Along with her husband, A$AP Rocky, serving as co-chair, it’s principally a certain factor that Rihanna will return to the Met Gala purple carpet. And we couldn’t be extra excited. After lacking final 12 months as a result of flu (even mega-stars get ailing), we’re past able to see what she has in retailer for 2025.
Met Gala 2025
This 12 months’s Metropolitan Museum of Artwork Costume Institute exhibition “presents a cultural and historic examination of Black fashion over 300 years via the idea of dandyism” in a group entitled “Superfine: Tailoring Black Fashion.” An examination of Black fashion and id, this 12 months’s exhibition is the primary time since 2003 that menswear has been the principle focus.
Gown Code: “Tailor-made for You”
Each Rihanna Met Gala Look
In preparation for the Met Gala 2025, we’re having a look again at the most effective of Rihanna strolling the purple carpet. From her first 2007 look, to the Met Gala royalty she is now!
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2007
Arriving at her first Met Gala in a white Georges Chakra robe, Rihanna’s (on the time) signature asymmetrical bob attracts the attention in direction of crystal gildings and a single purple rose accent. Are you able to imagine she was simply 19 years outdated?
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2011
Keep in mind Rihanna’s purple hair period? This black lace costume was designed by Stella McCartney, and that lengthy, fiery aspect braid creates an attractive, however elegant general impression.
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THEME
Alexander McQueen: Savage Magnificence
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2012
This 12 months celebrated grasp Italian designers, Elsa Schiaparelli and Miuccia Prada, who each pushed the boundaries of trend of their respective eras. Rihanna’s search for this 12 months feels oh-so-Italian-chic, in a textured Tom Ford robe.
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THEME
Schiaparelli and Prada: Unimaginable Conversations
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2014
Easy, however extremely hanging, this Stella McCartney masterpiece contains a white silk two-piece and a wholly backless crop prime.
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Charles James: Past Vogue
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2015
This iconic yellow look by Guo Pei cemented Rihanna as true Met Gala royalty. Opulent, elegant and attention-grabbing, this look has been featured in its personal exhibitions!
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THEME
China: By way of the Trying Glass
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2017
Impressed by the nonsensical, the in-between and pushing boundaries, 2017’s theme was very avant-garde. And Rihanna didn’t disappoint, hitting the runway in a Comme des Garçons look straight from the runway.
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THEME
Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garçons: Artwork of the In-Between
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2018
Rihanna served as co-chair in 2018, so all eyes had been certain to be skilled on her purple carpet look. And should you’ve seen it as soon as, you certainly keep in mind it. This Papal-inspired, totally customized robe by John Galliano is an unforgettable entry into Met Gala historical past.
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THEME
Heavenly Our bodies: Vogue and the Catholic Creativeness
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2021
Entering into a darkish, moody route, Rihanna paired a black lipstick with a larger-than-life Balenciaga overcoat and a Stephen Jones Millinery beanie, glimpses of crystal glamour drawing the attention in in direction of her face.
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In America: A Lexicon of Vogue
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2023
Although she was actually fashionably late, for anybody anxious to see what she would convey to the carpet, it was nicely well worth the wait. The beautiful Valentino robe featured a white floral scarf that completely framed Rihanna’s face, showcasing classic glasses and an iconic purple lip.
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THEMES
Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Magnificence
