Tag: 2025 Met Gala

  • Rihanna flaunts baby bump at 2025 MET Gala

    Rihanna flaunts baby bump at 2025 MET Gala

    Renowned Barbadian recording artiste, Rihanna debuted her baby bump at the 2025 MET Gala event on Monday, May 5.

    She is expecting her third child with American recording artiste, A$AP Rocky.

    The singer subtly revealed her baby bump while leaving the Carlyle Hotel for the 2025 Met Gala, where Rocky served as co-chair.

    The couple, who began dating in 2020, are already parents to two sons: RZA and Riot Rose. Rihanna’s second pregnancy was famously revealed during her 2023 Super Bowl performance.

    Known for keeping her private life low-key, Rihanna previously shared her hopes of expanding her family—and now baby number three is officially on the way.

    Rihanna was the last to arrive at the benefit event for New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art, which marks the opening of its Costume Institute’s annual fashion exhibit.

    Each year celebrities wear extravagant outfits in line with the event’s theme. This year’s concept was “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style,” the first since 2003 to focus exclusively on menswear.

    A$AP Rocky, a co-chair of the event, confirmed the couple’s pregnancy news on the red carpet.

    Thank you, thank you, thank you,” the rapper said.

    I’m glad everybody’s happy for us because we’re definitely happy“, he added.

    Robyn Rihanna Fenty is a Barbadian singer, businesswoman, and actress. She is the best-selling female recording artist of the 21st century by Guinness World Records and the highest-certified female digital single artist by RIAA. As of 2024, Rihanna is the third wealthiest musician in the world.

  • See how top Nigerian celebrities turned up at the 2025 Met Gala

    See how top Nigerian celebrities turned up at the 2025 Met Gala

    Nigerian music stars Burna Boy, Ayra Starr, Tems and award-winning author Chimamanda Adichie made a striking impact at the 2025 Met Gala, on Monday, May 5.

    Held at New York City’s Metropolitan Museum of Art, this year,  the biggest fashion event in the world celebrated the theme of “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style,” inspired by Monica L. Miller’s 2009 book Slaves to Fashion: Black Dandyism and its deep influence on global fashion.

    The official dress code is “Tailored for You,” a nod to the spring 2025 exhibition’s focus on menswear and is “purposefully designed to provide guidance and invite creative interpretation.” 

    Among the standout appearances, Grammy-award-winning Nigerian singer, songwriter and record producer — Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu, professionally as Burna Boy for his return to the Met Gala— wore a red tuxedo with an oxblood eelskin cape, styled by Ozwald Boateng, the first Black designer with a prestigious Savile Row storefront.

    Nigerian-American actress and comedian Ayo Edebiri wowed in a custom Ferragamo piece adorned with intricate coral beading, a nod to traditional Edo royalty and her Nigerian roots.

    While, Tems, the soulful hitmaker, stunned in a blue and green tailored mermaid vest gown designed by Ozwald Boateng, the British designer of Ghanaian heritage whose suiting-forward designs feature prominently in Superfine.

    Renowned author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie made her first debut, donning an elegant red ball-like dress, adding a touch of literary grace to the night’s glamour.

    Like the prominent author, Ayra Starr’s made her first Met Gala debut, wearing a black leather dress with a walking stick.

    The event was co-chaired by A$AP Rocky, Colman Domingo, Lewis Hamilton, Pharrell Williams, and Anna Wintour, with LeBron James as honorary chair, showing the global influence of Black style.

    Beyond fashion, the 2025 Met Gala celebrated the rich cultural stories woven into Black dandyism with Nigerian talents proudly at the forefront.