At the 2025 Met Gala, Whoopi Goldberg made a striking return in a custom Thom Browne ensemble that reimagined classic tailoring. She wore a black floor-length duchesse satin dress featuring suit lapels and raglan sleeves, paired with a white knee-length overcoat embroidered with 350,000 matte sequins—a process that took 7,700 hours to complete. Goldberg accessorized with black-and-white longwing patent-leather boots, a black top hat with a netted veil, and bespoke L’Echanteur jewelry, including brass finger caps and rings adorned with colorful gemstones.