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Happy May everybody. May in Fashion means it’s time for The Met Gala, a.k.a. the first Monday in May. The Super Bowl of Fashion is here, and with May also comes a Super Bowl-sized amount of tea in the industry. From invitation scandals to what creative director is getting moved around next, much is afoot in fashion. Prepare your teacups, darlings, and don’t forget the finger sandwiches.
This luxury conglomerate is preparing to slash 10 percent of its workforce in response to Trump’s tariffs. While they are still sitting high and mighty at the top of the fashion industry, even they aren’t immune to the economic woes of the world. Most of the brands in their portfolio saw profit losses in the last quarter, and now they have to tighten the belt to keep steering the ship. As we already reported on Fashion Reverie, those tariffs are bad news.
This top fashion brand has declined to dress anyone for this year’s Met Gala. Many speculate it’s because they have only recently named a new creative director and want desperately to hold off on debuting any of his designs until September. While keeping spectators and the industry on their toes until his big debut is crucial, opting out of the Super Bowl of fashion is not a good look.

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In a slap to the face on a night celebrating Black Dandyism, the Met Gala and Vogue are being criticized on the internet for not inviting top TikTok influencer Wisdom Kaye. Kaye is considered one of the epitomes of modern Black Dandyism and was even described by Vogue as “The Best Dressed Man on TikTok.” Kaye attended the 2024 Met Gala, so it was shocking he didn’t get a repeat invite this year. Is it possible he did something to earn Vogue’s ire? Either way, maybe he’ll be spotted at an after-party.

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Martine Rose has emerged among the shortlist of designers to take over as creative director of Balenciaga. Rose’s consultancy was considered instrumental during the early years of Balenciaga, turning the brand into the much bigger household name it is today. It would also be history-making, as she’d be the first Black woman to hold the position.
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