Happy Monday! The new week is here and with it comes the chance to delve deep into some fresh culture and fashion. Here’s your latest look at the i-D Guide.
Wear… Lexxola sunglasses
Seen on everyone from Dua Lipa to Emma Chamberlain, Lexxola’s shades are perfect for our insatiable lust to look like iconic figures of the recent-to-y2k past. Early 00s Matrix-style wraparounds; and the Lulu, their new, dyed-lens vintage style that’s so popular it’s sold out already. Fear not, it comes back in stock on the Lexxola website on Thursday 26 January, and will hit stores like SSENSE soon.
Snag… Do Son by Diptyque
Inspired by summers spent in Hạ Long Bay, Vietnam by one of Diptyque’s founders Yves Coueslant, this eau du parfum from the famed house is the stuff of dreams. Do Son, which harbours musky and floral notes of tuberose, jasmine and orange blossom, has been given a limited edition release in a new bottle. The occasion is being celebrated with the release of a short film directed by Wes Anderson collaborator Werlen Meyer, scored by James Blake. Watch the film above and buy your bottle here.
Watch… Close
Lukas Dhont’s Cannes prize-winning, Oscar-long listed drama will tear your heart apart. In rural Belgium, two boys on the precipice of teenhood spend every minute playing together. But when a girl in class questions their sexuality, the innocence of their kinship is thrown into disarray, with devastating consequences. It’s in US theatres via A24 from Friday 27 January, and in UK cinemas via MUBI from 3 March.
Read… Margot
Journalist-turned-author Wendell Steavenson takes us into the life of a teenage steel industry heiress in 1950s New York, whose luxurious lifestyle provides her with a perfect safety blanket. But as the raucous years of the 60s come around, she contemplates absconding her pillowed lifestyle to dig her feet into the earth of dangerous, youthful reality. Buy your copy of Margot here, or download the audiobook.
Listen to… Naomi Sharon
OVO signee Naomi Sharon makes her mark with a new double single on Another Life. Spectral, interesting and adored — of course — by none other than Drake, this soulful new artist’s new voice will leave you awe-struck. Stream “Another Life” above and follow her on Instagram here.
Go to… Wim Wenders’ TWO OR THREE THINGS I KNOW ABOUT EDWARD HOPPER
The legendary film director brings his new 3D video installation to Berlin this week, alongside a handful of unseen images as part of TWO OR THREE THINGS I KNOW ABOUT EDWARD HOPPER. The work sees Wim expand the spaces painted by the 20th century painter present in its title; one who’s had a profound impact on the director’s work. Catch it at BASTIAN Gallery, Berlin until 3 March. More information here.