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- The 2025 Met Gala has travel and gone, and the Nigerian civilization and practice were good represented connected the event’s bluish carpet
- Some of the country’s favourites were contiguous successful their stunning outfits, from Chimamanda Adichie, Burna Boy, Ayra Starr, Tems, Ayo Edebiri, Damson Idris and Cynthia Erivo
- This year's manner theme, "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style," honoured African dandyism and its profound interaction globally
Renowned writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Afrobeats stars Burna Boy Ayra Starr, Tems were among the Nigerian celebrities who stunned astatine the 2025 Met Gala.
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie wore Prabal Gurang to the event, wherever she walked the bluish carpet to observe the museum's Costume Institute exhibition, Superfine: Tailoring Black Style.
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The outfit was inspired by curator Monica Miller's 2009 book, Slaves to Fashion: Black Dandyism and the Styling of Black Diasporic Identity, Town and Country Magazine reports.
Her agleam reddish gown had feathers and a large train, and, successful a motion to the menswear-inspired taxable of the event, was decorated successful bows and bow-ties
In summation to being a impermanent astatine tonight’s foundation gala, Adichie is besides a subordinate of this year’s big committee, a radical that is being brought backmost for the archetypal clip since 2019. The big committee besides includes André 3000, Doechii, Dapper Dan, and Nigerian-American actress Ayo Edebiri.
Burna Boy’s look astatine 2025 Met Gala
Barely 2 weeks aft becoming the archetypal African vocalist to merchantability retired the Stade de France, Burna Boy celebrated successful benignant astatine the 2025 Met Gala.
For his 2nd Met Gala since 2023, the Nigerian superstar chose Ozwald Boateng, the archetypal Black decorator with a salient Savile Row storefront. For his look, Burna wore a scarlet tuxedo with an oxblood eelskin cloak that pays homage to his Nigerian heritage.
Describing details of his scintillating outfit to Vogue, Burna Boy said:
“As a waterside pikin from the Niger Delta, the eel and food successful wide are the lifeblood of my people—they symbolize survival, spirit, and the travel of contented done generations. This look isn’t conscionable fashion—it’s bequest successful motion.
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In a abbreviated clip sighted by Legit.ng connected GoldMyne TV blog, the City Boy hitmaker revealed that the outfit was made particularly for him and cannot beryllium seen anyplace else.
Another Nigerian prima who walked done Met Gala’s bluish carpet in Ozwald Boateng was Tems.
Nigerian-American histrion and comedian Ayo Edebiri besides stood retired successful a customized Ferragamo gown embellished with delicate reddish coral beading, a homage to her accepted Edo monarchy and Nigerian heritage.
See pictures below:
Video of Burna Boy's outfit
Nigerians respond to celebrities astatine Met Gala
Legit.ng compiled the reactions below:
the_lavender_blog said:
"Tems rocking freaking Ankara. Too littttttt 😍."commonsensenocommonoh said:
"Who did this to Ayra?!!!😂😂 The 1 clip her skimpy outfits would person really been connected theme, and she dresses similar a grandma?!"hafiza_jr said:
"Boys😸💞 deliberation girls are similar books, If the screen doesn’t drawback their oculus they won’t fuss to work what’s wrong 🙈💫."habiba_8 said:
"#tems ate down!!!.."itsurgalsoma said:
"CNAAAAAA!!!!! "anita__efe said:
"My Edo sis didn’t disappoint, she adjacent incorporated our Beads successful her look @ayoedebiri ❤️❤️❤️."_enny29 said:
"I wished Burna wore Ugomonye."Doja Cat wears bath towel to Met Gala
Legt.ng antecedently reported successful 2024 that Doja Cat deed the Met Gala red carpet successful a bath towel and sparked a frenzy of reactions from fans.
This came aft the rapper was spotted ringing buying wrapped successful a furniture sheet, adding to her latest outrageous ensembles.
While fans admired her for pushing boundaries, immoderate netizens criticised Doja for going excessively acold and appearing to ne'er marque an effort with her clothes.
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