September 9, 2022 |
TEN CRAVES IS OUR ONLINE SERIES THAT ROUNDS UP ALL THE BEST PRODUCT LAUNCHES AND MUST-KNOW FASHION HAPPENINGS WEEK IN, WEEK OUT.
NET-A-PORTER’S NEW VANGUARD CAMPAIGN IS ELECTRIC
Integrating cutting-edge 3D design support, Net-A-Porter has just unveiled its two newest Vanguard designers: Grace Ling and Miss Sohee. Celebrated in a standalone campaign alongside alumni Vanguard brands including Peter Do, Gauchere, Christopher John Rogers and Conner Ives, it’s an electric amalgamation of images you won’t be able to tear your eyes away from.
The just-out Vanguard campaign also comes right on time for the announcement of its four inaugural Vanguard Education Fund winners who take centerstage with their innovative work in partnership with the British Fashion Council: Ben Davis, Renato Bras, Finlay Roberts and Maissane Zinai all take home the cake. In case you weren’t already aware, the programme is a long-term endeavour committed to nurturing emerging talent and championing the generation of fashion’s future with a dedicated mentorship program and a monetary prize pot for the winners. On top of the financial award, the four winners will also receive access to two exceptional mentors, cutting-edge 3D garment-design training, software to fully equip them in creating technically advanced, and digitised products that help reduce waste and improve sample efficiency.
ARIES AND RETROSUPERFUTURE LAUNCH SPORTY SUNNIES
Aries and Italian Eyewear experts Retrosuperfuture have joined forces for a superb sports-luxe sunglasses collab centred around the re-launch of the “Zed”, Aries’ iconic identity-defying shield-lens shades. The androgynous silhouette boasts a carefully crafted thick acetate body and innovative high-tech features like its semi-flat lens and foolproof flexible hinges. What’s cooler than cool? These sunnies. Shop the collab here.
THEORY ENLISTS LUCAS OSSENDRIJVER TO CRAFT ITS NEW COLLECTION
Visionary Dutch designer Lucas Ossendrijver’s debut for Theory is a co-ed collection focussed on refined elegance and sartorial solutions for everyday living. Under Theory Project, a space to elevate the brand through collaboration with top talent, the capsule offers classic silhouettes throughout outerwear, smart suiting and relaxed yet poised drapery all coming in cool autumnal tones. Inspired by New York and the hustle and bustle of its city streets, this work/life balance comes into question and as a result, comfort and movement take the reins in regard to the streamlined designs. “In New York, I always feel a sense of purpose,” Ossendrijver writes in the collection notes. “People are always going places, and their attitude and the way they dress reflects this. The styling is a mix that feels accidental and blurs categories. It’s the unexpected element that inspires me.” Shop here.
KENDALL JENNER IS THE FACE OF JIMMY CHOO’S AW22 CAMPAIGN
This autumn, Kendall Jenner becomes the face of Jimmy Choo, decked out in hefty white trainers and sleek leather boots coming in chrome, jet black and candy pink. Lensed on location in Los Angeles by Carlijn Jacobs, the stellar supermodel poses under bright blue skies and luscious palm trees at an alabaster villa beside a cool, chlorinated aquamarine pool. In her hands is the Varenne Avenue Quad handbag in autumnal mainstays like black and gold, but this season’s signature sugary pink as well. The campaign comes as a continuation of Choo’s ‘Time To Dare’ series, embodying the brand’s glamorous and self-assured spirit. Dare to do it all with Jimmy Choo.
FIORUCCI POPS-UP IN EAST LONDON
Alongside the launch of its AW22 collection, Momento, Fiorucci has just driven into its cultural epicentre, London, with two pop-up shops in its back pockets ready to settle down in Shoreditch. One on Redchurch Street and the other on Shoreditch High Street, both eclectic spaces were designed by Farshid Moussavi, a revered Iranian-British architect. In his hands, the first location dedicates itself to the instantly recognisable Fiorucci Angels while the latter takes an exhibition-like approach to retail displaying vital items from the Fiorucci archive, including a pair of jeans hand-painted by Keith Haring, a custom-made jacket for Madonna and an original artwork by Terry Jones. Both stores feel like chimerical dreamscapes carefully crafted and curated to transport you out of the city and into the cotton-candy clouds to hang with Fiorucci favourite cherubs.
DIOR’S DELIVERS DELICATE D-RENAISSANCE COSTUME JEWELLERY
Regal opulence is something Dior knows how to channel all too well. This autumn, its poetic ready-to-wear collection comes alongside D-Renaissance costume jewellery that combines the lightness of lace with the delicacy of resin beads and rhinestones. Each piece is hand-made for precision, reflecting the house’s peerless excellence. Discover more here.
WED STUDIO NAVIGATES THE UNKNOWN FOR SS23
London-based Wed Studio, a self-proclaimed “modern atelier” hosted its first-ever live show earlier this week, casting its SS23 offering into the limelight alongside a physical exhibition of multidisciplinary projects. Think sculptures made from deadstock fabrics and surplus, short films and innovative displays. Exploring the idea of phenomena and a fascination with the unexplained in this outcry, luxurious drapery, zero-waste eveningwear and narrative-rich tailoring appear, and while not easily categorised, they sit somewhere between the constraints of haute couture and the freedom of ready-to-wear. Shop Wed Studio here.
DSQUARED2 COLLABORATES WITH INVICTA ON A TRAVEL CAPSULE
Alongside Invicta, Dsquared2 has got a variegated lineup of bold travel-ready accessories and ready-to-wear goodies for you this fall. First revealed during the brand’s AW22 men’s show, #D2Hi_king, and the Women’s AW22 collection #D2takeatrip, the link-up offers colour-popping backpacks, baseball caps, sweatshirts and more. Shop here.
AlAÏA REINVENTS THE SUPERGA SNEAKER
In an unexpected team-up, Pieter Mulier reinterprets a footwear staple: the Superga sneaker. Initially invented in Turin in 1925 by entrepreneur Walter Martiny, Mulier, the shoe now adds two Alaïa signatures – the double A stitches and the perforated eyelets. The trainers are available for both men and women, coming in Superga’s 2750 and 2790 styles which feature either a low-top or a chunky platform sole, and when it comes to the shell, either an off-white canvas or a dark printed croc leather construction. Stock is limited so get outside or go online and start shopping for your new pair of Supergas here.
SMYTHSON’S 2023 DIARIES ARE IN
Having problems keeping your plans in check? London’s best Bond Street stationary supply shop has got your back. Right on course for the new year, Smythson‘s latest diary collection is perfect for any planning preference, regardless what you’ve got on. Now available in-store and online, the streamlined journals come bound in a variety of Smythson’s signature leathers including crocodile-embossed Mara and crossgrain Panama, with “2023” embossed on the covers – or a personalised message if you so please. Flip the first page and you’ll find both daily and weekly page views all on Smythson’s iconic blue featherweight paper while hand-painted gilding line the edges. And if you’re one for falling behind the times, the books come filled with a useful wealth of curated lists compiling important dates and charts, facts and figures, and cultural sites around the world. Shop here.
BRADLEY COOPER IS A LOUIS VUITTON LAD
Believe it or not, Bradley Cooper is a Louis Vuitton lad now. In a maverick move by the house, the Oscar-nominated actor, writer and director has just been named as the freshest face to champion LV’s iconic Tambour wristwatch as it celebrates its 20th anniversary. Since 2002, the Louis Vuitton Tambour has paved the way for unrestrained creativity and technical innovations within the watchmaking biz. Still sculpted from a single piece of metal anchored by applied horns, the 2022 extremely limited (only 200 pieces) collector’s edition of the wristwatch is just as classic as it is complex. Called the Tambour Twenty, it bolsters the streamlined design that has earned accolades over the years but brings brand new elements to the table. Think a deep, flared 41.5mm case, with a brown sun-ray dial, yellow LV277 high-frequency automatic chronograph hand movement, a 22-carat oscillating weight and an engraved monogram case. Shop here.
Top Image: Net-A-Porter Vanguard Campaign for 2022.
