Next spring’s Met Gala could be canceled. Coiffed brows furrowed and tongues were wagging throughout fashiondom after Vogue revealed the selection of what some found to be a potentially problematic theme for 2025’s event.

The Costume Institute is leaping into the cultural fray with its upcoming exhibition on the Black dandy: a look at race, gender, class and masculinity.

The theme of the 2025 Met Gala has been revealed as Superfine: Tailoring Black Style.The Costume Institute’s spring exhibition and accompanying gala fund-raiser event, which stands as the exhibition's official opening,