The 2025 Met Gala Theme and Co-Chairs Have Been Revealed: Here's What We Know

Mar. 15, 2025

A$AP Rocky and Rihanna at the 2021 Met Gala.Photo:ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty

ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty

The theme of the 2025Met Galahas been revealed — and the dress code is all about tailoring.

On Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024,Vogueshared details about the star-studded event, which is held annually on the first Monday in May at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. This year’s gala will take place on Monday, May 5 and honor the Costume Institute’s spring 2025 exhibition,“Superfine: Tailoring Black Style.”

The Meta Gala shared new details about what the theme means for the dress code onGood Morning America, on Feb. 4. In a nod to the exhibition, this year’s dress code is “Tailored for You.” As usual, it’s up to guests to interpret the theme in their own unique ways, but given the exhibit’s focus on menswear, there could some interesting suit styles come the big night.

Per the outlet, the exhibit draws inspiration from Monica L. Miller’s 2009 bookSlaves to Fashion: Black Dandyism and the Styling of Black Diasporic Identityand will"feature garments, paintings, photographs, and more — all exploring the indelible style of Black men in the context of dandyism, from the 18th century through present day.” Miller will serve as a guest curator for the show with Costume Institute Curator in Charge Andrew Bolton.

According toVogue, Miller said that dandyism could be defined as “dressing wisely and well.” She also described it as “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.”

Billie Porter at the 2019 Met Gala.Jamie McCarthy/Getty

Miller adds that the exhibit will “illustrate how Black people transformed from being enslaved and stylized as luxury items, acquired like any other signifier of wealth and status, to autonomous self-fashioning individuals who are global trendsetters.”

Pharrell Williams, Anna Wintour and Lewis Hamilton at a Met Gala press conference, Oct. 9, 2024.Taylor Hill/WireImage

Taylor Hill/WireImage

The 2025 Met Gala co-chairs areColman Domingo, F1 driverLewis Hamilton,A$AP Rocky,Pharrell WilliamsandAnna Wintouralongside honorary chairLeBron James. The group is a mix of Met Gala veterans as well as newcomers.

OnGMA, it was also revealed the Met Gala will have a host committee in addition to the previously announced co-chairs. The committee includes big names from the world of sports, film, music and television includingSimone Bilesand her husbandJonathan Owens,Doechii,Regina King,Spike Lee,Angel ReeseandUsher.

From left: Simone Biles, Usher and Regina King.Arturo Holmes/MG21/Getty; Aaron J. Thornton/Getty; Kayla Oaddams/FilmMagic

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Domingo, 54, made hisMet Gala debutin 2024 in a Willy Chavarria suit that honored late starsChadwick BosemanandAndré Leon Talley. Hamilton, 39, has been attending the event since 2015. The British race car driver has made headlines for his stylish track looks and frequently attends fashion shows.

Coleman Domingo at the 2024 Met Gala.Jamie McCarthy/Getty

Jamie McCarthy/Getty

A$AP Rocky has had a handful of memorable Met Gala appearances. In 2021, the 36-year-old rapper shut down the red carpet (alongsideRihanna) in amassive multicolored quilt. In 2023, the couple made their mark and shut down the red carpet once again in looks that honored the late Karl Lagerfeld.

Rihanna wore dramatic white Maison Valentino gown with a long, sweeping train and matching cape covered in rosettes. She topped the look off with opera-length fingerless gloves and a pair of white sunglasses with faux eyelashes attached.

The rapper wore a Gucci look featuring a black blazer, a white collared dress shirt, and a red plaid pleated kilt layered over a pair of bedazzled jeans, a direct reference to a similar look Lagerfeld wore to close out a Chanel runway show in 2004.

A$AP Rocky and Rihanna at the 2023 Met Gala: Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.Michael Buckner/Variety via Getty Images

Williams, 51, previously co-hosted the event in 2017 for “Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garçons: Art of the In-Between.” James, 39, will be attending his first Met Gala as honorary chair at the 2025 event.

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The dress code for the 2025 Met Gala will be announced early next year.

Zendaya at the 2024 Met Gala.John Shearer/WireImage

John Shearer/WireImage

Florals proved to be a major theme of the night and stars likeZendaya,Kim KardashianandBad Bunnybrought out their bestgarden-inspired ensembles.

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