The Met 2025 gala, launched to celebrate the spring exhibition of the Institut des Costumes, “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style”, was inspired by the 2009 book by the co-commissioner Monica L. Miller Fashionable slaves: black dandyism and black diasporical identity styleAnd at night, stars of Rihanna and Bad Bunny in Lorde and Laura Harrier listened to the tailor -made dress code with creative towers on the costume.
Fortunately, the photographer and see in the collective co -founder Black Andre D. Wagner was there to capture everything. Wagner, who turned for publications, in particular THE NEW YORKER,, THE New York Times, EssenceAnd Vogueis the artist behind images defining culture such as a series on the main Jamaican models and the campaign “and again, I vote” targeting the abolition of racist voters. Wagner is also known for its visual exploration of metro scenes and black communities in the Bushwick district of New York.
Here, a view of one of the largest nights in the city through a real New York eye, in bright black and white:
