Rihanna Gets Dapper For 2025 Met Gala With Baby Bump In Tow
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Rihanna has made her return to the Met Gala, presenting her interpretation of this year's theme, 'Tailored For You,' which is inspired by Black dandies and the 2009 historical text Slaves to Fashion: Black Dandyism and the Styling of Black Diasporic Identity.
As only the second menswear-themed gala in the Met's history, several stars stepped it up in masculine looks that feature fine fabrics and tailoring, and Riri is no different. Designed by Marc Jacobs, the look also highlighted Rihanna's baby bump, as her third pregnancy was revealed just hours before the gala began.
The Fenty Beauty founder shares sons RZA, 3, and Riot, 2, with longtime partner A$AP Rocky, who arrived to the gala earlier in the evening and was assigned the role of co-chair alongside Coleman Domingo, Lewis Hamilton, Pharrell and LeBron James, who couldn't make it to the event last minute due to an injury.
Check out snaps of Rihanna at the 2025 Met Gala below.
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MAY 05: Rihanna attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating 'Superfine: Tailoring Black Style' at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 05, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MAY 05: Rihanna attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating 'Superfine: Tailoring Black Style' at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 05, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by)
Rihanna at The 2025 Met Gala Celebrating 'Superfine: Tailoring Black Style' held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 05, 2025 in New York, New York. (Photo by Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Images)
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