Having a Met Gala along this theme during a time of Black erasure feels complicated at best.

and is most specifically influenced by the vibrant and revolutionary spirit of the 'Saupers', who represent the dandy subculture in Congo. Other inspiration for the look came from archive imagery ...

The looks that took to the red carpet at the 2025 Met Gala were steeped in significance, with designers considering each and ...

Last year, when the Metropolitan Museum of Art announced its spring 2025 fashion exhibition, ‘Superfine: Tailoring Black ...

The dandy, a man unduly devoted to style ... Like jazz and rock 'n’ roll before it, it originated from Black American subculture before dominating the mainstream and becoming the defining ...

The exhibit will explore a style subculture called the Black dandy which will “illustrate how Black people transformed from being enslaved and stylized as luxury items, acquired like any other ...

Theme: It’s telling that it took 77 years for the Met Gala to centre Black style—even if it is focusing on menswear, it is still a landmark. How this year’s Met Gala goes down will be a true testament ...

In her book, Miller chronicles the birth of the “Black Dandy”, a subculture of Black men known for their fine tailoring and sartorial elegance during the slave trade and following emancipation from ...

T he Met Gala 2025 has already wrapped, and we couldn’t help but indulge in the glamour of it all. From who made Anna Wintour ...

The Met Gala 2025 is fast approaching, and all those last-minute adjustments are underway. Designers are making the final fixes to their looks. Personal assistants are booking vans for those ...

and is most specifically influenced by the vibrant and revolutionary spirit of the “Saupers”, who represent the dandy subculture in Congo. Other inspiration for the look came from archive imagery of ...