Simone Biles and Jonathan Owens are going for gold at the 2025 Met Gala. The Olympic gymnast and NFL player stepped out in coordinating looks at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York on May 5, attending the annual fashion ball hosted by A$AP Rocky, Colman Domingo, Lewis Hamilton, Pharrell Williams and Vogue’s Anna Wintour. (See all the celeb guests here.)
Fashion isn’t always about planning months in advance. Sometimes, it’s about instinct, spontaneity, and showing up with bold confidence. That’s exactly what Simone Biles and Jonathan Owens did at the Met Gala 2025, flipping the script—literally and figuratively—with show-stopping looks that were reportedly chosen at the very last minute. Let’s dive into the glitz, glam, and unexpected elegance that had the world buzzing.
Simone—who married Jonathan in 2023—stunned in a custom, tailored blue mini dress with a white collar and a dramatic blue train, while her husband sported an all-white suit with a matching fur to fit the “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style” theme and “Tailored for You” dress code.
However, Simone almost went in a completely different direction for the Met Gala this year. As she told E! News just 10 days before the big event, “I have two options right now that we’re teetering back and forth with.” The pair also had an added challenge of trying to match their ensembles together, even though they used “two completely different designers,” as Simone put it. We’re trying to still be cohesive and still on brand with the theme of the night,” the 28-year-old added. “That was really important.”
While the Olympian felt confident she and Jonathan would pull off their subtle matching, she was more apprehensive about tackling the famous steps of the Met in six-inch heels. “That’s what I do now,” the 4-foot-8 athlete quipped to E!. “I feel like the stairs always make me nervous—I don’t know what it is, but I am not good with stairs.” Simone would rather stick the landing on the mat. In fact, she admitted that she’s still keeping her options open about a return to the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles. “I feel like it hasn’t even been a year since the last Olympics, so you have to let the athletes rest mentally and physically,” she shared, “and whenever it’s time, we’ll tell you that we’ll be ready—whether that’s on the floor, in the stands, whatever that may be.” In the meantime, get your scorecards out and get ready to rate more of these celeb Met Gala looks a perfect 10.
In a sea of over-prepared and over-produced red carpet moments, Simone Biles and Jonathan Owens brought something fresh, real, and deeply stylish to the Met Gala 2025. Their last-minute ensembles were not only daring—they were defining. They reminded us that sometimes, spontaneity outshines strategy. And honestly? That kind of fashion confidence is what makes legends.
