This year’s event in New York City celebrates the opening of the Costume Institute’s forthcoming spring exhibition, “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style.” The exhibit focuses almost exclusively on menswear, with a particular emphasis on Black dandyism. So, we’re expecting to see spectacular renditions of a classic black and white tuxedo.
However, the dress code is “Tailored for You,” which is “purposefully designed to provide guidance and incite creative interpretation,” according to Vogue. This means guests will enter the Metropolitan Museum of Art in clothes that reflect their personal styles.
Colman Domingo, Lewis Hamilton, A$AP Rocky, and Pharrell Williams are this year’s stars joining Anna Wintour as co-chairs. The 2025 committee includes Simone Biles and her husband Jonathan Owens, Dapper Dan, Doechii, Edward Enniful, Ayo Ediebiri, Jeremy O Harris, André 3000, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, Grace Wales Bonner, Jordan Casteel, Regina King, Spike Lee and Tonya Lewis Lee, Rashid Johnson, Audra McDonald, Jeremy Pope, Angel Reese, Janelle Monáe, Sha’Carri Richardson, USHER, Olivier Rousteing, Tyla, and Kara Walker.
The Independent is following along live to bring you all the very best looks from the red carpet. Here are the best-dressed celebrities at the 2025 Met Gala.
Bad Bunny
Bad Bunny stunned in a brown suit and beige tie by Prada. He paired the jacket, which featured a white brooch, with a brown straw hat (Getty Images)
Bad Bunny also wore a pair of brown leather gloves, adorned with yellow jewels, and had a yellow and brown Prada bag in hand (Getty Images)
Kerry Washington
Kerry Washington wore a white, unbuttoned jacket, paired with a matching sheer skirt. She also wore a beige top hat, white heels, a sheer skirt, and fishnet gloves (Getty Images for The Met Museum/)
Sabrina Carpenter
Sabrina Carpenter wore a burgundy bodysuit and jacket by Louis Vuitton. Her look also featured a white collar and gold buttons on the jacket (Getty Images)
The singer’s bodysuit had a train, which followed her up the stairs of the red carpet. She also wore matching burgundy heels (Getty Images)
Walton Goggins
Walton Goggins, who starred in season three of ‘The White Lotus’, wore a black skirt with white stripes and a matching, long jacket, designed by Thom Browne. He also opted for a white shirt and black tie (Getty Images)
Lupita Nyong’o
Lupita Nyong’o wore a powder blue suit by Chanel, along with a matching hat. She also wore silver earrings, a brooch in the middle of her shirt, and had glitter on her eyebrows (Getty Images)
The actor’s look also came with a sheer cape, which she spread out on the blue carpet (Getty Images)
Zoe Saldaña
Zoe Saldaña wore a white dress with a slit and black vest top. Her look, which came with a white collar, was adorned with buttons (Getty Images)
The actor’s dress was also backless, as it had a bow and train attached to it (Getty Images)
Zendaya
Zendaya wore an all-white tuxedo, featuring a matching tie and hat. She also completed the look with silver rings and earrings (Getty Images for The Met Museum/)
Zendaya, of course, wore her sparkling engagement ring (on the right) after confirming her engagement to Tom Holland in January (Getty Images)
The back of Zendaya’s suit included a stunning accessory, a silver snake brooch (Getty Images for The Met Museum/)
Diana Ross
Diana Ross stunned in a silver dress with a satin white feather, skirt, paired with a matching feather train (Getty Images for The Met Museum/)
Ross’ train took over the entire blue carpet, with multiple people holding onto her dress as she walked up the museum’s steps (Getty Images)
Ross also wore stunning silver statement earrings and face jewels on her forehead and sides of her eyes (Getty Images)
Sarah Snook
Sarah Snook wore a satin black jacket with a matching bowtie. Her jacket, adorned with silver brooches, also includes a floor-length train that was red on the inside (Getty Images)
Snook had a series of silver brooches on the side of her jacket. She also had a silver and red brooch attached to the middle of the tie of her outfit (Getty Images)
Whoopi Goldberg
Whoopi Goldberg wore a black buttoned dress over a black tie and white shirt. Her look, created by Thom Browne, included a white, off-the-shoulder jacket, black top hat with a fascinator, and black and white purse (Getty Images)
Alex Newell
Tony winner Alex Newell wore a black gown with a pleated skirt and buttons on the top. They also wore black bracelets made from the fabric of their dress (Getty Images for The Met Museum/)
Coco Jones
Coco Jones arrived in a cream floor-length jacket, adorned with silver embroideries. She wore matching pants adorned with jewels and a silver statement necklace (Getty Images for The Met Museum/)
Jones’ jacket featured a floor-length train. She also had her hair in a long braid and her nails painted white (Getty Images for The Met Museum/)
Raúl Domingo
Raúl Domingo, husband of Met Gala co-chair Colman Domingo, wore a glitter purple tuxedo and a matching silk shirt with a bow by Valentino. Domingo also opted for small hoop earrings and statement rings (Getty Images)
Lewis Hamilton
Lewis Hamilton stunned in a white tuxedo and matching silk bowtie. He had a silver and gold brooch attached to his jacket, as he completed his look with a white beret, diamond earrings, and gold rings (Getty Images)
Colman Domingo
Met Gala co-chair Colman Domingo wore a custom blue robe by Valentino. The look included white fabric chest armor, which he completed with a diamond statement necklace (Getty Images)
The ‘Four Seasons’ star had an outfit change on the red carpet. His second look was a white and black striped jacket, with a black rose-shaped pin on it. The outfit was complemented by a polka dot tie (Getty Images for The Met Museum/)
Ego Nwodim
Ego Nwodim wore a classic black suit with a ruffled skirt and matching pants. She added a long diamond necklace and diamond earrings, paired with red heels and a feathered back bow in her hair (Getty Images)
Nwodim’s black jacket featured rainbow buttons along the sleeves, which matched the multicolored buttons attached to her black-painted nails (Getty Images)
Emma Chamberlain
Emma Chamberlain stunned on the blue carpet in a tight-fitted, navy vest dress with white stripes and a large cut-out on the side by Courrèges. She paired the backless look with see-through black gloves and clear sunglasses (Getty Images)
Chamberlain, serving as a red carpet correspondent for ‘Vogue’ at the gala, sported bleached short hair. Her dress featured a long train and a black strap across the back (Getty Images for The Met Museum)
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