A$AP Rocky is one of the co-chairs for the 2025 Met Gala, taking up the mantle for the much-anticipated event themed “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style,” alongside Colman Domingo, Lewis Hamilton and Pharrell Williams. Ahead of fashion’s biggest night on the first Monday in May, FN looks back at the rapper’s previous Met Gala looks — which have featured several interesting pairs of shoes.
The “Everyday” musician most recently attended alongside his partner Rihanna in 2023, when the theme was “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty.” He paid homage to the designer by wearing an outfit Lagerfeld once displayed in 2006; Rocky stepped out in a Gucci ensemble featuring crystal-embellished blue jeans with a red kilt layered over it, while he also modeled an abundance of belts from the Italian brand and a classic suit look on top. A pair of Gucci boots with a metal square toe completed the look.
He also attended with Rihanna in 2021, when the theme was “In America: A Lexicon in Fashion,” donning a tuxedo from ERL and a multi-colored quilt from the brand. His shoes were a pair of black sneakers adorned with a red jewel. He showed up at the Met Gala in 2017 modeling a black denim suit from Calvin Klein with a white turtleneck for the “Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art Of The In-Between” theme. As for his shoes, he went with a pair of black Calvin Klein boots with a metal toe (similar to his 2023 footwear aesthetic). Back in 2014, for the theme “Charles James: Beyond Fashion,” A$AP Rocky donned a tuxedo from Topshop and a pair of black boots with metallic accents.
Find these looks from the musician and fashion designer below.
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2014
Image Credit: George Pimentel/WireImage A$AP Rocky and Chanel Iman attend the “Charles James: Beyond Fashion” Costume Institute Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 5, 2014 in New York City. A$AP Rocky wore a Topshop tuxedo with a black boots featuring metallic accents.
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2014
Image Credit: George Pimentel/WireImage A closer look at the black boots with metallic accents worn by A$AP Rocky to the 2014 Met Gala.
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2017
Image Credit: Taylor Hill/FilmMagic A$AP Rocky wearing a Calvin Klein ensemble featuring metal toe boots at the 2017 Met Gala on May 1, 2017.
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2017
Image Credit: FilmMagic A$AP Rocky wearing a Calvin Klein ensemble featuring metal toe boots at the 2017 Met Gala on May 1, 2017.
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2021
Image Credit: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue A$AP Rocky and Rihanna attend The 2021 Met Gala Celebrating In America: A Lexicon Of Fashion at Metropolitan Museum of Art on September 13, 2021 in New York City. A$AP Rocky wore an ensemble by ERL.
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2021
Image Credit: Mike Coppola/Getty Images A closer look at the shoes A$AP Rocky wore to the 2021 Met Gala.
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2021
Image Credit: Mike Coppola/Getty Images A$AP Rocky and Rihanna attend The 2021 Met Gala Celebrating In America: A Lexicon Of Fashion at Metropolitan Museum of Art on September 13, 2021 in New York City. A$AP Rocky wore an ensemble by ERL.
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2023
Image Credit: Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images A$AP Rocky attends The 2023 Met Gala Celebrating “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line Of Beauty” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 01, 2023 in New York City. He wore a Gucci ensemble featuring black boots with a metallic square toe.
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2023
Image Credit: Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images A$AP Rocky attends The 2023 Met Gala Celebrating “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line Of Beauty” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 01, 2023 in New York City. He wore a Gucci ensemble featuring black boots with a metallic square toe.