This year’s Met Gala theme is quietly radical because it invites the industry to celebrate the Black aesthetic but also acknowledge its history.

Tailoring Black Style," pays homage to the lesser-known style movement known as Black dandyism. We'll explain.

In the gilded halls of London’s high society and amid the cobblestone streets of 18th-century England, a revolutionary style of dress was taking shape, one that would eventually become the theme of the 2025 Met Gala: Black dandyism.