61 Looks “Tailored for You” to Wear to the Met Gala—From Archival Gaultier to This Season’s Wales Bonner
As the month of April draws to a close, there’s one thing—and one thing only—on our minds: The Costume Institute’s new show “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and its iconic celebration, the Met Gala. The show, inspired by Monica L. Miller’s book Slaves to Fashion: Black Dandyism and the Styling of Black Diasporic Identity, will explore the role of style in forming Black identities, focusing on the emergence of the Black dandy in particular.
“Dandyism can seem frivolous, but it often poses a challenge to or a transcendence of social and cultural hierarchies,” said Miller, who is also a co-curator of the show, when the dress code was announced. “It asks questions about identity, representation, and mobility in relation to race, class, gender, sexuality, and power. This exhibition explores dandyism as both a pronouncement and a provocation.” It is fitting then that the dress code this year is “tailored for you,” encouraging attendees to express their own personal style through tailoring. Though it might seem more rigid and serious than other years, there are so many ways to explore and indulge in a good old-fashioned suit. To prove it, we’ve gathered 61 looks ready for the Met Gala red carpet, no matter your personality type.
If Your Go-to Is a Straightforward SuitTom Ford, fall 2025 ready-to-wear
Photo: Filippo Fior / Gorunway.com
Wales Bonner, fall 2025 ready-to-wear
Photo: Zoë Ghertner / Courtesy of Wales Bonner
Saint Laurent, spring 2025 ready-to-wear
Alessandro Lucioni
Sergio Hudson, resort 2025
Photo: Courtesy of Sergio Hudson
Louis Vuitton, spring 2025 menswear
Photo: Isidore Montag / Gorunway.com
Dior Men, fall 2025 menswear
Photo: Umberto Fratini / Gorunway.com
If You Love a Jacket With a Little Something ExtraBalmain, fall 2023 menswear
Photo: Courtesy of Balmain
Valentino, fall 2025 ready-to-wear
Photo: Andrea Adriani / Gorunway.com
Campillo, fall 2025 ready-to-wear
Photo: Isidore Montag / Gorunway.com
Tom Ford, fall 2025 ready-to-wear
Photo: Filippo Fior / Gorunway.com
If You Want to Stand Out in a Sea of All BlackSergio Hudson, fall 2025 ready-to-wear
Photo: Filippo Fior / Gorunway.com
Tom Ford, fall 2025 ready-to-wear
Photo: Filippo Fior / Gorunway.com
Amiri, fall 2025 menswear
Umberto Fratini / Gorunway.com
Pyer Moss, spring 2020 ready-to-wear
Photo: Filippo Fior / Gorunway.com
If You’re Sabrina CarpenterAlaïa, spring 1992 ready-to-wear
Photo: Condé Nast Archive
If You’re a RomanticMcQueen, fall 2025 ready-to-wear
Photo: Filippo Fior / Gorunway.com
Xu Zhi, Shanghai fall 2025
Photo: Courtesy of Xu Zhi
Alberta Ferretti, fall 2025 ready-to-wear
Photo: Courtesy of Alberta Ferretti
Prada, fall 2012 menswear
Photo: Monica Feudi / Feudiguaineri.com
Sacai, fall 2025 ready-to-wear
Photo: Isidore Montag / Gorunway.com
Fendi, fall 2025 ready-to-wear
Photo: Filippo Fior / Gorunway.com
If You Live for an Opulent FabricDuro Olowu, fall 2025 ready-to-wear
Photo: Luis Monteiro / Courtesy of Duro Olowu
Dior Men, spring 2025 menswear
Alessandro Lucioni / Gorunway.com
Louis Vuitton, spring 2025 menswear
Photo: Isidore Montag / Gorunway.com
Jean Paul Gaultier, spring 2000 couture
Photo: Condé Nast Archive
Luar, spring 2025 ready-to-wear
Daniele Oberrauch / Gorunway.com
Erdem, spring 2025 ready-to-wear
Photo: Umberto Fratini / Gorunway.com
Louis Vuitton, fall 2022 menswear
Balenciaga by Nicolas Ghesquière, spring 2006 ready-to-wearPhoto: Marcio Madeira
If You’re DoeechiRomeo Hunte, fall 2025 ready-to-wear
Photo: Umberto Fratini / Gorunway.com
If You Would Drape Yourself in Velvet if it Were Socially Acceptable (It Is)Willy Chavarria, fall 2025 menswear
Photo: Daniele Oberrauch / Gorunway.com
Gucci, fall 1995 ready-to-wear
Photo: Condé Nast Archive
“Oh, Did You Say Dandy?”Jean Paul Gaultier, spring 1997 couture
Photo: Condé Nast Archive
Jean Paul Gaultier, spring 1997 couture
Photo: Condé Nast Archive
If You Like a Little BlingErdem, spring 2025 ready-to-wear
Photo: Umberto Fratini / Gorunway.com
Stella McCartney, fall 2025 ready-to-wear
Photo: Umberto Fratini / Gorunway.com
If You’re Ayo EdebiriJean Paul Gaultier, spring 1998 ready-to-wear
Photo: Condé Nast Archive
If You Love to Deconstruct the Symbols of MasculinityViktor & Rolf, spring 2011 ready-to-wear
Monica Feudi / GoRunway.com
Comme des Garçons, fall 2025 ready-to-wear
Photo: Isidore Montag / Gorunway.com
Thom Browne, fall 2025 ready-to-wear
Photo: Daniele Oberrauch / Gorunway.com
Luar, fall 2025 ready-to-wear
Photo: Filippo Fior / Gorunway.com
Balmain, resort 2025
Photo: Courtesy of Balmain
Wales Bonner, spring 2017 menswear
Photo: Marcus Tondo / Indigital.tv
Off-White, fall 2016 ready-to-wear
Photo: Kim Weston Arnold / Indigital.tv
Marc Jacobs, fall 2007 ready-to-wear
Photo: Marcio Madeira
If You’re Emma ChamberlainGivenchy, fall 2025 ready-to-wear
Photo: Courtesy of Givenchy
If You’re Going for a Two-Tone MomentChristopher John Rogers, fall 2020 ready-to-wear
Photo: Daniele Oberrauch / Gorunway.com
Amiri, fall 2025 menswear
Umberto Fratini / Gorunway.com
Louis Vuitton by Virgil Abloh, fall 2020 menswear
Photo: Alessandro Lucioni / Gorunway.com
Ahluwalia, spring 2025 ready-to-wear
Photo: Umberto Fratini / Gorunway.com
“Oh, You Mean Dandy, like Dandy?”Thom Browne, fall 2011 menswear
Yannis Vlamos / GoRunway.com
If You Love a Suit in Theory but Would Rather Wear a DressChristopher John Rogers, fall 2025 ready-to-wear
Photo: Filippo Fior / Gorunway.com
Valentino, fall 2025 ready-to-wear
Photo: Alessandro Lucioni / Gorunway.com
Jil Sander by Raf Simons, fall 2009
Marcio Madeira
LaQuan Smith, fall 2025 ready-to-wear
Photo: Greg Swales / Courtesy of LaQuan Smith
If You’re into Museum Method DressingPyer Moss, spring 2020 ready-to-wear
Photo: Filippo Fior / Gorunway.com
Wales Bonner, fall 2023 menswear
Photo: Courtesy of Wales Bonner
Balmain, fall 2024 menswear
Photo: Daniele Oberrauch / Gorunway.com
Marni, fall 2025 ready-to-wear
Photo: Courtesy of Marni
Louis Vuitton, fall 2022 menswear
If You’re Timothée ChalametGucci, fall 1996 ready-to-wear
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