NEW YORK (AP) — Next topic met gala Celebrity chairs such as Pharrell Williams and Lewis Hamilton were announced. Colman Domingo with a$ap rocky lebron james This will help the museum launch an exhibit that explores black styles of men’s clothing through the centuries.
Williams and Hamilton were on hand Wednesday morning to help Metropolitan Museum of Art officials make the announcement. “Super Fine: Black Style Tailoring” The spring exhibition kicks off at the Met Gala on May 5th. The exact dress code for the star-studded gala, tailored specifically to the exhibition’s theme, will be announced early next year.
And this one is for men. It’s the first fashion exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art to focus solely on menswear in more than 20 years, which is why almost all of the presenters are men. (Vogue editor Anna Wintouroversees the gala each year and completes the list of co-chairs. )
F1 star Hamilton has made a poignant statement about how fashion has become a way for him to express his identity.
As a young man, Hamilton said: From everyday life to what you wear. My routine was strict. And as the only black kid on the racetrack, there was no one I looked up to more. ”
Later he said: Find your identity in your clothes. This was a big positive change. ”
“I know the power of expression and how fashion can help advance diversity and celebrate our differences,” Hamilton added. “I’m excited to celebrate Black history and show that inclusion and creativity go hand in hand.
Max Hollein, museum director and CEO, said the exhibit will run for six months, longer than any previous Metropolitan Museum of Art fashion exhibition, and will explore “clothing in the formation of black identity in the Black Atlantic Diaspora.” “The importance of style” and celebrates “power.” Style as a democratic tool for rejecting stereotypes and accessing new possibilities. He noted that the piece was inspired by the book “Slaves to Fashion: Black Dandyism and the Styling of Black Diasporic Identity” by Monica L. Miller, a professor at Barnard College and the show’s guest curator. .
williamsThe creative director of menswear at Louis Vuitton began by paying homage to the artists responsible for the Egyptian pyramids and spoke broadly about the power of art.
“Art to me is an expression of humanity. It’s where we preserve our history, how we tell our stories, and the literal expression of our dreams,” Williams said. He spoke during the presentation of the theme.
“We are the survivors of perhaps the most intense hardships, trials and tribulations ever to afflict humanity, and we not only survived, but carried our music, our culture, our beauty, and our universal language across the oceans. …” Williams added. “We continue to give everything back to the world, and that’s what the Met Gala celebrates: us, our gifts, our history, our food, our resilience, our beauty. our style, our strength, our artistry.”
Andrew Bolton, Chief Curator Mets Costume Institute. He noted that menswear has experienced a renaissance over the past few years.
“That’s in no small part down to people like Lewis[Hamilton]and his fellow co-chairs, people with style, people who aren’t afraid to take risks when it comes to self-expression,” Bolton said. He added that Williams is among a group of talented black designers who represent the “flowering of black creativity in fashion” and will be honored in this exhibition.
Author and guest curator Miller pointed out that in the 1780s, a “dandy” was often defined as “a man who took a peculiar, sometimes excessive, care in his dress.”
“Historical definitions of dandyism range from absolute precision in dress and tailoring to flamboyance and splendor,” Miller says. This program will focus specifically on black dandyism and its various expressions.
The MET Gala red carpet featured Lady Gaga, Kim Kardashian, billy porter And Rihanna wears an outfit that matches the night’s theme. It’s also a huge fundraiser: last year’s gala Raised over $26 millionrecords of such events and huge sums of money.
“Superfine: Tailoring Black Style” will be released from May 10th to October 26th, 2025.