Savannah James, wife of Met Gala 2025‘s honorary chair, LeBron James, attended the coveted red carpet event on Monday in a dramatic, custom gown by Hanifa. The outfit embraced this year’s theme, “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style,” with its fusion of traditional menswear and evening wear.
James’ dress featured a burgundy pin-striped pattern throughout, a cropped jacket top with traditional lapels and oversized white French cuffs and a dramatic cutout in the midriff section. It also included a mermaid-style skirt that flared dramatically into a massive train with structured folds and pleating, as well as a burgundy necktie and a decorative silver brooch on the lapel.
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Hanifa is a global luxury brand created by designer Anifa Mvuemba, who has also collaborated with Beyoncé before.
The entrepreneur was styled by her longtime collaborator Casey “Icon” Billingsley, who dressed her in a custom Alexander McQueen in the same burgundy shade over the weekend for a pre-Met Gala event.
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Savannah James was representing her husband, LeBron James, who, although is this year’s honorary chair at the event, couldn’t attend the Met Gala due to a recent knee injury. “Unfortunately because of my knee injury I sustained at the end of the season I won’t be able to attend the Met Gala in NY tonight as so many people have been asking and congratulating me on!” he wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter, on Monday.
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Other guests, including Teyana Taylor, Emma Chamberlain and Zuri Hall, also opted for pin-striped looks at the 2025 Met Gala.
The 2025 Met Gala, held Monday at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, features the theme “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style.” The event highlights Black dandyism and menswear, with a “Tailored for You” dress code. Cochairs include Colman Domingo, Lewis Hamilton, A$AP Rocky, Pharrell Williams and Anna Wintour.
