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93 /100CULTURAL-SIGNAL SCOREFashion’s apex institution makes Black/diaspora tailoring the theme.
Diaspora designers and stars author the looks; the institution convenes.
A global red carpet of African and diaspora style at full volume.
Legitimisation of diaspora style at the summit of global fashion.
THE CONTEXT
The 2025 Met Gala and the Costume Institute’s exhibition took “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style” as their subject — Black dandyism and the politics of dress. African and diaspora figures were central to the night: Tems, Burna Boy, Ayra Starr and Tyla among the Nigerian and African stars, with the Ghanaian-British tailor Ozwald Boateng dressing several, per BellaNaija and Business of Fashion.
For one night, the reference point of the world’s most-watched fashion event was Black and diaspora craft.
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