Met Gala 2025: The Co-Chairs Cover Vogue, and the Style Forecast Is Already Electric
The first Monday in May is officially within arm’s reach, and ahead of the Superfine: Tailoring Black Style exhibition at the Costume Institute—an homage to the Black dandy tradition and fashion’s role as both resistance and celebration—Vogue has dropped its Met Gala issue. And it’s one for the ages. Gracing the cover are this year’s co-chairs: Colman Domingo (in Balmain), Lewis Hamilton (in Ferragamo and Off-White), and A$AP Rocky (in an Ozwald Boateng) and a portrait of Pharrell Williams by Henry Taylor. Four men. Four perspectives. Endless possibilities.
Let’s start with the man of the moment: Colman Domingo. After a Met Gala debut in 2024 that turned heads and sparked headlines, I have never been more excited to see what someone brings to the Met steps. On the cover, he wears a majestic, Balmain look that speaks to his commanding presence and theatrical roots. In his interview, he says, “I’m bringing the ancestors with me. I’m bringing my full self, my full Blackness, my full queerness.” That kind of intentionality is what makes Colman such an icon in the making. He understands that this is a platform, not just a party. “You walk into a room and you want to bring a vibration, a joy, a beauty,” he says—and that’s exactly what I’m expecting from him: reverence wrapped in couture.
Lewis Hamilton, ever the fashion intellectual, takes a quieter but no less impactful approach. Known for using red carpets to spotlight Black designers and amplify heritage through his style, Lewis is absolutely going to give us something culturally rich. On the cover, he wears Ferragamo (designed by black British designer Maximilian Davis) and Off-White (designed by Sierra Leone-born, London-based creative IB Kamara), styled with a modern elegance that reflects his typical aesthetic: clean, thoughtful, tailored. In the feature, he shares, “Fashion is an expression of identity, and for me, that’s always tied to where I come from—my roots, my people, my history.” I’m expecting something custom, meaningful, and likely designed by a Black creative—maybe even a historical reference woven in somewhere. Think his 2024 Burberry moment… but elevated.
Then there’s A$AP Rocky, the wild card with the most style flare of the trio. Draped in velvet Ozwald Boateng on the cover, A$AP is the man who will go there. The man who turned a quilt into a moment. The man who showed up in a Gucci kilt over jeans. The man who wore a fingerwave hairdo like it was a crown. In his interview, he says, “Style has always been storytelling for me. Every look is a chance to say something—loud.” So yes, I’m expecting drama. Maybe a modern twist on Edwardian tailoring? Maybe something sculptural, regal, and fearless? With A$AP, the unexpected is the expectation.
Lastly, Pharrell Williams will, of course, wear Louis Vuitton. He is the house’s menswear creative director, after all. But what kind of Vuitton? Pharrell’s been on a steady cowboy streak lately: denim, Western boots, gradient sunglasses, and baseball caps. While this is Superfine—a theme begging for structure and high tailoring—I can’t quite predict if Pharrell will lean into his LV roots and reference Black dandyism with a sharp, custom suit, or if we’ll get a refined version of his cowboy-core. In his words, “Style isn’t about rules—it’s about language. And I speak mine fluently.”
The 2025 Met Gala takes place on Monday, May 5, and if these covers is any indication, we’re in for a night of fashion that honours, and disrupts—exactly as it should.
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