attendee when she wore a purple gown designed by friend Peter Dundas to the notoriously exclusive event back in 2018. Suphap topped that by wearing a cotton candy-like technicolour number by Tomo Koizumi for the camp-themed 2019 gala, becoming the first person to wear a custom piece by the brand.
Additionally, Suphap tapped American kinetic artist Casey Curran, who previously collaborated with designer Iris van Herpen on businesswoman Mona Patel’s look at the 2024 Met Gala, to work on the literal finishing touches for her 2026 Met Gala gown. Curran crafted a series of sculptural moving hands to go with her all-black, floor-length dress.
Suphap told Style that she first reached out to Wun when she learned that the theme this year was “Fashion is Art”. Andrew Bolton, the head curator at the Met’s Costume Institute, bought three dresses from Wun to show in the accompanying exhibition, titled “Costume Art”.
“Robert had me show him the gowns that I liked from his collections,” Suphap said, adding that she was most drawn to a look that reminded her of the Schiaparelli gown she wore to the 2022 Met Gala. “It is similar, but I don’t care,” she laughed.
