Lewis Hamilton served as co-chair at the 2025 Met Gala, embracing the theme “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style” by using the event to honour the legacy of Black cultural influence in fashion.
The seven-time Formula 1 champion purchased his own table and invited a group of acclaimed Black women artists, performers, and thinkers who he said have “shaped, nurtured, and redefined it all.”
His guests included Lauryn Hill, Regina King, Jordan Casteel, Ming Smith, Adrienne Warren, Danielle Deadwyler, Lorna Simpson, and Vanity Fair editor-in-chief Radhika Jones. Hamilton said the intention behind his table was to uplift the brilliance of these women, whom he described as carrying “history and possibility in everything they do.”
Reflecting on his co-chair role, Hamilton took to Instagram to explain the deeper meaning of this year’s theme. “This year’s theme speaks to royalty, spirituality, and the sacred power of adornment,” he wrote. “Materials like ivory and cowrie aren’t just beautiful—they carry ancestral memory. They are markers of identity, protection, and reverence.”
Hamilton wore an ivory suit designed by Grace Wales Bonner, featuring a cropped jacket, high-waisted tuxedo-striped trousers, coattails, and a white bow tie. A distinctive embroidered ivory sash draped from his waistband, merging formal tailoring with cultural symbolism.
He expressed gratitude to the Costume Institute at The Met, his fellow co-chairs, and designer Grace Wales Bonner, saying, “We’ve always been here. We’ve always been fly. And now, we’re seen.”
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