NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MAY 05: Simone Biles attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style” at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 05, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue)
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Sports and fashion are often seen as worlds apart, but this year’s Met Gala begs to differ. The Met’s “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style” exhibition centers the fashion of the Black Dandy through a masculine lens. According to Page Six, this year’s guest list prioritized athletes—both newcomers and hall-of-famers—like Co-chair LeBron James, who unfortunately had to miss the event due to injury.
With athletes from basketball, F1, soccer, and more in attendance, we’ll see just how well the narrative that athletes can’t dress holds up. Below, we’re tracking the best-dressed athletes as they step on to the Met Gala red-carpet and sourcing their looks.
Lewis Hamilton
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MAY 05: Lewis Hamilton, Met Gala Co-Chair, attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style” at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 05, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images)
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Lewis Hamilton looks very royal in custom Wales Bonner. And..he’s wearing a beret.
Simone Biles and Jonathan Owens
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MAY 05: (L-R) Simone Biles and Jonathan Owens attend the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style” at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 05, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Coppola/MG25/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue)
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Biles wore an electric-blue emblazoned minidress with a grandeur train, while Owens opted for an all-white suit with blue accents.
Breanna Stewart
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MAY 05: Breanna Stewart attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style” at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 05, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by John Shearer/WireImage)
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Breanna Stewart wears a 3-piece cream Sergio Hudson suit and top-hat. Finally, someone is bringing pimp style into the conversation of Black Dandyism.
Sabrina Ionescu
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MAY 05: Sabrina Ionescu attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style” at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 05, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images)
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Sabrina Ionescu goes casual wearing a cropped Sergio Hudson jacket, white bralette and floor length skirt.
Joe Burrow
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MAY 05: Joe Burrow attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style” at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 05, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images)
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Joe Burrow strolls in nonchalantly wearing a muted blue-ish grey suit and… Gucci sneakers?
Venus Williams
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MAY 05: Venus Williams attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style” at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 05, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images)
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Venus Williams can’t leave tennis behind, it’s in her blood and that’s apparent in this full emerald green look with the center piece being the tennis skirt. The flashy overcoat and polo ties this whole look together. She’s serving major wicked vibes.
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Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/tianarandall/2025/05/05/2025-met-gala-red-carpet-arrivals-all-the-athletes-and-their-looks/