Minnesota Vikings Star Justin Jefferson Makes Fashionable Met Gala 2025 Debut with Public School NYC
Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson made a bold statement at the 2025 Met Gala, marking his debut with a standout collaboration with New York-based fashion label Public School NYC. Held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, this year’s gala theme, “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style,” celebrated the influence and creativity of Black fashion throughout history.
Jefferson turned heads in a dramatic, pleated Prince-of-Wales-check zoot suit designed by Public School founders Dao-Yi Chow and Maxwell Osborne. The look seamlessly blended vintage flair with contemporary edge, perfectly aligning with the evening’s focus on heritage and innovation. His appearance signaled not only his emergence as a style icon but also the highly anticipated return of Public School NYC to the high fashion spotlight.
The wide receiver joined other notable athletes who brought a fresh wave of energy and modern masculinity to the Met Gala’s traditionally celebrity-heavy red carpet. Jefferson’s look stood out for its fearless embrace of tailoring, culture, and storytelling—positioning him as a new face of fashion-forward athletes.
With this debut, Jefferson solidified his place not just in the NFL spotlight, but also in the world of high fashion—proving that style and sport are more connected than ever.
It was all about the cape. Our pièce de résistance focused on the idea of “a cape with the volume of a gown.” We liked the reference of an oversized flight bomber to help create movement and shape you rarely get to see with menswear. We played with ruching and soft padding for a dramatic shoulder. And no one understood the use of movement for flair better than André Leon Talley, the prototype of the modern dandy.
