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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Via AP news wire

The Latest: The Met Gala opens as rain fails to dim the stars for fashion's biggest night

2025 MET Museum Costume Institute Benefit Gala - (Invision)

Fashion's biggest night got underway Monday at the Met Gala in a rainy Manhattan.

This is the first Met Gala to focus exclusively on Black designers, and the first in more than 20 years to have a menswear theme. This year's theme is based on the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s spring exhibit, “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style.”

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