US EditionMany ‘Superfine’ tributes to André Leon Talley at the Met Gala
- The 2025 Met Gala took place on a Monday evening at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art with the theme 'Superfine: Tailoring Black Style'.
- The theme and dress code 'Tailored for You' emphasize menswear for the first time since 2003 and reflect a vision planned years ago by Vogue editor Anna Wintour, who remembers André Leon Talley following his 2022 death.
- The event highlights Black dandyism by showcasing twelve aspects of style and features attendees like Whoopi Goldberg, who wore a tuxedo-inspired look designed by Thom Browne.
- Wintour expressed hope that visitors recognize the skill in the exhibition and commemorated Talley as a brilliant, compassionate, and witty friend and colleague.
- The Gala underlines how tailored clothing signals empowerment and individuality with a message of 'You can't control me,' reflecting personal style, power, and political statements.
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Colman Domingo and Lewis Hamilton were two of this year’s co-hosts (Picture: Angela WEISS / AFP) (Photo by ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images) I was standing outside a Tube station last October when the theme for the Met Gala 2025 was announced. It was one close to my heart, Superfine: Tailoring Black Style and when I found out I was equal parts excited and annoyed. Excited, because a fairly niche area of fashion history was about to be portrayed…
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Many ‘Superfine’ tributes to André Leon Talley at the Met Gala
André Leon Talley’s presence could be felt everywhere at the Met Gala this year. The late creative director and editor at large of Vogue magazine, who died in 2022 at age 73, heavily influenced the spirit of the costume exhibit, where one of his suits was featured, and the glitzy event itself.
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