Walton Goggins, Gayle King, and Kim Kardashian at Met Gala 2025
Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Images; Kevin Mazur/MG25/Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue; Dia Dipasupil/Getty ImagesThe 2025 Met Gala was themed "Superfine: Tailoring Black Excellence," with the accompanying dress code "Tailored to You," but for some, that meant making some unfortunate tailoring choices.
This year's Met Gala theme was all about celebrating Black style, Black Dandyism, and menswear in particular.
When the theme and dress code were announced, Vogue even gave some suggestions, saying looks for the evening should be inspired by everything "from versions of the zoot silhouette popularized by jazz musicians in the 1940s to the bold, colorful styles worn by Congolese 'sapeurs' — though other menswear staples, such as hats, ties, and perhaps canes, brooches, and pocket squares, are likely to have a strong showing, too."
Some people didn't get the note.
Many of the attendees were impeccably dressed, including cochair Colman Domingo, and others like Doechii, Jeremy O. Harris, Cynthia Erivo, and Jeremy Pope, who showed what true Black queer excellence looks like.
These looks, however, left something to be desired.
Photography assembled by digital photo editor Nikki Aye
Walton Goggins
Walton Goggins 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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We loved that Walton Goggins had lots of fun, but we wish he had put a little more thought into his look. We're not so sure this long kilt fits the theme (or Goggins).
Patrick Schwarzenegger
Patrick Schwarzenegger 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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We loved you in The White Lotus, but we don't love you in this belted pinstripe suit (and gloves?) with a yellow shirt.
Gayle King
Gayle King 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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Recent astronaut Gayle King didn't look out of this world in this purple dress.
Jamie Singer Soros
Jamie Singer Soros 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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The theme was "Superfine," not "Republican donor at a Super PAC fundraiser."
Emma Chamberlain
Emma Chamberlain 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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Emma Chamberlain is known for her sometimes quirky and experimental style, but if you take a lot of chances, sometimes they won't work out. That's the case here with these see-through gloves, vest dress, and pixie cut.
Kim Kardashian
Kim Kardashian 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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Kardashian got Vogue's note about hats, but this black leather look doesn't do much for us. Seeing her once again dragging out a super corsetted look for the Met Gala has us wondering if she has any other ideas.
Jimmy Fallon
Jimmy Fallon 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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Why was he even invited? It seems like the Tonight Show host didn't even look at the dress code before getting dressed.
