Australian celebrities are cutting fine figures at the annual Metropolitan Museum of Art ball in New York City with actors Nicole Kidman and Sarah Snook, director Baz Luhrmann and billionaire Anthony Pratt in attendance.
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The gala celebrates the opening of the latest exhibition at the museum, which centres around the "importance of sartorial style to the African-American community from the 18th century until now", Vogue said.
The dress code for the 2025 gala was 'Superfine: Tailoring Black Style' with a focus on the fashion aesthetic, dandyism.
Pin-striped suits, trailing capes, bowler hats and fedoras have been popular at the event co-chaired by Colman Domingo, Lewis Hamilton, A$AP Rocky and Pharrell.
Australian billionaire Anthony Pratt wore a suit in shades of vibrant green with a recycling motif reading "Pratt 100 per cent recycled".
Nicole Kidman, the queen of hair transformations, showed off a new slicked-back short hairstyle with a voluminous black dress.
Succession star Sarah Snook looked regal in a layered black and red suit while South Sudanese-Australian model Adut Akech Bior wore a feathered pink dress.
New Zealand popstar Lorde wore a gravity-defying outfit ahead of the release of her new album Virgin in June.
Anna Houlahan
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