How Colman Domingo’s 2025 Met Gala Suit Nods to Armani’s Golden Era
Here’s the vibe check: Colman Domingo’s 2025 Met Gala suit quietly stole the spotlight with a wink to Giorgio Armani’s ’90s heyday. He showed up in a deep midnight-blue velvet tuxedo, polished off by bespoke gold embroidery tracing the lapels—an homage to the luxe legend himself. Stylist Jason Bolden tapped into vintage archives to craft a look that felt both effortlessly modern and steeped in red-carpet history.
Flashbulbs popped as Domingo, wearing minimalistic Cartier cufflinks and a single diamond-studded lapel pin, stepped onto the “Gilded Hollywood” carpet. Vogue’s red-carpet roundup praised the balance of sleek tailoring and subtle opulence, while People Magazine highlighted how the actor’s suit echoed signature Armani touches without going full replica (their words, not mine). Domingo told GQ during his pre-Gala interview that he wanted to “honor the icons who paved the way” but still “feel like me,” and you can see that in the perfect slim cut and the barely-there sheen of the fabric.
His hair was slicked back with a matte finish, and he chose a clean white dress shirt—no ruffles, no over-the-top accessories. It’s the sort of restrained bravado that fashion nerds live for: nodding to sartorial giants without shouting about it. Instagram lit up with screenshots of his look tagged #DomingoArmaniTribute, and even the New York Post’s style critic gave it a solid thumbs-up for “merging classic references with contemporary sleekness.”
What really set tongues wagging was the cufflink reveal: tiny interlocking “G” motifs, rumored to be a direct callback to unreleased archival pieces from the ’92 Armani Privé collection. Cartier confirmed to People that the tourmaline stones were custom-cut for Domingo, making the suit truly one-of-a-kind. And if you needed more intel, stylist Bolden spilled to Vogue that they pored over vintage pattern books until they found the exact stitch count for that signature Armani lapel curve.
The move cements Domingo’s place not just as an acting powerhouse but as a certified style underdog who can pick up a thread of fashion history and weave it into his own narrative. With his upcoming film roles and rumored Oscar buzz around the corner, expect more masterclasses in turning the spotlight into a quiet flex.
Anyway, that’s the gist. Do with it what you will—fashion world, over to you.
Sources: Celebrity Storm and New York Post, Vogue, People Magazine, GQ
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