The 2025 Met Gala–a.okay.a. the style Olympics–was taken over by monitor stars. Whereas A-list celebrities posed on the legendary steps of the Metropolitan Museum of Artwork in Manhattan on Monday evening, it was three world-class sprinters–Sha’Carri Richardson, Noah Lyles and Gabby Thomas–who stole the highlight of their glamorous outfits.
The gala is one of popular culture’s most anticipated nights, extensively considered the world’s most prestigious and glamorous vogue occasion. This yr’s theme, “Superfine: Tailoring Black Model,” reportedly marked the primary time since 2003 that the Costume Institute’s annual fundraiser targeted solely on menswear.
Sha’Carri Richardson
The 25-year-old caught together with her common maximalist appears to be like we see on the monitor: pointy and vibrant nails and lengthy hair, adorned with 13 yellow bows. Besides this time, Richardson swapped her race package for Valentino high fashion. She wore a lavender lace bodice underneath a butter-yellow robe–the most important color this spring–designed by Alessandro Michele. Her chunky jewellery was courtesy of Alex Moss.
Richardson made her Met Gala debut in 2021, and was named to this yr’s Met Gala host committee in February, becoming a member of a distinguished group of designers, actors, musicians and different athletes, together with Simone Biles and Angel Reese.
Since inking a five-year, $20 million contract with Nike final March, Richardson has grow to be a outstanding title in main occasions and spectacles. In July, she starred in Nike’s inspiring marketing campaign, “Successful isn’t for everybody,” alongside Jakob Ingebrigtsen, LeBron James and Serena Williams.
Noah Lyles
The Olympic 100m champion was seen posing on the steps of the Met in a black Thom Browne go well with jacket and shorts, accessorized with jewellery by Ana Khouri–particularly, diamond-encrusted pearls. “I’ve been advised his is billionaire jewellery,” he advised ENews. Pearls have been a devoted staple to his trendy appears to be like on the monitor.
“Everyone goes to be carrying pants,” Lyles stated, explaining his type option to go for shorts as an alternative of pants. “I can’t be like all people else. I’m the world’s quickest man–I received to be completely different.” His outfit was full with gold accents, painted finger nails and a sleep umbrella.
Like Richardson, Lyles additionally attended his first Met Gala in 2021.
His fiancée, Jamaican sprinter Junelle Bromfield, didn’t attend the occasion; the pair is presently planning their marriage ceremony. Lyles walked the carpet with jewellery designer, Khouri.
Lyles has already acquired an iconic repute for his daring persona and vogue sense. Most lately, the 27-year-old turned heads on the New Steadiness Indoor Grand Prix, making his entrance in an all-white outfit, full with a furry hood, funky shades and a leather-based bag.
Gabby Thomas
The Olympic 200m champion went from Slam to glam at Monday’s gala, bouncing again from a second-place end on the weekend’s Grand Slam Monitor in Miami. The 28-year-old took on the pink carpet carrying a surprising pink robe by Ahluwalia, together with her hair in a sublime updo.
“As an elite athlete, her energy is plain,” designer Priya Ahluwalia wrote on Instagram. “However we additionally wished to honour her grace and heritage. From the structured tailoring to 10,000 beads that hint motion and reminiscence, this look is all concerning the steadiness of power and class, a visible tribute to Black excellence and Gabby’s personal journey.”
Whereas the occasion marked Thomas’ Met Gala debut, the athlete has already been making waves within the vogue world. In January, she modelled for the winter 2025 version of Vogue in a function titled “How Sports activities and Style Fell In Love.”