Met Gala 2025 Celebrity Guest List: Confirmed & Rumored Attendees, Plus Everyone Skipping & 1 Who's Boycotting
The 2025 Met Gala, set to occur on the first Monday in May, will spotlight the theme 'Superfine: Tailoring Black Style', marking the first focus on menswear since 2003. This theme is intended to celebrate and examine the role of sartorial style in forming Black identities, with an emphasis on the Black dandy's emergence and cultural impact. Notable co-chairs include Anna Wintour, Colman Domingo, Lewis Hamilton, A$AP Rocky, and Pharrell Williams, while LeBron James serves as an honorary chair. The guest list is a mix of confirmed attendees, rumored guests, and notable absentees, including one celebrity who is boycotting the event. The dress code is designed to inspire creative interpretation, allowing attendees to reflect personal style in alignment with the theme's homage to Black fashion history and identity.
The 2025 Met Gala theme 'Superfine: Tailoring Black Style' is a significant nod to menswear, the first since 2003, and aims to honor Black fashion with a focus on the Black dandy's cultural influence.
This year's theme encourages attendees to embrace styles that reflect their personal identity while exploring the role of fashion in shaping Black identities.
Anna Wintour, Colman Domingo, Lewis Hamilton, A$AP Rocky, and Pharrell Williams are the co-chairs, with LeBron James as an honorary chair, highlighting the event's prestigious and diverse leadership.
The guest list includes a variety of celebrities, with many confirmed, some rumored, and others notably absent, adding to the anticipation and intrigue surrounding the event.
Vogue describes the dress code as an invitation for creative interpretation, allowing guests to showcase their personal style in a way that honors the historical and cultural significance of the theme.
The event's focus is not just on fashion but also on the broader cultural conversation about Black identity and style's role in its formation and expression.
One celebrity has announced a boycott of the event, adding an extra layer of drama and speculation to the already high-profile occasion.

The 2025 Met Gala is only a few days away, and we’re bringing you the latest information we have on the celebrity guest list.
There seems to be several stars who will definitely attend, many who are rumored, and many are skipping. One is even boycotting.
As previously announced, the annual event – held on the first Monday in May each year – will have the following theme for 2025: “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style.” It’s the first Met Gala to focus on menswear since 2003!
The Met shared that the code pays homage to the theme and is “purposefully designed to provide guidance and invite creative interpretation.” Vogue notes that the theme basically breaks down to: “embracing looks reflective of one’s personal style.” It’s meant to “explore the role of sartorial style in forming Black identities, focusing on the emergence, significance, and proliferation of the Black dandy.”
Co-chairs this year include Anna Wintour, Colman Domingo, Lewis Hamilton, A$AP Rocky, and Pharrell Williams, with LeBron James as an honorary chair.
Keep reading to see who is expected and who is skipping…