What is the theme of this year’s Met Gala?
The Metropolitan Museum of Art previously announced that the theme for the 2025 Met Gala will be “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style.”
The theme and the dress code, “Tailored For You,” honor the Black dandy, which means fans can expect many celebrities to arrive wearing menswear on the red carpet.
“Superfine: Tailoring Black Style” was inspired by Barnard professor and author Monica L. Miller’s 2009 book, “Slaves to Fashion: Black Dandyism and the Styling of Black Diasporic Identity,” the museum shared.
“Dandyism can seem frivolous, but it often poses a challenge to or a transcendence of social and cultural hierarchies,” Miller said in a press release. “It asks questions about identity, representation, and mobility in relation to race, class, gender, sexuality, and power.”
The corresponding spring exhibition at The Met — which opens May 10 and concludes Oct. 26 — will also pay tribute to the influential fashion icon of the Black dandy. There will be 12 special sections in the museum that represent the theme: Ownership, Presence, Distinction, Disguise, Freedom, Champion, Respectability, Jook, Heritage, Beauty, Cool, and Cosmopolitanism.
Read more about the importance of Black dandyism here.
What time does the Met Gala start?
Want to make sure you don’t miss any of the celebrity guests’ grand entrances at the 2025 Met Gala on Monday, May 5?
The red carpet for fashion’s biggest night will open at 4:30 p.m. EST as the first arrivals make their way to New York’s famous Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Fashion fans can watch the official Met Gala livestream of the red carpet on all of Vogue’s digital platforms, including its website and YouTube. The livestream will begin at 6 p.m. EST.
Vogue has previously announced that singer, actor and choreographer Teyana Taylor, actor and television personality La La Anthony and “Saturday Night Live” star Ego Nwodim will host the livestream, where they’ll share all the details about the A-listers’ glamorous outfits.
Internet star Emma Chamberlain will also be on hand as the fashion magazine’s special correspondent.
