Met Gala 2025: When superfine tailoring met superfine jewels
The Met Gala 2025 was nothing short of a spectacular celebration—it was where superfine tailoring met extraordinary jewellery, creating a visual symphony of elegance, culture and personal storytelling. This year’s Met Gala theme, Superfine: Tailoring Black Style, invited guests to explore the rich tapestry of Black dandyism and sartorial self-expression, but it was the jewels that truly narrated the evening’s most captivating stories.
From the blue carpet’s first step to the after-party’s final toast, jewellery emerged not merely as an accessory but as a powerful emblem of identity, heritage and artistry. Asian stars, including the members of Blackpink and Bollywood legend Shah Rukh Khan, brought a fresh, vibrant energy to the occasion. Meanwhile, fashion icons like Priyanka Chopra, Nicole Kidman, Zendaya and Kim Kardashian dazzled in high jewellery masterpieces from the world’s most coveted maisons like Cartier, Bulgari, Chanel, Cindy Chao The Art Jewel and Moussaieff, to name a few. The night was a glittering example of how jewellery transcends fashion to become living art: bold, meaningful and utterly unforgettable.
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K-pop girl gang Blackpink’s Lisa makes her debut in Bulgari
Lisa wearing Bulgari jewellery (Photo: courtesy of Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images)
The K-pop queens of Blackpink all brought sartorial and jewelled magic. Lisa, making her Met Gala debut, stunned in Bulgari jewellery. Her pearl and gold waist chain, in particular, added a bold yet elegant touch to her Louis Vuitton ensemble.
Jennie in Chanel
Jennie in Chanel (Photo: courtesy of Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images)
Blackpink’s Jennie, who is a Chanel ambassador, arrived in a meticulously tailored black tuxedo gown with an off-the-shoulder top and a dramatic train, inspired by Coco Chanel’s 1920s-30s menswear styles. Layered pearl chains and a Chanel high jewellery ring punctuated her look. A black-and-white top hat completed her ensemble, signalling a new era of sartorial risk-taking for the K-pop icon. Jennie’s thoughtful homage to classic tailoring perfectly captured the gala’s spirit while showcasing her evolving style.
Rosé in Tiffany & Co
Rosé attends the 2025 Met Gala wearing Tiffany & Co jewellery (Photo: courtesy of Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images)
After a three-year hiatus, Rosé of Blackpink returned to the Met Gala in a plunging black Saint Laurent tuxedo suit tailored by Anthony Vaccarello, complete with a dramatic train. Her look was accessorised with an oversized Tiffany & Co pendant necklace and matching ring.
Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan makes his Met Gala debut
Shah Rukh Khan giving us a lesson on layering (Photo: courtesy of Theo Wargo/FilmMagic)
Bollywood’s Shah Rukh Khan, aka King Khan, made a striking Met Gala debut in a custom black Sabyasachi suit, going shirtless beneath a tailored waistcoat that revealed his sculpted physique. But it was his jewellery that truly stole the show: these include a dazzling diamond-studded “K” pendant, a necklace with his initials, layered gold chains and four ornate rings. His jewels were a masterstroke of personal symbolism and regal Indian craftsmanship, perfectly aligned with the gala’s celebration of dandyism and self-expression.
Isha Ambani in a Maharaja-style Cartier necklace
Isha Ambani in a Cartier necklace with a great backstory (Photo: courtesy with Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images)
Indian businesswoman Isha Ambani wore a breathtaking Cartier necklace from her personal collection, a 481-carat cascade of diamonds inspired by a legendary diamond necklace Jacques Cartier designed in 1931 for India’s Maharaja of Nawanagar.
Fun fact: In the 2018 film Ocean’s 8, the historic necklace was the centrepiece of a heist that took place at the Met; a prop version of the famous piece was created for use in the film.
Nicole Kidman shimmered in Cindy Chao The Art Jewel
Nicole Kidman in Cindy Chao The Art Jewel (Photo: courtesy of Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images)
Nicole Kidman graced the Met Gala in a striking black strapless Balenciaga gown, perfectly complemented by exquisite jewellery from Cindy Chao The Art Jewel’s White Label Collection. Her jewellery included the sculptural Four Seasons Foliage Earrings and the elegant Four Seasons Branch Bangle. Adding a vibrant pop of colour, Kidman wore the Emerald Flora Ring, a standout piece. Together, these jewels elevated her look and marked one of the night’s most memorable jewellery moments.
Colman Domingo in Boucheron
Colman Domingo draped in Boucheron (Photo: courtesy of Michael Buckner/Penske Media via Getty Images)
Actor Colman Domingo wore Boucheron’s Iceberg necklace from the Bleu Carte Blanche High Jewelry 2024 collection, paired with a diamond ear climber.
Teyana Taylor in David Yurman jewellery
Teyana Taylor wearing David Yurman jewellery (Photo: courtesy of Mike Coppola/MG25/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue)
Teyana Taylor wore a look designed by Ruth E Carter and accessories by David Yurman jewellery. These included serpentine chains, brooches and a watch-fob-inspired necklace. The sterling silver, white gold and diamond pieces cascaded down her back.
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Hailey Bieber in Tiffany & Co
Hailey Bieber dripping in Tiffany & Co diamonds (Photo: courtesy of Savion Washington/Getty Images)
Hailey Bieber opted for Tiffany & Co jewels from the 2024 Blue Book Collection: classic white diamonds in various shapes and sizes. While her platinum earrings featured over 12 total carats of pear-shaped diamond drops, the platinum necklace featured a diamond of over 25 carats surrounded by diamond accents. She added further sparkle with a bracelet and two statement rings—one boasting a diamond over 6 carats, the other over 8 carats—and completed the dazzling set with a Tiffany Victoria Alternating Ring in platinum.
Gigi Hadid in De Beers
Gigi Hadid in De Beers (Photo: courtesy of John Shearer/WireImage)
Gigi Hadid shimmered in De Beers diamonds. Her jewellery included the Light Rays high jewellery earrings and ring by the maison, adding radiant brilliance to her Miu Miu ensemble and reinforcing her status as a red carpet style icon.
Lewis Hamilton in Briony Raymond
Lewis Hamilton in classc Briony Raymond jewels (Photo: courtesy of Michael Buckner/Penske Media via Getty Images)
Lewis Hamilton embraced the dandy theme with a brooch and matching cufflinks crafted from freshwater pearls and garnet-coloured diamonds by Briony Raymond. His coordinated accessories, including a brooch on his hat, were standout touches that married bejewelled heritage with haute couture flair.
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Kim Kardashian decadent in Moussaieff jewels
Kim Kardashian in Moussaieff (Photo by Theo Wargo/FilmMagic)
Kim Kardashian made a bold jewellery statement in Moussaieff jewels, adding her signature mix of glamour and edge to the Met Gala’s constellation of star-studded looks. She layered a white diamond choker with a diamond fringe necklace, a diamond line necklace with matching diamond earrings and a ring to complete her look.
Anne Hathaway in Bulgari
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 05: Anne Hathaway attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style" at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 05, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo/FilmMagic)
A magnificent Bulgari necklace took centre stage in Anne Hathaway’s Met Gala 2025 look—a breathtaking statement piece featuring a giant rectangular sapphire framed by sparkling diamonds. This exquisite jewel provided a striking contrast to her bespoke Carolina Herrera ensemble, which paid tribute to the late American fashion journalist André Leon Talley. Hathaway wore a crisp, oversized white cotton shirt tied at the waist-echoing Talley’s famous style mantra “you can wear a white shirt and be well-dressed”, paired with a black-and-silver striped beaded column skirt, a signature Herrera motif.
Priyanka Chopra Jonas in Bulgari
Priyanka Chopra’s Bulgari necklace featured a 241.06 carat emerald centre stone (Photo: courtesy of Savion Washington/Getty Images)
A show-stopping Bulgari necklace featuring the Magnus Emerald—the largest faceted emerald ever set by the brand at 241.06 carats—was the centrepiece of Priyanka Chopra’s Met Gala 2025 look. This extraordinary jewel, part of Bulgari’s forthcoming Polychroma High Jewelry collection, was paired with matching Bulgari diamond earrings and an emerald-and-diamond cocktail ring by the actor. Chopr complemented these magnificent jewels with a custom black-and-white polka-dot blazer and skirt ensemble by Olivier Rousteing for Balmain.
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