At the 2025 Met Gala, which celebrates the opening of the Costume Institute’s latest exhibition “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style,” many guests were inspired by classic men’s tailoring for their looks—especially the Zoot suit, with its extra wide shoulders and narrow torso. A few others seem to have expanded the basic shape of the Zoot suit to create architectural marvels that really took to heart the Tailored for You dress code. From Lauryn Hill’s coat, which looked as if the singer was carrying her own sun with her, to Demi Moore’s larger-than-life tie gown (it took me several hours to get that that s what it was and then I loved it), and Gabby Thomas and Myha’la Herrold’s bodices circling their shoulders like the rings of Saturn—it all made for a pretty heavenly affair.
