Fashion Round-Up
Time flies, so to keep you in the loop, we’ve rounded up all the important snippets of fashion news from the past seven days into one neat feature.
Spike Lee stars in the latest Stone Island campaign
Stone Island has revealed the next instalment of its Community as a Form of Research project, showcasing pieces from their SS25 collection. The campaign features figures such as musician John Glacier, hip-hop artist Giggs, footballer Hidetoshi Nakata, and filmmaker Spike Lee, individuals who embody the project’s core values of diversity and democracy. Captured by photographer David Sims and styled by Max Pearmain, the campaign visuals are accompanied by thought-provoking questions curated by Hans Ulrich Obrist.
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Normandie Dior bag
The Dior Normandie bag is Kim Jones’ final for the house, having left after his emotional FW25 show last month. And he’s left us with a real treat. Crafted in soft-grained leather with rounded handles, it’s the ultimate weekend bag – ideal for spontaneous getaways.
Shop the Normandie bag here.
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Louis Vuitton announces Tyshawn Jones as friend of the house
LV’s roster of talent is a who’s who of contemporary culture. Now, Pro skateboarder Tyshawn Jones joins the club – born and raised in New York City, Jones is one of the most influential skateboarders of his generation, and can even nail tricks in full LV.
Amiri x Maison Mihara Yashuhiro
From Hollywood to Tokyo, the US and Japanese brands have collaborated on a limited-edition sneaker. Fusing their respective signatures and silhouettes, the footwear style combines Amiri’s Skel Top-Low and Maison Mihara Yasuhiro’s OG Sole Peterson sneakers for a distinctive design. The collab comes alongside a cinematic campaign inspired by Takeshi Kitano’s seminal 2000 film Brother, his only Japanese-American production, about a Yakuza gangster deported from Tokyo to LA.
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Carhartt WIP’s SS25 campaign
This season’s Carhartt WIP campaign is a psychedelic trip, presented in a series of chromatic vignettes. Shot by Irish-born London-based artist Joshua Gordon, high-contrast hues and scattered light leaks create kaleidoscopic distortion, capturing the season’s collection of contemporary classics in an otherworldly setting.
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Adrien Brody is COS’ campaign star
COS’ SS25 campaign is an ode to refined style and timeless design, so who better to star in it than the man of the moment Adrien Brody? Set against the backdrop of Ravenscourt Hospital in London, a Grade II* listed Art Deco landmark, the American actor dons this season’s staples in unstructured suiting, classic shirts and impeccably tailored trousers.
Robyn Lynch teams up with Kepler Interactive
Robyn Lynch has partnered with the video game company and creative studio, Kepler Interactive, to create a capsule collection of t-shirts. The collection merges Lynch’s experimental approach to textiles with Kepler’s innovative values, which aim to challenge perspectives in game design and art direction. In a lookbook shot by Jordan Core and styled by Kieran Kilgallon, the pieces are modelled on real gamers and styled with garments from Lynch’s archive.
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Bottega Veneta launch the Ciao Ciao
Bottega Veneta has introduced the Ciao Ciao, the quintessential bag of the summer. Its name, meaning both ‘hello’ and ‘goodbye’ in Italian, captures a spirit of travel and movement, as the Ciao Ciao emphasises the house’s elite leather craftsmanship, incorporating distinctive elements from the revered Andiamo handbag family.
UGG’s SS25 collection
For the brand’s first drop of the season, UGG has reimagined classic styles for the warmer weather. Introducing the Bea Mary Jane which is inspired by the iconic Mary Jane silhouette, complete with a platform sole and T-bar fastening. The Lo Lowmel combines the look and function of a traditional sneaker with the comfort of a slipper while a Vibram-soled loafer is fit for everyday wear.
Shop the collection here.
Double, triple, quadruple denim
For SS25, 7 For All Mankind presents a campaign that celebrates self-expression backdropped by the brand’s West Coast home. In typical fashion, Americana tropes are redefined through bleach-washed denim, studded embellishment, relaxed silhouettes and supple suede jackets.
Shop the collection here.
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