The Met Gala theme and dress code are inspired by the 2009 book "Slaves to Fashion: Black Dandyism and the Styling of Black Diasporic Identity."

Rihanna, Diana Ross, Colman Domingo and André 3000 were among the celebrities at the Met Gala on May 5 to celebrate Black fashion.

And while there’s been a welcome barrage of coverage of the outfits that Black actors and tastemakers chose to wear on the blue carpet, it was their crowns that stood out most t