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

06 May 2025 - 11:16 AM

Williams serves ace with giant sleeping bag dress

06 May 2025 - 11:07 AM

Charli XCX ditches Brat green for black sheer

06 May 2025 - 11:00 AM

Lisa delivers style with simple sheer look

06 May 2025 - 10:54 AM

Thigh-high Timberlands strut the Met Gala steps

06 May 2025 - 10:42 AM

Madonna dons pants and a big cigar

06 May 2025 - 10:41 AM

Jenner arrives dateless in monochrome perfection

06 May 2025 - 10:35 AM

Schafer serves up simple elegance

06 May 2025 - 10:31 AM

Luhrmann struts with eccentric style

06 May 2025 - 10:16 AM

Rihanna, Queen of the Met Gala arrives with major news

06 May 2025 - 10:08 AM

Keke Palmer channels Dorothy Dandridge

06 May 2025 - 10:05 AM

Brian Tyree Henry is working an all-crimson ensemble

06 May 2025 - 10:03 AM

Anthony Pratt stands out

06 May 2025 - 10:03 AM

Regina King’s striking ink suit

06 May 2025 - 09:58 AM

Baz Luhrmann’s date night

06 May 2025 - 09:56 AM

Damson Idris revs up

06 May 2025 - 09:51 AM

Ayo Edebiri pays tribute to her family

06 May 2025 - 09:49 AM

Omar Sy should always wear green

06 May 2025 - 09:44 AM

Jaden Smith’s striking cape

06 May 2025 - 09:39 AM

Monica Barbaro in Dior

06 May 2025 - 09:36 AM

Hailey Bieber’s jacket dress

06 May 2025 - 09:34 AM

Kendall Jenner slays boardroom couture

06 May 2025 - 09:32 AM

Kim K channels leather daddy

06 May 2025 - 09:30 AM

Janelle Monae in another imaginative look

06 May 2025 - 09:27 AM

Natasha Lyonne’s ethereal get-up

06 May 2025 - 09:25 AM

Chappell electric in hot pink

06 May 2025 - 08:50 AM

Bad Bunny represents

06 May 2025 - 08:42 AM

Our Nicole has arrived

06 May 2025 - 08:38 AM

Shakira never does anything by half

06 May 2025 - 08:36 AM

Jeff Goldblum loves a dramatic cape

06 May 2025 - 08:34 AM

Aimee Lou Wood and Patrick Schwarzenegger checked in

06 May 2025 - 08:13 AM

Cynthia soars

06 May 2025 - 08:11 AM

How purr-fect

06 May 2025 - 08:05 AM

Jon Batiste brought the ultimate accessory

06 May 2025 - 08:02 AM

Demi’s sculptural look

06 May 2025 - 08:01 AM

Doechii in Vuitton

06 May 2025 - 07:59 AM

The Rosses love drama

06 May 2025 - 07:58 AM

Severance star gets the day off work

06 May 2025 - 07:56 AM

The kind-of boss is here

06 May 2025 - 07:52 AM

Zoe Saldana is giving Mary Poppins

06 May 2025 - 07:50 AM

Lupita is incandescent in aqua

06 May 2025 - 07:49 AM

A$AP Rocky lets the news slip

06 May 2025 - 07:47 AM

Lorde’s half-bandeau look

06 May 2025 - 07:45 AM

Anne Hathaway’s showstopping jewels

06 May 2025 - 07:41 AM

Walton is chaos

06 May 2025 - 07:38 AM

Who needs pants? Not Sabrina

06 May 2025 - 07:35 AM

Miley rocks up

06 May 2025 - 07:15 AM

Baby’s first Met Gala

06 May 2025 - 07:01 AM

Whoopi still knows how to serve

06 May 2025 - 07:00 AM

Zendaya strides in

06 May 2025 - 06:57 AM

Gigi shimmering in gold

06 May 2025 - 06:45 AM

Tory Burch and Pamela Anderson arrive hand-in-hand

06 May 2025 - 06:42 AM

Sarah Snook takes over New York

06 May 2025 - 06:42 AM

Internet goes wild for Diana Ross

06 May 2025 - 06:30 AM

He’s happy

06 May 2025 - 06:22 AM

Sydney Sweeney is slinky in black

06 May 2025 - 06:17 AM

Colman Domingo always delivers

06 May 2025 - 06:11 AM

From the race track to the red carpet

06 May 2025 - 06:08 AM

The Met Gala queen reigns

06 May 2025 - 05:03 AM

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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