The most fashionable stars will gather at the Metropolitan Museum of Art for this special one-night event, which is scheduled to return on the first Monday in May 2025.The history-making theme for the 2025 Met Gala has been revealed by the Costume Institute, the organisation that hosts the ball.
The Met Gala’s theme this year is in line with the spring show at the Costume Institute, just like in years past. The Gala’s 2025 theme is ‘Superfine: Tailoring Black Style.’
According to the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s official announcement, the exhibition will offer “a cultural and historical exploration of the Black dandy,” tracing its origins from 18th-century Enlightenment Europe to modern-day interpretations in cities worldwide.
The gallery will delve into “the role of sartorial style in shaping Black identities across the Atlantic diaspora” through archival garments, art, film, and more.
The 2009 book ‘Slaves to Fashion: Black Dandyism and the Styling of Black Diasporic Identity’ by Monica L. Miller serves as the inspiration for this theme. The exhibition will be guest curated by Miller, who is now Chair and Professor of Africana Studies at Barnard College. This will be the first menswear show in 20 years (the previous was Braveheart: Men in Skirts” in 2003).
