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Usher on Being a 2025 Met Gala Committee Member, the Significance of Dandyism & More | THR News Video
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5/8/2025
Before Usher walked the 2025 Met Gala red carpet and performed during the event, he spoke with The Hollywood Reporter about his fashion inspirations, the significance of this year's theme of "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style" and more.
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Dandyism is, you know, this expressive tool that gives you an opportunity to be able to exist and be unapologetic.
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Before Usher walked the 2025 Met Gala red carpet with his wife and performed during the event,
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he spoke to The Hollywood Reporter about his fashion inspirations,
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the significance of this year's theme, superfine tailoring black style, and more.
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Usher was chosen to be one of the committee members for this year's Met Gala alongside the likes of Andre 3000,
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Dochi, Iowa Devery, and Jeremy Pope, among others.
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To be able to be a part of those conversations, understand the level of curation,
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and even make suggestions of designers that I think should be noted, like Brandon Murphy,
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in the exhibition is very important, was very important to me.
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While Usher has attended the Met Gala several times over the years,
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he shared why being a part of this year's event is especially meaningful to him,
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given the theme of superfine tailoring black style, which explores the history of black dandyism.
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There's a story with dandyism that, you know, represents escapism, represents optimism,
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represents, you know, this eternal longing to exist and be seen and recognized.
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So, to be a part of that curation is better than all of the other ones, in my opinion,
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which is part of the reason that I decided that I would curate a table this year.
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I think I got a hang of it, right?
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So now I know what to do with it and who to invite.
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So, yeah, I'm very happy to be here.
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Usher went on to speak more about the meaning behind this year's theme.
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Dandyism, if you just look at it as a, you know, tailored person who wants to wear a suit,
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it's more than that.
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Yeah, it's a, it's a, it's a posturing.
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It's actually a, an opportunity to, to exist in a way, as I said, a visual communication
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that says without seeing anything, I made it, I'm wearing the best, I have the best
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and I'm unapologetic about it in this moment.
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And when it comes to his fashion inspirations,
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Usher opened up about the iconic figures who have inspired him over the years.
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I mean, going all the way back to Billy Dee Williams, right?
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Being this elegant gentleman, Sidney Poitier, you know, Harry Belafonte, Ben Vereen,
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you know, all of these guys who I think made grand statements.
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And then you kind of get into the exaggerated idea of expression through fashion prints.
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So I've been inspired by all these people to create these moments that I've made in my career.
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For much more from the 2025 Met Gala, go to THR.com.
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This is the Hollywood Reporter News.
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