Colman Domingo, Doechii, and Alton Mason at the Met Gala 2025
Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue; Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty ImagesWith the theme of the 2025 Met Gala being "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style," it's no surprise that Black queer stars are showing up and showing off!
The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume exhibit of "Superfine" focuses on "Black Dandyism," which guest curator Monica L. Miller, author of the book Slaves to Fashion: Black Dandyism and the Styling of Black Diasporic Identity, says "poses a challenge to or a transcendence of social and cultural hierarchies" and "asks questions about identity, representation, and mobility in relation to race, class, gender, sexuality, and power."
The gala, with its dress code of "Tailored to You," is a perfect opportunity for Black queer artists to not only celebrate Black excellence throughout history, but also to show off their own Black queer excellence.
Two-time Oscar-nominee Colman Domingo is one of the co-chairs this year, and along with queer host committee members Doechii, Ayo Edebiri, Jeremy O. Harris, Janelle Monáe, Jeremy Pope, and Sha'Carri Richardson, he is helping to define Black Queer Excellence every day. On this first Monday in May, they all get to be celebrated for it.
Here are some of the celebs who walked the 2025 Met Gala carpet defining what Black Queer Excellence looks like.
Photography assembled by digital photo editor Nikki Aye
Colman Domingo
Met Gala Co-Chair Colman Domingo attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style" at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 05, 2025 in New York City.
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Valentino
Doechii
Doechii attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style" at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 05, 2025 in New York City.
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Louis Vuitton
Jeremy Pope
Jeremy Pope attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style" at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 05, 2025 in New York City.
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Vintage Maison Margiela
Ayo Edebiri
Ayo Edebiri attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style" at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 05, 2025 in New York City.
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Ferragamo
Cynthia Erivo
Cynthia Erivo attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style" at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 05, 2025 in New York City.
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Givenchy Haute Couture
Alton Mason
Alton Mason at The 2025 Met Gala Celebrating "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style" held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 05, 2025 in New York, New York.
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Boss
Megan Thee Stallion
Megan Thee Stallion attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style" at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 05, 2025 in New York City.
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Michael Kors
Jeremy O. Harris
Jeremy O. Harris at The 2025 Met Gala Celebrating "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style" held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 05, 2025 in New York, New York.
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Balmain
Paul Tazewell and Janelle Monáe
(L-R) Paul Tazewell and Janelle Monáe attend the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style" at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 05, 2025 in New York City.
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Thom Browne
Keke Palmer
Keke Palmer attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style" at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 05, 2025 in New York City.
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Vera Wang
Law Roach
Law Roach at The 2025 Met Gala Celebrating "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style" held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 05, 2025 in New York, New York.
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Law Roach partnering with Burberry
