PHOTOS: 2025 Met Gala pays homage to Black history, influence on style

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US actress/singer Janelle Monae arrives for the 2025 Met Gala on the Metropolitan Museum of Artwork on Could 5, 2025, in New York. The Gala raises cash for the Metropolitan Museum of Artwork’s Costume Institute. (Picture by Angela WEISS / AFP)
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Jazmine Sullivan, vogue element, attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating “Superfine: Tailoring Black Type” at Metropolitan Museum of Artwork on Could 05, 2025 in New York Metropolis.
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Madonna attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating “Superfine: Tailoring Black Type” at Metropolitan Museum of Artwork on Could 05, 2025 in New York Metropolis.
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Nicki Minaj attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating “Superfine: Tailoring Black Type” at Metropolitan Museum of Artwork on Could 05, 2025 in New York Metropolis.
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Cardi B attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating “Superfine: Tailoring Black Type” at Metropolitan Museum of Artwork on Could 05, 2025 in New York Metropolis.
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Tyla attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating “Superfine: Tailoring Black Type” at Metropolitan Museum of Artwork on Could 05, 2025 in New York Metropolis.
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US singer-songwriter Chappell Roan arrives for the 2025 Met Gala on the Metropolitan Museum of Artwork on Could 5, 2025, in New York. The Gala raises cash for the Metropolitan Museum of Artwork’s Costume Institute. (Picture by Angela WEISS / AFP)
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Anok Yai attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating “Superfine: Tailoring Black Type” at Metropolitan Museum of Artwork on Could 05, 2025 in New York Metropolis.
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Charli xcx attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating “Superfine: Tailoring Black Type” at Metropolitan Museum of Artwork on Could 05, 2025 in New York Metropolis.
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Quinta Brunson attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating “Superfine: Tailoring Black Type” at Metropolitan Museum of Artwork on Could 05, 2025 in New York Metropolis.
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Jimmy Fallon attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating “Superfine: Tailoring Black Type” at Metropolitan Museum of Artwork on Could 05, 2025 in New York Metropolis.
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Kim Kardashian attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating “Superfine: Tailoring Black Type” at Metropolitan Museum of Artwork on Could 05, 2025 in New York Metropolis.
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Damson Idris attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating “Superfine: Tailoring Black Type” at Metropolitan Museum of Artwork on Could 05, 2025 in New York Metropolis.
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Ayo Edebiri, vogue element, attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating “Superfine: Tailoring Black Type” at Metropolitan Museum of Artwork on Could 05, 2025 in New York Metropolis.
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US rapper A$AP Rocky arrives for the 2025 Met Gala on the Metropolitan Museum of Artwork on Could 5, 2025, in New York. The Gala raises cash for the Metropolitan Museum of Artwork’s Costume Institute. The 2025 Met Gala is themed “Tailor-made for You,” aligning with the Costume Institute’s exhibition, “Superfine: Tailoring Black Type,” set to open to the general public on Could 10. (Picture by ANGELA WEISS / AFP)
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Lizzo attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating “Superfine: Tailoring Black Type” at Metropolitan Museum of Artwork on Could 05, 2025 in New York Metropolis.
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Shakira attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating “Superfine: Tailoring Black Type” at Metropolitan Museum of Artwork on Could 05, 2025 in New York Metropolis.
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Caleb McLaughlin attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating “Superfine: Tailoring Black Type” at Metropolitan Museum of Artwork on Could 05, 2025 in New York Metropolis.
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Tommy Hilfiger and Dee Ocleppo Hilfiger attend the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating “Superfine: Tailoring Black Type” at Metropolitan Museum of Artwork on Could 05, 2025 in New York Metropolis.
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Keke Palmer attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating “Superfine: Tailoring Black Type” at Metropolitan Museum of Artwork on Could 05, 2025 in New York Metropolis.
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FKA Twigs attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating “Superfine: Tailoring Black Type” at Metropolitan Museum of Artwork on Could 05, 2025 in New York Metropolis.
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Sofia Richie Grainge attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating “Superfine: Tailoring Black Type” at Metropolitan Museum of Artwork on Could 05, 2025 in New York Metropolis.
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Sha’Carri Richardson attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating “Superfine: Tailoring Black Type” at Metropolitan Museum of Artwork on Could 05, 2025 in New York Metropolis.
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Demi Moore attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating “Superfine: Tailoring Black Type” at Metropolitan Museum of Artwork on Could 05, 2025 in New York Metropolis.
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Imaan Hammam attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating “Superfine: Tailoring Black Type” at Metropolitan Museum of Artwork on Could 05, 2025 in New York Metropolis.
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Anne Hathaway attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating “Superfine: Tailoring Black Type” at Metropolitan Museum of Artwork on Could 05, 2025 in New York Metropolis.
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Mindy Kaling attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating “Superfine: Tailoring Black Type” at Metropolitan Museum of Artwork on Could 05, 2025 in New York Metropolis.
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Henry Golding, vogue element, attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating “Superfine: Tailoring Black Type” at Metropolitan Museum of Artwork on Could 05, 2025 in New York Metropolis.
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Khaby Lame attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating “Superfine: Tailoring Black Type” at Metropolitan Museum of Artwork on Could 05, 2025 in New York Metropolis.
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Mellody and George Lucas attend the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating “Superfine: Tailoring Black Type” at Metropolitan Museum of Artwork on Could 05, 2025 in New York Metropolis.
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Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade attend the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating “Superfine: Tailoring Black Type” at Metropolitan Museum of Artwork on Could 05, 2025 in New York Metropolis.
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Lorde attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating “Superfine: Tailoring Black Type” at Metropolitan Museum of Artwork on Could 05, 2025 in New York Metropolis.
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US actor Tramell Tillman arrives for the 2025 Met Gala on the Metropolitan Museum of Artwork on Could 5, 2025, in New York. The Gala raises cash for the Metropolitan Museum of Artwork’s Costume Institute.  (Picture by Angela WEISS / AFP)
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Brian Tyree Henry attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating “Superfine: Tailoring Black Type” at Metropolitan Museum of Artwork on Could 05, 2025 in New York Metropolis.
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Dangerous Bunny attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating “Superfine: Tailoring Black Type” at Metropolitan Museum of Artwork on Could 05, 2025 in New York Metropolis.
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Jonathan Owens and Simone Biles attend the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating “Superfine: Tailoring Black Type” at Metropolitan Museum of Artwork on Could 05, 2025 in New York Metropolis.
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Alton Mason attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating “Superfine: Tailoring Black Type” at Metropolitan Museum of Artwork on Could 05, 2025 in New York Metropolis.
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Lupita Nyong’o, vogue element, attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating “Superfine: Tailoring Black Type” at Metropolitan Museum of Artwork on Could 05, 2025 in New York Metropolis.
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Savannah James attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating “Superfine: Tailoring Black Type” at Metropolitan Museum of Artwork on Could 05, 2025 in New York Metropolis.
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Gigi Hadid attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating “Superfine: Tailoring Black Type” at Metropolitan Museum of Artwork on Could 05, 2025 in New York Metropolis.
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Jennie attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating “Superfine: Tailoring Black Type” at Metropolitan Museum of Artwork on Could 05, 2025 in New York Metropolis.
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Diana Ross attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating “Superfine: Tailoring Black Type” at Metropolitan Museum of Artwork on Could 05, 2025 in New York Metropolis.
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Zendaya attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating “Superfine: Tailoring Black Type” at Metropolitan Museum of Artwork on Could 05, 2025 in New York Metropolis.
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Ava DuVernay attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating “Superfine: Tailoring Black Type” at Metropolitan Museum of Artwork on Could 05, 2025 in New York Metropolis.
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Pamela Anderson attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating “Superfine: Tailoring Black Type” at Metropolitan Museum of Artwork on Could 05, 2025 in New York Metropolis.
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Zoe Saldana attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating “Superfine: Tailoring Black Type” at Metropolitan Museum of Artwork on Could 05, 2025 in New York Metropolis.
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Laurie A. Cumbo and Bobby Digi Olisa attend the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating “Superfine: Tailoring Black Type” at Metropolitan Museum of Artwork on Could 05, 2025 in New York Metropolis.
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Lupita Nyong’o leaves The Carlyle Lodge earlier than the 2025 Met Gala: “Superfine: Tailoring Black Type” on the Metropolitan Museum of Artwork on Could 05, 2025 in New York Metropolis.
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Sarah Snook attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating “Superfine: Tailoring Black Type” at Metropolitan Museum of Artwork on Could 05, 2025 in New York Metropolis.
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Wendi Deng Murdoch, shoe element, attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating “Superfine: Tailoring Black Type” at Metropolitan Museum of Artwork on Could 05, 2025 in New York Metropolis.
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Audra McDonald attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating “Superfine: Tailoring Black Type” at Metropolitan Museum of Artwork on Could 05, 2025 in New York Metropolis.
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Sadie Sink attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating “Superfine: Tailoring Black Type” at Metropolitan Museum of Artwork on Could 05, 2025 in New York Metropolis.
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Coco Jones attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating “Superfine: Tailoring Black Type” at Metropolitan Museum of Artwork on Could 05, 2025 in New York Metropolis.
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Chef Kwame Onwuachi attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating “Superfine: Tailoring Black Type” at Metropolitan Museum of Artwork on Could 05, 2025 in New York Metropolis.
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Sydney Sweeney attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating “Superfine: Tailoring Black Type” at Metropolitan Museum of Artwork on Could 05, 2025 in New York Metropolis.
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Dancers carry out through the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating “Superfine: Tailoring Black Type” at Metropolitan Museum of Artwork on Could 05, 2025 in New York Metropolis.
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Pharrell Williams and Helen Lasichanh attend the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating “Superfine: Tailoring Black Type” at Metropolitan Museum of Artwork on Could 05, 2025 in New York Metropolis.
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Anna Wintour, Met Gala Chair, and Colman Domingo and Lewis Hamilton, Met Gala Co-Chairs, attend the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating “Superfine: Tailoring Black Type” at Metropolitan Museum of Artwork on Could 05, 2025 in New York Metropolis.
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Emma Chamberlain attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating “Superfine: Tailoring Black Type” at Metropolitan Museum of Artwork on Could 05, 2025 in New York Metropolis.
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Teyana Taylor, vogue element, attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating “Superfine: Tailoring Black Type” at Metropolitan Museum of Artwork on Could 05, 2025 in New York Metropolis.
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This mixture of pictures present Anna Wintour, from high left, Pharrell Williams, Lewis Hamilton, Colman Domingo, from backside left, A$AP Rocky, who will function co-chairs, and LeBron James, who will function honorary chair for the 2025 Met Gala.
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Designs are displayed on the Metropolitan Museum of Artwork’s Costume Institute exhibition, “Superfine: Tailoring Black Type,” on Saturday, Could 3, 2025, in New York.
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Impressed by the flamboyant vogue journalist André Leon Talley, the exhibit examines the historical past of dandyism as projected by Black males courting again practically 300 years, with objects starting from garments worn by Fredrick Douglass and Prince, to designs by Pharrell Williams.