The night doesn’t end after the celebrities have shuffled up the steps.
After guests arrived to the deep blue and daffodil strewn entrance of the Met Gala 2025, they were whisked up to a cocktail reception and snacked on “elevated soul food” (“think hoecakes with crispy chicken, mini chopped cheeses, cornbread topped with caviar, and curry chicken patties,” Vogue reported) before getting a first look at the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s newest costume exhibit. For 2025, that is Superfine: Tailoring Black Style, based on Monica L. Miller’s 2009 book, Slaves to Fashion: Black Dandyism and the Styling of Black Diasporic Identity.
