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… JW Anderson’s crossover with A.P.C.
The Irish legend behind his namesake brand and Loewe’s genius joined forces with a slightly more subdued French denim brand A.P.C. for a capsule collection (from £135). Kit Connor is its face, and the above Connor sweater might be named after him. Check it out on SSENSE here.
Wear… Stone Island’s Dover Street Market collaboration
The iconic Stoney patch gets a friend to sit alongside in the new collaboration between Stone Island and Dover Street Market. Their 19-piece, all black collaboration (from £425) is available to buy now, either online or on the ground floor of DSM London. Check it out here.
Buy… Selfridges skincare kits
If you’re in the market for a whole new beauty routine but were hoping to try a little mix and match first, Selfridges have launched new skincare kits in three variants — Barrier Building, Clarifying and Renewing — for those wanting to try new things. Products from 111 Skin, Dermalogica and Murad are included. Even better — the bundles are worth up to £340, but cost you between £60 and £70 each. Check them out on the Selfridges website.
Buy… Palace’s Wedgwood tea set
What do you get when you cross the UK’s most valued skate brand with a heritage maker of teapots? A link-up between Palace and Wedgwood, of course! Printed with Palace’s own strawberry vine riff on Wedgwood’s iconic pattern, you can buy the cup and saucer, teapot and plate they’ve made together, as well as a limited edition deck. They all launch for sale on 20 October in-store and online. Watch the Alasdair McLellan-directed film above and plan how you’ll snag it from here.
Apply to… The Bottega Veneta school
Where in the world could be better to hone your sartorial skills than under the watchful gaze of the master artisans crafting Bottega Veneta’s famed leather goods? Well, the Italian house have launched Bottega Veneta Academia Labor et Ingenium, a school dedicated to — as the Latin in the name suggests — craft and creativity. What’s more, graduates of the school will be guaranteed a job within their renowned atelier too!
Based between the Bottega Veneta atelier in Montebello Vicentino and their manufacturing site in Povolaro Dueville, a permanent workshop has been built where five artisans will train 50 students per year, as well as the house’s employees and new hires looking to upskill, on the art of Bottega Veneta — the wisdom and expertise of one generation being passed on to the next. For now, the school is running an external collaboration with the Università Iuav di Venezia, with eight talented students taking part in a bespoke seven week masterclass. However, keep the Bottega Veneta website bookmarked for more details on how you can apply to learn from some of the very best in Italian craftsmanship.
Listen to… Kaeto
A maker of relentless and confrontational pop music, Scottish newcomer Kaeto bursts through the industry gates with a song that sounds like it was made outside of it. “No Body”, about the lure and lethalness of vanity, may be the most commanding new artist statement we’ve heard all year. Stream the new track above and follow her Instagram here.
Watch… It Lives Inside
Brought to you by the same team that made Get Out, and distributed in the US by cult distributor Neon (Parasite, Infinity Pool), this new horror follows a high school girl trying desperately to fit in by rejecting her Indian heritage. But when her best friend gets possessed by a demon, she has to lean into the same thing she’s trying to abscond in order to save her. It’s in UK cinemas from 20 October.
Go to… a pop-up concert in Peckham
This Saturday, Dr. Martens are hosting a free concert in Peckham’s Copeland Park. Stomp your way to South East (it’s honestly not that far, stop complaining about crossing the river) for a free concert led by Mercury Prize winners Ezra Collective. Alongside the jazz headliners, the line-up features a who’s who of some of influential names in London’s cultural scene: DJ and producer p-rallel, pop starlet Chi Virgo and winner of Dr Marten’s Made Strong TikTok competition, Nayana AB. There’s art too; Slawn and Reuben Dangoor will be join forces on a new mural unveiled at the event. Get your boots on.
Drink… Frieze-themed coffee cocktails
In celebration of its 31-year history of championing contemporary artists through its illy Art Collection, illycaffè has collaborated with leading global arts club The Cultivist to host an Art for Thought coffee cocktail evening talk on Monday 23 October at Green Michelin-starred restaurant Apricity in Mayfair, London. Dr Madeline Haddon, curator at the Victoria & Albert Museum East, will take guests on a journey of ‘Art Through the Ages’, accompanied by obligatory espresso martinis, caffeine infused negronis, cold brew and lemon tonics, as well as canapes from chef Chantelle Nicholson. Get your tickets here. Wake up girlies.