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EQUILIBRIUM: a state in which opposing forces or influences are balanced, a state of physical balance, a calm state of mind.

Rashid Johnson, who walked Gabriela Hearst’s Fall 2025 show in Paris, wears a custom double-breasted peak lapel six-button blazer with a flare trouser, a black silk wool cady shirt, and Pierre moccasin loafers in black calf hair texture. Specifically designed in a tonal oversized herringbone jacquard and woven in Como, Italy for Johnson, the fabric is inspired by an onstage photo of the legendary rocker Chuck Berry.  It has a silk and wool barathea base that nods to traditional tuxedo fabrics reinterpreted with the textural jacquard herringbone. @rashidjohnson photo @mweinbergerr — For this year’s Met Gala, the Gabriela Hearst team consulted with Dr. Cherise Smith, the Joseph D. Jamail Chair in African American Studies in the Department African & African Diaspora Studies, and with Dr. Rikki Byrd, Assistant Professor of Visual Culture Studies in the Department of African and African Diaspora Studies at the University of Texas at Austin on the historical context of Black dandyism, and its significance asa repurposing, a refashioning and a rebuke against the status quo. @profcsmith @rikkibyrd

For this design, we have taken cues from formal suiting trends, particularly the pinstripe, and reimagined it in a way that would celebrate Questlove’s brilliance. One thinks of the pinstripe historically signifying power and status. In our recreation, the pinstripe is constructed anew through the use of freshwater pearls that are finely hand-embroidered down the blazer and pant. Questlove wears a custom double-breasted six-button blazer with straight-cut trousers. The suit is made from black virgin wool barathea hand-embroidered with more than 30,000 freshwater pearls in a pinstripe pattern and worn with an ivory silk wool cady buttoned shirt. The embroidery of upwards of 30,000 freshwater pearls alone took more than 206 hours. It took 76 hours to embellish the suit trousers and 130 hours for the jacket. This work was all done by hand by skilled craftspeople in New York City. Canvassing and sewing the suit took another 72 hours, whilst the final tailoring assembly finishing details took another three days.     Questlove added jewelry by Brooklyn-based artists Bernard James and Burkindy from Burkina Faso, and shoes by Ferragamo under the creative direction of Maximilian Davis. As Dr. Smith and Dr. Byrd said: “Black dandies make the subtle details pronounced.” @questlove Styling by @katemarch_styling @christian_germoso — For this year’s Met Gala, the Gabriela Hearst team consulted with Dr. Cherise Smith, the Joseph D. Jamail Chair in African American Studies in the Department African & African Diaspora Studies, and with Dr. Rikki Byrd, Assistant Professor of Visual Culture Studies in the Department of African and African Diaspora Studies at the University of Texas at Austin on the historical context of Black dandyism, and its significance asa repurposing, a refashioning and a rebuke against the status quo. @profcsmith @rikkibyrd

Balling to the Ball

Everyone Loves Chris 📸 James Dylan After seeing Rock performing Selective Outrage, Hearst said, "Nothing is more sexy and simultaneously brings trepidation like a white suede suit. So, for a brilliant mind such as Chris, a white suede would be right. I see him as a prophet of our times, someone with the ability to put his finger on the Zeitgeist of our current culture. We wanted the design to feel exactly how Chris' personality is. He is someone so sophisticated but at the same time he's casual. So, we wanted the classic shape of the tailoring, but it had to have the ease that defines Chris' style. The idea of having it impeccable, crisp and sharp is exactly what Chris' humor is." Chris Rock wears a custom white suede tailored single-breasted blazer with seamless bonding and pick-stitch detail, straight fit trouser, lightweight cashmere stand-collar buttoned shirt, and Ohio slip-on sneaker in white textured leather with whipstitch lacing and embroidery detail. With this idea of developing a white suit, Dr. Smith and Dr. Byrd shared the work and imagery of Harlem Renaissance performer Gladys Bentley and her impeccable white tailoring, as well as the powerful life-sized self-portrait of visual artist Barkley L. Hendricks, in which he wears a perfectly tailored white suit. In the 1970s, Hendricks produced a series of portraits of young black men, usually placed against monochromatic backdrops, that captured their self-assurance and confident sense of style. @chrisrock Styling by @chloehartstein — For this year’s Met Gala, the Gabriela Hearst team consulted with Dr. Cherise Smith, the Joseph D. Jamail Chair in African American Studies in the Department African & African Diaspora Studies, and with Dr. Rikki Byrd, Assistant Professor of Visual Culture Studies in the Department of African and African Diaspora Studies at the University of Texas at Austin on the historical context of Black dandyism, and its significance asa repurposing, a refashioning and a rebuke against the status quo. @profcsmith @rikkibyrd

For this year’s Met Gala, the Gabriela Hearst team consulted with Dr. Cherise Smith, the Joseph D. Jamail Chair in African American Studies in the Department African & African Diaspora Studies, and with Dr. Rikki Byrd, Assistant Professor of Visual Culture Studies in the Department of African and African Diaspora Studies at the University of Texas at Austin on the historical context of Black dandyism, and its significance asa repurposing, a refashioning and a rebuke against the status quo. @profcsmith @rikkibyrd Chris Rock wears a custom white suede tailored single-breasted blazer with seamless bonding and pick-stitch detail, straight fit trouser, lightweight cashmere stand-collar buttoned shirt, and Ohio slip-on sneaker in white textured leather with whipstitch lacing and embroidery detail. @chrisrock Styling by @chloehartstein Questlove wears a custom double-breasted six-button blazer with straight-cut trousers. The suit is made from black virgin wool barathea hand-embroidered with more than 30,000 freshwater pearls in a pinstripe pattern and worn with an ivory silk wool cady buttoned shirt. @questlove Styling by @katemarch_styling

QUANNAH CHASINGHORSE Silver handcrafted chainmail with asymmetrical chain fringe Mitus dress Black double-knit merino Aris shorts @presentspacemag Photography: Diego Vourakis @dvourakis Styling: Britt Layton @laytonbaptista

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Black matte silk interlock knit Adeona dress with rose gold signature link chain detail Chain tote in back cervo with rose gold signature link chain Ohio slip on sneaker in black cervo whipstitch lacing and embroidery detail

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Geometric drawing by Gabriela named Aurora is interpreted into a flowing tank dress made of hand-manipulated linen yarns, where colors are hand-painted on each strand to create a patchwork of rectangles separated by hand-embroidered ladders and frays. A team of 40 artisans comprising of 30 embroiderers and 10 painters worked together to achieve the panels. Aurora multi hand painted ‘let it rip’ tank Niki patchwork dress with antique stitch Ohio slip on sneaker in bordeaux cervo whipstitch lacing and embroidery detail

@officialjld wears our Angela blazer and Vesta pant in bordeaux printed textured barre wool to the “Thunderbolts*” photocall in London. Styled by @kevinmichaelericson

Our signature swirl is turned into an appliqué motif in multi-color leather. Ivory cognac chestnut black quilted nappa cutout and embroidered cowboy signature swirl Jemme coat Black double-knit merino Chevier bra Ivory cognac chestnut black quilted nappa cutout and embroidered cowboy signature swirl Wilber biker pant The Leonora medium crossbody bag in cowboy applique white and black nappa with signature rose gold hardware and utilitarian binding detail Seren handmade loafer in black leather with herringbone stitch detail

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Leather in a signature cognac shade features tubing details taken from the re-issued Marvelle handbag. Cognac nappa Adaline dress with bombe stitching technique around neckline The Leonora small crossbody bag in cognac leather with signature rose gold hardware and utilitarian binding detail Aurora ballerina flat hand-woven black leather

Our signature swirl appears as lace invisibly attached to delicate silk slip dresses.   Ivory super double face satin Dinah slip dress with signature swirl lace detail Haute jewelry yellow sapphire set in hand crafted 18k rose gold frame and chain necklace Edwina pump in gold nappa with rose gold heal detail.   @fthtsi @isa_kountoure @indigolewin