As the world’s most exclusive fashion event returns to New York City on May 5, 2025, anticipation around the Met Gala guest list reaches its peak. With the theme “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style”, this year’s event promises to be a powerful celebration of Black fashion and culture-and, as always, a magnet for the biggest names in entertainment, fashion, politics, and sports.
How do you get Invited to the Met Gala?
Getting an invitation to the Met Gala is far from simple. The event is organized by Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour, who personally approves each guest. The guest list is curated months in advance and revolves around several key factors:
Cultural Relevance: Celebrities, designers, athletes, and influencers who have made significant cultural impact are top contenders.
Brand Partnerships: Many guests are invited as guests of major fashion houses-such as Chanel, Gucci, Balenciaga, or Louis Vuitton-that purchase entire tables.
Philanthropic Contribution: The event is a fundraiser for the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute, so guests (or their sponsoring brands) must pay a hefty ticket-estimated at $75,000 per seat in 2025, with tables costing up to $350,000.
Theme Alignment: Attendees are expected to embrace and interpret the annual theme through their fashion choices, making creativity and stylistic alignment crucial.
Who Will Be Walking the 2025 Met Gala Red Carpet?
Confirmed Hosts and Chairs
- Pharrell Williams
- Colman Domingo
- A$AP Rocky
- Lewis Hamilton
- Anna Wintour
- LeBron James (Honorary Chair)
Complete Met Gala 2025 guest list
According to USA Today, here is the list of Met Gala 2025 attendees, provided by the Met.
- Ugbad Abdi
- Huma Abedin
- Haider Ackermann
- The Honorable Adrienne E. Adams and Joseph J. Adams
- Kiara Advani
- Adut Akech
- Debbie Allen and Norman Nixon
- Isha Ambani
- Pamela Anderson
- André 3000
- La La Anthony
- Babyface
- Bad Bunny
- Halle Bailey
- J Balvin and Valentina Ferrer
- Monica Barbaro
- Saquon Barkley
- Angela Bassett
- Jon Batiste
- Pietro Beccari and Elisabetta Beccari
- Tyson Beckford
- Halle Berry
- Hailey Bieber
- Simone Biles and Jonathan Owens
- Mary J. Blige
- Oswald Boateng and Hanna Hultberg
- Andreew Bolton
- Hamish Bowles
- Burna Boy
- Ev Bravado
- Janicza Bravo
- The Honorable Gale. A Brewer
- Leon Bridges
- Adrien Brody
- Rachel Brosnahan
- Thom Browne
- Quinta Brunson
- Tory Burch
- Cardi B
- Sabrina Carpenter
- Bee and Francesco Carrozzini
- Ruth E. Carter
- Charlie Casely-Hayford
- Jordan Casteel
- Central Cee
- Emma Chamberlain
- Miles Chamley-Watson
- Chance the Rapper
- Georgina Chapman
- Charli xcx
- Willy Chavarria
- Eva Chen
- Dao-Yi Chow
- Amy Fine Collins
- Alex Consani
- Ryan Coogler and Zinzi Evans
- Leah Faye Cooper
- James Corden and Julia Carey
- Christian Cowan
- Miley Cyrus
- Alex Da Corte
- Baroness Dambisa Moyo
- Téla D’Amore
- Dapper Dan
- Andra Day
- Danielle Deadwyler
- Lana Del Rey
- Stefon Diggs
- Doechii
- Doja Cat
- Colman and Rául Domingo
- Whitney W. Donhauser
- The Honorable Susan M. Donoghue and Dmitri Nayduch
- Ava DuVernay
- Torkwase Dyson
- Ayo Edebiri
- Tracee Ellis Ross
- Paloma Elsesser
- Edward Enninful
- Cynthia Erivo
- Cole Escola
- Jimmy Fallon
- Mark Fisch
- Tom Ford
- Jamie Foxx
- Tanda Francis
- Freen
- Future
- Ncuti Gatwa
- Cy Gavin
- Walton Goggins
- Whoopi Goldberg
- Jeff Goldblum
- Henry Golding
- Ashley Graham
- Mark Guiducci
- Prabal Gurung
- Gigi Hadid
- Lauren Halsey
- Lewis Hamilton
- Imaan Hammam
- Lady Amanda Harlech
- Laura Harrier
- Jeremy O. Harris
- Patricia E. Harris
- Kelvin Harrison Jr.
- Anne Hathaway
- Maya Hawke
- Brian Tyree Henry
- Myha’la Herrold
- Tommy and Dee Hilfiger
- Ms. Lauryn Hill
- Mellody Hobson and George Lucas
- Max and Nina Hollein
- DeAndre Hopkins
- Van Hunt
- Jalen Hurts and Bryonna Burrows
- Sabrina Ionescu
- Marc Jacobs and Char Defrancesco
- Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
- Arthur Jafa
- Aurora James
- Savannah James
- Justin Jefferson
- Kendall Jenner
- Kylie Jenner
- Jennie
- Rashid Johnson
- Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra Jonas
- Cheryl Kaba
- Colin Kaepernick and Nessa Diab
- Mindy Kaling
- Kim Kardashian
- Barry Keoghan
- Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz
- Shah Rukh Khan
- Nicole Kidman
- Eaddy Kiernan Bunzel
- Gayle King
- Joey King
- Regina King
- Solange Knowles
- Michael Kors and Lance Le Pere
- Hildy Kuryk-Bernstein
- The Honorable Bradford S. Lander
- Christian Latchman
- Jett Lawrence
- Daniel Lee
- Precious Lee
- Spike Lee and Tonya Lewis Lee
- Kenny Leon
- Dua Lipa
- Lisa
- Lizzo
- Raul Lopez
- Lorde
- Jerry Lorenzo and Desiree Manuel
- Bryan Lourd
- Lisa Love
- Baz Luhrmann and Catherine Martin
- Noah Lyles
- Roger and Cathleen Lynch
- Eric N. Mack
- Maluma
- Marley Marius
- Raúl Martinez
- Alton Mason
- Stella McCartney
- Audra McDonald
- Pat McGrath
- Derek McLane
- Caleb McLaughlin
- Megan Thee Stallion
- Duiya Mehta
- Lorne and Alice Michaels
- Alessandro Michele
- Monica Miller and Carl Wennerlind
- Nicki Minaj
- Tyler Mitchell
- Dr. Precious Moloi-Motsepe and Patrice Motsepe
- Janelle Monáe
- Demi Moore
- Adam Mosseri
- Wendi and Grace Murdoch
- Alex Newell
- Steve Newhouse
- Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
- Stavros Niarchos Ill and Dasha Zhukova Niarchos
- Chioma Nnadi
- Ego Nwodim
- Lupita Nyong o
- Dynasty Ogun
- Soull Ogun
- Kwame Onwuachi
- Jenna Ortega
- Maxwell Osborne
- Taraji P. Henson
- Regé-Jean Page
- Keke Palmer
- Tyler Perry
- Natasha Poonawalla
- Jeremy Pope
- Pusha T
- Questlove
- Issa Rae
- Angel Reese
- Sha’Carri Richardson
- Sofia Richie Grainge
- Rihanna
- The Honorable Carlina Rivera
- Chappell Roan
- Patrick Robinson
- Chris Rock
- Georgina Rodríguez
- Christopher John Rogers
- Rosalía
- Rosé
- Jordan Roth and Richie Jackson
- Pierre-Yves Roussel
- Olivier Rousteing
- Zoë Saldaña
- Gina Sanders
- Lauren Santo Domingo
- Antwaun Sargent
- Anna Sawai
- Hunter Schafer
- Nicole Scherzinger
- Patrick Schwarzenegger
- Stephen A. and Christine Schwarzman
- Andrew Scott
- Dr. Ilyasah Shabazz
- Shaboozey
- Charlie and Elizabeth Shaffer
- Yara Shahidi
- Shakira
- Al Sharpton and Aisha McShaw
- Amy Sherald
- Lorna Simpson
- Sadie Sink
- Hope Smith
- Jaden Smith
- LaQuan Smith
- Ming Smith
- Sam Smith
- Virginia Smith
- Sarah Snook
- Alexander Soros
- Jamie Singer Soros and Robert Soros
- LaKeith Stanfield
- Ayra Starr
- Stormzy
- Jazmine Sullivan
- Sydney Sweeney
- Omar Sy
- Henry Taylor
- Sache Taylor
- Teyana Taylor
- Paul Tazewell
- Tems
- Gabby Thomas
- Tessa Thompson
- Tramell Tillman
- Callum Turner
- Jodie Turner-Smith
- Tyla
- Iké Udé
- Usher and Jennifer Raymond
- Donatella Versace
- Dwyane Wade and Gabrielle Union
- Grace Wales Bonner
- Andre Walker
- Darren Walker
- Vera Wang
- Adrienne Warren
- Kerry Washington and Nnamdi Asomugha
- Malcolm Washington
- Pauletta Washington
- Suki Waterhouse
- Jeremy Allen White
- Whitney White
- Pharrell Williams and Helen Lasichanh
- Serena Williams
- Venus Williams
- Russell Wilson and Ciara
- Anna Wintour
- Aimee Lou Wood
- Anok Yai
- Zendaya
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