- The 2025 Met Gala will be held in New York City on May 5.
- This year’s theme, “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style,” explores dandyism and menswear.
- Some of the co-chairs and committee members include Lewis Hamilton, Pharrell Williams, and Tyla.
The 2025 Met Gala is just around the corner.
Celebrities, billionaires, and other stars will visit New York City on May 5 to attend the prestigious fundraiser hosted by Anna Wintour, Vogue, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
They’ll walk the famed red carpet across the museum’s steps, pose for photos, and show off stunning ensembles from some of the world’s top designers.
This year’s ball will honor menswear and Black dandyism with its theme, and the likes of Lewis Hamilton and Pharrell Williams will co-chair the event.
Here’s a closer look at those details and everything else we know about the coming Met Gala.
The 2025 Met Gala theme
As Vogue reported in October, both the Costume Institute’s Spring exhibition and the 2025 Met Gala theme will be titled “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style.”
Both will “take the Black dandy as its subject” and look closely at “the importance of clothing and style to the formation of Black identities in the Atlantic diaspora,” Vogue said.
The overall theme was inspired by Monica Miller’s 2009 book “Slaves to Fashion: Black Dandyism and the Styling of Black Diasporic Identity,” while the exhibit will also draw inspiration from Zora Neale Hurston’s 1934 essay, “The Characteristics of Negro Expression.”
Dandyism refers to men of the 18th and 19th centuries who generally idealized feudal values, took great pride in their appearances, and strived to be gentlemen.
Black dandyism, however, is more specifically “a strategy and a tool to rethink identity, to reimagine the self in a different context. To really push a boundary — especially during the time of enslavement, to really push a boundary on who and what counts as human, even,” Miller told Vogue.
It also “represents the plight toward becoming behemoths of fashion and culture at large,” Tayler Adigun wrote for Ebony.
This is the first Costume Institute exhibit to focus on menswear since its “Men in Skirts” display between November and February of 2003.
Lewis Hamilton, Pharrell Williams, and everyone else who’s involved
This year, Hamilton, Williams, Colman Domingo, and A$AP Rocky will serve as co-chairs alongside Wintour, while LeBron James will be an honorary chair. This will be the first Met Gala appearance from the basketball legend.
An assortment of big names will also make up a host committee, as the museum has gathered for previous balls. While Vogue hasn’t shared many details regarding this group’s duties, they’re confirmed to attend a special dinner before the gala.
The latest committee includes Grammy Award-nominated and winning musicians Doechii, Janelle Monáe, Tyla, Usher, André 3000, and Audra McDonald.
Actors Ayo Edebiri, Spike Lee, Jeremy Pope, and Regina King are also included, as are playwrights Jeremy O. Harris and Branden Jacobs-Jenkins.
Film producer Tonya Lewis Lee is on the list alongside fashion designers Dapper Dan, Olivier Rousteing, and Grace Wales Bonner.
Writers Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Edward Enninful and artists Rashid Johnson, Jordan Casteel, and Kara Walker also have spots.
Finally, athletes Simone Biles, Jonathan Owens, Angel Reese, and Sha’Carri Richardson will be involved.
Expect to see a ton of menswear fashion trends
Vogue reported on Tuesday that the 2025 Met Gala dress code is titled “Tailored for You.” Though not strict — the publication said it “invites creative interpretation” — the dress code will serve as a guide for attendees to stay on theme.
Because the theme largely focuses on menswear and dandyism, Vogue said we can expect to see a variety of suits, men’s accessories like pocket squares, and maybe even canes.
The event’s co-chairs have been listed as examples of people who regularly express the theme in their red-carpet looks.
Where to watch the 2025 Met Gala red carpet
Vogue has yet to share details of where fashion fans can watch the 2025 Met Gala red carpet.
That said, the publication usually streams the event on its website and social-media channels. This story will be updated as more information becomes available.
