Shakira was crowned on Monday as one of the most controversial guests of Met Gala 2025, whose theme this year revolved around the premise Superfine: Tailoring Black Style -Impecable: the preparation of the black style. The Metropolitan Art Museum in New York hosted a ceremony prepared to worship the presence and influence of the black dandi style in Western fashion, but, as in each edition, not all attendees received the approved. Gerard Piqué’s ex framed her style within the protocol, but did not convince the success of names such as Rosalia or Demi Moore.
Although it was rumored that I would be dressed in Versace, Barranquilla He appeared with a pink gum dress signed by the designer born in Singapore Prabal Gurung. It was a custom -made design – this was another of the requirements of the edition – that had neither sleeves nor strap. It had transparencies on the sides and was finished behind with a bulky tail tight to the dress, including matching sleeves and transparent gloves. The artist complied with the protocol, although her choice did not like everyone.
The color and design unraveling in front of the classic and sophisticated air of most designs. Fans expected to choose the star colors of the night, white and black, but the reality is that their choice hides a message closely linked to female empowerment that Shakira promulgates. In fact, several fashion experts came out in their defense in X, since, as one of them aimed, The pink color represents the “challenge to gender norms” that destabilizes the conventional ideas of masculinity. Black dandism is not going black.
In addition, there are those who pointed out an oversight in the ‘wolf’ dress. And it is that an unmissable that held the tail dress stood out in some inns. The team that worked in the Shakira costume maybe he thought that no one was going to realize this detail, but it was not so.
The initiative behind this year’s theme is inspired by the work Slaves To Fashion: Black Dandyism and the Styling of Black Diasporic Identitypublished by the guest commissioner Mónica L. Miller in 2009. From there, the celebrities complied with the rules and walked through the famous blue carpet wearing their best galas.
Faced with the absence of usual names such as Beyoncé, Taylor Swift, Blake Lively, Billie Eilish, Lady Gaga or Sarah Jessica Parker, we did see the ‘blue’ carpet to large stars. Among them, a spectacular Rosalia -which a few months ago we saw joking about its choice of 2024 -, the Kardashian, Zendaya, Dua Lipa, Anne Hathaway, Nicole Kidman, Demi Moore or Miley Cyrus. He also caught the debut in vetements of Georgina Rodríguez. In addition, Rihanna arrived wearing pregnant belly. It was at the gala where the artist announced that he waits for her third child.
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