Maluma Honors Pachuco Culture in Zoot Suit at Met Gala 2025

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Maluma Honors Pachuco Culture in Zoot Suit at Met Gala 2025

Maluma walked the 2025 Met Gala carpet with his designer friend, Willy Chavarría, who was behind the artist's cultural statement-making outfit.

Willy Chavarría was one of the designers who impacted the Met Gala, the most important benefit event in the fashion world. Mexican-American is the best-placed Latino in design; he has been characterized by being a voice for minorities, and by including his cultural heritage in his work. For this event, Chavarría dressed himself and Maluma in the Pachchuco style, the Dandy of the 30s and 40s that represented Latinos and African-Americans. The so-…

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