Doechii stamped the Louis Vuitton logo on her face for her debut at the 2025 Met Gala on Monday (May 5).
She was literally head-to-toe in LV, from the monogram-printed logo blazer and vest to the tailored shorts with the brand’s checkerboard Damier print to the mini speedy bag.
She told Vogue livestream co-hosts Teyana Taylor and Ego Nwodim that she worked with Pharrell Williams, one of this year’s co-chairs and men’s creative director at Louis Vuitton, on her dapper look, which was “heavily inspired by” Monica L. Miller’s 2009 book Slaves to Fashion: Black Dandyism and the Styling of Black Diasporic Identity; the book inspired this year’s Met Gala theme of “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style.”
“We studied a little bit on this character Julius Soubise, who really stood out to me,” Doechii said. “I’m a little nervous, but it feels really good. This is one of the biggest nights in fashion, and for it to be so Black, I’m present. I’m here.”
Nwodim gassed up the 26-year-old MC for becoming the third woman to win the Grammy for best rap album this year, when she took him the trophy for her 2024 critically acclaimed mixtape Alligator Bites Never Heal. “I felt inspired by the theme of ‘student of hip-hop,’ and I feel like that’s very dandy, very inspired by tonight’s theme,” said the “Denial Is a River” rapper.
Pharrell, A$AP Rocky, Colman Domingo and Lewis Hamilton served as co-chairs, while LeBron James served as honorary chair. (James announced on X he had to cancel his appearance due to a knee injury he sustained at the end of the season.) Doechii served as one of the members of the costume institute benefit host committee, alongside Tyla, André 3000, Usher, Janelle Monáe and more.
Doechii attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style” at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 05, 2025 in New York City.
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