Lewis Hamilton has been named as a co-chair for the 2025 Met Gala.
The Formula 1 driver will join Colman Domingo, ASAP Rocky, Pharrell Williams, Anna Wintour and honorary chair LeBron James in the role.
The star-studded event will take place on May 5 next year as the fashion world’s elite gather for the fundraising event.
Next year’s theme has been decided as ‘Superfine: Tailoring Black Style’ – with a focus on the importance of clothing and style to the formation of Black identities in the Atlantic diaspora.
Taking to social media after the news was announced, Hamilton expressed his excitement to be stepping into the role.
He wrote: “I’m beyond honored to be one of the co-chairs for next year’s Met Gala, Superfine: Tailoring Black Style.
“This theme speaks to me deeply. When I started my career I never imagined what I might be capable of beyond my sport. The pressure to conform holds so many people back. Growing up as the only Black kid on the track, so often that pressure got to me. Expressing myself creatively was and still is my freedom from that conformity. For Black people across the diaspora, fashion is self-preservation. Fashion is resilience, and I can’t wait to further explore and amplify our underrepresented voices.
“Thank you to the @metcostumeinstitute for the platform to uplift Black creatives on this scale.”
Hamilton also made an appearance alongside Williams as the pair announced the theme for the Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
It will be not be the first time Hamilton attends the prestigious event, having been a regular guest who always impresses with his carefully considered outfits.
The soon-to-be Ferrari racer has frequently spoken about his passion for fashion and where it stemmed from.
Earlier on this year Hamilton attended Wednesday’s Costume Institute’s spring 2025 exhibition, Superfine: Tailoring Black Style.
He wore an all-black outfit, paired with a long black cloak over the top and a gold necklace made from thorns.
Speaking to Vogue at the event, he explained the inspiration behind what he was wearing.
Hamilton said: “What I love about the Met and what Anna (Wintour) does with the Met is they’re able to really deep dive into like the theme.
“And so, I did a lot of research and I came across this 18th-century gardener that, through slavery times, came over from Africa to Wales and became the first Black gardener in Wales.
“Through adversity, he really triumphed and so that’s really where the inspirations come from. And then inside (the jacket pocket) I’ve also got like a poem from a guy called Alex Wharton who wrote a poem. A black poet in England as well.
“So I just brought it to Daniel Lee (creative director at Burberry) and his team were incredible. So have to say a big thank you to Daniel and his whole incredible team.
“These thorns here really show the pain through that slavery trade time – I try to get in deep with it.”
This will not be the only new role Hamilton takes up in 2025, with the seven-time World Champion set to finally complete his much-anticipated move from Mercedes to Ferrari.
He will partner Monaco-born driver Charles LeClerc in a move which he admitted was driven by his desire to take on a ‘new challenge’ in motorsport.
