Met Gala 2025: The most bold, jaw-dropping and over-the-top looks – National

It was one of fashion’s biggest nights, as around 450 high-profile people from tech, sports, art, entertainment and more got together at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City for this year’s Met Gala.

The theme of this year’s annual fundraiser, “Tailored For You,” made it clear that guests were invited to be as creative as possible within the framework of classic tailoring.

“Superfine: Tailoring Black Style” was the theme for this year’s spring show at the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute. It was the first Met show to focus exclusively on Black designers, and the first in more than 20 years to have a menswear theme.

The Met Gala, held annually on the first Monday in May, is a soirée to raise money for the Costume Institute, the museum’s collection of fashion objects. Each year, a different theme honours a designer, style or look.

It was Monica L. Miller’s 2009 book, Slaves to Fashion: Black Dandyism and the Styling of Black Diasporic Identity, that inspired this year’s show and led Andrew Bolton, curator of all the blockbuster Costume Institute shows, to bring her in as guest curator. The show uses dandyism as a lens through which to explore the formation of Black style over the years.

“Dandyism was about pushing boundaries,” Miller said.

Behind her, a section of wall was devoted to each of the 12 themes that divide the exhibit: ownership, presence, distinction, disguise, freedom, champion, respectability, jook, heritage, beauty, cool and cosmopolitanism.

Gala co-chairs this year were musician-designer Pharrell Williams, Formula 1 star Lewis Hamilton, actor Colman Domingo and rapper A$AP Rocky.

If that weren’t enough star power, this year, there was an additional host committee with athletes like Simone Biles and Jonathan Owens, Hollywood figures like Spike Lee and Ayo Edebiri, musicians like Janelle Monáe and André 3000, author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and other artists, playwrights and fashion figures.

Let’s be honest — the real thrill of the Met Gala for us at home is playing fashion critic as Hollywood’s A-listers strut their stuff. Keep scrolling for a roundup of some of the most fun, bold and outrageous looks of the night.

Rihanna

A$AP Rocky

Cardi B

Pharrell Williams and Helen Lasichanh

Madonna

Halle Berry

Nicki Minaj

Diana Ross

Evan Ross

Tracee Ellis Ross

Pamela Anderson and Brandon Thomas Lee

Taraji P. Henson

Jaden Smith

Quinta Brunson

Doechii

Bad Bunny

Jenna Ortega

Tyla

Nicole Kidman

Jodie Turner-Smith

FKA Twigs

Janelle Monae

Chappell Roan

Kylie Jenner

Kendall Jenner

Kim Kardashian

Lauryn Hill

Andre 3000

Hailey Bieber

Stormzy

Doja Cat

Natasha Lyonne

Charli XCX

Shakira

Laura Harrier

Demi Moore

Teyana Taylor

Rege-Jean Page

Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz

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Damson Idris

Burna Boy

Tems

Aimee Lou Wood

Patrick Schwarzenegger

Lisa

Walton Goggins

Lizzo

Whoopi Goldberg

Bry Burrows and Jalen Hurts

Vera Wang

Miley Cyrus

Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra

Cynthia Erivo

Dua Lipa

Lorde

Shaboozy

Zoe Saldana

Hunter Schafer

Zendaya

Sydney Sweeney

Megan Thee Stallion

Sabrina Carpenter

Colman Domingo

Gigi Hadid

Jeff Goldblum

Anne Hathaway

Gayle King

Amelia Hamlin

— With files from Global News’ Michelle Butterfield and The Associated Press

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