The branded backdrop wall where arriving guests pause — step, pose, repeat — for photographers at red-carpet events. The step and repeat at the 2026 Academy Museum Gala processed 63 documented celebrity looks in a single evening, producing the arrival photographs that would carry the gala’s fashion story around the world before dinner was even served.
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Mentioned in: Why the Academy Museum Gala Became Fashion’s Favourite Night of the Year