It’s the first Monday in May, which means one thing: The Met Gala is here.
The 2025 Met Gala celebrates the new Costume Institute exhibition “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style,” with a dress code of “Tailored for You.” This year’s theme is inspired by guest curator Monica L. Miller’s 2009 book, “Slaves to Fashion: Black Dandyism and the Styling of Black Diasporic Identity,” and marks the museum’s fashion exhibit focused on menswear since 2003.
The gala is cohosted by Colman Domingo, Lewis Hamilton, A$AP Rocky and Pharrell Williams, with LeBron James serving as an honorary chair. For the first time since 2019, the Met is bringing back its tradition of having an additional host committee. This year’s committee includes André 3000, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Simone Biles, Jonathan Owens, Grace Wales Bonner, Jordan Casteel, Dapper Dan, Doechii, Ayo Edebiri, Edward Enninful, Jeremy O. Harris, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, Rashid Johnson, Regina King, Spike Lee, Tonya Lewis Lee, Audra McDonald, Janelle Monáe, Jeremy Pope, Angel Reese, Sha’Carri Richardson, Olivier Rousteing, Tyla, Usher and Kara Walker.
Following the major gala on Monday, the exhibition opens to the public on Saturday and runs through Oct. 26 in the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Exhibition Hall. The exhibit is curated by Miller and the Costume Institute’s Andrew Bolton, William DeGregorio and Amanda Garfinkel.
The Met Gala is, of course, all about the red carpet, and this year’s attendees — including actors, musicians, athletes, artists and more — have spent weeks developing their looks. For a live look at all the red carpet fashion unfolding on the steps of the Met, see the gallery link above.
