There’s a sleepy city in the northwest corner of Spain that is quietly shaping modern fashion. A Coruña is home to Inditex, the world’s largest fast-fashion retailer, with a portfolio of brands including Zara, Pull&Bear, Massimo Dutti, Bershka and Stradivarius. Most of the city’s population works for one of them, and if you were to take a stroll through its streets, you’d discover nine Zara stores in A Coruña alone. 

It’s an unusual place, but aside from the influence of the fast-fashion giant, it’s also a city that’s rich with culture. It’s known for its world-famous seafood, the Tower of Hercules (the oldest working Roman lighthouse on the planet), as well as the MOP Foundation – the non-profit library and exhibition space that provides the city with a dose of luxury fashion. 

Thanks to MOP, A Coruña has become the unlikely Spanish hub of fashion photography. In the past, it has hosted exhibitions dedicated to the work of Irving Penn, David Bailey, Helmut Newton, Annie Leibovitz and Steven Meisel, but this autumn, it’s the turn of Sheffield-born photographer David Sims. 

From November 22 2026, until May 1 2027, MOP will celebrate Sims’ work through the new major exhibition: The Hamster Becomes The Problem. The work featured will reflect the photographer’s career in an abstract, unexpected and non-chronological fashion, spanning more than three decades. “Over the course of his career, his images have brought together the people, attitudes and cultural movements that have defined generations, creating a body of work that remains as influential today as when it first appeared,” says Marta Ortega Pérez, founder and chair of the MOP Foundation. Get more information and book your tickets here. 

Elsewhere in fashion this week, it’s been full steam ahead in Paris with the AW26 couture shows. Matthieu Blazy assembled the fellowship of Chanel, it was all fern and games at Dior, and Hudson Willimans was spotted overheating at Balenciaga. Here’s everything else you missed…

TORISHÉJU UNVEILS AW26 CAMPAIGN 

CSM alumni and Sarabande resident Torishéju revealed her AW26 campaign earlier this week. Photographed by Sølve Sundsbø and styled by Ellie-Grace Cummings, the moody, ethereal campaign is titled When It Rains, It Pours, and spotlights the London designer’s latest collection. See here.

VIVIENNE WESTWOOD DROPS DRUNKEN TRAINERS

Vivienne Westwood just made a case for the hottest trainer drop of the year so far. The brand’s new ‘drunken trainers’ are inspired by its renowned ‘drunken’ pattern cutting system, crafted from distressed leather and available in iridescent snakeskin as well as black. See here. 

TOMMY HILFIGER TAKES PODIUM AT SILVERSTONE

Cadillac’s F1 team may not have made the podium at the British Grand Prix last weekend, but its brand partner Tommy Hilfiger won the prize for fashion. Ahead of the race, the brand dropped a new fanwear release in crisp whites and bold stripes – and you can guarantee we’ll be seeing it again at the Hungarian Grand Prix in a couple of weeks. See here. 

HUNZA G TEAMS UP WITH JOE SWEENEY

If you thought Hunza G only made swimwear, you’d be wrong! The London-based label is here to provide for all your holiday needs, including jolly baby tees that read the words “JAMBON BEURRE” and “POULET ROTI”. The new t-shirts launch today (Friday 10), in collaboration with artist Joe Sweeney. They’re already popular among the It-crowd, see here. 

UGG GOES PINK WITH ADÉLA 

Yesterday, UGG dropped its ‘Dusty Orchid’ collection, featuring four styles in a new pink colourway. And who better to model the collection than fuchsia-haired pop sensation Adéla? Alongside her, new campaign stars include rapper Molly Santana and Canadian model Paloma Sandoval. See here. 

DSM CHAMPIONS YOUNG JEWELLERS 

Last night, Dover Street Market opened its doors to the next generation of jewellery designers. It marked the second edition of the annual Jewellery Market Summer Exhibition, in which some of the most exciting young graduates took over DSM’s shop floor with their shimmering creations.