They did THAT. The biggest designers and celebrities showed up at the 2025 Met Gala, everyone from Rihanna to Madonna. And in this special bonus episode, Brittany and her guests break down the best and worst looks of the night.Culture writer Shelton Boyd-Griffith, Editor-In-Chief Antoine Griffith, and Brittany award the highs and lows of the night to Teyana Taylor, Rosalia, Colman Domingo, Miley Cyrus, Diana Ross, and more. Who was on top, and who was on the bottom of the list?Editor's Note: After this episode published, a representative of Henry Taylor, who collaborated with Pharrell Williams on the outfit worn by Lisa Manobal to the 2025 Met Gala, said in a statement to Vulture that none of the images of the women on the outfit were of civil rights icon Rosa Parks.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Chapter 1: What are the initial reactions to the 2025 Met Gala?
Hello, hello. I'm Brittany Luce, and you're listening to It's Been a Minute from NPR, a show about what's going on in culture and why it doesn't happen by accident. Hello. Okay, Shelton and Antoine, you both saw it all. The Met Gala 2025. Were you gooped? Were you gagged? How are you feeling?
I think we had some people really show up. Yeah. And explore the theme. And I think those are going to be the looks that we talk about that I say that I like the most.
I think there was definitely like a safe approach, but there definitely is some standout looks for me.
So what you all listening can't see right now. Is it laying out in front of me or all of my notes from the Met Gala last night? It's only been like 12 hours since fashion's biggest night. And I have just been dying to talk about who had the best and worst looks of the night. Thank God, culture writer Shelton Boyd Griffith is back here with me. Hi, Shelton.
Hi, thank you for having me, Brittany.
And the editor-in-chief for Black Fashion Fair, Antoine Gregory. Welcome back, Antoine.
Hello, thanks for having me.
This is a dream team right here. Okay, I can't wait any longer. Who did it? Who was your best dressed of the night? And before you start listing off, multiple people. Okay, I'm going to be vicious. You can only pick one.
I feel like we should be able to pick a male and a woman. That's a good one. I think that's fair.
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Chapter 2: Who were the best dressed at the Met Gala according to Antoine?
For me, Tiana Taylor, she absolutely killed it. I think from the shoes to the ode to Harlem about like, you know, the Harlem Rose embroidered into her cape. Like that was absolutely incredible.
Oh yeah, she was wearing like a custom design that she co-designed with herself and the famed costume designer, Ruth E. Carter.
What I really love about Tiana Taylor is like, she loves where she's from. And every time she can tell you, I'm from Harlem, she's going to show it. And I think that's just, it's beautiful.
I agree. I totally love it. Okay. So who is your best dressed man?
I really, really love Tyler Mitchell's look by Grace Wales Bonner. I thought it was absolutely beautiful. The white boa, the grills, the hair. At every point where he could get it right, he did.
Across the board, Grace Wales Bonner dressed so many people across the board in incredible, incredible ways. I mean, FKA Twigs had this gorgeous flapper-like 20s dress that was totally different than what Lewis Hamilton was wearing. That beautiful, crisp, white suit with the cowrie shell details and all that incredible jewelry and that beautiful hat.
Just across the board, shout out Grace Willis Bonner. You really did it. You really did have a fight.
Even Monica Miller. Yes.
Dressing Monica Miller. The Monica Miller.
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Chapter 3: Who were the best dressed at the Met Gala according to Shelton?
Chapter 4: How did Tessa Thompson pay homage to Andre Leon Talley?
Yes.
Okay. Okay. And Shelton, was Antoine right? Who would you say were the best dressed man and woman of the evening?
It was kind of unexpected for me, but I really enjoyed Tessa Thompson and that proper look with the Andre Leontali church fan.
Oh my gosh. And that beautiful, big structured coat.
I loved it. It was such a sweet homage to him. That Sunday, you know, high noon on Sunday kind of reference.
When I thought about like the ushers of the church and how they used to wear the white coats. And then, of course, the church fan. We know how much the church inspired Andre, his dress, the way he showed up in the world. And for her to pay homage in that way, incredible.
Andre Leontali, for those who don't know, worked at Vogue from 1983 to 2013 and eventually became an editor at large for the magazine.
Yeah. It was such a cute, sweet homage. I was like, oh, I love that. I loved it.
The outfit felt like something that was very true to her kind of idiosyncratic style. It didn't feel like she was trying to wear an Andre Leon Talley costume. And then, I mean, you know, I watched the red carpet interviews. I saw some people who were like, I'm wearing a white button down and this is a tribute to Andre Leon Talley. And I'm like, girl, I guess so. Yeah. You know, anything can be.
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Chapter 5: What is the significance of the 2025 Met Gala theme?
Seeing Rosalia, I mean, you described her as a mannequin. I mean, that dress was smooth like porcelain. I don't know how she got there. I don't know how she...
enjoyed the evening i don't know how she got home i don't know how she got into the dress but it was like a smooth like it was like perfectly sculpted to her body this long white column perfectly sculpted there was some draping around the hips and further down the dress but i mean the bodice of that was like it was the perfect mannequin um well You know, I did love these looks, but I'm sorry.
I just got to stay. I have to say my piece. I have to say my piece. Oh, Lord. So my best dressed man was Guillaume Jope in Custom Valentino by Ali Santos. I, this, this outfit was so gorgeous. First of all, it was like a beautiful white pant, white shirt underneath, a yellow, like mustard yellow, golden rod maybe even.
Like golden rod with ruby piping, gold button, maybe not gold buttons, but golden rod jacket, ruby piping, double breasted. The most gorgeous coat. I'm like, literally, a part of me, I don't want to commit crimes, but a part of me, I had waited outside of the Met, driven my car up there, waited outside of the Met, and been like, you need to give me this jacket. I'll fight you.
I felt like a lot of the best looks from the men of the night were from men who fully embraced both the sense of humor and also the... Lack of a rigid approach to masculinity.
That flamboyance is what people want to see.
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Chapter 6: Was the 2025 Met Gala distinctly different due to its theme?
My best-dressed pick for a woman was Lauryn Hill, Butter Yellow, Chaney Chan. Very amazing. But we got to move on, okay? So we already touched on this. A little bit. Let's be clear. Every year, every year the Met Gala has a theme and that theme is attached to the Costume Institute's exhibition, which this year is called Superfine Tailoring Black Style.
That means celebrities and designers were encouraged to style looks for the Met Gala inspired by the black fashion tradition known as black dandyism. Black dandyism is about fine tailoring with flair or exuberance added to it. You know, sometimes feathers or hats or exaggerated finishes and accessories.
But this was also the very first Met Gala theme that honored a specifically black fashion tradition. Which makes me wonder, y'all have seen just as many, if not more Met Galas than I have. Overall, did a Black theme mean that this was like the Blackest Met Gala ever? I mean, because Black people come every single year and show up and show out.
I wonder, was there anything markedly different about this event than from past events? Other than... Aside from Stevie Wonder performing, which not everybody in that room deserved, but I know that I did.
I think other than the text saying, you know, this is the theme, I feel like we've seen the same amount of Black celebrity on the carpet. It wasn't the influx of Blackness that I would have hoped for. Same.
Wait, say more about that. I want to hear from y'all on this.
If you see the exhibition and you go through the imagery, so many amazing Black designers are represented there. they were not on the carpet. Not at all.
I was keeping a tally of each. I was like, okay, there's Willis Bonner, there's CJR, there's D-Bay, there's Hanifa.
There's still not enough. But no, they're also not physically there. Yeah. I think so often the designers themselves are there. Yeah. They are not there.
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