Teyana Taylor already had our consideration when she hit the 2026 Golden Globes purple carpet in ultra-sexy customized black Schiaparelli. Then she circled, and lo: “The crack is roofed in diamonds,” she mentioned on the E! purple carpet. Certainly, Taylor’s LBD was full with a rhinestone-encrusted whale tail—topped off with a ladylike bow.
On the 2025 Met Gala, Vogue declared that boobs are again—a fact that will resonate all year long, as heaving bosoms (each pure and man-made) appeared on purple carpets all over the place. Now, 2026 is shaping as much as prioritize a special sort of cleavage.
After Alexander McQueen’s spring 1995 assortment launched the bumster, the derrière-baring look has loved a number of resurgences—most not too long ago in McQueen’s spring 2026 assortment by Seán McGirr. Alex Consani sauntered down the runway in a pair of ruffled purple lace trousers, her backside pushed excessive of the leather-based waistband like a pair of breasts in a pushup bra.
Celebrities have been experimenting with the look too. On the 2024 Met Gala, Kendall Jenner opted for a never-worn archival Givenchy gown by Alexander McQueen (who else?), a sliver of mesh slung low throughout Jenner’s hips providing simply the slightest glimpse of her bottom.
Others took it additional in 2025. On the Self-importance Honest Oscars celebration, Zoë Kravitz hit the carpet in a customized black Saint Laurent gown full with a sheer rhinestone-dotted again panel that confirmed off her rear finish. Kravitz’s pal Hailey Bieber adopted swimsuit on the 2025 GQ Man of the 12 months Awards, choosing a noughties-inspired whale tail rising from her sheer beaded gown.
Between the revival of bumsters at McQueen and fashion-forward celebrities taking a stab on the daring reveal, we are able to solely surprise: Will 2026 be the 12 months of the crack?
