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Did the 2025 Met Gala make history?

The morning after the Met Gala, Elamin Abdelmahmoud talks with J Wortham and Tyler Foggatt about how the theme was interpreted, who understood the assignment, and who missed the mark.

Culture writers J Wortham and Tyler Foggatt dive into the hits, misses, and big moments from the blue carpet

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A person stands in an outfit that is painted to look like a suit, but is shaped like a box covering them from the neck to the floor.
Janelle Monae poses during the Met Gala, an annual fundraising gala held for the benefit of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute with this year's theme 'Superfine: Tailoring Black Style,' in New York City, New York, U.S., May 5, 2025. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)

The first Monday in May has come and gone, which means it's time to debrief this year's Met Gala.

The annual fundraising event, and fashion's biggest night, isn't just about who's wearing what. It's when fashion truly becomes art.

And perhaps more than ever this year, it's political. After all, this year's theme is a celebration of Black fashion and style, inspired by professor Monica L. Miller's book Slaves to Fashion: Black Dandyism and the Styling of Black Diasporic Identity. 

The morning after the Met Gala, Commotion host Elamin Abdelmahmoud talks with J Wortham and Tyler Foggatt about how (well) the theme was interpreted, who understood the assignment, and who missed the mark.

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You can listen to the full discussion from today's show on CBC Listen or on our podcast, Commotion with Elamin Abdelmahmoud, available wherever you get your podcasts.

Panel produced by Jess Low.

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