Chicago – May 05, 2025
Shah Rukh Khan is one of the world’s most famous men. And yet, strutting down the Met Gala carpet still gave the Bollywood star jitters.
Khan, known as SRK to fans, made his Met debut in understated style, donning a floor-length black wool coat designed by Indian designer Sabyasachi Mukherjee. The look was complemented with several bold accessories, including a large sparkling “K” dangling from a chain and a gem-encrusted tiger head cane.
To combat his nerves, perhaps — Khan told Vogue livestream hosts Ego Nwodim and Teyana Taylor that he’s “very shy” and typically skips red carpets — he asked Mukherjee to stick to his style staples.
“I told Sabya I only wear black and white, but what we designed for me is what I’m most comfortable in,” he said. “That’s how I think it should be.”
The star of more than 100 movies, Khan’s arrival on the Met Gala carpet has been a long time coming. But Mukherjee said that it was fitting that Khan debuts the same year the event celebrates Black designers and the legacy of Black dandyism, a fashion movement as steeped in politics as it is in impeccable style.
