The 2025 Met Gala Inaugurates "Superfine" & OTB Joins Luxury Brands Warning of Price Hikes in This Week's Top Fashion News

Summary

• The 2025 Met Gala celebrated the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute’s ‘Superfine: Tailoring Black Style’ exhibition, which Hypebeast got a first-look at ahead of the Met carpet spectacle, bringing out the likes of Rihanna, A$AP Rocky, Angel Reese, Lewis Hamilton, and more.
• OTB, which owns Jil Sander, Maison Margiela, Diesel, Marni, and more, has warned that its brands could see as much as 9% price increases if US tariffs go into effect.
• Gucci has announced that for its Cruise 2026 show on May 15, the house will open its Florence brand archive to spectators at Palazzo Settimanni.

Below, Hypebeast has rounded up the top fashion stories of the week so you can stay up to date on trends in the industry.

Inside The Met’s ‘Superfine: Tailoring Black Style’ Exhibition, Contemporary Designers Define the Modern Black Dandy

On Monday night, the annual Met Gala celebrated the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute’s ‘Superfine: Tailoring Black Style’ exhibition. The annual festivity brought out some of the most influential cultural figures to the Met steps, including carpet queen Rihanna in March Jacobs and Met Gala co-chair Colman Domingo in Valentino. But days before the Met Gala inaugurated the exhibition, the Metropolitan Museum gave Hypebeast an exclusive preview of the exhibition with guest curator Monica Miller, author of Slaves to Fashion: Black Dandyism and the Styling of Black Diasporic Identity. Open to the public on May 10, the showcase chronicles Black dandyism and fashion’s role in shaping Black identities from the 18th century to today, building on the narratives told in Miller’s 2009 text through a collection of costumes, photographs, fine art, and more historical paraphernalia.

Maison Margiela, Diesel, Jil Sander & More May See up to 9 Percent Price Hikes Due to Tariffs

On Monday, OTB Group commented on possible price increases across its brands if US President Donald Trump’s controversial tariffs go into effect. According to Reuters, the Italian conglomerate, parent to Maison Margiela, Diesel, Jil Sander, Marni, Amiri, and more, is presently evaluating the impact of the tariff increases on price points across the group overall.

At a press conference regarding the brand’s new sustainability report, OTB CEO Ubaldo Minelli said, “We are evaluating, brand by brand, possible actions to reduce the impact.” “Simulations indicate that to balance the impact, we would have to increase prices by 8-9 percent for the group overall,” he continued later.

Gucci to Show Cruise 2026 Collection at Brand Archive

Gucci has unveiled the official date and location of its cruise 2026 collection, designed by the house’s team, as Demna readies for his eventual debut. On May 15, the house will open its Florence brand archive to spectators at Palazzo Settimanni. Nestled on via delle Caldaie in the Oltrarno district, the 15th-century building was purchased by Gucci in 1953. The historic building was transformed into the Gucci Archive in 2021, after serving as a factory, showroom, and its first workshop over the years.

Gucci’s chief executive officer, Stefano Cantino, said,“The archive is not merely a repository of our past; it is a living space where Gucci’s identity codes are preserved and reinterpreted through an ongoing dialogue. Presenting the cruise 2026 collection here reaffirms our bond with the cultural and artisanal heritage that defines us, while projecting it into the future with coherence and ambition.”

POST ARCHIVE FACTION (PAF) Announced as Guest Designer at July 2025 Pitti Uomo

The highly anticipated menswear trade show Pitti Uomo has announced that during its July 2025 edition, South Korean streetwear brand POST ARCHIVE FACTION (PAF) will debut an SS25 collection as the show’s honorary guest designer. While the exact date and format are still under wraps, the show will be supported by South Korea’s Ministry of Culture and Tourism and its Korea Creative Content Agency.

In a statement for WWD, director of communications and events at trade show operator Pitti Immagine Lapo Cianchi emphasized the increasing relevance of the South Korean brands in the industry as a whole. “For several seasons now at Pitti, we’ve been paying particular attention to the culture and aesthetic of South Korea.” It’s a growing market, highly significant for Italian fashion and for the fair,” he continued.

Reebok Appoints Jide Osifeso as Head of Basketball

Reebok has officially announced designer Jide Osifeso as its new Head of Basketball, according to BoF. Since discreetly starting his role last summer, the designer and founder of streetwear label Hymne has brought his fresh perspective to the British sneaker purveyor’s basketball apparel and footwear. Having released multiple collaborations with Reigning Champ, as well as Reebok, Osifeso may be a well-established name in the industry, but he also has the young energy to give Reebok its refreshed cultural relevance. On top of merch for Kendrick Lamar and SZA, and crafting a special collection with Daniel Kaluuya for Jordan Peele’s Nope, the designer has worked with some of the most influential figures in contemporary pop culture. Though his latest role only began a year ago, the designer was brought into Reebok in 2019, when he was hired as Senior Director of Marketing–Footwear and Product Management.

Yoshida & Co. Celebrates 90th Anniversary With “Coyote” PORTER Tanker Bags

Celebrating 90 years in business, Yoshida & Co. unveiled a special edition of one of the label’s crown jewels, the PORTER Tanker bag series. In an exclusive “Coyote” colorway, the collection uses the world’s first 100% plant-derived nylon (to be mass-produced), a material which the brand developed in partnership with Toray Industries, Inc. The anniversary-exclusive hue covers the textile in an earthy tone, across the collection’s seven bag styles: the Daypack, Helmet Bag, Square Tote Bag, Sling Bag, Roll Bag, Hip Bag, and Envelope Bag. Yoshida & Co. has stitched a vintage flight-jacket-inspired “Traveling Map” print on the interior of each silhouette, bringing “a playful, peace-driven spirit perfect for this commemorative release,” according to the label. “Everything has changed, and nothing has changed,” the brand wrote of the honorary line.