July 18, 2025 |
TEN CRAVES IS OUR ONLINE SERIES THAT ROUNDS UP ALL THE BEST PRODUCT LAUNCHES AND MUST-KNOW FASHION HAPPENINGS WEEK IN, WEEK OUT.
Miss Dior’s Fragrance has a Hair Affair
This summer, consider your hair well-dressed with Dior. The new Miss Dior Hair Ritual takes on the maison’s signature floral scents and transforms them into a hair oil and a trilogy of mists to keep your tresses smelling just as lush as they look. Begin with a hint of rose-wax infused oil – featherlight and alcohol-free to leave locks supple, shiny and delicately scented. Then mist with one of three botanic icons: Blooming Bouquet, infused with bergamot, Damask rose and peony; Miss Dior Eau de Parfum, where Centifolia rose pairs with powdery iris and lily of the valley; or Miss Dior Parfum, a beamy blend of jasmine, mandarin, wild strawberry and amber woods. Each is housed in a frosted pink flaçon with houndstooth hips and silver chrome label trim. Available in full and travel-ready sizes, it’s Miss Dior reimagined for the hair – and trust us, it’s the scent-drenched statement your summer strands have been waiting for. Talia Panayi
Dries Van Noten Releases Havana Gold Eau de Parfum
This August, Dries Van Noten introduces Havana Gold, a seductive, smokey new eau de parfum created with master perfumer Jordi Fernandez. Built on the house’s ethos of impossible combinations, the scent fuses nostalgic liquorice with the deep, leathery warmth of tobacco – two seemingly opposing notes that melt into a magnetic, near-hypnotic harmony. Inspired by the slow heat of a Cuban night, it’s rich, smokey and tactile, evoking sun-warmed skin, curling smoke and the sensual haze of a summer evening. The bottle, an object of quiet opulence, pairs amber-tinted glass with an aged, patinated metal base – a nod to artisanal craft and the house’s exploration of the tension between elegance and edge. It’s a sensual new chapter in DVN’s olfactive wardrobe, why not make it yours. Launching August 1, the fragrance will be available in stores and online. TP
Haus Nowhere x ShuShu Tong Dream up their debut collaboration
Gentle Monster’s retail concept Haus Nowhere and Shanghai-based brand ShuShu Tong are teaming up for what might just be the dreamiest collab of the season so far. Collaborating on a collection that reimagines sleepwear and blurs bedtime rituals with ready-to-wear, the duo presents eleven romantic pyjama styles and six ribbon-adorned neck pillows that turn nighttime into yet another ShuShu Tong style moment. Cotton silk sets, bodysuits and dresses in floral, gingham and navy – sweet enough to sleep in, and chic enough to wear out – effortlessly blend the distinct aesthetics of both brands.
Starring floral-clad K-pop group Aespa’s Ningning, the campaign blurs reality and daydreaming, all wrapped up in Haus Nowhere’s signature hyperreal universe (including larger-than-life neck pillows). It’s sleepwear for the modern dreamer – equal parts tender, transportive and wearable. The collection is available now, exclusively at Haus Nowhere Seoul, Shanghai and Shenzhen. TP
Laura Weir introduces a new era for the BFC
The British Fashion Council ushered in its next era on Tuesday with a summer soirée hosted at the Serpentine Gallery that commenced with none other than a mingle and a fashion manifesto. Newly appointed CEO Laura Weir – eleven weeks into the job and counting – set the tone with a punchy speech pledging real industry change. Weir outlined a series of sweeping initiatives aimed at the renewal of the fashion sector post-Brexit, post-Covid creative economy. These include waiving fees for designers to show at London Fashion Week in September, doubling investment in the guest programme to attract global buyers and press and launching a creative education pilot called the BFC Fashion Assembly, spearheaded by Sarah Mower, the BFC’s ambassador for emerging talent. The BFC Fashion Assembly fronts plans to decentralise British Fashion and boost support for design talent nationwide, boosting business support and ensuring fashion as a tool that’s not only globally competitive but culturally magnetic. With big ideas and promises attuned to increasing London fashion’s buzz across the globe, Weir’s reset is one worth watching. TP
Dolce & Gabbana Stage Alta Moda show in Rome
Over a decade into Alta Moda and Dolce & Gabbana finally brought the spectacle to Rome with an overdue homecoming staged amid the ruins of the Forum, welcoming a star-studded front row counting Cher, Isabella Rossellini and Christian Bale into the house’s gilded vision.
Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana looked to Roman empresses as their muses, presenting imperial regality in an opening that paved the way for lush velvet capes. These were followed by sculptural breastplate corsetry in burnished gold and toga-style draped skirts in lavish amber or ivory chiffon. A statuesque sensibility, padded for dramatic depth, carried through the collection. Then grand silhouettes and deep jewel tones – rich purple, gold, ivy green and turquoise – were paired with artisanal detailing: coin motifs, marble bust embroidery, feathered flourishes and prints depicting Roman architecture in a more literal ode to the storied city. Throughout, Hollywood-era glamour met ancient opulence in twisted chiffon capes and micro-pleated gowns that floated with weightlessness.
Dolce & Gabbana presented a showcase of opulent couture, reminding us that emotion and extravagance still hold power. In Dolce’s Rome, drama reigns. TP
Thom Browne Steps Into A Schoolboy Summer
With a capsule wardrobe tailored to every schoolboy and schoolgirl fantasy, Thom Browne returns with the Summer Curriculum collection – a masterclass in brand archetypes, reimagined through a refined palette and the designer’s unmistakable tailoring vernacular.
The collection nods to Browne’s Northeastern American roots, merging tradition with fresh perspective. And the campaign? It’s a cinematic tableau, featuring the likes of Debra Shaw arriving with luggage in a setting tinged with Italian flair. Models are immersed in exaggerated collars and sculptural lapels – from buttery yellow polos to crisp navy blazers – standing at attention as though class is about to commence. Uniformed, yes – but never rigid.
This season, the classics are reinvented in a sophisticated spectrum: each piece reissued in seven carefully considered hues, crafted from luxurious materials like cashmere, cotton and merino wool. One of the brand’s most iconic accessories, the Hector bag, also makes a standout appearance – now rendered in supple Italian pebble-grain leather.
Thom Browne offers more than just clothing; it’s an ethos, a way of dressing – and being. And honestly, who wouldn’t want to be a Thom Browne boy (or girl)? We certainly do. Tommy Dowling
Birkenstock’s Your Blank Canvas Is Back
The next instalment of Birkenstock’s Your Blank Canvas initiative – launched as a platform for creatives to come together and do what they do best and, well, create – is landing on July 24. A series of accessible, craft-led workshops where people can spruce up their sandals whilst learning nifty new skills, the next session is being helmed by artist Tanvi Kant. Centring around the repurposing of textiles through knotting, coiling and wrapping, tickets are now available for purchase. Cop yours here. Bella Koopman
Top image: photography courtesy of Dolce & Gabbana.
