The day we all have waited for is here: the unveiling of the 2025 Met Gala theme. Each year, the most fashionable, high-class celebrities receive an invitation to the fashion event of the year. The Metropolitan Museum of Art shuts its doors to the public and re-opens to entertainment’s best of the best. At home, we marvel at the stars gracing the Met steps dressed (hopefully) extravagantly on theme. Understanding the Met Gala dress code and theme is key to getting the full picture. Here’s what we can expect come 2025.
The 2025 Met Gala Theme: ‘Superfine: Tailoring Black Style’
In the past, Met Gala themes have ranged from edgy and modern to historical and heavy. Featured themes included “Punk: Chaos to Couture” in 2013, “China through the Looking Glass” in 2015 and “Notes on Camp” in 2019. But, taking the cake for the most exciting theme so far is that of the 2025 Met Gala—”Superfine: Tailoring Black Style.” The theme was inspired by the many incredible and influential Black men throughout fashion history, illuminating the dandyism of the past. The 2025 Met Gala features the first all-Black male co-chair list, with Lewis Hamilton, A$AP Rocky, Colman Domingo, Pharrell Williams and honorary chair LeBron James.
The response to the theme has been very positive. Fashion fans are excited and ready to see what designers and makeup artists come up with. With a theme of strong meaning and many possible interpratations, viewers are holding their breaths until May. But for now, some predictions of what we can expect to see are coming to light.
Since the theme has historical context, a strong beauty and fashion prediction includes recreating the looks of famous Black icons or looks inspired by historical figures that have influenced our timeline for the greater good. For example, one of the main individuals that the Gala is reeling in on is Monica L. Miller, a professor of Africana Studies at Barnard who published Slaves to Fashion in 2009. The reading discusses how the aesthetic choices were made and how each contributed to the political and social world. Miller’s findings and explanations of beauty are predicted to set a huge standard of how attendees should be styled.
