The upcoming Met Gala has gotten some backlash for its seemingly offensive theme was possibly originally picked to demonstrate inclusivity. As well as an appreciation for Black culture . In a recent Instagram post, Vogue magazine explained that the Met Gala’s 2025 theme , "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style will take the Black dandy as its subject, examining the importance of clothing and style to the formation of Black identities in the Atlantic diaspora.
" This year for the annual fashion event the co-chairs will include Colman Domingo, Lewis Hamilton, A$AP Rocky, Pharrell Williams, and Vogue’s Anna Wintour. Serving as an honorary chair for the Met Gala 2025 is NBA star LeBron James . Kim Kardashian details bizarre Met Gala shoe choice that fans missed The View's Ana Navarro brands Met Gala 'out of touch' amid Israel-Palestine conflict The New York Post reported that the idea for the Met Gala stemmed from Monica L.
Miller, who is a professor and Chair of Africana Studies at Barnard College and Columbia University. Monica penned the book Slaves to Fashion: Black Dandyism and the Styling of Black Diasporic Identity. Monica illustrated in her book that "Black dandyism was both an aesthetic and political construct" as she examined the Black dandy figure from "its earliest depictions in 18th-century art to modern-day representations on runways and in films," The New York Post reported.
Per the news outlet, Miller defined the showing of Black dandyism as a concept that will, "il.