Zendaya Zeroes In on Tailoring in a Sharp Suit at the 2025 Met Gala

When it comes to jaw-dropping glamour on the Met Gala red carpet, we can always count on Zendaya to deliver.

The Hollywood powerhouse has officially returned to fashion’s biggest night, gracing the steps of New York City’s Metropolitan Museum of Art in a look that quite literally swiveled heads. This year, Zendaya showed up in a sharp white suit with pointed shoulders, a cinched waist, and flared pants and a floppy hat. She accessorized the look with Bulgari jewelry.

The dress code for this year’s Met Gala is “Tailored for You,” which is derived from the Costume Institute’s exhibition theme, “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style.” The Institute developed the theme by taking inspiration from Slaves to Fashion: Black Dandyism and the Styling of Black Diasporic Identity, a 2009 book by Barnard College professor Monica L. Miller.

“I feel that the show itself marks a really important step in our commitment to diversifying our exhibitions and collections, as well as redressing some of the historical biases within our curatorial practice,” head curator Andrew Bolton said. “It’s very much about making fashion at the Met more of a gateway to access and inclusivity.”

This is the first exhibition since 2003 that will be focused solely on menswear. Appropriately, Pharrell Williams, Colman Domingo, A$AP Rocky, and Lewis Hamilton have been appointed as cochairs.

Zendaya served as a cochair for last year’s Met Gala, alongside Jennifer Lopez, Bad Bunny, and Chris Hemsworth. At the time, she followed the “Garden of Time” dress code in three marvelous looks. She first appeared in a blue and green gown—a Maison Margiela Artisanal by John Galliano creation—then later swapped the dress for a voluminous black ball gown from John Galliano’s Givenchy. Inside the venue, she changed into her final look: a glittering blush dress with a plunging neckline custom-made by Celia Kritharioti.