Traditionally, the large fashion houses dominate the Met Gala carpet. It’s expensive to put together a custom look, and brands backed by conglomerates tend to have the reach and capacity to dress more attendees. This year, though, independent brands came hot on the heels of the incumbents. 45.9 per cent of Met attendees were dressed by independent designers, versus 54.1 per cent by brands housed under fashion groups.
These figures, like the rest in this article, are based on Vogue’s roundup of all of the looks on the Met Gala 2025 red carpet. Vogue Business acknowledges that not every single look was captured, but endeavours to paint a picture of the composition of looks based on the data available.
