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

Gigi shimmering in gold

Gigi Hadid attends the Met Gala days after her 30th birthday.

Gigi Hadid
Gigi Hadid Credit: Getty/Getty Images for The Met Museum/

Virtuoso Gina Alice Redlinger

Pianist Redlinger started performing in public at the age of 8.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 05: Gina Alice Redlinger attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style" at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 05, 2025 in New York City.  (Photo by Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images)
Gina Alice Redlinger. (Photo by Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images) Credit: Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images

Not a stranger anymore

Stranger Things star Sadie Sink making her Met Gala debut.

Sadie Sink
Sadie Sink. Credit: Getty

Like mother, like daughter

Wendi Deng with daughter Grace Murdoch, almost twinning.

Wendi & Grace Murdoch
Wendi & Grace Murdoch Credit: Getty/Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for The

Tory Burch and Pamela Anderson arrive hand-in-hand

Anderson, who has been in Sydney filming, is at her second Met Gala after making her debut last year. She is wearing a scupltural, bedazzled gown by Burch.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 05: (L-R) Tory Burch and Pamela Anderson attend the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style" at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 05, 2025 in New York City.  (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue)
Tory Burch and Pamela Anderson. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue) Credit: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/

Sarah Snook takes over New York

The Australian actor has been earning rave reviews for her performance in The Picture of Dorian Gray on Broadway and was last week nominated for a Tony Award.

Sarah Snook
Sarah Snook. Credit: Getty/Getty Images
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Internet goes wild for Diana Ross

Online, fashion lovers are collectively losing their minds over Diana Ross’ iconic entrance.

Diana Ross
Diana Ross Credit: Getty/WireImage

Coco Jones in dramatic ivory look

Jones is a singer and actor.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 05: Coco Jones attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style" at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 05, 2025 in New York City.  (Photo by John Shearer/WireImage)
Coco Jones. (Photo by John Shearer/WireImage) Credit: John Shearer/WireImage

He’s happy

Pharrell Williams, another co-host, has arrived with his wife, Helen Lasichanh. They’re both in Louis Vuitton and Williams’ jacket is embellished with 15,000 pearls. It took 400 hours to make.

The Gala’s theme celebrates the history of the black dandy and on that, Williams explained to Vogue, “I see dandyism as a set of rules and standards that reflect a certain sophistication and well-travelled taste. For Black people to hit that mark or exceed it, and be consistent with it, is a matter of pride.”

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 05: (L-R) Pharrell Williams, Met Gala Co-Chair, and Helen Lasichanh attend the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style" at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 05, 2025 in New York City.  (Photo by Savion Washington/Getty Images)
Pharrell Williams and Helen Lasichanh. (Photo by Savion Washington/Getty Images) Credit: Savion Washington/Getty Images

Sydney Sweeney is slinky in black

The Anyone But You and Euphoria actor is wearing Miu Miu, and posted to her Instagram that she was inspired by actor Kim Novak, best known for her role in Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo. Sweeney is due to play Novak in an upcoming film called Sandalous.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 05: Sydney Sweeney attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style" at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 05, 2025 in New York City.  (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue)
Sydney Sweeney. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue) Credit: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/

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