2 w. ago Glamour trumps politics as ‘black style’ honoured at Met Gala

Kamala Harris snuck in back door leaving fashion icons at forefront as New York’s party of the year ran with the theme ‘Superfine: Tailoring Black Style’The party of the year had the potential to be a political firecracker. New York’s ultimate see-and-be-seen event, the Met Gala, was also the launch of Superfine: Tailoring Black Style, a fashion exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum honouring the subversive power of black style and the role of dandyism in expanding ideals of masculinity. In other words, the A-list were showing up to raise a toast to diversity under the watchful eye of an administration bent on reversing it.On the night, the resistance came to party, not to protest. Glamour was the guest of honour, with politics very much the plus-one. The tempered tone of the night was typified by Kamala Harris, the most high-profile political guest, slipping in a side entrance to avoid the photographers. The night was a joyful and thoughtful celebration of black heritage and creati...

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2 w. ago Desi does dandyism: Met Gala 2025 spotlights two major South Asian designers

Two Indian designers and their muses made a big splash at the 2025 Met Gala, employing generations of Indian craftsmanship and exquisite silks for their take on Black dandyism

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2 w. ago Funniest Met Gala 2025 memes: From Teyana Taylor's Disney villain look to Zendaya's hat craze

Met Gala 2025 delivered a goldmine of hilarious memes on Monday. Fashion's biggest night, held at the Metropolitan Museum's Costume Institute in New York City , explored Black dandyism.

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2 w. ago Met Gala 2025’s most questionable looks from Kendall Jenner to Hailey Bieber

The 2025 Met Gala celebrated Black dandyism and witnessed a wide range of interpretations on the red carpet

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2 w. ago Janelle Monáe embraces dandyism at the Met Gala with help from an Oscar winner and tequila diamond

Janelle Monáe will embrace Black dandyism’s elegance at the Met Gala with an all-star collaboration with Oscar winner Paul Tazewell and Thom Browne

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3 w. ago Black dandyism etches place into Met Gala history — and global visibility

Black dandyism is finally taking center stage at the Met Gala, with cultural powerhouses leading this subversive, sharply tailored style into the global fashion spotlight

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3 w. ago A look at dandyism, the Black fashion style powering the Met Gala

Black style will have its moment as the biggest night in fashion gets underway

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3 w. ago ‘An incredibly political moment’ – why fashion and the Met Gala are celebrating Black dandyism

This year’s Met theme is ‘Superfine: Tailoring Black Style’ and focuses on Black men’s strategic use of fashion. Author of the text the show is inspired by, Monica L. Miller talks about why it’s being celebrated at this year’s show and galaAfter three decades as a jobbing actor, Colman Domingo finally ascended to the Hollywood A-list in 2023 off the back of Rustin, a biopic of Bayard Rustin, an adviser to Martin Luther King Jr and civil rights icon. But while his performance was brilliant, Domingo’s meteoric rise was also down to something else: his masterful embrace of Black dandyism.Having honed his trademark tight trousers and unbuttoned shirts waiting tables in San Francisco, on the red carpet he set himself apart in suits with Nehru collars, bow ties, dramatic cloaks and sparkling brooches. “I don’t just wear clothes, I wear stories,” Domingo told GQ ahead of his appearance at the Golden Globes in January, before stepping out in a black Valentino mohair wool tuxedo paired with ...

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