February 18, 2022 |
Ten Craves is our online series that rounds up all the best product launches and must-know fashion happenings week in, week out.
With New York Fashion Week wrapping up and the London crowd gearing up for all this season’s festivities, here’s what else is going down in the fashion sphere.
Coperni’s collab with Gentle Monster breaks out of The Matrix
Want to break out of The Matrix? Then pick your pill and go cop Coperni x Gentle Monster’s new 5G and 5G BOLD sunnies. First appearing at Coperni’s SS22 show back in September, this future forward collab taps into the digital DNA of both brands. Available in black, white and pale pink, the voluminously curved acetate frame resembles a cutting-edge cat eye. Let’s get back to the future. Shop here.
MatchesFashion is back at Frieze art fair
Everybody Frieze! MatchesFashion is back at the trailblazing Frieze art fair for its Los Angeles edition. Set to take place across seven days, the festivities have been aptly named New History Makers. From a gallery space hosting specially designed vessels by 12 artists, to a new Voices from Frieze podcast, to a dinner with Dr. Woo, a cocktail with Alexander McQueen, a Black History Month luncheon and even a high stakes treasure hunt – for some Pirates of the Caribbean meets Charlie and the Chocolate Factory fun; maps, golden tickets and all – and more, it’s an extravaganza to present MatchesFashion’s edit of SS22’s coolest collections. You don’t want to miss this, so get cracking and buy your tickets here.
Photography courtesy of Frieze Los Angeles
Louis Vuitton’s pre-fall menswear collection bids Virgil Abloh adieu
It was always going to be an emotional one – the second chapter of Louis Vuitton’s pre-fall menswear collection is its last under the visionary eye of the late Virgil Abloh. The audacious assemblage is a heartfelt homage and a melancholy final farewell. Dubbed Daybreak, it’s a fusion of the functional and the radical, offering baggy tailoring, blousons rather than blazers, bomber, biker, puffer, and varsity jackets with leather logo graphics, LV florals and embossed monograms all in the spirit of sport. For Abloh’s final word at the Parisian atelier he declares, “Don’t let your day job define you.” The collection drops in stores in March so don’t forget to bookmark this sentimental selection.
Photography courtesy of Louis Vuitton
Dior highlights Italian artist Anna Paparatti for its SS22 campaign
Keeping it cool at the office never looked so good. Dior’s SS22 womenswear campaign celebrates Italian artist Anna Paparatti, who designed the set for its catwalk presentation last autumn. Hyperkinetic and chromatic, it’s an eye-catching collection of apricot frocks, single-breasted blazers and grass green peacoats exploring 1950s silhouettes, designed by Maria Grazia Chiuri. But what’s really special is the collection’s fresh take on the Lady Dior handbag, this time going micro-mini for a playful feel. Shop here.
Photography by Brigitte Niedermair
Balmain’s SS22 campaign takes us backstage
For its SS22 campaign, the Balmain army has enlisted Naomi Campbell, Carla Bruni, Lara Stone and more into its ranks. Captured by photographer duo Mert and Marcus on the steps of La Seine Musicale’s backstage – the concert hall where Balmain’s SS22 catwalk took place in September – it’s a seductive, sensual, and spontaneous behind the scenes display. Beyond the power poses, the range includes cool corsetry, form-fitted dresses and strappy sandals in bold metallics and subtle neutral tones – prepped and primed to set you centre stage this summer. Shop the collection here.
Photography by Mert and Marcus
Top image: Coperni x Gentle Monster by Alexandre Silberstein.
