All eyes were on Zendaya on the steps of The Met last night. She nailed the 2025 Met Gala theme, as she always tends to do, in a custom Louis Vuitton design by Pharrell Williams, styled by image architect Law Roach.
But even after slinking off inside The Met with the rest of this year’s best dressed, the night was far from over. Remember: The Met Gala after-parties are where stars let loose and don some of their more experimental, playful options. For Zendaya, this meant shimmying out of her crisp white zoot suit that spoke so much to the Black dandy spirit and into something more sensual and sparkly—and nonetheless exquisitely tailored to her.
The actor was photographed heading to the after-party circuit in a deep red, slinky vintage gown by American designer Patrick Kelly with sequined rose detailing and a feathered burgundy jacket.
This year the post-Met soirees were buzzing: Grace Wales Bonner, Roach, and Anok Yai cohosted a bash at the Twenty Two with GQ; Janelle Monáe and Doechii led the charge at Public Hotel; and Janicza Bravo, Ayo Edebiri, Jeremy O. Harris, Tyler Mitchell, and Antwaun Sargent kept the party going at People’s. Met Gala co-chairs A$AP Rocky, Pharrell Williams, and Colman Domingo (the latter in partnership with Edward Enninful) also held separate after-parties that went well into the night.
The Met Gala after-party looks were sometimes taken just as seriously as those that debuted on the steps of The Met. Kim Kardashian opted for a clingy black number by British designer Dilara Findikoglu—a more sultry take on the theme compared to the off-the-shoulder Chrome Hearts number she wore on the red carpet. You can check the rest of the stellar after-party ’fits on Vogue now.
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