Met Gala 2025 theme and live updates: Pregnant Rihanna, Kim Kardashian, Sabrina Carpenter stun on red carpet

Max Corstorphan and Wenlei Ma
The Nightly
From Diana’s Dior slip dress to Rihanna’s omelet gown, we look at the most memorable outfits from the Met Gala. Plus, a look at what to expect with this year’s event about to get underway.

Scroll down for the latest updates and images from the Met Gala red carpet.

Key Events

Williams serves ace with giant sleeping bag dress
Charli XCX ditches Brat green for black sheer
Lisa delivers style with simple sheer look
Thigh-high Timberlands strut the Met Gala steps
Madonna dons pants and a big cigar
Jenner arrives dateless in monochrome perfection
Schafer serves up simple elegance
Luhrmann struts with eccentric style
Rihanna, Queen of the Met Gala arrives with major news
Keke Palmer channels Dorothy Dandridge
Brian Tyree Henry is working an all-crimson ensemble
Anthony Pratt stands out
Regina King’s striking ink suit
Baz Luhrmann’s date night
Damson Idris revs up
Ayo Edebiri pays tribute to her family
Omar Sy should always wear green
Jaden Smith’s striking cape
Monica Barbaro in Dior
Hailey Bieber’s jacket dress
Kendall Jenner slays boardroom couture
Kim K channels leather daddy
Janelle Monae in another imaginative look
Natasha Lyonne’s ethereal get-up
Chappell electric in hot pink
Bad Bunny represents
Our Nicole has arrived
Shakira never does anything by half
Jeff Goldblum loves a dramatic cape
Aimee Lou Wood and Patrick Schwarzenegger checked in
Cynthia soars
How purr-fect
Jon Batiste brought the ultimate accessory
Demi’s sculptural look
Doechii in Vuitton
The Rosses love drama
Severance star gets the day off work
The kind-of boss is here
Zoe Saldana is giving Mary Poppins
Lupita is incandescent in aqua
A$AP Rocky lets the news slip
Lorde’s half-bandeau look
Anne Hathaway’s showstopping jewels
Walton is chaos
Who needs pants? Not Sabrina
Miley rocks up
Baby’s first Met Gala
Whoopi still knows how to serve
Zendaya strides in
Gigi shimmering in gold
Tory Burch and Pamela Anderson arrive hand-in-hand
Sarah Snook takes over New York
Internet goes wild for Diana Ross
He’s happy
Sydney Sweeney is slinky in black
Colman Domingo always delivers
From the race track to the red carpet
The Met Gala queen reigns
What to expect from the 2025 Met Gala

Kendall Jenner slays boardroom couture

The two-piece ensemble is by British designer Torisheju Dumi, topped off with Chopard necklaces.

Kendall Jenner
Kendall Jenner. Credit: Getty/Getty Images for The Met Museum/

Kim K channels leather daddy

Let’s hope the aircon is cranking inside. Leather is hot, as in the actual temperature.

Kardashian’s outfit is by Chrome Hearts.

Kim Kardashian
Kim Kardashian Credit: Getty/Getty Images
Kim Kardashian
Kim Kardashian Credit: Getty/Getty Images

Janelle Monae in another imaginative look

If Janelle Monae ever turns up to the Met Gala in a plain black column dress, that would be the real sign of a coming apocalypse.

She always delivers drama and two ensembles from a collaboration between Oscar-winning costume designer Paul Tazewell (Wicked) and Thom Browne. No one else can pull off that monocle but she makes it look cool.

Janelle Monae
Janelle Monae Credit: Getty/FilmMagic
Janelle Monae
Janelle Monae Credit: Getty/FilmMagic

Natasha Lyonne’s ethereal get-up

With the debut of Poker Face season two this week, Natasha Lyonne’s lilac dress suited both Met Galas and Lilith Fairs.

Natasha Lyonne
Natasha Lyonne. Credit: Getty/Getty Images for The Met Museum/

Chappell electric in hot pink

Chappell Roan made her Met Gala debut with a look that also would’ve worked for one of her music videos.

Chappell Roan
Chappell Roan. Credit: Getty/Getty Images for The Met Museum/

Bad Bunny represents

Bad Bunny’s hat is a nod to Puerto Rico. The accessory is modelled on the pava, a straw hat historically worn by farmers, and was crafted by Puerto Rican brand De Leon Headwear.

Bad Bunny
Bad Bunny. Credit: Getty/Getty Images

Sofia Richie in Tommy Hilfiger

The gown had a classic look at the front and an open back and massive bow in the rear.

Sofia Richie
Sofia Richie. Credit: Getty/WireImage

Our Nicole has arrived

A mainstay on the Met Gala stairs, Nicole Kidman is wearing a sculptural Balenciaga Couture gown.

Nicole Kidman
Nicole Kidman Credit: Getty/Getty Images for The Met Museum/

Shakira never does anything by half

Volume! Colour! It’s very Shakira.

Shakira
Shakira. Credit: Getty/Getty Images

Jeff Goldblum loves a dramatic cape

Goldblum be in Wicked Part Two later this year.

Jeff Goldblum
Jeff Goldblum. Credit: Getty/Getty Images for The Met Museum/

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