The 2025 Costume Institute Benefit honored Black dandyism with its “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style” theme, inspired by Barnard College chair and professor Monica L. Miller’s 2009 book “Slaves to Fashion: Black Dandyism and the Styling of Black Diasporic Identity.”

The Met Gala isn't an awards show, but we have a feeling Yahoo readers have strong opinions on who showed up and showed out on the first Monday in May.

See our favorite looks from an evening of dignified, grown-up glamour at the Met. On some occasions, the Met Gala veers into the territory of the fantastical or even cartoonish (see: last year’s “Garden of Time” dress code;