Met Gala 2025: Caribbean People Who Lit Up the Blue Carpet

The 2025 Met Gala was a study in precision, power, and personal expression. With “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style” as the centerpiece and the fitting dress code “Tailored for You,” it was an evening designed for those who wear their culture with pride. Nowhere was that spirit more alive than in the presence of Caribbean celebrities—those born on the islands and those carrying its legacy through their lineage.

From regal tailoring to avant-garde silhouettes, these stars didn’t just attend the Met Gala—they brought the pulse of the Caribbean to the steps of the Met.

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Grenada

Barbados

Rihanna

Rihanna made one of the night’s most talked-about entrances, arriving in a custom crop-top ensemble that subtly teased her third pregnancy. Later in the evening, she changed into a tailored suit-gown hybrid by Marc Jacobs, complete with a polka dot ascot—a sophisticated nod to the Gala’s “Black dandy” codes. The outfit shift, paired with the confirmed pregnancy reveal, cemented her place as both fashion icon and master of the soft statement.

A$AP Rocky

Ayo Edebiri

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Belize

Kara Young

Colman Domingo

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Dominican Republic

Zoe Saldaña (Dominican Republic + Puerto Rico)

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Jamaica

Pat McGrath wearing Fe Noel (Grenada)

Kerry Washington

Tyson Beckford

Jodie Turner-Smith

Edvin Thompson

Miles Chamley-Watson

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Puerto Rico

Bad Bunny

Cardi B (Puerto Rican + Trinidadian)

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Trinidad & Tobago

Nicki Minaj

Wearing Thornbrough, Minaj brought drama in a corseted trench dress with an oversized hat—a wink to colonial tropes dismantled by fashion. The piece was part rebel uniform, part diva couture.

Teyana Taylor

In Marc Jacobs, Taylor wore a sharply tailored two-piece in rich chocolate wool with oversized lapels. Paired with waist-length locs and minimalist jewelry, she was a vision of Caribbean restraint and edge.