The Met Museum recently announced their 2025 theme: “Superfine, Tailoring Black Style,” drawing inspiration from Monica L. Miller’s 2009 book, “Slaves to Fashion: Black Dandyism and the Styling of Black Diasporic Identity.”
According to Vogue, “The exhibit will explore the indelible style of Black men in the context of dandyism, from the 18th-century through present day.” The 2025 #MetGala chairs are all #blackmen : Colman Domingo, Lewis Hamilton, ASAP Rocky, Pharrell Williams, and Anna Wintour will co-chair the 2025 Gala, alongside honorary chair LeBron James.
At a press conference about the exhibit, Pharrell said, “We are the survivors of what is perhaps the most intense hardships, trials, and tribulations to ever bedevil a group of human beings. Not only did we survive, we carried music, culture, the beauty and the universal language across an ocean and a quadruple century. That’s what this year’s Met Gala will celebrate. Us. We are a museum.”
Hopefully the exhibit will also celebrate one of the most iconic black dandies of the 21st century: Andre Leon Talley.
What do you think?
