Emerald Dandy Diva: Cardi B’s Green Burberry Suit Commands the 2025 Met Gala
I am BUZZING like I’ve had ten extra espressos after witnessing Cardi B’s latest fashion flex—she went full-on emerald dandy at the 2025 Met Gala, and honey, the tea is piping hot! On May 5, Cardi rolled up at the Metropolitan Museum of Art rocking a custom Burberry suit by Daniel Lee that’s practically dripping in Ivy League vibes—literally an ivy-green textured blazer, matching velvet trousers, and a silk devoré ruffled shirt peeking out just so. (Yes, she even matched her lenses and eyeshadow to that lush green.) Lee spilled to Vogue that he channeled Victorian corsetry and non-conformist Dandyism—think a 19th-century emerald gown with a scandalous back cutout—and Cardi owned that circular window on her lower back, flashing those floral tattoos like the rebel chic queen she is.
This is her sixth Met Gala—count ’em, six!—and the Queen of “Up” showed us she still means business on the red carpet. Back in 2018, she gave us Moschino by Jeremy Scott baby-bump realness; in 2024, she floated around in a ginormous black gown worthy of a medieval fortress; and allegedly she almost debuted an “old lady” prosthetic transformation (wrinkles, gray hair, full beat)—but scrapped it at the last second (thanks, TikTok BTS clip!). Then just last month, she chopped her hair into a razor-sharp asymmetrical bob that gave us “cutthroat CEO,” as seen on the cover of WWD.
Meanwhile, the Met’s theme “Tailored for You” ties directly to the Costume Institute’s “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style” exhibit, curated by Monica L. Miller and Andrew Bolton. We’re talking a deep dive into Black dandyism from the 18th century to now, spotlighting how menswear becomes a power statement (shoutout Anna Wintour, Pharrell, A$AP Rocky, Lewis Hamilton, Colman Domingo, LeBron James, Simone Biles & more for co-chairing this epic fundraiser). Cardi’s tailored feminine dandy look? Pure mic-drop moment.
So what’s next for our unstoppable Grammy winner? Will she keep channeling Victorian rebels, or pivot to futuristic armor? Stay tuned because my coffee isn’t letting me calm down anytime soon—and I swear, I could talk about this all day. Whew! That was a LOT to process!
Sources: Celebrity Storm and People Magazine, Vogue, The Metropolitan Museum of Art Instagram, WWD, TikTok
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