Met Gala 2025: Best tailored looks of the night
Lupita Nyong'o poses on the red carpet for the 2025 Met Gala, the annual benefit for the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute, in New York, New York, USA, 05 May 2025. The event coincides with the Met Costume Institute's spring 2025 exhibition ‘Superfine: Tailoring Black Style’ which will be on view from 10 May 2025 through 26 October 2025. EPA / JUSTIN LANE
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Gulf Today
09-05-2025
- Gulf Today
Met Gala exhibit ‘Superfine' gives voice to emerging Black designers
When the email came from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Jacques Agbobly at first didn't quite believe it. The Brooklyn-based fashion designer had only been in the business for five years. Now, one of the world's top museums was asking for two of his designs to be shown in 'Superfine: Tailoring Black Style,' the exhibit launched by the starry Met Gala. 'I was just floored with excitement,' Agbobly said in an interview. 'I had to check to make sure it was from an official email. And then the excitement came, and I was like ... am I allowed to say anything to anyone about it?' Agbobly grew up in Togo, watching seamstresses and tailors create beautiful garments in part of the family home that they rented out. Studying fashion later in New York, the aspiring designer watched the Met Gala carpet from afar and dreamed of one day somehow being part of it. 'Superfine: Tailoring Black Style' is the first Costume Institute exhibit to focus exclusively on Black designers, and the first in more than 20 years devoted to menswear. Unlike past shows that highlighted the work of very famous designers like Karl Lagerfeld or Charles James, this exhibit includes a number of up-and-coming designers like Agbobly. 'The range is phenomenal,' says guest curator Monica L. Miller, a Barnard College professor whose book, 'Slaves to Fashion: Black Dandyism and the Styling of Black Diasporic Identity,' is a foundation for the show. 'It's super exciting to showcase the designs of these younger and emerging designers,' says Miller, who took The Associated Press through the show over the weekend before its unveiling at Monday's Met Gala, 'and to see the way they've been thinking about Black representation across time and across geography.' Artwork is displayed. Reuters Miller also spoke about the exhibit at a press preview on Monday morning, at which the Met's CEO, Max Hollein, announced the gala had raised a record $31 million — the first time the fundraiser for the museum's Costume Institute has crossed the $30 million mark and eclipsing last year's haul of more than $26 million. Also appearing was actor and gala co-chair Colman Domingo, who spoke with emotion about the family members — a stepfather, a father, a brother — who introduced him to style. Resplendent in a purple suit by designer Ozwald Boateng, he shared a favourite quote from director and playwright George C. Wolfe: 'God created Black people, and Black people created style.' The exhibit covers Black style over several centuries, but the unifying theme is dandyism, and how designers have expressed that ethos through history. For Agbobly, dandyism is 'about taking space. As a Black designer, as a queer person, a lot of it is rooted in people telling us who we should be or how we should act ... dandyism really goes against that. It's about showing up and looking your best self and taking up space and announcing that you're here.' Pieces are seen during a press preview of exhibition 'Superfine: Tailoring Black Style' at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. Reuters The exhibit, which opens to the public on May 10, begins with its own definition: someone who 'studies above everything else to dress elegantly and fashionably.' Miller has organized it into 12 conceptual sections: Ownership, presence, distinction, disguise, freedom, champion, respectability, jook, heritage, beauty, cool and cosmopolitanism. The 'ownership' section begins with two livery coats worn by enslaved people. One of them, from Maryland, looks lavish and elaborate, in purple velvet trimmed with gold metallic threading. The garments were intended to show the wealth of their owners. In other words, Miller says, the enslaved themselves were items of conspicuous consumption. The other is a livery coat of tan broadcloth, likely manufactured by Brooks Brothers and worn by an enslaved child or adolescent boy in Louisiana just before the Civil War. Elsewhere, there's a contemporary, glittering ensemble by British designer Grace Wales Bonner, made of crushed silk velvet and embroidered with crystals and the cowrie shells historically used as currency in Africa. There's also a so-called 'dollar bill suit' by the label — the jacket sporting a laminated one-dollar bill stitched to the breast pocket, meant to suggest the absence of wealth. The 'disguise' section includes a collection of 19th-century newspaper ads announcing rewards for catching runaway enslaved people. A view of the exhibit. AFP The ads, Miller notes, would often describe someone who was 'particularly fond of dress' — or note that the person had taken large wardrobes. The reason was twofold: The fancy clothes made it possible for an enslaved person to cloak their identity. But also, when they finally made it to freedom, they could sell the clothing to help fund their new lives, Miller says. 'So dressing above one's station sometimes was a matter of life and death,' the curator says, 'and also enabled people to transition from being enslaved to being liberated.' The contemporary part of this section includes striking embroidered jackets by the label Off-White that purposely play with gender roles — like displaying an ostensibly 'male' jacket on a female mannequin. Stopping by a set of portraits from the early 19th century, as abolitionism was happening in the North, Miller explains that the subjects are Black men who were successful, well off enough to commission or sit for portraits, and dressed 'in the finest fashions of the day.' Like William Whipper, an abolitionist and wealthy lumber merchant who also founded a literary society. They represent the beginnings of a Black middle and upper middle class in America, Miller says. But she points out a group of racist caricatures in a case right across from the portraits. One of Miller's favourite items in the heritage section is Agbobly's bright-coloured ensemble based on the hues of bags that West African migrants used to transport their belongings. Also displayed is Agbobly's denim suit embellished with crystals and beads. It's a tribute not only to the hairbraiding salons where the designer spent time as a child, but also the earrings his grandmother or aunts would wear when they went to church. Associated Press
Gulf Today
06-05-2025
- Gulf Today
'All hail king of the MET!' Shah Rukh Khan dazzles at Met Gala in Manhattan amid galaxy of stars
Global icon Shah Rukh Khan made a dazzling debut at the Met Gala 2025, setting the red carpet ablaze with his signature charm and style. His longtime friend Karan Johar took to his Instagram, where he shared a video of Shah Rukh walking out in style. The filmmaker captioned it: "All hail the king of the MET!!! The internet just broke into a gazillion hearts!!! Bhai you rule." Wearing a sharp ensemble by Sabyasachi Mukherjee, Shah Rukh looked dapper in a floor-sweeping black trenchcoat layered over an unbuttoned shirt. He completed chunky jewellery including eye-popping diamond-studded pendants emblazoned with "K". Shah Rukh Khan at the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating 'Superfine: Tailoring Black Style' at Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. AFP To add to the drama, he carried a walking stick with a tiger-top, which was completely in sync with this year's theme "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style". He then shared a picture of Shah Rukh originally posted by the star's manager Pooja Dadlani and wrote: "The King" along with the song "Here Comes The Hotstepper" playing in the background. As per reports, Shah Rukh posed, smiled, waved and even treated fans with his signature pose. Actress Kiara Advani debuted her blossoming baby bump in a stunning ensemble by ace couturier Gaurav Gupta as she attended the 2025 MET Gala at the The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Kiara Advani attends The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala on Monday in New York. Kiara took to Instagram, where she shared a string of pictures dressed in Gaurav Gupta Couture titled 'Bravehearts'. She wore a gold sculpted breastplate with two hearts with a dramatic white cape. Global head-turner Priyanka Chopra looked drop-dead-gorgeous as she flaunted vintage Hollywood fashion at the 2025 MET Gala. Priyanka took to Instagram, where she shared her look for the event dressed by Olivier Rousteing of luxury fashion house Balmain for the 2025 theme "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style". She wore a white halter-neck dress with black polka dots with a black belt at the waist and black buttons down the centre. She completed her look with a big black wide-brim hat and emerald green neckpiece. Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra pose during the Met Gala. Reuters For the caption she wrote: "MET 2025." Ahead of walking on the carpet, the actress shared a video of herself getting dolled up for the event. She wrote: "Sneak peek of a new @maxfactor product for the perfect glow #MetGala." Priyanka was joined by her husband Nick Jonas, who looked dapper in black slacks and an off-white shirt featuring a tied scarf around his neck, reports Punjabi sensation Diljit Dosanjh once again sweeped everyone off their feet as he looked every inch a Maharaja at the MET Gala 2025. Diljit Dosanjh, left, and Prabal Gurung attend The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala. Associated Press Diljit wore an outfit designed by Prabal Gurung. He wore an ivory-hued ensemble, paired with a bejewelled turban, a neckpiece, and a sheathed sword. He completed it with a cape which had Punjabi wordings written on it. The 2025 theme "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style," is inspired by Monica L Miller's book Slaves to Fashion: Black Dandyism and the Styling of Black Diasporic Identity, published in 2009. The fashion gala for the first time has put the spotlight on menswear. Indo-Asian News Service
Harpers Bazaar Arabia
06-05-2025
- Harpers Bazaar Arabia
All The Celebrity Looks From The Met Gala 2025: Superfine Tailoring Black Style
Inspired by Black Dandyism and the event's dress code 'Tailored For You,' the world's brightest stars stepped out onto the iconic blue carpet in style The Met Gala has done it again. The blue carpet at last night's glittering soirée dazzled with the world's finest tastemakers, each interpreting this year's theme—'Superfine: Tailoring Black Style'—with their own unique spin. As the pictures rolled in, 2025 swiftly proved itself as an unadulterated expression of individualism. The co-chairs led the charge—A$AP Rocky, Pharrell Williams, Colman Domingo, Lewis Hamilton, as well as honorary co-chair LeBron James—channelled Black Dandyism with utter panache, each reimagining the event's dressed code, Tailored For You. Unsurprisingly, chic suiting took centre stage. Zendaya's all-white Louis Vuitton ensemble was pin-prick precise, while Lupita Nyong'o channelled an elegant shade of aquamarine top to toe, courtesy of Chanel. The suit was reinterpreted in myriad ways across the board, from blazers, to short co-ords, vests, floor length overcoats with sweeping trains, and sharp ties. Freed-up from the usual flurry of gigantic gowns, this was a year that the theme felt perhaps its most intelligently interpreted ever, with every detail carefully curated—down to the button, the cufflink and the collar. Here, we present the evening's most stylish celebrity looks. Rihanna in Marc Jacobs Anne Hathaway in Carolina Herrera and Bvlgari Jodie Turner-Smith in Burberry Sydney Sweeney in Miu Miu Kim Kardashian in Chrome Hearts Coco Jones in Manish Malhotra Nicole Kidman in Balenciaga Jenna Ortega in Balmain Demi Moore in Thom Browne Lupita Nyong'o in Chanel Diana Ross in Ugo Mozie Joey King in Miu Miu Priyanka Chopra in Balmain and Bvlgari, with Nick Jonas Zendaya in Louis Vuitton Colman Domingo in Valentino Sabrina Carpenter in Louis Vuitton Gigi Hadid in Miu Miu Sir Lewis Hamilton in Grace Wales Bonner Jennie in Chanel Mindy Kaling in Harbison Studios Teyana Taylor in custom Ruth E. Carter Shakira in Prabal Gurung Ciara in LaQuan Smith Lizzo in Christian Siriano Madonna in Tom Ford Miley Cyrus in Alaïa Rosé in Saint Laurent
