Hidden references and no trousers – the hits and misses of the Met Gala

Colman Domingo and Lewis Hamilton were two of this year’s co-hosts (Picture: Angela WEISS / AFP) (Photo by ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)I was standing outside a Tube station last October when the theme for the Met Gala 2025 was announced.It was one close to my heart, Superfine: Tailoring Black Style and when I found out I was equal parts excited and annoyed.Excited, because a fairly niche area of fashion history was about to be portrayed on such a big stage; annoyed as this theme mea