Met Gala 2025: Demi Moore in Thom Browne

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One of the things we plan on discussing in this week’s podcast (which we had hoped to record today but will have to be pushed off to the early morning hours because of the tsunami of red carpetry at the moment) is how white women navigated the theme at the Met Gala this year. For once, they were the ones at a distinct disadvantage. Any white man attending can simply indulge his own take on dandyism, and Black women also had a lot of leeway in interpreting the theme, but for the pale gals, it represented something of a conundrum. Do you try to work a look inspired by Black fashion or do you just wear a pretty gown and call it a night? Most of the white women in attendance chose the latter option and at first glance, we thought Demi Moore was among them.
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At the risk of annoying you with this point once again: it’s not a costume party and if any attendee wants to show up in standard gala wear, it’s fine, if a little boring and disappointing. We just assumed this was a basic gown with a goofy neckpiece attached. We’ve seen so many variations of this kind of look over the years that we glanced at it and assessed it as another of those “stick something weird on a dress” Met Gala attempts. It took us a minute to realise that the whole thing is a gigantic necktie, which strikes us as an incredibly clever design. It might not necessarily be the best way to interpret a salute to fine tailoring and Black male style, especially since a standard necktie tends to be more of a symbol of male power and privilege, but Demi Moore was never going to show up in a Zoot suit, so this made for a smart way to interpret the theme while still allowing her to wear the kinds of gowns she prefers.

Style Credits:
– Custom Thom Browne Sculptural Black and White Tie Dress Embroidered with Over 1,400,000 Beads Including 222,000 Pieces of Black Rectangle Sequins, 1,093,500 Pieces of Black Bugle Beads, and 103,500 Pieces of Black Cut Beads
– Shiphra Jewelry
– Thom Browne Pom Pom Block-heel Opera Pumps in Black Patent Leather and Suede
Styled by Brad Goreski | Hair by Serge Normant | Makeup by Sofia Schwarzkopf-Tilbury | Nails by Zola Ganzorigt

[Photo Credit: Matt Crossick/PA Images/INSTARimages, Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue]

• Brad Goreski
• Demi Moore
• Galas
• Met Gala
• Met Gala 2025
• Red Carpet
• Serge Normant
• Shiphra
• Sofia Schwarzkopf-Tilbury
• Thom Browne
• Zola Ganzorigt