Met Gala 2025: Serena Williams channels Cinderella in light blue gown
Serena Williams was a vision in blue at the Met Gala on Monday night.
The tennis legend hit the carpet in a light blue gown with a long silver cape by Moncler.
Ahead of the event, Williams shared a series of photos of herself in her Met Gala look on Instagram.
"For every dandy, there's a gown," she captioned the post.
In a "getting ready" video on her Instagram story, Williams said she was getting a coffee, because "I am partying tonight."
Williams donned a short blonde hairdo for the occasion, which was styled by Angela Meadows.
This year's Met Gala theme was "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style."
The theme "take[s] the Black dandy as its subject, examining the importance of clothing and style to the formation of Black identities in the Atlantic diaspora," according to Vogue.
The dress code, which was inspired by the theme, was "Tailored for You," a "nod to the exhibition's focus on suiting and menswear, from specific silhouettes to various fabrics and accessories -- that is purposefully designed to both provide guidance and invite creative interpretation," according to a press release.
The Met Gala was first organized and presided over by Anna Wintour in 1995 and is recognized as one of fashion's biggest nights. It also functions as a fundraiser for the Costume Institute and aligns with the opening of its annual fashion exhibition.
This year's theme and accompanying Costume Institute exhibition take inspiration from Monica L. Miller's 2009 book "Slaves to Fashion: Black Dandyism and the Styling of Black Diasporic Identity," according to Vogue.
