October 29, 2026 |
Ten Craves is our online series that rounds up all the best product launches and must-know fashion happenings week in, week out.
Vlisco Dialogues Makes Itself at Home
Vlisco Dialogues is bringing its world of print and colour home. The lifestyle offshoot of Vlisco, the 180-year-old textile house with an archive of more than 350,000 designs, has unveiled its first interiors collection, and it’s a treat. The debut capsule takes a single Vlisco print and reimagines it across cushions and blankets, handmade in a jacquard-woven blend of virgin wool and cashmere, alongside fully embroidered cushions on a linen base. Expressive, tactile and made to be lived with, these are pieces you’ll want to keep for years. To launch it, the brand has teamed up with Rosewood Amsterdam on Stay Curious, a cinematic campaign following a confident, curious woman whose Vlisco pieces become part of her hotel stay. Better still, a selection of the collection will be available at the hotel itself. Consider that your excuse for a weekend in Amsterdam. Discover more here. Anna Reuben
Aitor Throup Returns with Ultra Veil
After a decade away, Aitor Throup is back with new work, and it’s one not to miss. Entitled Ultra Veil, the designer and artist’s first new body of work in ten years, opens at Ambika P3 in Marylebone this week. The immersive exhibition turns inward, exploring Throup’s personal identity and his lived experience of racism and xenophobia, and how both have shaped his sense of belonging and what it means to be British. True to form, he works across sculpture, clothing, visual storytelling and spatial design to interrogate those experiences. The result asks visitors to consider how identity is formed and whether the socio-cultural divisions around us might mirror the polarities within our own minds. Expect something thoughtful, ambitious and deeply personal from one of fashion’s most singular talents. Head down to Ambika P3 and see it for yourself. More info here. AR
Palace and Nike’s Manor Place Capsule Collection
Palace and Nike are celebrating one year of Manor Place, their joint South London cultural hub, with a capsule collection that’s got early-’00s football written all over it. Over the past year, the space has hosted gallery openings, weekly football tournaments, inclusive skate sessions and workshops, and this drop pays tribute to the familiar faces who make it all happen.
Arriving in sharp black and teal with a custom Manor Place badge throughout, each piece gets contrasting orange accents and Swoosh placements straight out of a vintage football kit. Expect tracksuits, training shorts, jerseys, outerwear, tees, hoodies and accessories, all nodding back to the pair’s first P90 collab. The collection lands on October 30 and in Palace stores. Then head down to Manor Place on Saturday for a celebratory skate jam, open to everyone. Get involved here. AR
Yorn Michaelsen Revisits His Year at Dior in a New Book
Yorn Michaelsen joined Dior in 1956, a year before Christian Dior’s death. The 21-year-old from Bremen was hired by the couturier himself to work in the Studio at 30 Montaigne, where he was also given a new name – he arrived as Jürgen. Published by Flammarion, A Season at Dior is his account of that year, bringing to life the ateliers, the premières, the petites mains and a warm portrait of the man at the centre of it all. Loomis Dean’s photo essay for Life magazine sits alongside images by Richard Avedon, Henri Cartier-Bresson and Willy Maywald, with previously unpublished material from the Dior archives. After stints at Dior and Madame Grès, Michaelsen became, in 1962, the first German designer to open his own house on the Champs-Élysées. Quite the job. Cop your copy here. AR
Wales Bonner and Adidas Originals Take us Back to ’80s London
Grace Wales Bonner has returned to her own archive for her latest AW26 Adidas Originals collection, and the results are rich. The footwear, as always, is strong. The Karintha arrives in dark brown crocodile-stamped leather with gold brushed eyelets, the Gazelle gets the same treatment in green, and the minimal new BW Pony comes in pony hair with lizard-print overlays. Elsewhere, there’s a bark-coloured leather blouson with crochet side stripes, a pinstripe track top with matching shorts and a collared football top, all in deep jewel tones. Harley Weir shot the campaign, drawing on the attitude of 1980s London, when clashing cultural influences gave rise to a whole new way of dressing. Sport and style have rarely looked this refined. It’s available from October 29, shop here. AR
Arsenal Teams Up With LN-CC
Arsenal is taking its new visual identity off the pitch with The Capital Collection, a fashion line built around the club’s bespoke new typeface by lifelong Gunner and graphic designer David Rudnick. To celebrate, LN-CC is transforming its l8te space with a campaign-inspired installation and an evening of DJ sets where fashion, music and football culture collide. Keep an eye out for more info here. AR
Maison Margiela and Gentle Monster Reunite
For their fourth collaboration, Maison Margiela and Gentle Monster have built a collection around a single idea: deconstruction. Across 43 sunglasses and 25 optical frames, familiar shapes are crushed, stretched and distorted. Oversized styles hide the face while widening the wearer’s view, narrow upswept frames come tightly wrapped in leather like a second skin, and Margiela’s four white stitches appear at the temples, floating over the edges of the slimmer styles. The campaign film, directed by Alex Prager, follows a woman with just ten minutes to meet someone as she rushes through a city full of strange characters, each wearing a different pair. Pop-ups open in eight cities, including Paris, Seoul and Tokyo, and Seoul even gets a Margiela-themed tea collection. Don’t miss out, buy yours here. AR
Ewen Spencer Releases New Photo Book, Oh My Mosch
Before grime had a name, there was UK garage and garage-dressed to impress. Oh My Mosch, the new photo book from Ewen Spencer, the photographer who has spent decades capturing British youth culture, celebrates M.C. Bushkin of Heartless Crew and the wardrobe that helped define a scene. Expect a deep dive into Bushkin’s personal archive of designer clothing (the title gives away a certain Italian favourite), alongside Reebok Classics, the trainer of choice for the artists, DJs and ravers who made the early 2000s one long Sunday session. Part style bible, part love letter to the dance, it’s proof that garage was never just about the music. Trainers box-fresh, Moschino pressed, and the archive to prove it. AR
The Liberty Scarf Gets Its Flowers
Introducing The Liberty Scarf, a book celebrating the luxury retailer’s most longstanding accessory. Inspired by founder Arthur Lasenby Liberty’s adventurous vision, the scarf embodies the craftsmanship that has defined Liberty since its founding in 1875. From delicate motifs inspired by nature to archival prints, the release, published by Thames and Hudson, contains over 200 illustrations that have been splashed across Liberty scarves over the decades. Written by Paul Rennie, a design academic and an enthusiastic collector of vintage headscarves, this book is a love letter to a timeless classic. Discover more here. Imogen Newson
Labrum Spins Culture Into New Celebratory Collection For Black History Month
Labrum launches its Africa Day collection landing just in time for Black History Month. Embedded in the brand’s philosophy, “Inform the Unknown”, the offering finds its footing in African identity, diasporic culture and generational storytelling. T-shirts, hoodies, tracksuits and bomber jackets have been transformed in bold Pan-African colours of red, green and black. Cop your piece here. IN
Top image; photography courtesy of Maison Margiela and Gentle Monster.
