It’s a swank nod to a fashion god.
Colman Domingo wore a praiseworthy Valentino suit beneath a flowing, royal blue cape for his leading role as 2025 Met Gala co-chair.
The look-at-me covering, which featured a glitzy shoulder and breastplate, shone as a subtle salute to late fashion powerhouse André Leon Talley.
Domingo slayed the first Monday in May in Valentino, nodding to Andre Leon Talley. Getty Images
“It gives you choir, king, and a little nod to Andre Leon Talley,” the ever-extravagant Emmy winner, 55, told Vogue on the carpet, referencing the former Vogue editor-at-large’s Met Gala look from 2011.
The “Four Seasons” star dazzled in his prestigious position as co-host, which he shares with Pharrell Williams, 52, Lewis Hamilton, 40, A$AP Rocky, 36, and Anna Wintour, 75.
LeBron James, 40, an honorary co-chair, regretfully announced his absence from the soirée today, citing a knee injury.
But Domingo and his fellow cohosts are carrying the night — a celebration of the Costume Institute’s spring exhibition, “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style” — along.
Andre Leon Talley wore a blue cape at the “Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty” Costume Institute Gala at The Metropolitan Museum in 2011. Getty Images
Accompanied by husband, Raúl, at the much-ballyhooed to-do, Domingo took to the museum’s staircase ahead of an a cappella performance of “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough,” from a tuxedoed Silk & Sound male choir.
Just hours before his red carpet command, the “Color Purple” star served pure panache at the Met Gala conference this morning, wearing a purplish custom suit by Black British designer Oswald Boateng.
Domingo is one of the honorable co-chairs of the 2025 Met Gala. REUTERS
Domingo has hailed Talley an inspiration for his dandyism. Getty Images
He topped off the tailored togs with a titled Kangol hat, calling the swaggy accessory the “taste of New York” that completed his look.
While addressing the crowd, Domingo credited Talley, among others, for paving the way for Black designers, fashionistas and everyday people.
Domingo surprised audiences with a zippy quote from playwright and director George C. Wolfe, saying, “God created Black people, and Black people created style.”
