Met Gala 2025: From Alicia Keys to Jennie, the celebrities who understood the assignment
It’s the night every fashion lover looks forward to. On May 5, the Met Gala returned in full force, with our favourite celebrities and designers proving once again just how inventive fashion’s biggest stage can be.
Its dress code this year, Tailored for You, was inspired by the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute Spring 2025 exhibition, Superfine: Tailoring Black Style. Inspired by Monica L Miller’s influential book, Slaves to Fashion: Black Dandyism and the Styling of Black Diasporic Identity (2009), the exhibition explores the legacy of the Black male dandy figure and his pivotal role in shaping Black identity since the 18th century.
Celebrities in attendance took this opportunity to pay tribute to the cultural significance of this theme. Madonna reinterpreted the modern dandy in Tom Ford, while Bad Bunny donned a pava hat, a nod to his Puerto Rican heritage, to name just a few. Here, Tatler has rounded up the standout fashion moments that made this year’s Met Gala one for the books.
Also read: Met Gala 2025: Guest list, dress code, the theme’s significance and all the details you need to know
Madonna in Tom Ford
Madonna at Met Gala 2025 (Courtesy of @metgalaofficial_)
Madonna made a striking return to the Met Gala, her first appearance at the event since 2018. She graced the red carpet in Tom Ford by Haider Ackermann.
Lewis Hamilton in Wales Bonner
Lewis Hamilton at Met Gala 2025 (Courtesy of @metgalaofficial_)
Lewis Hamilton is a co-chair at this year’s Met Gala. He stepped out in an ivory-hued suit by Wales Bonner.
Kim Kardashian in Chrome Hearts
Kim Kardashian at Met Gala 2025 (Courtesy of @metgalaofficial_)
Kim Kardashian went for a full-thottle leather look in an ensemble by Chrome Hearts.
Doja Cat in custom Marc Jacobs
Doja Cat at Met Gala 2025 (Courtesy of @metgalaofficial_)
Grammy-winning rapper Doja Cat is in a custom Marc Jacobs ensemble inspired by the 1980s.
Bad Bunny in Prada
Bad Bunny at Met Gala 2025 (Courtesy of @metgalaofficial_)
Bad Bunny stepped out in a sharply tailored brown Prada suit, styled with bedazzled gloves and a noughties-inspired bowling bag—the standout accessory from the brand’s men’s autumn/winter 2025 collection. He completed the look with apava, a tribute to his native Puerto Rico.
Dua Lipa in Chanel
Dua Lipa at Met Gala 2025 (Courtesy of @metgalaofficial_)
Dua Lipa arrived at the Met Gala in a beaded black Chanel gown with matching gloves, channelling a look straight out of the 1930s.
Jodie Turner-Smith in custom Burberry
Jodie Turner-Smith Met Gala 2025 (Courtesy of @metgalaofficial_)
The British actor and model marked her third Met Gala appearance in striking style, wearing a bold red leather Burberry ensemble topped with a statement hat.
Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz in Moncler x EE72
Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz at Met Gala 2025 (Courtesy of @metgalaofficial_)
Hip-hop and R&B power couple Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz twinned in stripes. Keys is in Moncler x EE72 by Edward Enninful.
Cynthia Erivo in Givenchy
Cynthia Erivo at Met Gala 2025 (Courtesy of @metgalaofficial_)
Cynthia Erivo was wearing a sculptural Givenchy creation featuring a corset-style bodice adorned with silver gems and ruby-red accents.
Cardi B in Burberry
Cardi B at Met Gala 2025 (Courtesy of @metgalaofficial_)
Cardi B opted for a tailored velvet ensemble in a rich forest green by Burberry.
Jenna Ortega in Balmain
Jenna Ortega at Met Gala 2025 (Courtesy of @metgalaofficial_)
Jenna Ortega wore a panelled metallic gown designed by Olivier Rousteing for Balmain.
Tems in Ankara
Tems at Met Gala 2025 (Courtesy of @metgalaofficial_)
Tems turned heads in a colourful Ankara gown paired with a matching umbrella.
Colman Domingo in custom Valentino
Colman Domingo at Met Gala 2025 (Courtesy of @metgalaofficial_)
Met Gala co-chair Colman Domingo made an early entrance on the red carpet, setting the tone for the evening in a custom blue cape by Valentino.
Jennie in Chanel
Jennie at Met Gala 2025 (Courtesy of @metgalaofficial_)
Blackpink star Jennie paid homage to the legendary Coco Chanel in a black tuxedo-inspired gown by Chanel, perfectly echoing the evening’s theme.
Teyana Taylor in Marc Jacobs in collaboration with Ruth E Carter
Teyana Taylor at Met Gala 2025
Teyana Taylor fully embraced the spirit of the theme with her Met Gala look, which is a collaboration between Marc Jacobs and costume designer Ruth E Carter.
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