Of the dozens of looks at the Met Gala, these 15 stood out as some that will be hard to forget, just like the blue carpet, which had a daffodil print that gave it more pizazz than the average red rug.

The 2025 Costume Institute Benefit honored Black dandyism with its “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style” theme, inspired by Barnard College chair and professor Monica L. Miller’s 2009 book “Slaves to Fashion: Black Dandyism and the Styling of Black Diasporic Identity.”

On some occasions, the Met Gala veers into the territory of the fantastical or even cartoonish (see: last year’s “Garden of Time” dress code; 2019’s “Camp: Notes on Fashion”). This year’s dress code,