By Ben Kellerman
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Actors, musicians, athletes and other celebrities began arriving on Monday at the annual Met Gala, the fashion showcase and fundraiser that this year celebrates Black men’s style and tailoring.
Formula 1 driver Lewis Hamilton and actor Colman Domingo, co-chairs of the gala, were among the first to arrive at the event.
Domingo looked regal in a full-length royal blue pleated cloak falling from a gold-and-white casing around his shoulders and grey trousers. Hamilton chose an all-white suit with a beret.
The Met Gala, a fundraiser for the Metropolitan Museum of Art, has become known for its roster of A-list celebrities in extravagant outfits. This year’s guests were told to dress according to the theme “Tailored for You,” a nod to the exhibit called “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style” at the museum’s Costume Institute.
Guests arrived under umbrellas in the spring rain. Celebrities climbed the museum’s steps, which were covered with a deep blue carpet accented with a daffodil pattern.
Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James, honorary chair of the event, could not attend because of a knee injury. “Hate to miss an historical event!” James wrote on social media platform X.
(Reporting by Ben Kellerman in New York;Additional reporting and writing by Lisa Richwine in Los Angeles; Editing by Richard Chang)
