They pulled together a shared mood board: Kia Chenelle's photograph “The Waiting Man I,” a 1996 Helmut Newton image from Vogue Paris, and various shots of music and style legend Erykah Badu. This inspired two coordinating white looks for the designer and his Met Gala guest.

Sparkle and menswear influences were key to the night's most talked-about looks, which also included Colman Domingo in Valentino, Sadie Sink in Prada and Zoe Saldaña in Thom Browne.

As more and more looks roll in from the 2025 Met Gala, so far Black women dominated this year’s theme of “Superfine: Tailoring Black style.”