The fashion elite is suitable for the 2025 Met Gala, and took over the decadent blue carpet of the Metropolitan Museum of Art with (super) best tailoring, so it was hard not to realize that one high street trend I’d seen everywhere in London was suddenly discovered at the famous Manhattan stage.
In this year’s edition, lighting fixtures in styles of film, television, music, sports, theater and culture were adhering to the dress code “Tailored for You” to celebrate and attach the theme of the Costume Institute’s spring exhibition “Superfine: Tailing Black Style.” The display was a homage to the rich and resilient motifs of black dandyism’s cultural and aesthetic styling. But between nods to Andre Leon Tully, Dapper Dunn, Josephine Baker and Bianca Jaguar there was a particular tendency that piqued my interest: the waist blazer.
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The reason this trend caught my eye is that its shape is currently inevitable in expensive high alley stores such as Zara, Mango, H&M, and Araigne. We are here proud of ourselves that we are ahead of the dress curve, not to mention the fact that we first noticed a fitted blazer rising, dating back to 2024.
Currently, it has been approved by the most influential and knowledgeable people in the industry today. For beginners, the waist blazer is a jacket cut that embraces and tucks around the waist, creating an hourglass silhouette that is synonymous with ’80s power dressing and ’90s minimalism. On the red carpet, flare outlines were interpreted in a variety of ways. The complete unknown Recreation Zendaya all-white Louis Vuitton Zoot suit from breakout star Monica Barbaro’s original 1947 bar jacket ensemble.
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Sabrina Carpenter and Doja Cat both put short N’Sweet Twists on the trend, looking for a super-crushed, defined waist blazer to offset the more risk-free look. Haley Bieber did the same, wearing a St. Laurent mini blazer dress sandwiched between the midpoint of her torso.
To my surprise, I need to award the Best West Blazer Award to Kendall Jenner. According to an interview with TrendyJenner was inspired by queer nightclub singer Gladys Bentley. How about history lessons?
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Of course, the waist blazer shows no signs of slowing down, so consider your red carpet debut as an official invitation to invest in yourself. First, take a look at the best waist blazer moments to shop with the Met Gala in 2025.
Waist blazer trends seen by celebrities at the 2025 Met Gala
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Shop trends in waist blazers:
H&M
Waist cotton blazer
This H&M style is sold out in production.
cos
Longline Linen Blazer
Pale yellow is one of the biggest color trends of the year.
This appears to have been pulled straight out of Zendaya’s wardrobe.
Zara
Blazer with shoulder pads
This Zara Style is perfect for seasonal wear. Simply throw your favorite straight leg jeans and summer sandals to create the perfect casual, refined outfit.
mango
Belt structure blazer
Technically, everything structured will be waist blazers with the right belt.
mango
Micro-Houndstooth tailored jacket
Take clues from the theme of Met Gala’s “Anglomania” in 2006 and choose Houndstooth print.
Aligne
Daphne scoop neck linen blazer
The trimmed effect brings such a chic element to the otherwise stapled single blazer silhouette.
Another tomorrow
Grain de poudre wool blazer
You will hold this piece forever.
theory
Etiente Wool Blend Blazer
Dark grey is an anti-black gray color trend that brings a little lighter to your look when you dig into a timeless blazer shade.
Massimo Dutti
Linen Blend Blazer and Fixing Details
Buttons could have been everywhere in the 2025 Met Gala – Saturday Night Live Custom Tom Brown Look by Academy Award Winner Zoë Saldaña from Star Ego Nwodim’s Manicure – but this Massimo Dutti Blazer uses a refined knotted closure instead.
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