...and more fashion news you missed
HBO saw all the tireless conversations happening around “quiet luxury” and thought: ‘If you really want something quite boring and corporate to wear, then please buy this line of synthetic fleece vests’. The showrunners obviously have skin in the game because Succession was the rosebud from which the “stealth wealth” discourse was originally borne. The merch comprises t-shirts, hoodies, rucksacks, and wine glasses, all of which have been emblazoned with the words “Waystar Royco”, referencing the fictional media conglomerate that is, in many ways, the protagonist of the show. See also: Pierpoint & Co. It’s very cool (and not nerdy at all) to watch your favourite TV programme dressed as your favourite TV character. If anything, it’s a bit like how football fans dress up as footballers to watch football – so sweet, and again, very cool!
In other fashion news this week, Frank Ocean failed to bring his cock rings to Coachella and Louis Vuitton opened an exhibition tracing the relationship between Basquiat and Warhol. For everything else that may have passed you by, click through the gallery below.
LOUIS VUITTON SCARES AND SOOTHES
This week, Louis Vuitton announced that the scenography for its next Pre-Fall show would be handled by the Squid Games director Hwang Dong-hyuk – putting the fear of God into fashion editors who were otherwise looking forward to a free trip to South Korea on April 28. Nerves were calmed when the label released its first Zendaya-fronted campaign, though. Click here to see more of that.
LANVIN’S CHIC ULTIME
At the tail end of last week, Bruno Sialelli revealed that he would be leaving Lanvin after nearly three years at its helm. The departure will signal a creative shift for the label, which prides itself on what founder Jeanne Lanvin called ‘le chic ultime’. That aphorism came to the fore in the brand’s latest campaign, comprising intimate portraits of Lanvin characters shot by Steven Meisel. Head over here to see more.
HONEY DIJON GETS ACNE
Over recent seasons, Acne Studios has leaned further and further into a rave aesthetic – all sunglasses and skanky leathers – and this week it compounded all of that by releasing a collection with Honey Dijon. The offering is made up of buttery bombers, boiler suits, and mules in teal, fuchsia, and lavender. Click here to see more.
FLANNELS IS RENTING OLD CLOTHES
As part of its Youth-Phoria project, FLANNELS has just opened a womenswear rental pop-up at its revamped Oxford Street store. The brainchild of stylist Leah Abbot, the installation will run for the next month and promises “Mugler and Coperni sexiness, bold glamour via The Attico, and a 00s-inspired It bag from By Far.” Head down to Oxford Street to get your hands on 00s-inspired bold, glamorous, sexiness.
DIESEL REALLY WANTS YOU TO USE PROTECTION
Having filled its most recent show venue with approximately 200,000 boxes of condoms, Diesel has now launched a capsule collection with Durex. Dubbed “the big D drop”, t-shirts, hoodies, baseball caps, and denim have been emblazoned with cross-bred branding. And just so everyone knows how serious Glenn Martens is about using contraception, Diesel will also be stocking its stores with 300,000 more condoms. Click here for more on all that.
AMI AND NOVO KISS
Every year, AMI invites one artist to design an exclusive capsule collection based on the brand’s Ami de Cœur logo. For its current iteration, designer Alexandre Mattiussi managed to snag South Korean artist Novo and the capsule goes went live yesterday (April 20). Click here to see more from the accompanying campaign and if you happen to be in Seoul, head to the AMI store where a giant monkey balloon is currently hovering.
NIKE’S NEXT JOB COULD BE IN CYBER
This week Nike entered the cyberspace chat, launching its first-ever virtual collection of sneakers via its .SWOOSH platform. Two different “boxes” of the Our Force 1 collection are up for grabs, both digital renderings of the classic Air Force 1 silhouette. But if you prefer something a tad more tangible, the sportswear behemoth is also launching its Re-creation collection at the end of the month. A capsule of upcycled garments and accessories created with the design project Greater Good, it launches at central London’s Nike Town on 28th April. Head here for more info.
66°NORTH HANDS CHARLIE A GOLDEN TICKET
Gorp-aficionado 66°North has teamed up with CSM alum Charlie Constantinou for an outdoor-inspired, all-climes collaboration. The Cypriot-born designer and Icelandic brand are a perfect match, with both regularly professing their shared principles of circular design. Constantinou plumbed the brand’s archive for inspiration, with slouchy tech trousers and sleek ribbed knitwear being the tentpoles of the mini collection. Browse them here.
SEX, DRUGS, & REPRESENT
British streetwear label Represent has sought inspiration from across the pond, collabing with Californian rock icons Mötley Crüe on a new 11-piece collection. Inspired by the graphic tees of the band’s 80s heyday, the offering includes vintage wash t-shirts, logo-emblazoned hoodies and a cute little tank top (West Coast sun not included). Shop the collection here.
COACH BEGS FOR SCRAPS
After enlisting Lil Nas X to front their Tabby campaign, Coach has now launched a new sub-label for its expanding Gen Z audience called Coachtopia. Accessories in the collection are made from repurposed scraps of leather in a move that promises to reimagine the lifecycle of previously discarded items. Cherries, strawberries, and mushrooms adorn the brand-new bags – check them out here.