The rules and regulations that guests at the MET Gala 2025 must follow

The glitz and glamour returns to the Big Apple as one of the most important nights in the fashion industry looms as the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City opens its doors for the 2025 edition of the MET Gala.

The Met Gala’s theme is usually connected to the Costume Institute’s latest exhibition, which this year is Superfine: Tailoring Black Style.

It’s inspired by Monica L Miller’s book Slaves to Fashion: Black Dandyism and the Styling of Black Diasporic Identity, published in 2009.

The ‘by invitation only’ Met Gala will take place on Monday, May 5, at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on New York City’s Upper East Side with guests having to follow a series of ‘house rules’.

The regulations that Met Gala guests must follow

No selfies or smartphones

According to information from The Mirror (UK), one of the strangest rules is the prohibition of the use of cell phones. All invited celebrities are strictly prohibited from taking selfies and browsing social networks with the aim of “being present at the event.” However, this rule has been broken on several occasions, including Kylie Jenner’s famous bathroom selfie in 2017.

Entry to minors under 18 years of age is prohibited

No matter how successful they are in the entertainment, fashion or showbiz industry, if you are under 18 years of age you are prohibited from entering the gala. According to a spokesperson of the event, the MET “is not an appropriate event for people under 18 years of age.”

No smoking

Likewise, attendees are prohibited from smoking inside the event, although this rule was also ignored in 2017 by several celebrities, including Bella Hadid, Dakota Johnson and Marc Jacobs. Afterwards, board members and donors noted that it was “disrespectful to the art collection” and reminded guests that it was “illegal to smoke in the museum,” so In the following year’s invitations they reiterated this prohibition.

2025 hosts

Vogue editor Anna Wintour, who oversees the gala every year, is joined this year by Pharrell Williams, Lewis Hamilton, Colman Domingo, A$AP Rocky and LeBron James in co-hosting duties.

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