Suit Up: All The Best Red Carpet Looks From The 2025 Met Gala
With the arrival of May comes the most illustrious affair of the fashion calendar: the Met Gala. On the first Monday of the month, the white tent once again envelops the steps of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, ushering in Hollywood's finest for a night where style meets spectacle, and the red carpet becomes a canvas for sartorial storytelling.
This year's theme, Superfine: Tailoring Black Style , draws from Monica L. Miller's seminal book, Slaves to Fashion: Black Dandyism and the Styling of Black Diasporic Identity , and is brought to life through an exhibition curated by Miller and The Costume Institute's Andrew Bolton. It charts the evolution of the Black Dandy—from its 18th-century European origins to today's contemporary reinterpretations—honouring the power, poetry, and politics of what we wear.
More than just suits, this dress code asks guests to interpret tailoring in its most expressive form. Think razor-sharp cuts, subversive suiting, and silhouettes that speak to refined rebellion. Co-chaired by Lewis Hamilton, Colman Domingo, Pharrell Williams and A$AP Rocky, alongside Anna Wintour and honorary chair LeBron James, it's the first all-male panel to helm fashion's grandest occasion.
And now, the curtain lifts. Below, we present every major moment from the Met Gala 2025 red carpet—live from New York. Zendaya at The 2025 Met Gala Celebrating 'Superfine: Tailoring Black Style' held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 05, 2025 in New York, New York. (Photo by Michael Buckner/Penske Media via Getty Images) Dua Lipa attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating 'Superfine: Tailoring Black Style' at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 05, 2025 in New York City. (Photo byfor The Met Museum/Vogue) Sydney Sweeney at The 2025 Met Gala Celebrating 'Superfine: Tailoring Black Style' held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 05, 2025 in New York, New York. (Photo by Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Images) Met Gala Co-Chair, A$AP Rocky 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 Theo Wargo/FilmMagic) Demi Moore 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) Doechii attends the 2025 Met Celebrating 'Superfine: Tailoring Black Style' at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 05, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo/FilmMagic) Ayo Edebiri 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) Lisa attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating 'Superfine: Tailoring Black Style' at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 05, 2025 in New York City. (Photo byfor The Met Museum/Vogue) Megan Thee Stallion 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 Michael Loccisano/GA/The Hollywood Reporter via Getty Images) Anne Hathaway attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating 'Superfine: Tailoring Black Style' at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 05, 2025 in New York City. (Photo byfor The Met Museum/Vogue) Lupita Nyong'o 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 Michael Buckner/Penske Media via Getty Images) Colman Domingo 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 Michael Buckner/Penske Media via Getty Images) Gigi Hadid 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) Miley Cyrus attends the 2025 Met Celebrating 'Superfine: Tailoring Black Style' at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 05, 2025 in New York City. (Photo byfor The Met Museum/Vogue) Zoe Saldana at the 2025 Met at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 5, 2025, in New York. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images) Sabrina Carpenter attends the 2025 Met Celebrating 'Superfine: Tailoring Black Style' at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 05, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/GA/The Hollywood Reporter via Getty Images) Pharrell Williams at The 2025 Met 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) Jennie Kim 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) Tessa Thompson 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) Angela Bassett 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) Nicole Kidman 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) Keke Palmer attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating 'Superfine: Tailoring Black Style' at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 05, 2025 in New York City. (Photo byfor The Met Museum/Vogue) Bad Bunny 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 Michael Buckner/Penske Media via Getty Images) Hunter Schafer 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) Dapper Dan attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating 'Superfine: Tailoring Black Style' at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 05, 2025 in New York City. (Photo byfor The Met Museum/Vogue) Doja Cat attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating 'Superfine: Tailoring Black Style' at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 05, 2025 in New York City. (Photo byfor The Met Museum/Vogue) Jodie Turner-Smith arrives for the 2025 Met at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 5, 2025, in New York. The Gala raises money for the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute. The 2025 Met Gala is themed 'Tailored for You,' aligning with the Costume Institute's exhibition, 'Superfine: Tailoring Black Style,' set to open to the public on May 10. (Photo by Angela WEISS / AFP) (Photo by ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images) Monica Barbaro attends the 2025 Met Celebrating 'Superfine: Tailoring Black Style' at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 05, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by) Regina King 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) Dev Hynes 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) FKA Twigs 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 Theo Wargo/FilmMagic) Laura Harrier 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) Alicia Keys 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) Jeremy Allen White attends the 2025 Met 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: Serena Williams 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 Michael Loccisano/GA/The Hollywood Reporter via Getty Images) NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MAY 05: Vittoria Ceretti attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating 'Superfine: Tailoring Black Style' at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 05, 2025 in New York City. (Photo byfor The Met Museum/Vogue) Emma Chamberlain 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 Michael Buckner/Penske Media via Getty Images) Pamela Anderson 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 Theo Wargo/FilmMagic) Joey King 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 Michael Buckner/Penske Media via Getty Images) Diana Ross 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 Michael Buckner/Penske Media via Getty Images) Lewis Hamilton attending the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Benefit Gala 2025 in New York, USA. Picture date: Monday May 5, 2025. (Photo by Matt Crossick/PA Images via Getty Images) Sarah Snook 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) Whoopi Goldberg 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 Michael Buckner/Penske Media via Getty Images) Danielle Deadwyler 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) Justice Smith attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating 'Superfine: Tailoring Black Style' at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 05, 2025 in New York City. (Photo byfor The Met Museum/Vogue) Maya Hawke 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 John Shearer/WireImage) Andrew Scott attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating 'Superfine: Tailoring Black Style' at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 05, 2025 in New York City. (Photo byfor The Met Museum/Vogue) Mindy Kaling 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 Michael Loccisano/GA/The Hollywood Reporter via Getty Images) Walton Goggins 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) Gabrielle Union 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) Kerry Washington 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) Sadie Sink 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) Callum Turner celebrating 'Superfine: Tailoring Black Style' at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 05, 2025 in New York City. (Photo byfor The Met Museum/Vogue) Teyana Taylor at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 5, 2025, in New York. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images) Karlie Kloss Celebrating 'Superfine: Tailoring Black Style' at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 05, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by)
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