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Fans have been left outraged after learning that a certain celebrity has not invited back to the Met Gala this year.
It's fashion's biggest night of the year where some of Hollywood's VIPs are invited to strut the red carpet event in all their glamour and glitz, all to raise funds for the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute in Manhattan, New York.
This year, dozens of famous faces are anticipated to show off their fits at the Met Gala to the political and aesthetic constructs of 'Black dandyism' to align with the Costume Institute's 'Superfine: Tailoring Black Style' exhibition from May 10 to October 26.
The theme has been picked to examine the 'importance of clothing and style to the formation of Black identities in the Atlantic diaspora,' according to Vogue, and is the first exhibition since 2003's 'Men in Skirts' that focuses on menswear.
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The show is also inspired by co-curator Monica Miller’s 2009 book, Slaves to Fashion: Black Dandyism and the Styling of Black Diasporic Identity.
However, one celebrity has apparently been shunned from serving on the carpet this year, which fans are understandably outraged about.
Revealing he won't be attending the 2025 Met Gala on Twitter, model Wisdom Kaye wrote: "I was not invited to the met, I know you guys wanna see me there so just letting y’all know. Looking forward to seeing all the beautiful interpretations of black dandyism tmrw :)."
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Kaye, an American-Nigerian who was born in Nigeria but raised in Texas from the age of four, shot to fame as a model and social media influencer.
The 24-year-old has long been on Vogue's radar, who called him 'TikTok's best-dressed guy' since 2021.
Dozens of his fans have since taken to social media to rage against the apparent shun, particularly noting how he would excel in this year's category.
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"Justice for Wisdom Kaye not being invited at the 2025 Met Gala," wrote one.
"He had a brilliant debut at last year’s one. Not including him is such a baffling decision. He is the theme 'Superfine: Tailoring Black Style'."
Another agreed: "Wisdom not being invited to the met gala this year is insane and he had one of the best looks last year. it transcends time and theme. he wore robert wun."
Another slammed the move as 'outright disrespectful'.
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They wrote: "You not being invited to the Met Gala, despite the theme being 'Superfine: Tailoring Black Style,' is truly shocking and just outright disrespectful.
"You’re quite literally the modern-day embodiment of this theme and have worked 10 times harder than the majority of the people that were invited to make a name for yourself in the fashion world. Anna Wintour needs to do better!"
"This had to be an egregious oversight cuz you embody the theme on an off day wtf," chimed a fourth.