Could 03, 2025 03:19 PM IST
The 2025 Met Gala will highlight Black athletes, merging sports activities and excessive vogue. LeBron James and Lewis Hamilton will lead the occasion.
The upcoming 2025 Met Gala is anticipating athletes from varied backgrounds, concentrating on the US as a spotlight group for its deliberate spectacle. Not too long ago, sports activities and excessive vogue connections have merged, enabling fashionable athletes to actively contribute to the budding cultural traits past the purple carpet expertise.
This yr’s Met Gala theme celebrates Black athletes’ affect on vogue. Honorary chair LeBron James and co-chair Lewis Hamilton will take part, alongside WNBA stars like Brittney Griner. (AP Photograph/Matthew Hinton)(AP)
This yr’s theme, Superfine: Tailoring Black Type, paired with the costume code Tailor-made For You, is specializing in Black athletes who’ve lengthy pushed the envelope relating to private fashion.
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Count on to see lots of them at this years Met Gala?
Los Angeles Lakers captain and NBA legend LeBron James tops the listing who’s serving as an honorary chair for the night.
Co-chairing is Lewis Hamilton, the System One star who, teased his look however admitted, “I don’t even know… Not putting much thought to it.”
“It’s amazing working with Anna and her team. It’s been a privilege to be able to continue to do stuff with fashion.”
One other identify certain to show heads is Brittney Griner, who made historical past in 2023 as the primary WNBA participant to attend the Met Gala identical yr. Griner, who’s 6’9″, wore a custom Calvin Klein suit that was as much about symbolism as it was about style.
“It was a learning experience for me,” said celebrity stylist Courtney Mays, who worked with Griner on the look. “And also, somebody that was a little bit minimalist and could really execute something that wasn’t necessarily about the clothes, but really about the homecoming and her journey and the union between she and her wife.”
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Also likely to attend are Breanna Stewart and Tina Charles, both WNBA stars known for their bold personal styles. “She’s the one who gave me my confidence in my appearance,” Charles said of working with Mays. “It just goes a long way off the court.”
Here’s a list of US athletes likely to attend Met Gala 2025LeBron James (NBA)Brittney Griner (WNBA)Tina Charles (WNBA)Breanna Stewart (WNBA)Sue Bird (Retired WNBA)Lewis Hamilton (Formula 1) 