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

Lupita is incandescent in aqua

How many people can pull off this colour? Very few, and Lupita Nyong’o is one of them. The suit is by Chanel.

Lupita Nyongo
Lupita Nyong’o. Credit: Getty/Getty Images for The Met Museum/

A$AP Rocky lets the news slip

A$AP Rocky, another co-chair, confirmed on the red carpet that partner Rihanna is pregnant with baby number three. He paired Bulgari jewels with his black ensemble.

A$AP Rocky
A$AP Rocky. Credit: Getty/FilmMagic

Lorde’s half-bandeau look

Lorde is baring back in her Thom Browne outfit. The column skirt is paired with what looks like a bandeau but is actually more of a stick-on than something that goes all the way around.

Lorde
Lorde. Credit: Getty/Getty Images

Anne Hathaway’s showstopping jewels

Hathaway in Carolina Herrera and Bulgari. It’s life imitating art as Bulgari was what her character was wearing in Ocean’s 8, a heist caper set at the Met Gala.

Anne Hathaway
Anne Hathaway. Credit: Getty/Getty Images for The Met Museum/

Walton is chaos

The White Lotus star Walton Goggins doesn’t just steal scenes, he also stole the carpet with his declarative, inside-out Thom Browne ensemble.

Walter Goggins
Walton Goggins. Credit: Getty/Getty Images

Who needs pants? Not Sabrina

The pop princess is wearing Louis Vuitton.

Sabrina Carpenter
Sabrina Carpenter. Credit: Getty/Getty Images for The Met Museum/

Miley rocks up

Miley Cyrus is wearing Alaia with a Cartier choker.

Miley Cyrus
Miley Cyrus Credit: Getty/WireImage

Baby’s first Met Gala

Dua Lipa made her Met Gala debut, wearing a feathered Chanel dress. She was there with her boyfriend, actor Callum Turner.

Dua Lipa
Dua Lipa. Credit: Getty/WireImage

Whoopi still knows how to serve

The EGOT winner strikes a look.

Whoopi Goldberg
Whoopi Goldberg Credit: Getty/Getty Images

Zendaya strides in

Zendaya in a slick, 70s-inspired power suit from Louis Vuitton by Pharrell Williams. She is sans fiance and co-star Tom Holland.

Zendaya
Zendaya Credit: Getty/Getty Images for The Met Museum/

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