At the 2025 Met Gala, Natasha Poonawalla embodied the Indian empress of style she's long been hailed as, commanding the carpet in custom couture that reframed Black Dandyism through the lens of her Parsi heritage. Her look centred on a sculpted fishtail skirt engineered from two vintage Gara saris, and a corset-cummerbund with vintage French lace bralette. She wore a black Gara jacket with imperial-purple lining and ektaar embroidery layered on it.