Was Sydney Sweeney’s Met Gala 2025 Dress On Theme?

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Was Sydney Sweeney’s take on the Met Gala dress code too literal? “Tailored to You” was the prompt, which invited guests to interpret the “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style” theme through their own sartorial lens, but couch critics aren’t sure about the Anyone But You star’s choice to reference the white actress Kim Novak on a night dedicated to the celebration of Black fashion and culture.

On the carpet, Sweeney told La La Anthony that the dress is “paying homage” to Novak...