Get ready to strike a pose—because Nigerian-American artist Iké Udé is at it again and proving that fashion is not what you wear, but how you tell your story.... in the May 2025 issue of Vogue and a starring role in the Met Gala's dazzling theme "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style".
Watch out the style rave of the year as The Met Gala announces the “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style” Theme... This spring, the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute is unleashing "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style", a six-month extravaganza condensing 300 years of Black menswear into a walk of empowerment and swagger.
In a gracious surprise that thrilled fashionistas and politicos everywhere, former Vice President Kamala Harris made her Met Gala debut in 2025, featuring a custom-made Off-White gown created by Sierra Leone-born designer Ib Kamara.
Prudent Gabriel Designs is an eclectic Lagosian fashion brand founded by Prudent Gabriel. With a sense of play and a desire to empower women, the brand combines with traditional African textiles to design everything from day-to-evening chic to occasion wear glamour.
The 2025 Met Gala theme “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style” honored the tradition of refined Black elegance—often called Black dandyism—and invited guests to reinterpret it on the world’s biggest fashion stage. Fashion critics hailed the evening as a triumph of sartorial excellence, crediting African designers with setting the tone .