Met Gala 2025: Homage to Art History on the Red Carpet
The 2025 Met Gala, held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, opened the Costume Institute's spring exhibition 'Costume Art' with the dress code 'Fashion Is Art.' On the red carpet, singer Troye Sivan wore Prada, channeling Robert Mapplethorpe's 1980 self-portrait in a fur coat. Artist Amy Sherald, ahead of her 'American Sublime' solo show at the High Museum of Art, referenced her own painting Miss Everything (Unsuppressed Deliverance) (2014) in a collaboration with designer Thom Browne. Actor Luke Evans wore a full brown leather look inspired by Tom of Finland's coded eroticism, while singer Sam Smith donned an embellished robe by Christian Cowan nodding to Erté illustrations. The event underscored fashion as a medium for art-historical citation.
Key facts
- Met Gala 2025 took place at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
- The event marked the opening of the Costume Institute's spring exhibition 'Costume Art.'
- The dress code was 'Fashion Is Art.'
- Troye Sivan wore Prada, referencing Robert Mapplethorpe's 1980 self-portrait.
- Amy Sherald referenced her own painting Miss Everything (Unsuppressed Deliverance) (2014) with Thom Browne.
- Sherald's solo show 'American Sublime' opens at the High Museum of Art next week.
- Luke Evans wore a brown leather look inspired by Tom of Finland.
- Sam Smith wore an embellished robe by Christian Cowan nodding to Erté illustrations.
Entities
Artists
- Jon Batiste
- Troye Sivan
- Amy Sherald
- Robert Mapplethorpe
- Thom Browne
- Luke Evans
- Tom of Finland
- Sam Smith
- Christian Cowan
- Erté
Institutions
- Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Costume Institute
- High Museum of Art
Locations
- New York City
- United States
Sources
- Artsy —