SINGAPORE - The guest list for the annual Met Gala in New York City is a roll call of the apex figures in fashion, entertainment, sport and, increasingly, the high-powered worlds of commerce and Big Tech.

This year, among the 450 names in 2026 was a Singaporean one.

Home-grown fashion designer Grace Ling made her debut at the ritzy fundraiser for the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute on May 4, wearing an aluminium breastplate by her namesake label and custom shoes by another prominent Singapore export, footwear brand Charles & Keith.

Ling, 29, said in a statement: “Being invited to the Met for the first time feels incredibly special to me. It’s a moment I’ve always seen as more than just an event and I wanted to create something that expresses my world fully, from head to toe, where every element feels intentional and interconnected.”