Met Gala 2025: Will Arab designers who shone at world's best fashion showcase dominate spectacle again?
Dubai: Arab designers have consistently delivered standout moments at the Met Gala over the years — and 2025 is likely to be no different.
As fashion's biggest night returns tonight with the theme 'Superfine: Tailoring Black Style,' there's every reason to expect designers from the region to make their presence felt once again. The showcase will be telecast live on YouTube, Tuesday early morning starting 2am, local time.
While this year's Met Gala honours Black sartorial identity and culture, designers like Zuhair Murad, Elie Saab, and Georges Chakra remain red carpet favourites.
Their designs—known for precision tailoring, dramatic silhouettes, and couture-level embellishment—have helped shape the Met's most unforgettable fashion moments.
Rihanna chose Lebanese designer Georges Chakra gown for her Met debut in 2007. Jennifer Lopez made waves in a beaded Zuhair Murad creation in 2010. Hilary Duff, Elizabeth Hurley, Camila Morrone, and Jasmine Tookes have all stepped onto the Met's iconic stairs draped in Arab-designed gowns that turned heads and earned fashion headlines.
With Colman Domingo, A$AP Rocky, Pharrell Williams, and Anna Wintour co-chairing this year's event—and LeBron James joining as honorary co-chair—the gala also supports an exhibition inspired by Monica L. Miller's book Slaves to Fashion, celebrating Black dandyism and the creativity of the Black diaspora.
Arab designers may not be the theme, but they continue to be a key part of the Met Gala narrative. If history is anything to go by, expect their work to command attention once again on the most-watched red carpet of the year.
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