Inside Met Gala 2025: All the Celebrity Moments You Missed
The Met Gala red carpet has come and gone, but there were countless iconic moments inside the event.
After all, the annual fashion fundraiser is more than just the epic procession of stars up New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art front steps—there is also the dinner and party that happen within the building. (See all the stars on the red carpet here.)
And despite the no cell phone rule—which Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour instated to ensure guests stay present during the event—there are plenty of cameras inside capturing every candid moment throughout the night.
For instance, while Halle Bailey stunned on the carpet in a Coach tuxedo-inspired mini dress, she let things loose within the museum, posing for photos with The White Lotus' Sydney Sweeney and Lisa.
There were also sweet photos of Kendall Jenner and Hailey Bieber catching up, after stunning on the carpet in menswear-themed dresses from Torishéju and Saint Laurent, respectively.
All the photos from the event come from the Met Gala’s official photographers, per Anna’s instruction. As former Vogue employee Sylvana Ward Durrett previously told The New York Post, “Anna is sort of an old-school traditionalist. She likes a dinner party where people are actually speaking to each other.”
So while staffers aren’t policing the celebrities present, they are paying attention to phone usage. “We aren’t sitting over people’s shoulders,” Sylvana added, “but if it’s an obvious thing we might gently remind them.”
As for selfies? Anna doesn’t see the point (though Kim Kardashian famously got her to bend her rule in 2022).
"I've never taken a selfie," Anna said in 2014, "and I don't plan to start now."
And that isn’t the only rule the 75-year-old has implemented. Attendees of this year’s gala—including Rihanna, Kylie Jenner, Nicole Kidman, Anne Hathaway, Cardi B, Sabrina Carpenter, Megan Thee Stallion, Gigi Hadid and Keke Palmer—won’t have had any chives, garlic or onions in their dinner.
Why? “Well,” Anna told Today’s Jenna Bush Hager last year, “those are three things I’m not particularly fond of.”
But, if the moments captured by the Met Gala’s photographers are any indication, attendees still had an amazing time at the 2025 event. For the best candid photos, read on.
The models turned the mueseum walkway into their personal catwalk.
The Bear actress said "yes, chef" to hanging out with the Euphoria costars.
GOATS alert! The athletes strolled into the Metropolitan Museum of Art, with the Olympic gymnast and the tennis superstar in deep conversation.
The Little Mermaid star snapped a selfie with the White Lotus actresses.
The mother-son duo enjoyed a family night out.
The Think Like a Man actress caught up with the Kardashians star.
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