- The 2025 Met Gala happened on 5 April
- Many celebrities were in attendance, including Kim Kardashian, Sabrina Carpenter, Pharrell Williams, and Rihanna
- But which invited celebrities did not attend?
The biggest night in fashion happened on 5 May, and many celebrities were absent. The 2025 Met Gala was filled yesterday with suits, big hats, and lots of dramatics. The theme Superfine: Tailoring Black Style and the dress code, tailored for you, focuses on paying homage to black fashions and the movement of dandyism.
Dandyism was a movement where black men, in particular, would dress well and over the top to reject the traditional fashions of the aristocracy and rebel against society.
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Many of these fashions involved reconstructing and unique forms of tailoring, which many celebrities channeled last night. While there were many good and bad looks, some celebrities did not show up at all.
See who missed the event here!
Who did not attend the 2025 Met Gala?
1. Timothée Chalamet
Although his girlfriend, Kylie Jenner, 27, attended the event, Timothée Chalamet was nowhere to be seen. The A Complete Unknown star, 29, instead spent his night watching the New York Knicks versus the Boston Celtics basketball team with a group of friends. He shared photos of his night on his Instagram story, which some fans found outrageous.
Who can come between a boy and his sports?
2. Naomi Campbell
Model Naomi Campbell, 54, did not attend this year’s carpet. The model confirmed last year that it would be her last Met, but nobody thought she was serious. She already confirmed again that she would not attend.
She addressed Anna Wintour and expressed the importance of celebrating the theme and black designers, and wrote on Instagram, “I was so honored to be invited to tonight’s big event, but regretfully cannot make it.”
But why is that?
3. Ariana Grande
Although her Wicked co-star Cynthia Erivo, 37, attended this year’s Met, Ariana Grande did not. Notably, Grande, 31, was absent from the carpet, even after being a regular attendee of the event. In particular, many people thought Grande would appear given that she was there last year with Erivo, and it may be a good opportunity to promote Wicked: For Good.
However, she has not shared why she skipped the New York event.
4. Sarah Jessica Parker
Sex and the City star Sarah Jessica Parker, 60, has been a fashion girl since she began playing Carrie Bradshaw in 1998. However, this year she had to skip the Met due to work conflicts. Last week, she told reporters, “‘I have to work… but there’s going to be so much to see, and I look forward to seeing what everybody does, and how they interpret the theme and the homework they did for the assignment.”
She isn’t filming And Just Like That, as filming for season 3 finished in the fall. But season 3 is set to release on 29 May, so there is something to look forward to.
5. Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce, both 35, were reportedly invited to the prestigious event but could not go due to their work schedules. However, since Kelce is not in football now and Swift is no longer on tour, what commits could they be referring to? For Swift, we hope that is her re-recording of Reputation, because it’s been 84 years.
The couple has been lying low for a few months, so maybe they decided to skip the carpet for privacy. Swift has never been one to walk red carpets with her boyfriends anyway, she would not start now!
6. Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz
Husband and wife, Brooklyn Beckham, 26, and Nicola Peltz, 30, reportedly pulled out of the Met last minute. Sources reportedly told the US Sun that drama following David Beckham’s 50th birthday on 2 May caused the couple to pull out of Met Monday.
“They canceled plans to attend the Met because they really intended to be at David’s party on Saturday,” a source allegedly told the tabloid.
They added, “But Brooklyn is really upset that blame for the rift has been leveled at Nicola.”
Yikes.
7. Kai Cenat
Apparently, streamer Kai Cenat, 23, revealed he was invited to the Met Gala. This comes as more influencers, including people like James Charles, 26, and Addison Rae, 24, have been invited in previous years.
Speaking on a live stream, the streamer said: “I had an opportunity to go to the Met Gala, chat. But I didn’t go because I’m not gonna lie, the brand that wanted to host me… I didn’t really, like, wanna do that brand.”
Hey, at least he kept his fashion sense and integrity.
8. Beyoncé
Once again, Beyoncé was absent from the Met. The singer, 43, has a good reason for being absent: She is currently on her Cowboy Carter world tour.
Notably, Beyoncé has not attended the star-studded event since 2016, so not showing up isn’t surprising. However, the Beyhive is still yearning to see her turn out a fashion look among the other female musicians like Nicki Minaj, Doechii, and Doja Cat.
