When culture and fashion’s biggest names headed to the Met Gala 2025 on Monday, May 5, there was no predicting what the night would bring. The evening, beyond being one of the most exclusive invites in town, is The Met’s biggest fundraiser of the year and a celebration of the opening of the Costume Institute’s annual spring exhibition.
Dressing to match the exhibition, “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style,” guests presented their own interpretations of the night’s dress code, “Tailored for You.” The year’s hosts, serving alongside Condé Nast chief content officer Anna Wintour, are Colman Domingo, Lewis Hamilton, A$AP Rocky, and Pharrell Williams.
All day on May 5, Vanity Fair’s team of style and culture experts updated our live blog, covering the sneak peeks, prep, grand unveilings, and other happenings of fashion’s most watched night. Once the red carpet opened to arrivals for the evening, so did our livestream of the Met Gala 2025 red carpet. You can relive the excitement of the night, from Diana Ross‘s 18-foot family tree cape and Kamala Harris‘s surprise Met Gala debut to Rihanna‘s baby bump reveal, and watch all the arrivals. This year’s livestream was hosted by Teyana Taylor, La La Anthony, Ego Nwodim, and Emma Chamberlain, none of them strangers to high style and great conversation.
If you don’t want to miss a single thread of the evening (not that any stray strings were found on a night hyperfocused on tailoring, of course), VF is the place to be for instant reactions and in-depth analysis, a gallery of every look, picks for best-dressed and best-themed looks of the night, exclusive getting-ready content, and more.
