A few hours after the Met 2025 gala, anxious fans wonder who will climb this year to the coveted staircase to celebrate the next spring exhibition: “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style” (in Spanish, “Superfine: the art of tailoring in black dandism”).
Scheduled for the first Monday of May, the event loaded with glamor, known as “the most important fashion night”, promises to bring together designers, artists, first level celebrities and athletes, all personally selected by the director of VogueAnna Wintour.
Among the expected attendees for Monday night are co -chants Pharrell Williams, Formula 1 pilot Lewis Hamilton, actor Colman Domingo, LeBron James and $ Ap Rocky.
The presence of all members of the 2025 Committee is also expected, a diverse and influential list that includes Simone Biles and her husband, Jonathan Owens, Dapper Dan, Doechii, Edward Enninful, Ayo Edebiri, Jeremy O. Harris, André 3000, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Branden Jacobs-Jacobs-Jenkins Bonner, Jordan Casteel, Regina King, Spike Lee and Tonya Lewis Lee, Rashid Johnson, Audra McDonald, Jeremy Pope, Angel Reese, Janelle Monáe, Sha’carri Richardson, Usher, Olivier Rousteing, Tyla and Kara Walker.
The hosts of the live broadcast of the red carpet of Vogue They will be present at the event: the Teyana Taylor singer and actress, the television star La La Anthony, the influencer Emma Chamberlain and Ego Nwodim, a member of the cast of Saturday Night Live.
After Rihanna’s surprise absence last year, many fans wonder if the singer will be present this year, especially because her partner, at $ Ap Rocky, is one of the co -chants of the event.
In October, the singer of ‘Umbrella’ declared Entertainment Tonight That he would attend the gala, although he did not reveal more details about his plans.
“The only thing we have planned is to go,” said Rihanna.
About $ AP, he added: “He doesn’t worry me, what worries me is what I’m going to do.”
Rihanna and $ Ap Rocky, nicknamed by many as the “royalty of the Met Gala”, have left their mark on previous editions with spectacular appearances, always dressed in haute couture in honor of the theme of each exhibition. From their great entry in 2023 until their late arrival in 2021, the couple has starred in some of the most memorable moments on the red carpet.
However, last year They shone by their absencewhich further feeds the expectation for its possible return in this edition.
According to sources cited by People Rihanna contracted flu and could not attend.
Rihanna’s absence last year generated an immediate wave of disappointment in social networks. In X/Twitter, a user wrote After finishing the live broadcast of the red carpet of Vogueat 8:30 pm (east time): “Is the Met gala over? Without Rihanna? Without Blake Lively?”
Another fan published: “I am very sad that Rihanna no longer goes.”
Although it is not yet officially confirmed, the Kardashians and the Jenners are expected – Kylie and Kris – are also present, since they usually star in some of the most viral moments on the red carpet.
The theme was announced in October 2024, during a press conference held at the Metropolitan Art Museum. Andrew Bolton, main curator of the Costume Institute, revealed that “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style” is inspired by the 2009 book by Monica L. Miller, Miller, Slaves To Fashion: Black Dandyism and the Styling of Black Diasporic Identity.
The guests are expected to find creative and personal ways to pay tribute to the concept of this year, respecting the clothing code: “tailored.”
Translation of Leticia Zampedri
