The 9 Dandiest Details You Missed In the 2025 Met Gala Outfits
Yes, that was a huge piano strapped onto André 3000’s back. And yes, Teyana Taylor’s sharp-shouldered rose-themed look was a stunner. As expected, the 2025 Met Gala red carpet outfits once again delivered virality and vivacity.
A-listers arrived in droves to The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 5, dressed in custom-made tailoring for the biggest night on the fashion calendar. Their looks were guided by this year’s “Tailored for You” dress code, derived from the Black dandy codes that informed The Costume Institute’s new exhibition, "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style".
But amongst the excitement of all the camera flashes and celebrity cameos, some notable details slipped somewhat under the radar. Archival Margiela grails, rappers DIY-ing together outfits, celebrity brands being revived… there’s a lot to unpack from the chaos of the first Monday in May.
Doechii’s Louis Vuitton face tattoo
After a breakout year, Doechii made her Met Gala debut in Louis Vuitton. And just in case the monogram branding on her blazer or the Damier-checkered shorts didn’t make it clear enough who designed her outfit, the rapper wore a tiny LV stamp on her right cheek. It’s all about those small touches.
A$AP Rocky's DIY gun-brella and diamond Ray-Bans
“I just made this today,” A$AP Rocky chuckled when our 2025 Met Gala reporter asked him about his bedazzled umbrella with a gun-shaped handle. And it wasn’t just the umbrella that Rocky fashioned together. His entire look was by tailormade by his brand, AWGE (available now from the AWGE web store for only a couple thou).
And that includes the AWGE-branded sunglasses, a one-of-a-kind pair of Ray-Ban Wayfarers with natural diamonds and gemstones, a reflection of Rocky's role as Ray-Ban's creative director.
André 3000 stealthily revived his old brand
André 3000 wins the award for the wildest outfit of the night, showing up wearing a baby grand piano as if it’s a backpack. But beyond his sublimely absurd statement piece and shock-dropped piano album, Three Stacks quietly revived his Benjamin Bixby brand from the late ‘00s, now called Benji Bixby.
Jeremy Pope’s vintage Margiela
Jeremy Pope donned a vintage “semi couture” bodice from a 1997 Martin Margiela collection, one of the Belgian designer's archetypal styles and a rare grail to boot. Perfectly sculpted to the actor's body, the faux mannequin torso was also a witty take on the Met Gala's "tailored” theme.
Teyana Taylor tailoring courtesy of Black Panther's costume designer
Judging by the reaction online, Teyana Taylor won the 2025 Met Gala. No "Met Gala Best Dressed" list is complete without her. But in all the shuffle, it may have been overlooked that the brains behind her spectacular suit and long coat was Ruth E. Carter, the first Black woman to win an Oscar for best costume design thanks to her work on Black Panther.
Willy Chavarria matching outfits with Maluma
Willy Chavarria designed a custom Pachuco-inspired look for Colombian singer Maluma, that he apparently enjoyed so much that he made himself an outfit to match. Chavarria's pink blazer and black shirt coordinating with Maluma’s hat? Not be a coincidence.
Oh, and that Jacob & Co Billionaire III watch Maluma is wearing? That’s a cool $5,000,000.
Timberland x LUAR
A classic Timberland boot combines with 18th-century footwear in the worldview of New York label LUAR. These corseted booties were a bespoke creation made for actress Myha’la in Italy using silky moiré fabric.
When Savile Row suiting meets Moncler
Swizz Beatz' smart suit is a sign of things to come. Designed by Edward Enninful OBE, former Vogue editor, the bespoke suit meant two things to luxury outerwear company Moncler. On one hand, it had never appeared at the Met Gala until 2025 and, on the other, the look is a first taste of the Moncler x EE72 by Edward Enninful collection.
Rihanna is pregnant?!
Okay, you probably didn’t miss this one. But, just in case you did: Fashionably late in Marc Jacobs, Rihanna debuted what appeared to be her third baby bump en route to meet partner and Met Gala co-chair A$AP Rocky.
