Met Gala 2025: Superfine Style, Black Legacy

Last night, the steps of the Met transformed into a living archive.

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With the 2025 Met Gala theme, “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style,” the night was more than fashion—it was a tribute to the elegance, resistance, and radical creativity embedded in Black style. For the first time, the entire event centered the Black diaspora’s influence on fashion, from the roots of dandyism to the experimental tailoring shaping the culture today.

Curated by scholar Monica L. Miller, the theme honored Black menswear as both performance and power. Dandies, rebels, legends, and lovers of luxury showed up to mark this moment in history. The exhibit, the music, the floral installations, the energy—it all pulsed with intention.

And while many brought their A-game, only a few truly understood the assignment.

Here’s ColorBloc’s official 2025 Met Gala Best Dressed List—an ode to those who wore the theme like skin:

• Rihanna in Marc Jacobs

• Teyana Taylor in Marc Jacobs

• Tramell Tillman in Thom Browne

• Jodie Turner-Smith in Burberry

• Zendaya in Louis Vuitton

• Keith Powers in Boss

• Lewis Hamilton in Grace Wales Bonner

• Janelle Monáe in Thom Browne

• Khaby Lame in Boss

• Nicki Minaj in Thom Browne

• Jeremy Pope in Martin Margiela

• Ugbad Abdi in Michael Kors

• Imaan Hammam in Magda Butrym

• Damson Idris in Tommy Hilfiger

• Justice Smith in Custom Balmain

• Alton Mason in Boss

• Lauryn Hill in Jude Dontoh (Tribe of God)

• André 3000 in Burberry

• Diana Ross in Ugo Mozie

• Tessa Thompson in Prabal Gurung

Each look was a reminder: style isn’t just about what you wear—it’s about what you carry. Legacy. Intention. Presence.

And if last night proved anything, it’s that Black style isn’t a trend—it’s the foundation.