Jaw-dropping looks and WTF moments from the 2025 Met Gala
Which celebrities made waves and turned heads during the 2025 Mel Gala, held May 5 in New York City? This year's theme was "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style," with LeBron James initially serving as the honorary chair and Louis Vuitton being the sponsor. The basketball star dropped out of the event Monday morning due to a knee injury he sustained during Game 5 of the Los Angeles Lakers playoff series against the Minnesota Timberwolves. His wife, Savannah James, will still be in attendance.
“Unfortunately because of my knee injury I sustained at the end of the season I won’t be able to attend the Met Gala in NY tonight as so many people have been asking and congratulating me on! Hate to miss an historical event! My beautiful powerful Queen will be there holding the castle down as she always has done!” he tweeted Monday.
Scroll through Gold Derby's gallery above to see the jaw-dropping looks and WTF moments from the 2025 Met Gala.
Dubbed "fashion's biggest night," the annual shindig is Manhattan's swanky haute couture fundraising event for the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute. Celebrated as the world's most prestigious and glamorous fashion affair, it invites celebrities from every field to express themselves through elaborate, eye-catching outfits, with many of them going viral worldwide.
Held annually on the first Monday in May, the Met Gala marks the opening of the Costume Institute's exhibition. Vogue magazine organizes the event, with editor-in-chief Anna Wintour largely chairing it since 1995. Starting in 1948 as a local high-society dinner, the Gala evolved under Diana Vreeland into a more global, celebrity-driven spectacle with thematic dressing.
With individual tickets costing on average $75,000 in 2024, the Met Gala has become a significant fundraising behemoth and a media phenomenon. It remains a cornerstone of the fashion world and a vital source of funding for the Costume Institute.
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