The 2025 Met Gala exhibition, titled "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style," will focus on the historical and cultural significance of the "Black Dandy." The theme explores how tailored attire was used by Black men from the 18th century to the Civil Rights era to demand respect and express identity. Figures like Frederick Douglass and W.E.B. Du Bois are cited as historical examples of using aesthetics as a form of resistance against oppression.
