New York, New York - The dress code for the 2025 Met Gala was announced on Tuesday, and – as usual – it's a little hard to decipher. Here's what you need to know!

The New York Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Insitute is celebrating its upcoming exhibit Superfine: Tailoring Black Style with the customary celeb-filled gala event

Per the Met, this spring's dress code – "Tailored for You" – takes a cue from the exhibition's focus on menswear and is "purposefully designed to provide guidance and invite creative interpretation."

In layman's terms, you can expect to see a lot of "dandyism" as Superfine explores the role of the Black dandy in the formation of Black identity and African American cultural expression.

What is dandyism or dandy fashion? Think hats, ties, canes, pocket squares, and tailored suits out the wazoo – from sleek modern looks to vintage zoot suit silhouettes or nods to colorful Congolese sapeurs.

The "Tailored for You" dress code can be interpreted in numerous creative ways (expect to spot a lot of menswear on all genders) but could also be viewed as a call to express one's own personal style.

"Dandyism can seem frivolous, but it often poses a challenge to or a transcendence of social and cultural hierarchies," Guest Curator Monica L. Miller said in a statement.

"It asks questions about identity, representation, and mobility in relation to race, class, gender, sexuality, and power. This exhibition explores dandyism as both a pronouncement and a provocation."

Miller's 2009 book Slaves to Fashion: Black Dandyism and the Styling of Black Diasporic Identity inspired the new Met Costume Institute exhibit.

The 2025 Met Gala, Superfine: Tailoring Black Style, is being helmed by honorary chair LeBron James as well as co-hairs Colman Domingo, Lewis Hamilton, A$AP Rocky, Pharrell Williams, and Anna Wintour.

Host committee members have today been announced, including prominent figures such as André 3000, Simone Biles, Spike Lee, Audra McDonald, Janelle Monáe, Angel Reese, Sha-Carri Richardson, and Usher.

Keep checking back for more handy dandy Met Gala 2025 updates ahead of the May 5 proceedings!

The Met exhibit Superfine: Tailoring Black Style will be on view from May 10 - October 26, 2025.