27 of the best looks from Met Gala 2025

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Nadine Yousif and Scarlett Harris

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Watch: Suits galore and a 18-foot formal process - Key looks from the 2025 Met Gala

Monday nighttime marked 1 of the world's biggest nights of fashion, arsenic stars served up their astir iconic looks for the yearly Met Gala successful New York City.

The taxable for this year's lawsuit was "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style", the archetypal since 2003 to absorption exclusively connected menswear.

It was inspired by a recently unveiled grounds astatine the Metropolitan Museum of Art's costume institute featuring the "black dandy", which Vogue says "examines the value of covering and benignant to the enactment of achromatic identities successful the Atlantic diaspora".

A-list celebrities including Zendaya, Demi Moore and Diana Ross brought their ain mentation to the theme, stunning successful tailored suits and melodramatic gowns.

Here is simply a look astatine immoderate of the highlights:

Zendaya makes a connection successful all-white suit

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Actress Zendaya, known for her dazzling reddish carpet style, opted for a wide-brimmed chapeau and tailored Louis Vuitton pick suit astatine this year's Met Gala.

But determination was 1 flimsy popular of colour: her manicured reddish nails.

Bad Bunny pays homage to Puerto Rico

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Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny wore a brownish Prada suit, which helium said helium worked connected with the Italian manner location for a fewer months earlier the event.

He besides stayed connected taxable by accessorising with embellished gloves, a brooch and a chapeau that paid homage to his Puerto Rican heritage.

"We did thing special," helium said of his look. "I consciousness good, and I anticipation radical deliberation I'm looking good."

Kim Kardashian successful croc-embossed leather

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US world TV prima Kim Kardashian wore an all-black ensemble by LA-based marque Chrome Hearts - a fitted leather apical and skirt that she offset with diamond necklaces and 2 strings of pearls.

She is, of course, nary alien to the Met Gala - having made headlines with a formal worn by Marilyn Monroe successful 2022, and a wet-look Thierry Mugler formal successful 2019.

Sir Lewis Hamilton successful a pick suit

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Black British decorator Grace Wales Bonner dressed British Formula One prima Sir Lewis Hamilton for the night. Sir Lewis was a co-chair of this year's event.

The brace person worked unneurotic successful the past with Wales Bonner dressing Hamilton for the 2023 British Fashion Awards.

Chappell Roan channels disco successful blistery pink

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Singer Chappell Roan brought a uncommon popular of colour to the Met's bluish carpet, successful a patchwork blistery pinkish ensemble sourced from eBay.

The vocalist worked with Wicked costume decorator Paul Tazewell connected her outfit, portion make-up creator Pat McGrath was down her disco-inspired look.

Demi Moore with a literal interpretation

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Demi Moore gave america different circular of method dressing.

The American actress's caller property circuit for The Substance recalled the assemblage fearfulness themes of the film, portion her awards run for the relation of Elisabeth Sparkle saw her dressing for the glam statuettes.

Moore understood the duty for the Met Gala, coming arsenic a literal men's necktie successful a sculptural achromatic and achromatic striped sequin gown from Thom Browne.

Rihanna shows disconnected her 3rd pregnancy

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Rihanna, typically 1 of the astir stylish attendees astatine the Gala, returned to the Met steps this twelvemonth successful Marc Jacobs, debuting her gestation with co-chair of the evening A$AP Rocky.

Diana Ross' ensemble is each drama

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Legendary vocalist Diana Ross wore a show-stopping achromatic ensemble, implicit with feathers and a agelong bid that required astatine slightest 2 assistants.

On the carpet, Ross said her lad persuaded her to be this year's event. The past clip she attended the Met Gala is 2003.

She added she had the names of her children and grandchildren embroidered connected her formal train.

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Sydney Sweeney successful Miu Miu

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Actress Sydney Sweeney wore a customized Miu Miu gown - her 3rd clip wearing the decorator astatine the Met Gala. This time, her formal was implicit with beaded fringe shoulders and golden hardware detailing connected the neck.

Speaking astir her look, Sweeney said it paid homage to histrion and creator Kim Novak. Sweeney is acceptable to represent Novak successful the upcoming movie Scandalous.

Dua Lipa successful matching achromatic with Callum Turner

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A custom-made Chanel look was Dua Lipa's prime this year.

The chiffon dress, sequin tweed overgarment and organza cape - each adorned with pearls, feathers and crystals - took immoderate 2,000 hours to make.

Sabrina Carpenter successful Louis Vuitton

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Sabrina Carpenter wore a burgundy Louis Vuitton bodysuit that featured each the tailoring of a regular suit.

The vocalist said she worked with signaling creator Pharrell Williams - besides the men's originative manager of Louis Vuitton - connected the bottomless look.

"You're rather short, truthful nary pants for you," Carpenter recalled Williams telling her.

Barry Keoghan successful customized Valentino

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Irish histrion Barry Keoghan wore a custom-made Valentino fit, with florals embroidered connected the cuffs and a silk reddish scarf wrapped astir the waist.

Lorde looks sleek successful Thom Browne

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New Zealand vocalist Lorde made a uncommon quality astatine the Met Gala this twelvemonth (she has not attended since 2021).

She wore a metallic metallic floor-length skirt set, and a matching bandeau and blazer designed by Thom Browne.

Simone Biles stuns successful electrical blue

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Olympic gymnast and golden medalist Simone Biles brought a popular of colour to the Met Gala carpet with a striking bluish minidress that featured a collared neckline, a agelong bid and jewelled appliques.

The formal was designed by Harbison Studio.

Coco Jones dazzles from caput to toe

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Singer Coco Jones opted for a look designed by Indian marque Manish Malhotra.

She wore a tailored pick and achromatic look that featured ornate embroidery and a melodramatic long-sleeve coat. Jones besides wore a ample connection necklace and Jimmy Choo heels.

Colman Domingo with 2 looks successful one

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Actor and playwright Colman Domingo could person inspired this year's Met Gala theme, arsenic he's been carrying the baton for well-dressed men connected the reddish carpet for respective years now.

He donned a royal bluish Valentino cloak that paid homage to Andre Leon Talley, erstwhile editor-at-large connected Vogue whom Anna Wintour called "a dandy among dandies."

The cape aboriginal was removed to uncover a 2nd look underneath: a tailored, patterned suit implicit with a large fabric, polka-dotted angiosperm brooch.

Teyana Taylor is simply a roseate successful Harlem

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Actress and vocalist Teyana Taylor, who hosted Vogue's unrecorded watercourse of the reddish carpet, arrived successful customized Marc Jacobs connected the limb of costume decorator Ruth E. Carter. Ms Carter has worked with filmmaker Spike Lee and connected the Black Panther movie franchise to make immoderate modern popular taste cues for the achromatic dandy.

Taylor wore a burgundy cape embroidered with "Harlem Rose," a motion to her 2018 opus A Rose successful Harlem.

Emma Chamberlain debuts caller pixie chopped

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Social media influencer Emma Chamberlain looked crisp and connected taxable with a backless tailored suit formal designed by French manner location Courrèges.

She accessorised the look with a spiky formation blonde pixie chopped and stylish eyeglasses.

Cynthia Erivo smiles wide successful Givenchy

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Wicked's Cynthia Erivo, known for her on-theme style, wore a Givenchy ensemble featuring a bedazzled bodice and an extra-long achromatic bid with matching leather boots and nails.

Doja Cat's bold and large enarthrosis pads

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Recording creator Doja Cat wore a customized Marc Jacobs look that featured elephantine enarthrosis pads and a leopard-print bustier panel.

"I conscionable wanted to consciousness similar a small gangsta," she said.

"I consciousness similar helium brought that with the beardown signifier of the shoulders, and each of the exaggerated shapes," Doja Cat said of Jacobs.

Tracee Ellis Ross successful shades of pink

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Actress Tracee Ellis Ross, the girl of Diana Ross, was 1 of the fewer radical who wore pinkish astatine this year's Met Gala.

She donned a customized Marc Jacobs suit that was implicit with a giant, blistery pinkish bow astatine the back, a matching apical chapeau and immoderate unsocial bling.

Andre 3000 wears a piano

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In 1 of the much memorable looks of the evening, Andre 3000 showed up to the Met Gala carpet with a achromatic and achromatic soft strapped to his backmost and a trash container arsenic a purse.

The stylish OutKast rapper designed the look himself successful collaboration with Burberry.

Lupita Nyong'o successful pulverization bluish Chanel

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Oscar-winning histrion Lupita Nyong'o wore a stunning pulverization bluish Chanel suit, with a matching chapeau and transparent cape.

She accessorised the look with bedazzled, achromatic rhinestone eyebrows.

Cardi B successful ivy greenish Burberry

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Rapper Cardi B debuted a caller hairstyle (and oculus colour) successful a greenish Burberry pantsuit, implicit with matching nails and oculus shadow.

Doechii makes her Met Gala debut successful LV

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Doechii took marque practice to caller levels, stamping the celebrated Louis Vuitton logo connected her look to spell on with the motif of her suit.

The American rapper is often seen wearing looks from the French manner house.

This outfit combined the designer's 2 celebrated patterns - the LV monogram signifier connected the waistcoat and jacket, arsenic good arsenic the damier checkerboard connected the shorts.

Janelle Monae is connected taxable (and connected time)

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When asked astir her outfit connected the carpet, Janelle Monáe responded simply - "free" - followed by an expletive.

"And erstwhile I'm successful my suit, that is precisely however I feel," she said.

She wore a Thom Brown suit, with whom she's attended the Met Gala arsenic a impermanent for the past respective years. The look is styled by the Academy Award-winning costume decorator for Wicked, Paul Tazewell.

Madonna references herself

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Pop fable Madonna accessorised her cream-colored tuxedo with a cigar, creating an interplay betwixt brushed feminine materials and a chiseled masculine energy.

It's a dynamic that the superstar has played with passim her career.

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