The Met Gala 2025 red carpet has always been a spectacle—but this year, it hit different. With the 2025 dress code, “Tailoring For You,” it was clear: it is the year of menswear.
Barry Keoghan, wears Valentino, Credits, Valentino/GettyBlack British designer Grace Wales Bonner dressed Sir Lewis HamiltonAlton Mason in BOSS
This year’s Met Gala theme is tied to the Costume Institute’s latest exhibition, “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style” – a powerful tribute to Black dandyism, the show explores how personal style has been used as a form of resistance, expression, and pride—from the 18th century to now.
Caleb McLaughlin wears a time piece from Zenith (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue)Damson Idris in Tommy Hilfiger (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images)
Keith Powers in BOSSColman Domingo wears Jewerly from BOUCHERON (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue)Henry Golding, wears a gold suit by Ozwald Boateng, Jewelry by Cartier
Leading the way up those famous steps were Co-chairs Pharrell, Colman Domingo, and Lewis Hamilton—three men who know exactly how to merge fashion with meaning.
JEREMY ALLEN in LOUIS VUITTONMalcolm Washington wears LOUIS VUITTON (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue)Manish Malhotra wears his own design
So, who wore it best?
Walton Goggins wears a custom thom browne ‘inside-out’ overcoatDevonte Hynes wears Valentino, Credits, Valentino GettyUSHER wears a time piece from Jaeger-LeCoultre (Photo by Kevin Mazur/MG25/Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue)