With “Tailored for You” as the Dress Code, Guests Interpreted Black Style Through the Lens of Suiting and Self-Expression
The 2025 Met Gala turned the steps of the Metropolitan Museum of Art into a makeshift runway once again—this time tailored, quite literally, to the individual. With “Tailored for You” as the evening’s dress code, guests showed up in ensembles that nodded to the structure of suiting but left plenty of room for personal flair.
This year’s Costume Institute spring exhibition, “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style,” provided the thematic foundation. Co-curated by Andrew Bolton and guest curator Monica L. Miller, the show explores centuries of Black style through garments, portraits, photographs, and objects. Inspired in part by Miller’s 2009 book Slaves to Fashion: Black Dandyism and the Styling of Black Diasporic Identity, the exhibition examines dandyism as both style and statement.
In response, the red carpet was filled with interpretations of power dressing—some precise, others playful. The museum described the “Tailored for You” dress code as “purposefully designed to provide guidance and invite creative interpretation,” and attendees took them at their word. There were crisp cuts, dramatic proportions, and inventive reimaginings of the classic suit, often styled with a wink.
The host committee this year included Colman Domingo, Lewis Hamilton, A$AP Rocky, and Pharrell Williams, joining Anna Wintour in welcoming guests from across the culture map—fashion, film, sports, tech, and music. The mood was celebratory, but not loud; a kind of reverent joy hung in the air as guests nodded to heritage while reworking it for today.
While the Met Gala is always a spectacle, this year’s focus on tailoring gave the proceedings a grounded quality. There was less costume, more conversation—about history, identity, and the fine line between personal style and public symbolism. And as guests ascended the museum’s steps, they weren’t just dressed to impress—they were dressed to express.
Anne Hathaway & Wes Gordon | Carolina Herrera
Kara Young | anOnlyChild
La La Anthony | Off-White
Henry Golding | Ozwald Boateng
Cynthia Erivo | Givenchy
Colin Kaepernick | Ozwald Boateng
Fei Fei Sun | Moncler x EE72 by Edward Enninful
Vittoria Ceretti | Moncler x EE72 by Edward Enninful
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Alicia Keys & Swizz Beatz | Moncler x EE72 by Edward Enninful
Venus Williams | Moncler x EE72 by Edward Enninful
Kylie Jenner & Maximillian Davis | Ferragamo
Paloma Elsesser | Ferragamo
Ayo Edebiri – Ferragamo
LaKeith Stanfield | Ferragamo
André 3000 | Burberry
Angela Bassett | Burberry
Cardi B | Burberry
Daniel Lee | Burberry
Bry Burrows & Jalen Hurts | Burberry
Jodie Turner-Smith | Burberry
Law Roach | Burberry
Liu Wen | Burberry
Roberto Bolle | Burberry
Venus Williams & Pelagia Kolotouros | Lacoste
Colman Domingo | Valentino
Freen Sarocha | Valentino
Clairo | Valentino
Lana Del Rey & Alessandro Michele | Valentino
Justice Smith | Valentino
Guillaume Diop | Valentino
Sha’Carri Richardson | Valentino
Amelia Gray | Valentino
Maya Hawke | Prada
Sadie Sink | Prada
Ava DuVernay | Prada
Gabrielle Union & Dwyane Wade | Prada
Bad Bunny | Prada
Louis Partridge | Prada
Dasha Zhukova | Prada
Hunter Schafer | Prada
Kelvin Harrison Jr. | Prada
Hailey Bieber | Saint Laurent
Rosé | Saint Laurent
Tom Francis | Todd Snyder
Myha’la | Timberland
Kamala D. Harris | Off-White
Caleb McLaughlin | Dior
Evan Spiegel & Miranda Kerr | Dior
Stella McCartney & Mary J. Blige | Stella McCartney
Nicole Kidman | Balenciaga
Natasha Poonawalla | Manish Malhotra
Savannah James | JJR Jewelry
Isha Ambani | Anamika Khanna
Adrienne Warren | Sergio Hudson
Jamie Singer Soros | Sergio Hudson
Quinta Brunson | Sergio Hudson
Rachel Brosnahan | Sergio Hudson