Anna Wintour's word salad response about allyship at Met Gala 2025 leaves fans confused: 'Made us dizzy'

NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK: The 2025 Met Gala, which has been lighting up social media with its jaw-dropping fashion and star-studded guest list, has once again made headlines for an awkward moment from Vogue’s legendary editor-in-chief, Anna Wintour.

Wintour, who is known for her composure and iconic sunglasses, left fans puzzled with a vague and rambling answer when asked how fashion can be used to promote allyship.

Her unclear response sparked widespread criticism and confusion on social media. 

The star-studded event, held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, embraced the theme “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style,” celebrating Black dandyism and identity, inspired by the work of scholar Monica Miller, as per DailyMail.

Anna Wintour's awkward response to question about allyship at Met Gala 2025

Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour left Met Gala fans perplexed with a rambling, awkward response to a question about allyship in a new video released Monday.

The 75-year-old fashion icon, who is also the Met Gala chairperson, surprised many by removing her signature sunglasses during a conversation with The Cut, only to offer a meandering explanation when asked how fashion could promote allyship.

Allyship refers to supporting the rights of marginalized or minority groups, regardless of one's own membership in those groups, encompassing issues like race, religion, sexual orientation, nationality, and more.

When asked, "How do you use fashion to create allyship?" Wintour replied, "I think fashion is a language, like music is a language. And its a global language, so I think an event like tonight will have a global resonance."

She added, "We have guests coming from all over the world so whether you're in India, in Asia."

Then she corrected her statement claiming, "Sorry, Japan or Europe or whatever, there will be many people here that you will know and recognize. So I think trying to reach everyone with the important message of this event is so important."

Internet baffled by Anna Wintour's confused response to aquestion about allyship

Within just 12 hours of the video surfacing from Anna Wintour’s 2025 Met Gala interview, where she was asked about allyship, countless internet users were left confused and bewildered by her response.

One user wrote, "She made us dizzy without telling us anything." The second person said, "She has no idea what party she’s at. She still had all day to have it written out for her. But love that he got something that resembled an answer."

A person noticed, "She didn’t answer the question though."

A commenter questioned, "Did she answer the question? Allyship?"

A comment read, "I think because of her corporate position she has to give very canilla politically correct answers"

An internet user excalimed, "Did she really say that ? 🤨" An online user asked, "Um whaaaaat? Japan? What memo?"

One individual said, "She sounds like Ms Teen South Carolina. “Like… such as… South Africa…”"

An Instagram user deemed, "Legendary moment 😭"

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