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Metro
03-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Metro
Pope Leo XIV is set to be the unlikely fashion icon of 2025
The latest sighting of Pope Leo XIV comes not from the Vatican but the New York Times' The Most Stylish People of 2025, So Far list. Nestled among the likes of Kendrick Lamar with his Super Bowl bell bottoms, and A$AP Rocky, with his acid drip trench coat, he's in good company. Back in May, the new Pope made his first address from the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica, clad in his red shoulder cape, gold embossed stole, white skullcap and heavy gold chain. It was certainly a departure from the simple white cassock and silver cross favoured by Pope Francis, and led to social media praising him for having 'too much aura'. And it's not the only bold fashion choice Pope Leo has made: in June, he donned a Chicago White Sox baseball cap in a nod to his home team. Now, while the NYT's list may be a little tongue-in-check (the Pope is ranked alongside the creepy viral toys, Labubus, and Victoria Ratliff from The White Lotus) fashionistas say it's worth taking Pope Leo's 'fits seriously. 'Designers are endlessly drawn to the theatricality, pageantry, and sacred symbolism the Church provides,' fashion stylist, Oriona Robb, tells Metro. Let's not forget the famous 2018 Met Gala theme, Heavenly Bodies, which saw Rihanna dressed in fabulous papal-inspired look. 'The Catholic Church has long inspired both controversy and creativity in fashion. Think Madonna's Like a Prayer era and Dolce & Gabbana's baroque collections,' Oriona adds. In fact, there are countless pop culture moments inspired by the Catholic church: Kourtney Kardashian's Dolce wedding dress, which featured an image of Virgin Mary, the Alejandro music video when Lady Gaga wore a latex nun outfit or the Grammy's in 2012, and when Nikki Minaj brought a man dressed as the Pope as her date, to name just a few. Why are we so obsessed with religious and catholic imagery in fashion, you ask? The answer is simple: 'Its maximalist with meaning,' says Oriona. 'The gold, the lace, the incense, the structure. It's deeply symbolic — and unapologetically rich.' And that's never more appropriate than in 2025, when the 'quiet luxury' trend of recent years has been well and truly replaced by overt displays of wealth. Just last week, Lauren Sanchez and Jeff Bezos held their OTT wedding in Venice, described as an 'absurd wealth theatre', while the new Mrs Amazon also headed to space with other female millionaires, including Katy Perry and Gayle King (their Space X 'sexy' blue suits also appeared in the NYT's best dressed list). It also coincides with 'quiet revival' of religion, spearheaded by Gen Z, which has seen church attendance rise. More Trending As younger people become more interested in religion, it can seep out into other areas of culture. 'There's something magnetic about garments that carry centuries of intention and tradition,' says Oriona. 'They command presence. They tell a story. And for many, they evoke both reverence and rebellion which makes them irresistible.' Do you have a story to share? Get in touch by emailing MetroLifestyleTeam@ MORE: Full list of 38 New Look stores closing down in 2025 MORE: What to wear to Wimbledon 2025 – from dresses, suits and stylish co-ords to watch courtside MORE: I'm a shopping writer and here's what I'm buying this week – from Berghaus to Skin Rocks Your free newsletter guide to the best London has on offer, from drinks deals to restaurant reviews.
Vogue Arabia
06-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Vogue Arabia
Rihanna Is Pregnant! See Her 2025 Met Gala Baby Bump Debut
Rihanna chose a very fashionable way to announce her third pregnancy: the 2025 Met Gala red carpet. Tonight, the singer and Fenty founder showed off her baby bump in a Miu Miu dress as she departed the Carlyle Hotel to walk the steps of the Metropolitan Museum of Art on the first Monday in May. After all, she had to show up and support her man, A$AP Rocky, who is serving as one of the stylish co-chairs this year. And in typical Riri fashion, she did not disappoint with her own look. Rihanna has always enjoyed a high-profile pregnancy moment: she announced her first while wearing a hot pink Chanel puffer jacket and ornate body chains. A little over a month later, she showed up at the Dior show wearing a sheer black lace babydoll dress that showed off both her stomach and her lingerie underneath. 'When I found out I was pregnant, I thought to myself, There's no way I'm going to go shopping in no maternity aisle. I'm sorry—it's too much fun to get dressed up. I'm not going to let that part disappear because my body is changing,' she told Vogue at the time about her pregnancy style. This will be her third child with partner A$AP Rocky. Currently, they have an almost three-year-old son RZA and a one-year-old son Riot Rose. As a seven-time Met Gala attendee, Rihana is a seasoned pro at delivering a head-turning fashion moment on the Met steps. When she first attended in 2007, she went the more classic and glamorous route in a white empire-waist Georges Chakra dress, complete with rhinestone embellishments. As the years have progressed, however, her Met Gala looks have only gotten more elaborate and avant-garde. One of her most famous Met Gala looks to date was back in 2015, when Rihanna hit the red carpet in a yellow Guo Pei coat-dress featuring an elaborate 16-foot train. In 2018, for 'Heavenly Bodies,' she made internet waves in a Maison Margiela papal look. For her most recent appearance, meanwhile—at the 2023 Karl Lagerfeld-themed exhibition—she chose a white Valentino floral cape and gown. Tonight, however, she and Rocky proved yet again that the Met is their event. Everyone else comes close. Article originally published on Vogue US
Vogue Singapore
06-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Vogue Singapore
Rihanna is pregnant! See her 2025 Met Gala baby bump debut
Rihanna chose a very fashionable way to announce her third pregnancy: the 2025 Met Gala red carpet. Tonight, the singer and Fenty founder showed off her baby bump in a Miu Miu dress as she departed the Carlyle Hotel to walk the steps of the Metropolitan Museum of Art on the first Monday in May. After all, she had to show up and support her man, A$AP Rocky, one of the stylish co-chairs this year. And in typical Riri fashion, she did not disappoint with her own look. Rihanna has always enjoyed a high-profile pregnancy moment: She announced her first while wearing a hot pink Chanel puffer jacket and ornate body chains—and a little over a month later she arrived at the Dior show wearing a sheer black lace babydoll dress that showed off both her stomach and her lingerie. 'When I found out I was pregnant, I thought to myself: There's no way I'm going to go shopping in no maternity aisle. I'm sorry—it's too much fun to get dressed up. I'm not going to let that part disappear because my body is changing,' she told Vogue at the time about her pregnancy style. This will be her third child with A$AP Rocky—they already have an almost-three-year-old son, RZA, and a one-year-old son, Riot Rose. As a seven-time Met Gala attendee, Rihanna is a seasoned pro at delivering a head-turning fashion moment on the Met steps. When she first attended in 2007, she went the more classic and glamorous route in a white empire-waist Georges Chakra dress replete with rhinestone embellishments. As the years have progressed, however, her Met Gala looks have only gotten more elaborate and avant-garde. One of Rihanna's most famous Met Gala looks to date was back in 2015, when she hit the red carpet in a yellow Guo Pei coat-dress featuring an elaborate 16-foot train. In 2018, for 'Heavenly Bodies,' she made internet waves in a Maison Margiela papal look. For her most recent appearance, meanwhile—at the 2023 Karl Lagerfeld-themed exhibition—she chose a white Valentino floral cape and gown. Tonight, however, she and Rocky proved yet again that the Met is their event. Everyone else just comes close. This story was originally published on
Vogue
05-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Vogue
Rihanna Is Pregnant! See Her 2025 Met Gala Baby Bump Debut
Rihanna chose a very fashionable way to announce her third pregnancy: the 2025 Met Gala red carpet. Tonight, the singer and Fenty founder showed off her baby bump in a Miu Miu dress as she departed the Carlyle Hotel to walk the steps of the Metropolitan Museum of Art on the first Monday in May. After all, she had to show up and support her man, A$AP Rocky, who is serving as one of the stylish co-chairs this year. And in typical Riri fashion, she did not disappoint with her own look. Rihanna has always enjoyed a high-profile pregnancy moment: she announced her first while wearing a hot pink Chanel puffer jacket and ornate body chains. A little over a month later, she showed up at the Dior show wearing a sheer black lace babydoll dress that showed off both her stomach and her lingerie underneath. 'When I found out I was pregnant, I thought to myself, There's no way I'm going to go shopping in no maternity aisle. I'm sorry—it's too much fun to get dressed up. I'm not going to let that part disappear because my body is changing,' she told Vogue at the time about her pregnancy style. This will be her third child with partner A$AP Rocky. Currently, they have an almost three-year-old son RZA and a one-year-old son Riot Rose. As a seven-time Met Gala attendee, Rihana is a seasoned pro at delivering a head-turning fashion moment on the Met steps. When she first attended in 2007, she went the more classic and glamorous route in a white empire-waist Georges Chakra dress, complete with rhinestone embellishments. As the years have progressed, however, her Met Gala looks have only gotten more elaborate and avant-garde. One of her most famous Met Gala looks to date was back in 2015, when Rihanna hit the red carpet in a yellow Guo Pei coat-dress featuring an elaborate 16-foot train. In 2018, for 'Heavenly Bodies,' she made internet waves in a Maison Margiela papal look. For her most recent appearance, meanwhile—at the 2023 Karl Lagerfeld-themed exhibition—she chose a white Valentino floral cape and gown. Tonight, however, she and Rocky proved yet again that the Met is their event. Everyone else comes close.
New York Post
04-05-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Power suits, tuxedo mini dresses — and, inevitably, plenty of skin: Fashion experts predict what women will wear for Monday's Met Gala
For the last decade, no matter the theme — flamboyant 'Camp,' 'Heavenly Bodies,' 'Manus x Machina' — many ladies at the Metropolitan Museum's annual Costume Institute Ball (aka the Met Gala) have displayed more skin than fabric. Emily Ratajkowski, Janelle Monae, Kim Kardashian, Lily James, Zoe Kravitz, Amanda Seyfried, Kendall Jenner, Lady Gaga and Jennifer Lopez have all donned such sheer gowns they could have swooped in from the Victoria's Secret runway. Last year's 'Garden of Time' theme inspired the singer Tyla to don a Balmain dress made of sand. Only sand. 8 'I'd love to see some actress revive that backwards Dior suit Celine Dion wore to the Oscars in 1999!' said Parsons professor Vincent Boucher. Getty Images The theme for Monday's Met Gala is 'Superfine: Tailoring Black Style' (with a dress code of 'Tailored for You'), based around the history of the black dandy, and head honcho Anna Wintour has tapped an all-male lineup to chair the event: Colman Domingo, ASAP Rocky, Pharrell Williams and Lewis Hamilton. Some wags have worried the theme could prove problematic — either because of a risk of committing cultural appropriation or because of the menswear remit. After all, there are only so many vintage Yves Saint Laurent 'Le Smoking' tuxes to go around. But, in truth, the timing couldn't be better. 8 Model Kai Schreiber — the child of Naomi Watts and Liev Schreiber — recently walked the Valentino runway and was spotted in a daring blue double-breasted suit. BACKGRID 'At Paris Fashion Week [in March], the power suit for women was the big news,' author and red carpet expert Bronwyn Cosgrave told The Post. 'Men's fashion is having such a moment, with new style icons like Pharrell Williams, Timothée Chalamet and Colman Domingo, it had to affect womenswear. Plus, breaking out ball gowns in the current world economic situation seems inappropriate.' Fabulous options include Saint Laurent's big-shoulder numbers worn with ties, Haider Ackermann's sleek seductive suits for Tom Ford and Thom Browne's impeccable suiting favored by Janelle Monae and Doecchi. Nick Wooster, a menswear creative consultant, pictures female stars finally turning against the gala's earliest sexy stereotype: Cher's 1974 Bob Mackie naked dress. 8 Doechii rolled up to the Grammys in a Thom Browne suiting look. FilmMagic 8 Eiza González donned a modern gray suit for Thom Browne's NY Fashion Week show in February. / BACKGRID 'If there's ever been a moment of stylish women to be decked out in menswear, this is it,' said Wooster. 'The Met's the perfect venue to show off the imagination happening in modern menswear. Women will be so comfortable, they won't want to go back!' Celeb stylist and THR artistic director Alison Edmond loves 'the idea of the ladies going down the masculine route — a collared shirt and silk tie finished with a bowler or chic top hat, and heels … it can be very sexy if worn by the right celebrity. I'd be excited to see classic British menswear tailors like Ozwald Boateng or Dunhill suiting up the women ascending the Met stairs.' Parsons professor of fashion journalism Vincent Boucher has a starrier vision: 'I'd love to see some actress revive that backwards Dior suit Céline Dion wore to the Oscars in 1999! With the tilted white hat? 8 Dramatic suits were on display at Tom Ford's Paris Fashion Week show in March. Getty Images for TOM FORD 8 Saint Laurent also showed exaggerated menswear for women last September in Paris. WWD via Getty Images 'Women can really play with the dandy theme, even if it's all traditional black and white. Valentino couture was filled with sharp cuts mixed with frills. And no doubt someone will have a great Sarah Burton Givenchy moment — those tux jacket mini dresses!' The Post has heard rumors that Zac Posen is whipping up a custom GapStudio look inspired by 17th-century silhouettes and romantic poets for one lucky lady: a suit … with a train? 8 Could female stars finally turn against the Met Gala's earliest sexy stereotype — Cher's 1974 Bob Mackie naked dress? Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images 8 Menswear theme or no, Melissa Rivers predicted: 'Still, somebody will always do skin. It's Met Ball tradition.' Emily Ratajkowski showed plenty last year. Getty Images 'My hope is, we'll see highlights from female fashion history — [from] Edwardian and Victorian shapes to Chanel's first tweed suit in 1923, to Dior's New Look jackets,' said red carpet expert Melissa Rivers. 'But I do think this year men are finally going to steal the show. They've been building up to it for years. 'Still, somebody will always do skin. It's Met Ball tradition.'
