Anyone who has ever worn tailoring will agree on one thing: Not every suit is created equal—some are just simply… better. The 2025 Met Gala theme “Tailored for You” invited guests to interpret menswear and tailoring by imbuing their own idiosyncrasies into their looks, meaning that this year a good suit was not just ideal, but compulsory. It’s the suit that makes the dandy, at least historically speaking, as “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style,” the new exhibition at the Costume Institute, helps highlight.

Because as many suits walked the blue carpet tonight—white suits, black suits, and everything in between—there were some that not only fulfilled the brief but went the extra mile. Marc Jacobs dressed some of the most dapper, sharpest stars of the evening: J Balvin in an invigorating pink double-peak lapel suit (which somehow managed to reinvent the lapel), Tracee Ellis Ross in a Cubist rendition of a tuxedo, and Rihanna in a fantastic little jacket and a lapeled skirt.

Zendaya wore a white Louis Vuitton three-piece suit by Pharrell Williams that stood out for its simplicity and sophistication—she led a pack of white-clad celebs that included Madonna in Tom Ford and Anna Sawai in Christian Dior. Jeremy O. Harris was the epitome of the modern dandy in Balmain, as was Teyana Taylor in a fantastic ensemble by the costume designer Ruth E. Carter. Grace Wales Bonner was another key name on the red carpet; her own suit impeccable, and her design for Sir Lewis Hamilton made the co-chair one of the best-dressed men of the night by far.

This was a night for sharp shoulders, cinched waists, and creased trousers. If there’s one takeaway from the night’s best tailoring, it’s that suiting is now an expansive, creative, and personality-forward sartorial language. It contains multitudes and can embody many personalities. Though make no mistake—some rules still apply. Not all suits are great suits. Scroll through to find the best tailoring at the 2025 Met Gala.