From Kerala to Met: Floral blue carpet stuns at Met Gala 2025

The steps of the Metropolitan Museum of Art were transformed into a blend of bold heritage and blooming elegance as the Met Gala 2025 unveiled a setting like no other. The 2025 exhibit, “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style”, curated by Andrew Bolton and inspired by Monica L. Miller’s seminal work, Slaves to Fashion, dives deep into the concept of the Black dandy: an identity that challenges societal norms through elegance, style, and resistance.
The show pays tribute to centuries of Black sartorial excellence and ingenuity, from the 18th century to the present.

This year’s fashion spectacle made a powerful cultural statement on black history and life, all against a backdrop of deep blue and golden daffodils.

The reportedly 63,000-square-foot blue carpet was accented by strewn daffodils, cascading floral barricades, and installations that shimmered with water and mirrored the hanging blooms above.

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This year’s carpet was more than just visually arresting, it told a story of sustainability and craftsmanship.

The Kerala-based design house Neytt by Extraweave returned to fashion’s biggest stage, supplying the eco-conscious, biodegradable carpet for the third consecutive year. Neytt by Extraweave has been curating the carpet for the Met Gala since 2022.

The carpet was woven from sisal fibers sourced from Madagascar.