The 2025 Met Gala has come and gone, but the people who made it what it was — particularly the many Black creatives who were given the well-deserved opportunity to display their talent on fashion’s biggest night — are still worth celebrating.

Beyond the record-breaking $31 million it raised for the Costume Institute, this year’s event was exceptional for its massive and diverse roster of attendees, the genuine excitement and interest around its theme (“Superfine: Tailoring Black Style”) and, frankly, what it meant for people of color. There was a depth to this Met Gala that most people involved seemed to actually understand (or at least tried to — what a relief). We saw new efforts by industry gatekeepers, at a famously exclusive event, to include Black celebrities, platform Black creatives — be they designers, stylists, artists or otherwise — or to imbue their garments with thoughtful references to Black history (ideally not on the crotch).

The hope, after this undeniably successful evening, is that these creatives continue to be a massive presence on fashion’s biggest stages, regardless of a particular party’s theme (or a particular political party’s backwards ideology regarding diversity, equity and inclusion).

Below is a (probably incomplete) list of the Black designers, stylists, costume designers and more who brought the 2025 Met Gala to life. Follow them on Instagram, buy their stuff, hire them and watch them thrive.

Black Fashion Designers

Priya Ahluwalia, Ahluwalia: Aimee Lou Wood, Gabby Thomas

Maxwell Osborne, AnOnlyChild: Sarah Snook, Kara Young, Stevie Wonder

Maxwell Osborne, Public School: Justin Jefferson

Awge: A$AP Rocky

Olivier Rousteing, Balmain: Jeremy O. Harris, Rosalia, Priyanka Chopra, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Jenna Ortega, Michael Braun

Christopher John Rogers: Ego Nwodim, Cole Escola, Lauren Santo Domingo

Ugo Mozie, Eleven Sixteen: Diana Ross, Evan Ross, Kwame Onwuachi

Jerry Lorenzo, Fear of God: Yara Shahidi, Adrian Brody, Spike Lee, Ryan & Zinzi Coogler

Maximilian Davis, Ferragamo: Ayo Edebiri, Paloma Elsesser, Kylie Jenner, LaKeith Stanfield

Anifa Mvuemba, Hanifa: Savannah James

Charles Harbison, Harbison Studio: Audra McDonald, Simone Biles, Mindy Kaling

Jerome Lamaar, 5:31: Andra Day

Jovana Louis: Cody Renard Richard

Laquan Smith: Halle Berry, Jordan Roth, Ciara, Babyface

Pharrell Williams, Louis Vuitton: Anna Wintour, Zendaya, Doechii, Sabrina Carpenter, Jeremy Allen White, Pusha T, Callum Turner, Macolm Washington, Lisa, Future, Henry Taylor

IB Kamara, Off-White: Lala Anthony, Kamala Harris

Ozwald Boateng: Jaden Smith, Omar Sy, Issa Rae, Burna Boy, Ayra Starr, TEMS, Ncuti Gatwa, Jamie Foxx, Hope Smith, Henry Golding

Romeo Hunte: Radhika Jones

Sergio Hudson: Stevie Wonder, Tomeeka Robyn Bracy, Kailand Morris, John Imah, Rachel Brosnahan, Jamie Singer Soros, Quinta Brunson, Adrienne Warren, Clara Wu Tsai, Sabrina Ionescu, Breanna Stewart, Jonquel Orthea Jones, Jennifer Goicoechea, Adrienne Lofton, Huma Abedin

Thebe Magugu: Ivy Getty, Aurora James

Wales Bonner: Lewis Hamilton, FKA Twigs, Tyler Mitchell, Eric N. Mack, Jeff Goldblum, Antwaun Sargent, Monica L. Miller

Everard Best, Who Decides War: Regina King, Danielle Deadwyler, Jazmine Sullivan

Taylor Thompson, 5000: Christian Latachman

Chuks Collins: Nessa Diab

BJ Gray, House of Gray: himself

Bishme Cromartie: Zuri Hall

Niyi Okuboyejo, Post-Imperial: Taraji P. Henson (in collaboration with Monse)

Bianca Saunders: Nick Jonas, Stefon Diggs

Torishéju Dumi, Torishéju: Kendall Jenner

Dapper Dan: himself

Black Jewelry & Accessory Designers

Jameel Mohammed, Khiry: Tom Francis, Sam Smith, Christian Cowan, 

Bernard James: Anok Yai, Lorde, Jordan Casteel, Kaytranada, Ryan Coogler, Questlove, Christian Latchman

Damson Idris, Didris: himself, LaKeith Stanfield, Caleb McLaughlin

Dynasty and Soull Ogun, L’enchanteur: Whoopi Goldberg, themselves

Corianna and Brianna Dotson, Coco and Breezy: Kwame Onwuachi

Black Stylists

Law Roach: Zendaya, Tyla, Andre 3000, Jeremy Pope, Burberry (collaborator/consultant), Ebay (collaborator)

Wayman + Micah: Colman Domingo, Jodie Turner-Smith, Lizzo, Regina King, Danielle Deadwyler, Taraji P. Henson

Gabriella Karefa-Johnson: Gigi Hadid, Kendall Jenner

Solange Franklin: Ego Nwodim, Jazmine Sullivan

Jason Bolden: Janicza Bravo, Cynthia Erivo, Keith Powers, Nicole Kidman, Dwyane Wade, Yara Shahidi

Jahleel Weaver: Rihanna, Kim Kardashian

Eric McNeal: Lewis Hamilton

Edward Bowleg: Central Cee

Patti Wilson: Jordan Roth, Natasha Lyonne

Ugo Mozie: Alton Mason, Khaby Lame, James Corden

Kollin Carter: Cardi B

Khai St Lawrence: Scott Evans

Jason Rembert: Adrian Brody

Black Costume Designers, Artists, Academics and more

Paul Tazewell (costume designer): Chappell Roan, Janelle Monae (in collaboration with Thom Browne)

Ruth E. Carter (costume designer): Teyana Taylor, Jasmine Tookes

Edward Enninful, Moncler x EE72 by Edward Enninful: Serena Williams, Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz, Vittoria Ceretti, Fei Fei Sun, Colin Kaepernick and Nessa Diab 

Rashid Johnson (artist): Janicza Bravo (in collaboration with Tory Burch)

Lionel Nichols (tailor): tailored looks for Balmain

Henry Taylor (artist): collaborated with Pharrell Williams for Louis Vuitton

Tyler Mitchell (photographer): co-chair

Dr. Cherise Smith (professor): consulted Gabriella Hearst

Dr. Rikky Byrd (professor): consulted with Gabriella Hearst

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