With Gala fans, their concern sharing that this year's 'boring' theme will lead to matte looks on the biggest evening of fashion.
As tradition, the first Monday in May 2025 is the most famous names in the business show their interpretation of this year's theme – Superfine: Black Style Tailoring.
The photos taken from the celebrities that run up the stairs of the Metropolitan Museum of Art of New York City are assessed by mode lovers around the world.
But the judgment has already begun after Vogue had confirmed that the clothing instructions for the night have been 'adjusted for you'.
Fans flowed to X, formerly Twitter, to express their concern that the simplistic theme would lead to visually disappointing affair.
“With gala theme boring again ohhhh sister we are sleepy,” a user noted.
With Gala fans, their concern sharing that this year's 'boring' theme will lead to matte looks on the biggest night of fashion. Host Anna Wintour can be seen on last year with Gala
Another wrote: “The amount of men who will wear customized black suits to Gala …”
“Another boring with Gala Yay,” tweeted a third user, while another stated: “It is out with Gala theme, men should not be boring this year.”
A fan regretted: “Such a simple theme and so many beautiful pieces could be worn … so prepare for a night of probably the most disastrous with gala -cooks ever.”
Some expressed their concern about the racial influence behind the theme, as a fan wrote: 'I will be the first to say it … that with gala theme is strange, I don't want to see that a bunch of white people are the black time period imitates pieces. '
Others found the theme secretly a way to challenge men who are often present in a standard suit.
“With Gala Dress Code, it is clear about the importance of men's clothing as a clear call for men to try harder and not to stop being boring,” wrote another user.
Another said: 'Everyone who says that the men have no excuse to wear something boring this year for gala as if something will prevent them from taking the same black suit in their cupboards and call it a day … Only certain names You can count. '
For this year's gala, every chairman or committee member is black, except for Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour, who has the main chairman for the event since the 1990s.
Fans flowed to X, formerly Twitter, to express their concern that the simplistic theme would lead to visually disappointing affair
NBA-Superster LeBron James is the honorary chairman, while Colman Domingo, Lewis Hamilton, A $ AP Rocky and Pharrell Williams are the other co-presidents for the event.
The rest of the committee members are artist André 3000, author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, global athletes Simone Biles and Jonathan Owens, designer Grace Wales Bonner and painter Jordan Casteel.
Designer and Fashiontitan Dapper Dan, rapper Dechii, actress Ayo Edebiri, respected fashion editor Edward Enninful and stage writers Jeremy O. Harris and Branden Jacobs-Jenkins are also on the committee.
While artist Rashid Johnson, actress and director Regina King, filmmaker Spike Lee and author Tonya Lewis Lee, actress Audra McDonald, musician Janelle Monáe, actor Jeremy Pope will join them
Elsewhere, Athletes Angel Reese and Sha'Carri Richardson, designer Olivier Rousteing, singer Tyla, R&B Icon Usher and acclaimed artist Kara Walker finish the group.
When the theme was announced last October, it led to the fear of a 'entertainment disaster' of Modefans.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City revealed that the Spring 2025 exhibition Superfine of the costume institute: Black Style Customized is inspired by Monica L. Miller's 2009 book, slaves to fashion: Black Dandyism and the Styling of Black Diasporic.
According to Vogue, the exhibition will include clothing, paintings and photos that “explore the indelible style of black men in the context of dandyism, from the 18th-century to the present.”
The first Monday in May 2025, famous names sees their interpretation of this year's theme showing – Superfine: Black Style Tailoring. Lewis Hamilton can be seen at the event last year
NBA-Superster LeBron James is the honorary chairman, while Colman Domingo, Lewis Hamilton, A $ AP Rocky and Pharrell Williams are the other co-presidents for the event
Many commentators said they couldn't wait to see how stars such as Zendaya, her Stylist Act Roach, Janelle Monae, Rihanna and Teyana Taylor interpret the theme.
However, others were more worried about to -have and representation.
“Am I the only nervous about this?” One fashion fan asked as the other said, “A good theme, but let's hope no one will apply cultures.”
Some people were just worried about the guest list and explained: “It is time for black creatives to be honored for their contributions to the fashion industry, hope that the invitation list reflects the theme.”
Others were a bit more optimistic and wrote, “enough time to do this theme well, I wonder how the other ethnic groups will style this and cannot be appropriated or disrespectful or disrespectful/stereotype.”
Some people were enthusiastic and noticed: 'This carpet will go into history', this will be legendary ', and describe the line-up as' Black Royalty'.
This is far from the first controversy of Gala, especially because the ticket prices shot up to $ 75,000 last year.
In 2024, Conde threatened to stop Nast Union employees and to organize a protest at the annual fashion event.
“Conde Nast Workers demand an honest contract … Conde Nast Management: Meet us at the table, or we meet you at the with,” the trade union warned in a message posted on X.
In 2023, Congress Woman of New York Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said she was a guest of Anna Wintour instead of a guest of Vogue as mentioned on her invitation.
As a guest of Vogue, AOC may have violated the rules for congress ethics against taking gifts of companies that use lobbyists as the owner of Vogue does.
AOC still accepted a few gala tickets of $ 35,000 and only paid $ 300 for her $ 1,300 dress decorated with the expression 'Tax the Rich', which caused a large controversies.
