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Behind the Scenes of the Met Gala’s 2025 Cocktail Party

While a starry group of co-chairs greeted guests, Spike Lee, Venus Williams, Zoe Saldaña and Rihanna discussed the significance of dandyism and the importance of the event.

By Sandra E. Garcia and Landon Nordeman

Black People Bolton, Andrew Costume Institute Kennedy, John F, Center for the Performing Arts Met Gala Race and Ethnicity Wintour, Anna

Inside the Most Politically Charged Met Gala in Years

The party and its related exhibition, about Black male style, land in a moment when anything to do with race and diversity is under added scrutiny.

By Vanessa Friedman

Black People Folly Beach (SC) Gershwin, George Glick, Myles Greene, Harlan Heyward, Dorothy;Heyward, DuBose History (Academic Subject) Opera Porgy and Bess (Opera) Real Estate and Housing (Residential)

The Uncertain Future of South Carolina’s “Porgy and Bess” House

When George Gershwin visited a cottage in Folly Beach, S.C., in 1934, “Porgy and Bess” came to life. But will it remain a historic artifact or become just another beach house?

By Jonathan Abrams

Black People Costume Institute Day, Daniel (Dapper Dan) Fashion and Apparel Met Gala Metropolitan Museum of Art Museums Race and Ethnicity Suits (Apparel) Talley, Andre Leon

‘Superfine: Tailoring Black Style’ at the Met Explores the History of Black Dandyism

The guest curator of a new Met exhibition on Black style offers an annotated early look at a Dapper Dan jacket, André Leon Talley’s luggage and more.

By Callie Holtermann and Vincent Tullo