It’s spring, which means that The Metropolitan Museum of Art is open for a ball.
The Met Gala 2025 red carpet will roll out on Monday, May 5, with the annual event once again helmed by Vogue’s Anna Wintour and benefitting the NYC museum’s Costume Institute.
This year’s theme, entitled “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style,” will pay homage to black dandyism and “[explore] the importance of clothing and style to the formation of Black identities in the Atlantic diaspora,” per the Met.
While 2024’s exhibition and theme, “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion,” was a heady concept that played with the idea of luxury preserved and lost, this year will be a masterclass in history, impeccable taste, quality and precision.
But what is a dandy? And what can fashion fans expect to see from A-list stars on the red carpet? Below, read all about the dress code and everything to know about the gala.
What is the Met Gala 2025 theme?
This year’s theme and coordinating museum exhibition is “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style,” and will honor black dandyism through the years.
The term “dandy” dates back to the 18th century and refers to a style that indicates wealth, taste and the intersection of African and European style traditions, per the Met. It embraces theatricality, risk-taking and exuberant freedom of expression.
Drawing inspiration from Monica L. Miller’s 2009 book “Slaves to Fashion: Black Dandyism and the Styling of Black Diasporic Identity,“ the exhibition is organized into 12 sections, each representing a characteristic that defines dandy style, according to Vogue.
Miller is serving alongside head curator Andrew Bolton as a guest curator for the show, which will display garments, paintings, photographs and more visual works from artists including Torkwase Dyson, Tanda Francis, André Grenard Matswa and Tyler Mitchell “all exploring the indelible style of Black dandies,…
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