Zendaya is in all white for Met GalaEntertain This!
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Diana Ross shuts down Met Gala red carpetEntertain This!
Diana Ross shuts down Met Gala red carpetEntertain This!
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Colman Domingo, Zendaya, Sabrina Carpenter
Black dandyism: Met Gala to highlight Black influence in fashion
Black dandys and clothiers are being celebrated with this year’s Met Gala theme, “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style.”
If the Met Gala is the Olympics of celebrity fashion, these stars are going for the gold.
The annual fashion extravaganza, hosted at New York City’s Metropolitan Museum of Art, returned on May 5 with a theme that pays homage to the cultural influence of Black menswear, as seen through the lens of dandyism. The Black “dandy,” defined as a “man unduly devoted to style,” was a term associated with Black men in 18th-century Europe as a trend of smartly dressed servant staff emerged.
In keeping with the theme, the co-chairs for this year’s gala are fashionistas Pharrell Williams, Colman Domingo, A$AP Rocky and Lewis Hamilton.
Meanwhile, a star-studded host committee features the likes of Usher, Regina King, Spike Lee, Simone Biles and husband Jonathan Owens, Janelle Monáe, Doechii, Ayo Edebiri and many more.
Follow along for USA TODAY’s picks for best dressed celebs of the night (in no particular order).
Lewis Hamilton
The British racecar driver was a vision in ivory as he donned an elegant suit, which he paired with a white collared shirt and matching bowtie.
Hamilton topped off the look with a chic newsboy cap, as well as a pair of gold and silver pendants.
The Oscar-nominated actor put on a sartorial spectacle with a two-part look exuding the fashion whimsy that has made Domingo a red-carpet darling.
Domingo wore an opulent royal blue gown on the red carpet that boasted an enlarged, sparkly collar. The actor followed up the look with a more understated — but equally fabulous — ensemble featuring a pearl-embroidered blazer, polka-dotted handkerchief tie and floral brooch.
Earlier in the day, during a media preview for the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute spring exhibit “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style, Domingo remembered three men who shaped his sense of fashion: his brother, stepfather and biological father.
Perhaps the flashiest of the three was his father, also named Colman, whose wardrobe ranged from “white, very tight, Italian flared trousers” to “preacher robes that showed another part of him where he was representing the Lord.”
Emma Chamberlain
Chamberlain might just break the internet with this dapper frock.
The social media personality stunned on the red carpet in a sleek pinstripe dress that mirrored the crisp tailoring of a menswear suit. The dress’s halter collar and flowing train put a refreshingly feminine twist on the Black dandy theme.
Zendaya
Zendaya, aka the reigning Met Gala diva, is at it again.
The Emmy-winning actress and fashion icon, who co-chaired the 2024 Met Gala, returned in a sharp cream suit and matching hat. The billowy headpiece couldn’t mask the fierce smolder Zendaya showed as she posed on the red carpet.
Jeremy O. Harris
Harris proved nostalgia can be timeless.
The actor and playwright popped in a navy blue and white Balmain suit that paid homage to Black jockey James Winkfield and early 1900s Black Dandy culture. An enlarged lavallière bowtie and red egg-shaped ring gave the look a touch of campy flair.
Zoe Saldaña
Saldaña is suiting up and taking names her own way.
The Oscar-winning actress stunned in a beaded, pinstripe dress by Thom Browne. A sophisticated black-and-white pattern gave the frock’s sculpted bodice room to shine, while a delicate skirt brought a feminine contrast to the suit reference.
Diana Ross
Ross is “coming out,” and the fashion world certainly knows it.
Donning a bejeweled white gown from her personal archive, the pop icon made a grand entrance in an 18-foot-long train and white feathered cape. Ross was flanked by her son, actor and singer Evan Ross, who helped adjust her oversized feathered hat.
Bad Bunny
You can take el conejo out of Puerto Rico, but you can’t take PR out of Bad Bunny.
The reggaeton superstar and former Met Gala co-chair gave a playful Puerto Rican twist to the Black dandy theme with a crisp espresso brown suit. He paired the ensemble with a brimmed hat resembling a pava, a traditional straw hat made from leaves of the Puerto Rican hat palm.
That Carpenter espresso is still piping hot.
The Grammy-winning pop star sizzled on the red carpet in a merlot pinstripe bodysuit and cropped blazer by Louis Vuitton. Carpenter gave the look a pin-up girl zhuzh with a wispy train.
Cynthia Erivo
Erivo is “defying gravity” in more ways than one.
The Oscar-nominated actress and “Wicked” star radiated in a black, floral-embellished dress. The ensemble’s pronounced shoulder pads gave the look a masculine edge, while a voluminous skirt — propped up by red-carpet staff — lent itself to an ethereal finish.
Contributing: Anika Reed, USA TODAY
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La La Anthony looks regal at the Met Gala red carpetEntertain This!
La La Anthony looks regal at the Met Gala red carpetEntertain This!
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Emma Chamberlain rocks backless dress at Met GalaEntertain This!
Emma Chamberlain rocks backless dress at Met GalaEntertain This!
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Teyana Taylor memorable outfit at Met Gala 2025Entertain This!
Teyana Taylor memorable outfit at Met Gala 2025Entertain This!
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‘NCIS’ couple in new show on Paramount+
‘Tony and Ziva’ trailer has Michael Weatherly, Cote de Pable on ‘NCIS’
The first “NCIS: Tony & Ziva” teaser drops with views of reunited Michael Weatherly and Cote de Pablo running for their lives in style and in Europe.
Finally: Look below for the first full trailer for “NCIS: Tony & Ziva” is here for the world of fans waiting for the return of the couple known as Tiva.
To state the obvious, Tony DiNozzo (Michael Weatherly) and Ziva David (Cote de Pablo) still have that perfect sizzle in the “NCIS” reunion series coming later this year to Paramount+.
The couple briefly live the dream in Paris, running their security firm while caring for their 12-year-old daughter, Tali (Isla Gie). But their happily ever after gets blown apart, sending the family on the run throughout Europe in the action comedy series.
Here’s what we learned in the trailer, which will be aired officially during CBS’ May 5 “NCIS” finale (9 ET/PT).
Tali is being tracked!
The family cannot get past their “NCIS” past. Ziva explains to Tali why she needs a bodyguard. Despite the precautions and a SAS-trained nanny, Sophie (Lara Rossi), Tali is nearly kidnapped in broad daylight, setting the show in motion.
Ziva breaks into her hidden weapons collection as the family is forced into action and on the run. “Have I ever told you how deeply I appreciate your paranoia?” asks Tony, eyeing Ziva’s arsenal.
Tiva is still not a defined relationship
Even while raising their daughter in France, the famously on-again-off-again couple remains undefinable. Ziva tries to explain it as “on again, maybe again, kind of again and where we are now.”
And while on the run, Tony tells Ziva over a candlelight dinner that he could “never ask for a better safehouse roomie.”
There are laughs, action, and a kind of romance in Europe!
So the whole “couple thing” is still a work in progress. Still, sparks of romance, action, car chases and fight scenes are glimpsed in the trailer. So is Tony, diplomatically negotiating peace at gunpoint rather than “a lot of shooting, a lot of pointless death.
“Does that sound good to anybody?” Tony asks. We won’t answer that question.
When does ‘Tony & Ziva’ come to Paramount+?
The series is scheduled for the fall. But Paramount+ has not revealed the exact release date. Stay tuned.
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Met Gala: Instagram exec talks fashion, celebsEntertain This!
Met Gala: Instagram exec talks fashion, celebsEntertain This!
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Anna Wintour arrives to the Met GalaEntertain This!
Anna Wintour arrives to the Met GalaEntertain This!
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Met Gala 2025 red carpet: Live updates
NEW YORK – It’s fashion’s biggest night at the Met Gala.
The annual Met Gala returns for 2025 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art for the first Monday in May. This year’s Met ball, an invite-only event overflowing with A-list talent, will help fund and correspond with the museum’s Costume Institute and its spring exhibit, Superfine: Tailoring Black Style.
The exhibit – and the night’s dress code, “Tailored for You” – will highlight Black dandyism. With celebrity attendees including A$AP Rocky, Spike Lee, Janelle Monaé, Usher and more, expect to see a red carpet full of immaculate suiting, custom couture and inventive takes on tailoring, hopefully with a focus on Black history and personal style.
USA TODAY has an exclusive spot on the red carpet, so follow along for all the top moments from the night:
Met Gala 2024: Zendaya’s outfit change, Usher explains his look
The stars were out at the 2024 Met Gala. USA TODAY’s Anika Reed had a front row seat to the action and chatted with Usher about his look.
Pharrell, one of the co-chairs of the event, arrives as cool as ever in a pearl-encrusted suit jacket and sunglasses, with his wife rocking LV tights in support of her designer husband. His jacket had 15,000 pearls and took 400 hours to create.
Diana Ross knows how to make a grand entrance. In an 18-foot-long train, the enduring diva stunned in a white feathered cape over a bejeweled gown.
She was flanked by her son Evan Ross, who helped her adjust her oversized feathered hat
Lewis Hamilton breezes to the top of the Met steps, almost as quickly as he drives his racecars, in a cream-colored tuxedo and matching bow tie and hat, adorned with a golden brooch.
Colman Domingo arrived in a cape and later revealed a perfectly tailored suit underneath.
Domingo rounded out the early arrivals of the co-chairs in an expertly tailored, glittering black and silver suit jacket. Missing from the co-chair arrivals: A$AP Rocky and Rihanna. Perhaps they’ll shut down the carpet again like they did in 2023?
LaLa Anthony, one of the Vogue livestream hosts, is in archival Off-White by the late Virgil Abloh.
Anna Wintour arrives in a pale blue coat atop a white gown with her signature blonde bob. The top Vogue editor has revolutionized the Met Gala since taking the helm in the ‘90s, making it one of the top events of the year.
Teyana Taylor is one of the early arrivals as a Vogue livestream host, donning a wine-colored, strong-shouldered cape atop a black suit, complete with a complementary durag, top hat, cane and gloves.
Alongside her adjusting her look on the carpet is Oscar-winning costume designer Ruth E. Carter.
Rain or shine, the stars show out for Met Gala 2025
Despite a rainy forecast for the first Monday in May, the stars are set to be out for one of the biggest events of the year.
The carpet this year is a shade of midnight blue, dotted with white and yellow Anemone Honorine Jobert flowers blooming amid greenery lining the famed Met steps. The usually bustling Fifth Avenue, typically crammed with onlookers from across the street, is quiet this year, potentially signaling a VVIP arrival at some point tonight.
Met Gala 2025 theme: Black dandyism
The theme coincides with the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute’s spring exhibit, Superfine: Tailoring Black Style, which the institute describes as a “cultural and historical examination of Black style over three hundred years through the concept of dandyism.”
Inspired by Monica L. Miller’s 2009 book, “Slaves to Fashion: Black Dandyism and the Styling of Black Diasporic Identity,” the exhibit theme explores how the multicultural blend of African and European styles informed Black identity. Black dandyism became a practice in which Black people – and specifically Black men – used the power of personal style as a form of resistance, and a way for them to push back on societal limitations and negative perceptions in terms of race, class, gender and sexuality.
What time does the Met Gala start?
Held on the first Monday of May, the gala will take place May 5. The carpet usually kicks off with first arrivals around 5 p.m., and coverage airs and streams beginning at 6 p.m.
Where can I watch Met Gala 2025?
To check out the fierce fashion in real time, stay tuned to USA TODAY’s updates all night.
The official Met Gala livestream will be broadcast across Vogue’s digital platforms, including the magazine’s official YouTube channel.
E! is also airing a red-carpet special, kicking off at 6 p.m. ET/PT and co-hosted by Zanna Roberts Rassi, Maria Taylor, Elaine Welteroth, Yvonne Orji and fashion designer Christian Siriano. A separate livestream special, airing from 6:30-8 p.m. ET, will be available across E!’s social media platforms, E! Online and streaming service Peacock.
Met Gala themes over the years
The Met Gala has a distinct theme to correspond with that year’s Costume Institute exhibit. Look back at the past 10 years:
Contributing: Taijuan Moorman, Jay Stahl, Edward Segarra