Black men are taking over the 2025 Met Gala

Black Male Excellence will steer the ship at the 2025 Met Gala, with the theme being “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style.”

editor-in-chief Anna Wintour has invited a distinguished group of trendy black icons to co-chair the prestigious Met Gala. Composition covers actor Colman Domingo, Lewis Hamilton, A$AP Rocky and Pharrell Williams, and LeBron James is honorary chairman, in response to .

The Metropolitan Museum of Art on Wednesday announced the Costume Institute’s spring 2025 exhibition, “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style.” Inspired by Monica L. Miller’s 2009 book, the exhibition will showcase clothing, paintings, photography and more, exploring the timeless variety of Black men through the lens of dandyism from the 18th century to the present day – making the 2025 chairs the perfect fit for the event.

Domingo has been lighting up the red carpets following the 2023 awards season, which saw him stand out for his standout on-screen performances in Oscar-nominated movies like and . It debuted at the Met Gala earlier this 12 months. Lewis Hamilton, an everyday at the event since 2015, joins A$AP Rocky and Pharrell, who’ve attended six times and co-chaired the 2017 gala titled “Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garçons: Art of the In- Between”. Meanwhile, LeBron James will make his stylish Met Gala debut as honorary chairman.

Following the announcement, Hamilton shared how “honored” he’s to be emceeing next 12 months’s Met Gala.

As the 2025 Met Gala theme was announced, Black Twitter shared its reactions, and lots of of them were comical.

“Since the Met Gala focuses on Black culture, I need invitations to reflect that,” one person he tweeted. “I want designers to respect black culture. It can be one of the most iconic motifs if done correctly.”

“There is no one more deserving of being co-chair of the Met Gala than Colman – always give it a damn – Domingo,” added a fan, who sang Domingo’s praises for the way forward for fashion.

The Met Gala has been held under the leadership of Anna Wintour since 1995. Always held on the first Monday in May, next 12 months’s gala will return to New York on May 5, 2025. The applicable dress code shall be revealed in early 2025 when the exhibition, Superfine: Tailoring Black Style, shall be on view from May 6 to October 26, 2025.