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    A new Craig Green collection and Balenciaga campaign: What’s in fashion?

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    The menswear season may have ended a few weeks ago but there was a Craig Green shaped hole that has been finally filled with the release of his joint AW23 and SS24 collection filled with poetic pieces exploring intimacy and softness within masculinity. There’s also new slay AW23 campaigns from Balenciaga, Dior Mens, Givenchy and Versace to obsess over. If you’re in London, Gucci is bringing its highly-anticipated Cosmos exhibition to the city. If you’re in Milan, Diesel have once again made their next show open for all to watch IRL. And, if you’re in New York, Coachtopia is bringing its new clothing initiative to the ground in a cute little pop up. Finally, Nike and AMBUSH are bringing the football pitch to the club in a glitzy collection you can wear anywhere in the world! Here’s what’s in fashion.

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    Gucci’s Cosmos exhibition is coming to London

    Back in April, we looked east with envy as Gucci landed in Shanghai to debut its new exhibition, Gucci Cosmos, a blockbuster survey of the house’s most iconic designs across its 102-year history. This week, though, any FOMO we had was dispelled with the announcement that the show will be making a stop in London, arriving at 180 Strand from October 11th to December 31st. Designed by British artist Es Devlin, who oversaw the execution of the original Shanghai show, the space will feature additional features that pay tribute to the British capital and its pivotal role in inspiring Guccio Gucci to establish his brand — namely, his experiences working at the oh-so-chic Savoy hotel, just a couple doors down from the exhibition venue. Italian curator Maria Luisa Frisa will also be part of the London stop, drawing new, never-before-seen items from the Gucci Archive for the occasion. But those not based here in our very own hometown needn’t fret — after London, the show already has stops in Paris and Kyoto plugged into the schedule for 2024, with more locations sure to follow. MS

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    AMBUSH’s Yoon Ahn drops a nightlife-inspired Nike collab

    Between the recent announcement of LVMH’s Olympic sponsorship to the ongoing success of Wales Bonner’s ongoing Adidas collaboration, it is, by now, news to no-one that sports (and sportswear) is the arena that all the fashion bigwigs want to be playing in. Blazing the trail in the field, though, is Nike who, following on from a knockout collaboration with London darling Martine Rose, this week dropped yet another fire partnership with AMBUSH, the cult Tokyo-based label helmed by Yoon Ahn. Having debuted during Nike’s blockbuster show held during the most recent Paris Couture Week, it officially launches on August 4th — chiming with the FIFA Women’s World Cup currently taking place between Australia and New Zealand.

    That is, of course, no mere coincidence; Nike is a key sponsor of some of the tournaments greatest nationals — not to mention the women’s Euro 2022 victors, England’s Lionesses — and Yoon’s latest collection is an aptly timed celebration of football fan culture through a proudly feminine lens, offering clubby riffs on sports jerseys, a souped-up trainer that will serve you as well on the pitch as on the dance floor, and ever a glitzy football that, in the right lighting, would probably double as an alright disco ball. “Fashion is an incredibly powerful form of self-expression — it can be used to express identity, beliefs, and personal style,” Yoon says. “This collection has diverse elements that you can dress up and down to express masculine and femme energy through the eye of sport, and I’m excited to see how people will create their own unique style interpretations with the pieces.” MS

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    Balenciaga returns to its spiritual home for its AW23 campaign

    In what marks a major fashion homecoming, Balenciaga has announced that it will soon be returning its headquarters to 10 Avenue Georges V, the historical address where Cristóbal Balenciaga first opened his namesake house in 1937. This is, of course, not a sudden move, with the house having established a presence at the address with the refurbishment of its couture salons and the opening of the bespoke line’s very own store below. The expansion, however, will see the address become Balenciaga’s creative headquarters, with its couture ateliers and ready-to-wear studio soon to follow. To mark the move, the house enlisted Tyler Mitchell to shoot its AW23 campaign within at the address, capturing a cadre of its house muses — including iconic actress Isabelle Huppert and models Vittoria Cerretti and Minttu Vesala — within its mid-renovation halls. Needless to say, when completed, we can’t wait for the housewarming. MS

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    Versace’s AW23 campaign celebrates silhouette

    “This campaign celebrates everything I love about Versace: The power, the tailoring, the attitude,” says Donatella Versace, regarding the Mert and Marcus lensed campaign for Versace AW23. “I love that the models felt strong, empowered and fierce, exactly how you should feel when you wear Versace.” What that translates to is Gigi Hadid, Anok Yai and Irina Shayk, alongside new faces of the Italian house, serving a sexy and sleek, broad-shouldered, cinched waist silhouette in power suiting that you can’t help but be obsessed with. The Versace AW23 woman owns 51% of every company. That winged-eyeliner is so sharp it could cut you and you’d say thank you. She could literally cough and any gay man in the vicinity would be like “omg yes go off queen slay the house down!!!” I would do anything for this woman. She is literally mother. Donatella VERSACE 💜, thank you for your service. TG

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    Craig Green delivers a poetic SS24 collection

    Intimacy plays a large role in Craig Green’s joint AW23 and SS24 offering of menswear, with each chapter of the collection seemingly exploring the revealing of self and how close we allow others with a series of mirrored groupings. To start, models in minimal, monochromatic utility wear had padded, pillowy and faceless dummies made for wrestling practice clinging desperately to their bodies or propped up on their shoulders, like an injured friend being carried to safety. Pairs wearing rain macs, trousers and bucket hats made from laced patches — strings hanging from their edges, creating the illusion of dripping water droplets — were followed by pairs in trippy, contrasting-colour, knits that resembled wintery sleepwear with their nighttime cap style hoods and blanket-esque sleeves. Following this were pairs in padded, floral-regalia-embroidered, armour-esque two-pieces with matching gloves, slippers and masks, sometimes off-centre to reveal the eyes of the hidden bodies beneath.  Finally, the collection ends with a series of ballooning tops, jumpers and jackets — featuring stripes in warming colours and soft, waved and delicate hems — that enveloped the wearer, sometimes two at the same time, in a protective cocoon. TG

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    Coach opens their first Coachtopia pop-up shop

    Last Thursday, Coach threw a cute little party on Prince Street to celebrate the opening of their Coachtopia pop-up shop in SoHo. Showcasing their new sub-brand launched earlier this year, which focuses on circular craft and collaborative creativity, the New York store was transformed to reflect Coachtopia’s refreshing and imaginative vision — that of transitioning towards a more circular economy in fashion, by producing ready-to-wear, bags and accessories from recycled materials and leather fabrics made from at least 50% waste. Peer into the shop and you’ll see Coachtopia’s perfectly practical Ergo bags, in brightly coloured leathers and playful prints — graphic cherries, berries and checkers — as well as one-of-a-kind pieces by artists and Coach collaborators Skilset and Nicole McLaughlin, but it’s best you head on down and check out all the new goodies yourself. ND

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    Dior channels rainy-day chic for their AW23 menswear campaign

    Reflecting the inevitable brooding, greyscale weather of a Parisian or Londonian fall (or, unfortunately, our current summer), Rafael Pavarotti lenses models for Dior Mens AW23 campaign in muted-tone fits against a dark and cloudy backdrop like they’ve come straight out of a Twilight movie. Boys look pensive in waterproof bucket hats and ruff-necked jackets, trench coats with peaks of animal print below, and beautifully simple tweed tailoring whilst holding Dior Oblique motif saddle bags, buckle-strap gallop bags and reptilian leather style saddle messengers. Rainy day wardrobes have never looked more chic! TG

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    Givenchy’s AW23 campaign looks to the Golden age of couture

    Taking it back to the 1950s and 60s when Hubert de Givenchy was leading the way in Haute Couture, Mathew Williams campaign, lensed by Heji Shin, sees the pair bring the style of the era into the now, and beyond, with the Givenchy AW23 collection. Adorning models who exemplify the grace and glamour of the period today — Mona Tougaard, Karolina Spakowski and Liu Wen — strong silhouettes are formed from rigid tailored blazers, lemon yellow trench coats and standout structured leather boots. Sophistication is embodied by silky blouses with cuts down to the naval, and a modest maxi dress with boat cut high necks, all paired with heels in tones that bring a bright pop of colour. This is all then off-set by the sci-fi energy of the giv-cut sunglasses that take this mid-century styling of 2023 clothing into the future. Truly timeless! TG

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    Want to attend the next Diesel show? Here’s how

    What? You haven’t heard? Yes, fashion is in its democratised era, with the blockbuster shows its reputation depends on now available to all and any at the tap of a screen! Going one further than streaming their show to the world, though, Glenn Martens and the gang over at Diesel have gone one further, bringing the world to their next show… or, well, letting whoever happens to be in Milan on the day attend it. Granted, it’s not the first time that the brand has trialled the approach, with that honour going to its Spring/Summer 2023 presentation. If you missed your chance then, then make sure to set a reminder to log onto the Diesel website on September 6th, when tickets will be released to the public on a first come, first served basis. On your marks, get set… MS

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