The 2025 Met Gala red carpet allowed celebs to exhibit their unique interpretations of the Costume Institute’s exhibition in subject matter, “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style.”
This year’s celebration honours the contributions and legacies of Black men in fashion, culture, history, entertainment, politics, and more, focusing on the history of Black tailoring and dandies.
In order to embody that essence, Tems, La La Anthony, and others select an archival design that was influenced by or created by black fashion icons and designers.
Here’s everything you missed from the night’s red carpet looks.
Ncuti Gatwa dressed in custom purple, rendered in a richly textured silk jacquard Kente cloth, a textile historically worn by Ashanti kings. Paired with a matching silk shirt and tie, by #ozwaldboateng. Photo Credit Instagram @ozwaldboatengTems is dressed in a custom revolutionary ball gown suit in blue-to-teal jacquard, its puff skirt a bold ode to feminine majesty by #ozwaldboateng. Photo Credit Instagram @ozwaldboatengLa La Anthony wore a dress designed by the late Virgil Abloh, who passed away in 2021.Burns Boy is dressed in a custom royal red wool tuxedo paired with a dramatic oxblood eel skin cape honouring the radiates’ presence and power of African majesty with avant-garde flair by #ozwaldboateng. Photo Credit Instagram @ozwaldboatengJaden Smith wore a precisely tailored suit, complemented by a striking black and white Kente tweed cape reimagining the traditional Kente symbolism by #ozwaldboateng. Photo Credit Instagram @ozwaldboateng Omar Sy is dressed in a deep green wool mohair double-breasted suit featuring the House’s Authenticity Adinkra symbol by #ozwaldboateng. Photo Credit Instagram @ozwaldboateng Issa Rae is dressed in a custom black tailored 3 piece suit featuring the House’s Tribal pattern in a silk jacquard by #ozwaldboateng. Photo Credit Instagram @ozwaldboateng Henry Golding dressed in a custom rich gold silk jacquard three-piece suit, woven with the House’s Adinkra symbol by #ozwaldboateng. Photo Credit Instagram @ozwaldboatengColin Kaepernick is dressed in custom #ozwaldboateng. Wearing a regal royal red Kente silk jacquard suit with a commanding cape. The look blends 1920s Harlem tailoring with symbols of resistance, redefined through modern African elegance. Met Gala 2025: Starr dressed in a custom dramatic tuxedo dress by #ozwaldboateng. Photo Credit Instagram @ozwaldboateng Hope Smith wore a custom striking royal gold-yellow silk jacquard suit, elevated by the house’s iconic Kente cloth. Paired with a hand-woven leather Kente handbag, fusing heritage craftsmanship with modern elegance by #ozwaldboateng. Photo Credit Instagram @ozwaldboateng
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