Grammy-award-winning music star Burna Boy has been trolled over his outfit for the 2025 Met Gala.
Kemi Filani reported on Monday, May 6th, that the biggest fashion event, the Met Gala, returned in full force at the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute in New York. This year’s Met Gala honoured black men, as the theme was Superfine: Tailoring Black Style.
Burna Boy made his second debut at the event wearing a red tuxedo with an oxblood eelskin cape. The singer was styled by Ozwald Boateng, the first Black designer with a prestigious Savile Row storefront.
Reacting to it, an X user compared the colour of his outfit to the popular medicine, Tetracycline.
The tweet, which has gone viral, left many talking, with some concurring that Burna Boy doesn’t have a good fashion sense.
One Godwin_ranking1 wrote, “To be sincere, Burna Boy is not good in fashion
One _starly1 wrote, “You people are not nice
One B_u_services wrote, “Nigerians will never respect their own
One Big.brother.update1 wrote, “But no vex, the colour combination no go well in my opinion
One b.u_services wrote, “Good outfit, but the stylist could’ve even ironed the trousers properly
One Declutter_sistah_ph wrote, “Seems about right
One Evaz_klozetz wrote, “Fashion inspiration can come from anywhere/anything na. So oga be calming down”.
Last year, Burna Boy had made the list of the World’s Sexiest Men of the Moment. The singer was ranked alongside other top personalities from the world by Essence Magazine. The publication noted how his voice and presence command the stage and he has an impeccable style, always groomed and iced out.
That same year, Time magazine named the singer one of the Top 100 Most Influential People of 2024.
The Grammy award-winning singer has no doubt made Africans proud across the globe with his eccentric performances and unique voices. The music star was the only African artist to appear in the Grammy official cover for 2024, in the midst of the American and British personalities.
I. 2023, he made headlines as he performed on stage before the start of the UEFA Champions League final. The singer thrilled football fans with an electrifying performance as he performed some of his hit records including global chart-topping Last Last.
Speaking out following his performance, Burna Boy stated that he was sitting on top of the world.