This year, the dress code for the event is “Tailored for you,” anod tothe Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute exhibit that explores the history of Black style in menswear.
Those on the star-studded guest list will likely incorporate tailoring in their looks, while being as creative as possible.Expect a variety of takes on suits, with classic accessories like canes, pocket squares, brooches, hats and ties likely to make an appearance.
Actor, playwright and Met Gala co-chair Colman Domingothat Vogue editor and Met Gala host Anna Wintour texted him asking what he was going to wear. He sent her a picture of his look, to which she responded, “Work of art.”
Actor Colman Domingo,a co-chair of the 2025 Met Gala, atthe Fashion Trust U.S. Awards, April 8, 2025.
Monica Schipper/Getty ImagesHere’s what else we know so far about the 2025 Met Gala.
How to watch the Met Gala
You can catch the Met Gala livestream at 6 p.m. ET on or on Vogue’s YouTube channel and its other digital platforms.
The Associated Press will livestream celebrity departures from the Mark Hotel beginning at 5 p.m. and will stream the red carpet on delay beginning at 6:30 p.m. on YouTube and .
On TV, “E!” will have live coverage at 6 p.m., with te livestream available on Peacock, E! Online and YouTube, along with the network’s social media feeds.
Anna Wintour says the Black community's response to this year's Met Gala theme has been "so touching." Wintour, the event co-chair, says she's learned from the Met's exhibit focused on Black dandyism. (May 5, 2025 / AP Video)
What is the 2025 Met Gala theme?
The 2025 Met Galawill be a celebration ofthe Met’s Costume Institute exhibit “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style,” which focuses onthe Black dandy.
“Historically, the term ‘dandy’was used to describe someone — often a man — who is extremely devoted to style and approaches it as a discipline,” reads a Met “Dandyism was initially imposed on Black men in 18th-century Europe as the Atlantic slave trade and an emerging culture of consumerism created a trend of fashionably dressed, or dandified, servants.”
It’s the first fashion exhibit at the Met in over 20 years to focus exclusively on menswear.
Designs by Jacques Agbobly, left, and Jeffrey Banks from the Costume Institute exhibit, “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style,” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York on March 20, 2025.
Jocelyn Noveck/AP PhotoThe exhibit was inspired by Met guest curator Monica L. Miller’s 2009 book “Slaves to Fashion: Black Dandyism and the Styling of Black Diasporic Identity,” and will delve into the importance of style to theformation of Black identities in the Atlantic diaspora.
“Dandyism offered Black people an opportunity to use clothing, gesture, irony, and wit to transform their given identities and imagine new ways of embodying political and social possibilities,” the news release reads.
Cynthia Erivo reflects on this year's Met Gala theme centered around Black fashion: "We get to celebrate the history of the flair." (May 5, 2025 / AP Video)
When is the 2025 Met Gala?
The gala will take place on Monday, May 5, and the Costume Institute exhibition will be on view from May 10 to Oct. 26, 2025.
Chef Kwame Onwuachi will create the menu for the evening and artist Cy Gavin is set to design the decor concept alongside Derek McLane and Raúl Àvila.
Co-chairs of the 2025 Met Gala, from left: A$AP Rocky, Colman Domingo, Lewis Hamilton, LeBron James and Pharrell Williams.
APWho are the co-chairs of the 2025 Met Gala?
Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour has invited a slate of male stars to co-host the gala, since the theme focuses on menswear. Joining her as co-chairs are actor Colman Domingo, Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton, musician A$AP Rocky and Louis Vuitton men’s creative director Pharrell Williams. NBA star LeBron James will be an honorary chair.
, each of the gala’s co-chairs was photographed for a cover, and Black celebrities likely to attend the gala shared what the term ‘dandy’ means to them. “Freedom,” said actor Lakeith Stanfield; “individuality,” said singer and actress Janelle Monáe; and “elegance,” said singer-songwriter and model Yseult.
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“Black style is really related to thinking about how fashion and power connect,” said Monica Miller, guest curator of “Superfine” and professor of Africana studies at Barnard College, Columbia University.
At a press conference at the Met last October, F1 star Hamilton spoke poignantly about how fashion became a way of expressing his identity.“I was forced to conform. From my daily routine down to what I wore. My routine was rigid. And as the only Black kid on the racing track, there was no one like me to look up to.”
Later in life, he said, “I started to express myself more creatively and more specifically, through fashion. Finding my identity in how I dressed. This was a huge positive change.”
“I know the power of representation and how fashion can be a vehicle to help push diversity forward and celebrate our differences,” Hamilton added. “I’m excited to celebrate Black history ... and to show that inclusion and creativity go hand in hand.”
British F1 driver Lewis Hamilton, who is a co-chair of the 2025 Met Gala, at the Formula One Australian Grand Prix, March 2025.
William West/AFP/Getty ImagesPharrell Williams also spoke at the press conference. “We are the survivors of what is perhaps the most intense hardships, trials and tribulations to ever bedevil a group of human beings, and not only did we survive, we carried the music, the culture, the beauty and the universal language across an ocean,” Williams said. “We gave it all back to the world and we continue to and that is what the Met Gala will celebrate — us, our gift, our history, our food, our resilience, our beauty, our style and our strength, our authorship.”
"It's our most fun date night:" Kerry Washington is ready for the Met Gala (AP Video / May 2, 2025)
Who will attend the Met Gala 2025?
Guests including fashion industry insiders and celebrities from all around the world are said to be hand-picked by Wintour, and their looks interpreting the theme have become the main attraction for viewers.
The guest list is a tightly guarded secret, so beyond the co-hosts, guests aren’t confirmed yet, though there are some red carpet regulars who typically step out on the Met’s iconic stairs, including Rihanna, Beyoncé, Jennifer Lopez,Kendall Jenner, Bella Hadidand occasionally Taylor Swift.
However, in 2024,expected regularsHadid, Beyoncé, Taylor Swift, Lively and Rihanna were all no-shows. This year, Lively and Ryan Reynolds are rumoured to be skipping again.Beyoncé has just kicked off her Cowboy Carter tour, which may mean she doesn’t attend, however her tour dates before and after, on May 4 and 7, are both in the U.S. (albeit in L.A.) so she could conceivably make it.
This year, the livestream will be hosted by singer and actor Teyana Taylor, actor and producer La La Anthony, and actor and comedian Ego Nwodim. Internet multi-hyphenate Emma Chamberlain, meanwhile, will return as Vogue’s special correspondent.
Last year, many expected Rihanna to arrive late as she often doesreported, she was sick with the flu and had to skip the gala. This year, we’re likely to see her there as her husband, A$AP Rocky, is a co-chair.
What is the Met Gala?
The Met Gala is an annual fundraiser for the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute in New York City.
The2024 Met Gala raised more than $26 millionUSD— a record amount for the annual event.
Always held on the first Monday in May, the 2024 gala was held on May 6. Guests including Zendaya, Jennifer Lopez, Demi Moore, Lana Del Rey and Tyla walked a whimsical green carpet. The dress code was “The Garden of Time” and it celebrated the exhibit “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion.” This wasn’t referring to the Disney princess, but 16 gowns in the museum’s archives that are too fragile to be hung upright and instead lie displayedinglass coffins.
With files from the Associated Press
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