Here are the runway looks featured in the exhibition, from left: designs by Botter, Ib Kamara for Off-White, Bianca Saunders, Pharrell Williams for Louis Vuitton, and Virgil Abloh for Louis Vuitton.
Now that the 2025 Met Gala’s media frenzy has ended, the next major event at The Met is the public opening of “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style” on Saturday, May 10. The exhibition showcases paintings, prints, films, decorative arts, and fashion divided into 12 sections, tracing centuries of Black style. Many of the contemporary garments and accessories on display first appeared on runways before becoming part of the museum’s collection. Below are the original runway presentations of 51 looks featured in the show.
Ownership
Olivier Rousteing for Balmain, fall 2024 menswear
Photo: Daniele Oberrauch/Gorunway.com
Presence
Bag by Virgil Abloh for Louis Vuitton, fall 2022 menswear
Photo: Louis Vuitton
Distinction
Jawara Alleyne, fall 2021 ready-to-wear
Photo: Fashion East
John Galliano for Christian Dior, fall 2000 couture (from the estate of André Leon Talley)
Photo: Condé Nast Archive
Olivier Rousteing for Balmain, pre-fall 2023 menswear
Photo: Balmain
Grace Wales Bonner for Wales Bonner, spring 2017 menswear
Photo: Marcus Tondo/Indigital.tv
Ferragamo, spring 2023 ready-to-wear
Photo: Filippo Fior/Gorunway.com
Afro pick and pouch by Rushemy Botter and Lisi Herrebrugh for Botter, fall 2021 menswear
Photo: David Paige and Luca Paige/Botter
Disguise
Ev Bravado and Téla D’Amore for Who Decides War, fall 2024 menswear
Photo: Zach Earhart/Who Decides War
Ib Kamara for Off-White, spring 2023 ready-to-wear
Photo: Daniele Oberrauch/Gorunway.com
Freedom
Maximilian Davis, spring 2021 ready-to-wear
Ib Kamara for Off-White, spring 2023 ready-to-wear
Photo: Daniele Oberrauch/Gorunway.com
Bianca Saunders, fall 2024 menswear
Photo: Bianca Saunders
Latimmier, spring 2024 ready-to-wear
Photo: Andrea Adriani/Gorunway.com
Bianca Saunders, spring 2025 menswear
Photo: Filippo Fior/Gorunway.com
Denzil Patrick, fall 2024 menswear
Virgil Abloh for Louis Vuitton, spring 2023 menswear
Photo: Isidore Montag/Gorunway.com
Champion
Saul Nash, fall 2023 menswear
Photo: Carlo Scarpato/Gorunway.com
Saul Nash, fall 2025 menswear
Photo: Daniele Oberrauch/Gorunway.com
3.Paradis, fall 2025 menswear
Photo: 3.Paradis
Respectability
Virgil Abloh for Louis Vuitton, fall 2020 menswear
Photo: Alessandro Lucioni/Gorunway.com
Pharrell Williams for Louis Vuitton, fall 2024 menswear
Photo: Filippo Fior/Gorunway.com
Polo by Ralph Lauren (Morehouse College collection, 2019–2022)
Photo: Nadine Ijewere/Polo Ralph Lauren
Skepta for Mains, spring 2025 ready-to-wear
Photo: Filippo Fior/Gorunway.com
Jook
Maximilian Davis for Ferragamo, spring 2023 ready-to-wear
Photo: Filippo Fior/Gorunway.com
Olivier Rousteing for Balmain, fall 2024 menswear
Photo: Daniele Oberrauch/Gorunway.com
Willy Chavarria, spring 2023 menswear
Photo: Daniele Oberrauch/Gorunway.com
Raul Lopez for Luar, spring 2023 ready-to-wear
Photo: Filippo Fior/Gorunway.com
Heritage
Virgil Abloh for Louis Vuitton, fall 2019 menswear
Photo: Alessandro Lucioni/Gorunway.com
Virgil Abloh for Louis Vuitton, fall 2021 menswear
Photo: Louis Vuitton
Grace Wales Bonner for Wales Bonner, fall 2019 menswear
Photo: Filippo Fior/Gorunway.com
Beauty
Edvin Thompson for Theophilio, spring 2024 ready-to-wear
Photo: César Buitrago/Theophilio
Kerby Jean-Raymond for Pyer MossHere’s the rewritten text in a more natural, fluent style while preserving all the original information:
Spring 2020 Ready-to-Wear
Photo: Filippo Fior / Gorunway.com
Kerby Jean-Raymond for Pyer Moss, Spring 2020 Ready-to-Wear
Photo: Filippo Fior / Gorunway.com
Edvin Thompson for Theophilio, Spring 2025 Ready-to-Wear
Photo: Filippo Fior / Gorunway.com
Cummerbund by Kerby Jean-Raymond for Pyer Moss, Spring 2020 Ready-to-Wear
Photo: Filippo Fior / Gorunway.com
Bianca Saunders, Spring 2021 Menswear
Photo: Courtesy of Bianca Saunders
Bianca Saunders, Fall 2022 Menswear
Photo: Courtesy of Bianca Saunders
Virgil Abloh for Louis Vuitton, Fall 2021 Menswear
Photo: Courtesy of Louis Vuitton
Grace Wales Bonner for Wales Bonner x Adidas Originals, Spring 2021 Menswear
Photo: Courtesy of Wales Bonner
Rushemy Botter and Lisi Herrebrugh for Botter, Spring 2022 Menswear
Photo: Courtesy of Botter
Pharrell Williams for Louis Vuitton, Spring 2025 Menswear
Photo: Isidore Montag / Gorunway.com
Foday Dumbuya for Labrum London, Fall 2024 Ready-to-Wear
Photo: Umberto Fratini / Gorunway.com
Foday Dumbuya for Labrum London, Fall 2023 Ready-to-Wear
Photo: Umberto Fratini / Gorunway.com