What to wear to a gala is an ever-evolving question—as is the quest to find the perfect gala gown.

On May 5, The Metropolitan Museum of Art hosts its annual Met Gala—an enormous world-renowned fundraiser that gathers luminaries from the spheres of art, business, politics, sports, and entertainment ...

The star-studded event — where the dress code is "Tailored for You" — takes place on Monday, May 5 Catherine Santino is a Style Writer-Reporter at PEOPLE. She began as a contributor for PEOPLE ...

Black dandyism began emerging as far back as ... Everything to know about the Met gala: Met Gala dress code, host committee announced "Dandyism can seem frivolous, but it often poses a challenge ...

dress and fashion as a tool, as a critique, and also as a creative mode of thinking about liberation,” she said. In a nutshell, the theme of the 2025 Met Gala is how Black dandysim has empowered ...

The 2025 Met Gala dress code is "Tailored for You," a nod to the museum's "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style" Costume Institute exhibit, which will be on public view from May 10 to Oct. 26.

NEW YORK -- The Met Gala dress code has been announced ... Black Dandyism and the Styling of Black Diasporic Identity." "Fashion and dress have been used in a contest of power and aesthetics ...

Bebe Rexha wore a Christian Siriano black coat and grand tulle skirt paired with fishnet gloves at the 2025 Met Gala.

Guests are also expected to adhere to the Met Gala theme. This year's is "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style." which corresponds with the Costume Institute's spring 2025 exhibition. The dress code ...

Despite the focus of the annual exhibit being on menswear and the 18th-century "Black dandy" style, the gala's dress code is, according to the museum, "purposefully designed to provide guidance ...