All the details of the Met Gala 2025, the most anticipated exhibition) of the celebrities

The first Monday of May is an inescapable date in the social and fashion calendar in the United States: the Met galaa mega-account that condenses the most important figures in the field of arts, sport, politics and-more recently-social networks. It is, in the words of the former director of Vogue, André Leon Talley, “The Superbowl” of fashion.

It is a charity event that since the 1940s raises laudas sums of money for the Costume Institutethe department of Metropolitan Art Museum in New York that is responsible for the conservation and exhibition of a vast collection of costumes from the fifteenth century to the present day.

This year the event celebrates the opening of the spring exhibition, Superfine: Tailoring Black Stylewho explores more than 300 years old linked to black man in the context of dandism. One of the particularities of this exhibition is that it is The first one whose center fashion has since 2003when it opened Bravehearts: Men In Skirts.

The theme was inspired by the book of Monica L. Miller, Slaves To Fashion: Black Dandyism and the Styling of Black Diasporic Identity. “He Dandism It may seem frivolous, but often represents a challenge or transcendence of social and cultural hierarchies, “Miller said in a statement.”Ask questions about identity, representation and mobility in relation to race, class, gender, sexuality and power. This exhibition explores dandism as much as a statement as a provocation, “he added, who is also the guest curator of the exhibition.

Met Costume Institute

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Andrew Bolton, conservative responsible for the Costume Institute, said that the collection of male haute couture clothing “serves as the basis for imagine and make a sartorial story of black dandism”In addition, the exhibition has photos, works of art and articles of the museum collection.

The exhibition will be open to the general public on May 10 and can be visited until October 26.

Met Gala 2025: Tailored for You

In line with the topic of the exhibition, the clothing code for all the gala attendees this Monday is Tailored for You (Made made for you).

The Red Met gala car has become one of the most important in the world of fashion and One of the most anticipated meetings in the entertainment industrya meeting in which the most artistic fashion side with costumes that sometimes seem part of a motion performance is squeezed.

This year, according to Vogue, they can be seen in the event ZOOT-SUITS –The silhouette that became popular in the early 40 ‘within the culture of jazz–, Ties, Hats and particularly pieces of tailoring They express Elegance and sophistication.

Each participant will print their own character to clothing, and the characteristics of the fashionable house that accompanies it, but must stick to the clothing code in a tribute to black identities and their influence on the fashion of Atlantic diaspora.

The hosts and a secret list of guests

Year after year the organization of the event announces who will be the hosts of the next Met Gala, a handful of celebrities who somehow They represent the essence of the theme.

Those chosen as hosts of the Met Gala 2025 are the actor Colman DomingoFormula 1 pilot Lewis Hamiltonthe rapper A $ AP Rockyand the artist, producer and creative director of Louis Vuitton, Pharrell Williams.

On the other hand, the basketball player LeBron Jameswho had been chosen as an honor co-elice of the event, announced Monday that cannot participate due to a knee injury who suffered towards the end of the season.

They are added about 26 stars from various areas that make up this year’s host committee, such as the Olympic medalist Simone Bilesthe singer Usherthe actress Ayo edebirithe director Spike Leethe singer Doechii or the feminist writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.

Anna Wintoureditor of Vogue magazine and who has been hosting since 1995, is responsible for sending the exclusive invitations for the event. The rest of the guests who will climb the iconic Met stairs are part of a list that is kept secret until the last moment. Artists’ participation is expected Rihanna, Beyoncé and Zendaya. Among the Spanish -American personalities they are expected to attend Bad Bunny, Shakira and Zoe Saldaña.

In addition to being invited, participants must pay for a place at the table of the charity event. As reported The New York Times, in 2024 Each seat cost $ 75,000 And a complete table came out 350,000 dollars.

How to see the transmission of the Met Gala?

The live transmission of the met gala It will begin this Monday at 6:00 p.m. in New York And while what happens within the Metropolitan Museum is part of the exclusivity that surrounds it, the red carpet will be broadcast on social networks by Vogue magazine through Tik Tok, Instagram and YouTube.

The coverage of the fashion magazine will be presented by the singer and actress Teyana Taylorthe actress and producer The Anthonyand the actor and humorist Ego nwodim. Besides, Emma Chamberlain It will be Vogue’s special correspondent again.