Stars like Rihanna, Jenna Ortega, and Janelle Monáe swapped their red-carpet looks for daring after-party ensembles when they left the 2025 Met Gala.

Ciara and Russell Wilson, Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz, Simone Biles and Jonathan Owens were among the celebrity couples who attended the Met Gala Monday.

See our favorite looks from an evening of dignified, grown-up glamour at the Met. On some occasions, the Met Gala veers into the territory of the fantastical or even cartoonish (see: last year’s “Garden of Time” dress code;