Did adidas just drop the advert of the decade? Yes, according to the YouTube comments left under its new short film campaign, Backyard Legends. Directed by Mark Molloy, the ad features an impressive all-star cast led by narrator Timothée Chalamet, who assembles his football dream team to take on three unbeatable neighbourhood kids. 

Up for the challenge are Jude Bellingham, Lamine Yamal, and Trinity Rodman, while David Beckham, Bad Bunny, Zinedine Zidane and Lionel Messi all make cameos. With the FIFA men’s World Cup officially kicking off next month, sportswear brands are beginning to show their hands – and adidas just delivered a royal flush. “Nike you have 24 hours to respond,” read one of the YouTube comments, which the US brand undoubtedly will. 

The ad also acts as further proof that the Marty Supreme actor loves sports. On Monday, Chalamet skipped the Met Gala to attend the Knicks game, and now, he’s leaving his ping-pong era behind him to dive feet first into the World Cup. “I used to dream of playing with these guys – you know, I was playing at Pier 40 as a kid, thinking about Beckham’s free kicks, Del Piero’s goals, and Zidane’s volleys – doing my own versions,” he says. “I love this game, so it’s unbelievable to be doing this with adidas, captured with the best to ever do it. I’m a traditionalist, I don’t know soccer, I know football, and I can’t wait for this summer’s World Cup.” 

Elsewhere in fashion this week, we witnessed the sartorial Super Bowl with the aforementioned Met Gala taking over feeds around the world on Monday night (catch up with all our coverage here). We met the coolest girl on the internet, Indian designer Diya Joukani, and caught up with Ella Devi, the 18-year-old fashion intern pissing off Trump’s America. Here’s everything else you need to catch up on…

LOOK OF THE WEEK 

It’s been a big week for celebrity fashion moments – after all, the Met Gala took place on Monday. However, there’s one standout winner for look of the week: our Icelandic icon Björk, raving behind the DJ decks while wearing CSM grad Myah Hasbany and new Bottega. Teletubby chic. 

GIVENCHY LAUNCHES THE VOYOU BUCKET BAG

As seen for the first time in the brand’s AW26 pre-collection, Givenchy has launched a brand new handbag: the supple, squishable Voyou Bucket bag. The new style was also seen during March’s AW26 fashion show and, as of yesterday, is officially available now (here). 

HAILEY BIEBER BECOMES AN ALAÏA GIRL 

Last week, Alaïa opened a new store in Thailand; this week, it’s launching a new campaign starring Hailey Bieber. The brand’s Summer/Fall 26 Archetypes campaign launched earlier this week, showing Bieber wearing Pieter Mulier’s final designs for the Alaïa, marking the end of an era. 

DIESEL GIVES US THE ROYAL D 

First, Willy Chavarria dropped his ‘Big Willy’ collection, and now Diesel has revealed its ‘Royal D’ – a new campaign that frames the brand as a royal denim dynasty. Photographed by Johnny Dufort and creative directed by Glenn Martens, the shoot epitomises Diesel’s signature tongue-in-cheek humour. See here. 

TEKLA IS READY FOR BED

When it comes to the bedroom, there’s no brand more dreamy than Tekla Fabrics. Known for its luxury bed sets and robes, Tekla is now expanding its pyjama range with the introduction of fine twill sleepwear. Naturally, the collection is crafted from organic cotton and of ultra-fine 100-count yarn. See here. 

RIZZOLI LAUNCHES NEW D&G COFFEE TABLE BOOK 

Earlier this week, Rizzoli announced that it would be publishing Dolce&Gabbana ArteModa, a new coffee table book for your collection, unpacking how art and fashion overlap (which seems to be the theme of the week, given the Met Gala did the same).