And here it is, the Met Gala—or Manhattan’s Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Benefit—of 2025. The theme of the Met’s key fashion exhibition this year is Superfine: Tailoring Black Style, delving into the rich culture, history and look of black dandyism and style over the years. The theme for the Met Gala fittingly follows this thread of tailoring and a bold embrace of dandy style.
On the jewellery and watches front (which is always a treat at a fancy fashion bonanza like the Met Gala where guests take more style risks), a couple of trends have emerged. The first, and most important, is an embrace of personality tied to the unique ways that black dandies express their individual style. Differentiation, if you will, as a point of strength.
See, for instance, Ayo Edebiri choosing an adorable Cartier brooch that echoes her vivacious energy; or the Indian singer and actor Diljit Dosanjh wearing a princely Mughal-design necklace inspired by Bhupinder Singh, the Maharaja of Patiala. Doja Cat also brought her signature left field interpretation of the Met themes, going deliciously retro—pinstripes! boulder shoulders! cone bra! feline prints!—with the jewels to match.
Diamonds also made a strong showing at the Met Gala red carpet this year. One way it’s been smartly worn is as accents of twinkling clarity to cut through complicated outfits. Take the writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, whose diamonds gave elegant levity to her red feather and bow gown by Prabal Gurung.
One other emergent diamond trend to really keep an eye on: yellow diamonds on the ears. There were several yellow diamond ear studs this year. A subtle touch on Zendaya’s all-white suit, and on the ears of Louis Vuitton creative director and Tiffany & Co. designer Pharrell Williams—both style stars who certainly know their jewellery.
But with a dress code so closely centred on tailoring, it was no surprise that the trend of brooches on suits hit full stride. Formerly a way for men to dress up their suits on the red carpet, this fun and easy-to-adopt touch of jewellery styling has now made its way onto celebrities of all genders—vive la broche!
Here, Vogue’s edit of the best jewellery—and some watches, for good measure—from the 2025 Met Gala.
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Halle Berry
Wearing Cartier high jewellery
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A$AP Rocky
Wearing a Bvlgari high jewellery necklace and brooch, Alex Moss jewellery, and a custom Briony Raymond diamond-set umbrella
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Anna Sawai
Wearing Cartier jewellery, and 2025’s new diamond-set polka dot Baignoire
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Doja Cat
Wearing David Webb jewellery
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Kim Kardashian
Wearing Moussaieff high jewellery
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Rihanna
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Mary J Blige
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Adut Akech
Wearing a custom Swarovski neckpiece
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Andra Day
Wearing Cartier jewellery and jewellery clutch
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Rosé
Wearing Tiffany & Co. high jewellery
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Anne Hathaway
Wearing Bvlgari high jewellery
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Diljit Dosanjh
Wearing Golecha’s Jewels necklace, inspired by the necklace of Buphinder Singh, Maharaja of Patiala
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Ayo Edebiri
Wearing an archival Cartier Collection brooch
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Colman Domingo
Wearing Boucheron Iceberg necklace from the Or Bleu high jewellery collection, and Serpent Bohème Solarité ear cuff
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Ibrahim Kamara
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Chance the Rapper
Wearing Tiffany & Co. brooches
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Cardi B
Wearing Messika jewellery
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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
19 / 51
Clara Wu Tsai
20 / 51
Coco Jones
Wearing Manish Malhotra tanzanite high jewellery
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Damson Idris
Wearing Didris jewellery
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Demi Moore
Wearing Shiphra jewellery
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Diana Ross
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Angèle
Wearing supersized Chanel leather-laced chains
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Ego Nwodim
Wearing Boucheron jewellery
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Gabrielle Union
Wearing Tiffany & Co. high jewellery
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Hailey Bieber
Wearing Tiffany & Co. high jewellery
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Henry Golding
Wearing a newly released Cartier Tank à Guichet in yellow gold
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Dua Lipa
Wearing Chanel high jewellery
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Kendall Jenner
Wearing Chopard high jewellery
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Priyanka Chopra Jonas
Wearing Bvlgari high jewellery
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Sarah Snook
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Laura Harrier
Wearing Buccellati jewellery
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Lewis Hamilton
Wearing a Briony Raymond brooch on beret, Asscher-cut diamond ear studs, and Snow Diamonds jewellery
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Lisa
Wearing Bvlgari high jewellery
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Miles Chamley Watson
Wearing a diamond-set Richard Mille RM 72-01 timepiece and David Yurman jewellery
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Miley Cyrus
Wearing archival Cartier Collection jewellery
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Nicole Scherzinger
Wearing a Kwiat necklace, Belperron ring, and jewellery from Leighton Jewels
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Paul Tazewell
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Pharrell Williams
Wearing Tiffany & Co. jewellery
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Regé-Jean Page
Wearing Tiffany & Co. jewellery
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S.Coups
Wearing a Piaget Polo high jewellery watch and Possession jewellery
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Serena Williams
Wearing Fred Leighton jewellery
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Sha’Carri Richardson
Wearing Alex Moss jewellery
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Shakira
46 / 51
Simone Biles
Wearing an Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Mini and Zales jewellery
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Sora Choi
Wearing custom Swarovski
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Fei Fei Sun
49 / 51
Sydney Sweeney
Wearing De Beers jewellery
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Zendaya
Wearing a Bvlgari Serpenti brooch
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Zendaya
Wearing Bvlgari jewellery and her Jessica McCormack engagement ring
