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As soon as a quiet fundraiser for New York’s elite, the Met Gala has change into trend’s greatest spectacle — the place the seems are loud and the post-event commentary is even louder. However this yr, beneath the surface-level flash, there was a deeper present at play — one rooted in historical past, identification, and the politics of favor. “Superfine: Tailoring Black Model,” coincided with the Costume Institute’s first menswear-focused exhibition in 20 years, and its first to middle Black trend fully. The exhibition, curated by Monica L. Miller and conceived by Andrew Bolton, traces the lineage of Black dandyism — the artwork of dressing with precision, intention, and self-possession.
The clothes on view — from Frederick Douglass’s worn tailcoat and non-prescription sun shades to Virgil Abloh’s crisp white Louis Vuitton go well with edged in kente material — inform a narrative not simply of favor, however of company. Dressing, for the Black dandy, has all the time been a type of communication, a negotiation, a protection — and at instances, an act of self-regard: a solution to affirm one’s price by magnificence, even within the face of erasure.
This yr, analysing the parade of glamor that’s the Met Gala is not simply an opportunity to fulfill our (typically closeted) obsession with what celebrities are sporting, it is an opportunity to discover how horology matches right into a cultural lineage of expression, resilience, and sweetness.
Listed here are our picks for among the greatest watches from Met Gala ’25.
A$AP Rocky Carrying A Bulgari Octo Finissimo Extremely COSC
Pharrell Williams Carrying A Richard Mille RM 74-02 on Gold Open Hyperlink Bracelet
Colman Domingo Carrying An Unreleased Omega Speedmaster Moonwatch Skilled in Moonshine Gold
Hailey Bieber Carrying A Classic Audemars Piguet In White Gold With Opal Dial Ref. 8495BC
Serena Williams Carrying An Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Mini Frosted Gold Quartz Ref. 67630BC.GG.1312BC.01-B
Pusha T Carrying A Rolex Rainbow Daytona Ref. 116595RBOW
Doechii Carrying A Tiffany Eternity With Diamonds and Mom-of-Pearl Dial
Henry Golding Carrying A Cartier Cartier Tank à Guichets Ref. WGTA0234
Walton Goggins Carrying A Vacheron Constantin Traditionelle Full Calendar Openface Ref. 4020T/000P-H038
Simone Biles Carrying An Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Mini Frosted Gold Quartz Ref. 67630BC.GG.1312BC.01-B
Tyler Perry Carrying A Richard Mille RM 47
Jalen Hurts Carrying A Breitling Navitimer B01 Chronograph 41 Ref. AB0138241C1A1
Saquon Barkley Carrying A H. Moser & Cie. Endeavour Tourbillon Idea Vantablack
Joe Burrow Carrying A Cartier Santos-Dumont Skeleton Micro-Rotor in Yellow Gold Ref. CRWHSA0031
Stormzy Carrying A Patek Philippe Nautilus Ref. 5711/110P-001
Jeremy Allen White Carrying A Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Tribute Monoface Small Seconds Ref. Q7132521
Barry Keoghan Carrying An Omega Speedmaster Moonwatch Skilled in Moonshine Gold Ref. 310.60.42.50.99.002
Jon Batiste Carrying A Cartier Panthère de Cartier with “Zebra” dial
Nicole Kidman Carrying A Classic Omega Ladymatic Saphette (1969)
Jeff Goldblum Carrying A Jacob & Co. Slender Ashoka Diamond Boutique Watch
Usher Carrying A Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso One Duetto Jewelry Ref. Q336247J
Olivier Rousteing Carrying An Audemars Piguet Royal Oak “Jumbo” In Yellow gold With Yellow Sapphires Ref. 16202BA.HH.1241BA Carrying (with Rosalía)
Maluma Carrying A Jacob & Co. Emerald Billionaire III
Shaboozey Carrying An Audemars Piguet Royal Oak with Turquoise Dial Ref. 15550BA.OO.1356BA.01
Miles Chamley-Watson Carrying A Richard Mille RM 72-01
Omar Sy Carrying A Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Tribute Chronograph Ref. Q389257J
Regé-Jean Web page Carrying A Classic Heuer Carrera Ref. 110.515 CHN
Jett Lawrence Carrying A Patek Philippe Nautilus Ref. 5726/1A
Kaytranada Carrying A Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Tribute Duoface Tourbillon Ref. Q392845J
