Colman Domingo Pays Tribute to Iconic André Leon Talley Look at 2025 Met Gala
Colman Domingo departs The Carlyle Hotel prior to attending The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating the opening of "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style" on Monday, May 5, 2025, in New York. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP)
Colman Domingo, one of this year’s Met Gala co-chairs, paid tribute to a late fashion icon. The Afro-Latino actor donned a fierce blue look that was a nod to the legacy of André Leon Talley.
Talley was a fashion journalist, stylist, and an editor-at-large at Vogue magazine. Throughout his career, he embodied Black excellence in fashion with his larger-than-life style. In 2022, Talley died from a heart attack at age 73, but his fashion sense continues to live on, especially with the theme of “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style.”
Domingo could be seen leaving The Carlyle Hotel prior to attending the Met Gala in a royal blue cape look by Maison Valentino that was very reminiscent of the outfit that Talley wore at the 2011 Met Gala, which celebrated Alexandrer McQueen: Savage Beauty. The co-chair, who is openly gay, also embodied the bold queerness that Talley brought to the runway with his silver shoulder pads and white trimming.
The 2025 Met Gala put a spotlight on Black styling and tailoring with the 2025 spring exhibition titled “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style.” The exhibit draws inspiration from Monica L. Miller’s 2009 book, Slaves to Fashion: Black Dandyism and the Styling of Black Diasporic Identity, and “feature garments, paintings, photographs, and more—all exploring the indelible style of Black men in the context of dandyism, from the 18th-century through present day.”
As for the night of the Met Gala itself, the dress code is “Tailored for You.” Vogue Editor-in-Chief Anna Wintour will be joined by co-chairs Domingo, Lewis Hamilton, A$AP Rocky, and Pharrell Williams. LeBron James will be an honorary chair.