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Formula One superstar Lewis Hamilton truly sets an example of championing others.
If you didn't know, Lewis was a co-chair at the 2025 Met Gala, alongside Pharrell Williams, Colman Domingo, A$AP Rocky, honorary co-chair LeBron James, and, of course, Anna Wintour.
But Sir Lewis Carl Davidson Hamilton took his role a step further to honor the legacy of Black icons in fashion by using his money to purchase his own table and inviting a group of esteemed Black women in art and entertainment.
This year's theme was based on the Met's Costume Institute's Spring exhibit: Superfine: Tailoring Black Style, with a dress code primarily focused on Black menswear and the history of Dandyism.
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Here's the thing: CBS News reported that a table for multiple guests at the Met Gala reportedly starts at $350,000. The cost of entry to the event for an individual is $75,000. More often than not, couture fashion houses purchase the tables and invite guests. So, Lewis truly stepped up and stepped outside the box for this year's event by purchasing his own.
In a May 6 Instagram post, Lewis explained his reason for purchasing the table and inviting the guests. "You can't speak on Black dandyism, Black art, or Black aesthetics without honoring the Black women who shaped, nurtured, and redefined it all," he began.
"This year, my intention was to uplift and be surrounded by some of the Black women whose brilliance moves me—artists, thinkers, visionaries who carry history and possibility in everything they do," Lewis added, praising his guests.
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