2025 Met Gala to spotlight Black dandyism

The Metropolitan Museum of Art unveiled on Wednesday this year’s Gala’s official exhibition and theme: ‘Superfine: Tailoring Black Style’. 

The Costume Institute’s spring 2025 exhibition, inspired by Monica L. Miller’s book ‘Slaves to Fashion: Black Dandyism and the Styling of Black Diasporic Identity’, will delve into how sartorial style has shaped Black identities across the Atlantic diaspora. 

The exhibition will explore the cultural and historical significance of Black dandyism from its roots in 18th-century Europe to the modern day. The Black dandy’s story will be shared through a range of media, such as garments and accessories, drawings and prints, and paintings, photographs, film excerpts, and more. 

The 2025 Met Gala will take place on May 5, 2025, in New York City, and will be co-chaired by Colman Domingo, Lewis Hamilton, A$AP Rocky, Pharrell Williams, and Anna Wintour, with LeBron James serving as an honorary chair.

The dress code for the evening will be announced in early 2025. Following the gala, the exhibition will be on view from May 6 through October 26, 2025.