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Met Gala pays tribute to Black fashion and designers and includes Rihanna pregnancy surprise

  • The 2025 Met Gala took place Monday in rainy New York, focusing on Black designers and featuring a menswear theme.
  • The event was connected to the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s spring showcase highlighting the craftsmanship and creativity of Black designers to celebrate Black achievement.
  • Hosts included Pharrell Williams who wore a Louis Vuitton jacket with 15,000 pearls arranged in pinstripes over 400 hours, and A$AP Rocky who wore a custom suit designed by his agency AWGE.
  • Before the event started, the gala secured a record-breaking $31 million in fundraising, while Rihanna made a striking appearance in a pinstripe ensemble and oversized hat that showcased her pregnancy.
  • LeBron James, named honorary chair, withdrew due to injury, and Vogue livestreamed the gala hosted by Teyana Taylor, La La Anthony, and Ego Nwodim.
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Rihanna showed off her pregnant belly, while Madonna and Doechii, dressed in suits, seemed to be planning a date in the smoke window. The clothes at the Met Gala were stylish but hardly imaginative. Just as it should be – this year.

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A piano carried on a back, panties with Rosa Parks' face on them, and Sabrina Carpenter's exposed thighs. The Met Gala promised a more progressive theme than usual, but the focus was more on the former and Rihanna's pregnancy.

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PBS NewsHour broke the news in Washington, United States on Wednesday, February 26, 2025.
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