Met Gala 2025: Pharrell Williams Fashion Look

Indeed, this year’s exhibition pulled inspiration from Monica L. Miller’s 2009 book, Slaves to Fashion: Black Dandyism and the Styling of Black Diasporic Identity, in which she explores Black men’s use of style to “imagine new ways of embodying political and social responsibilities.”

And for the “Double Life” singer—who last attended the Met Gala in 2021 alongside wife Helen in matching Western-inspired outfits—this year’s gala is the perfect “manifestation of using the platform to celebrate us and all of our enthusiasts. That means people who are not necessarily Black, but just, like, enthusiasts of the Black culture.”

To see how Pharrell and more stars incorporated this year’s theme into their extravagant Met Gala outfits, keep reading.