Janelle Monáe’s 2026 Met Gala ensemble was more than just a pretty dress. It was a moving work of art.
And Cameron Hughes was the one who got it going.
“I made the four living butterflies and two dragonflies featured on Janelle Monáe’s Met Gala gown by Christian Siriano,” Hughes, 32, an animatronics engineer from Manhattan, exclusively told The Post of the hardwired handiwork he created for the 10-time Grammy nominee.
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