A24 Is Fashion Now, Harry Styles, and Snicker Sneakers
Harry Styles continues to be the fashion icon we need.
On night seven of his Together Together World Tour, at New York’s Madison Square Garden, Harry Styles wore Miu Miu.
He wore a custom Miu Miu look featuring a plum kid mohair blazer with an embroidered poplin removable collar, a cream jersey T-shirt and striped tank top with bow detail, powder blue kid mohair pants, a leather belt, and white Gymnasium sneakers.
Crossing Hudson
Canadian actor Hudson Williams has only been in the spotlight for a hot minute for his breakout role in Heated Rivalry, which quickly earned him a Canadian Screen Award for Best Leading Performance in a Drama Series.
That’s apparently more than enough credentials to earn himself a slot on Bvlgari’s roster. The 25-year-old has recently been announced as their latest brand ambassador so expect to see plenty of him swaggering around.
“I’ve always been drawn to people and ideas that feel bold, original and unafraid to be themselves,” says Williams. “That’s what I love about Bvlgari, there’s such a strong sense of individuality and creativity in everything. I’m excited to join the Bvlgari family and see what we can create together.”
Despite only being on the scene a little over a year he’s already a tastemaker. At the Kate Spade New York Global Summit he showed up wearing a “Journey” knit cardigan by Canada-based Indigenous designer Justin Jacob Louis. Merely showing up in the $350 sweater made it sell out online instantly and earned Louis hundreds of new followers.
Louis told Vogue: “I was told that Hudson wanted to support an Indigenous designer for [Canada’s] Truth and Reconciliation Day. He was very intentional about wanting to wear something by an Indigenous designer, and he must have been doing some research and came across my stuff.”
Pretty cool guy. Hopefully Bvlgari will continue not to mind the billboard space of his chest being covered by something a bit more homegrown occasionally.
The actor is set to star in the films Apparatus and Tyrant opposite Charlize Theron and Julia Garner.
A24 Is Fashion
A24 has been on a generational run with movies. They’ve proven you don’t need ridiculous budgets and superheroes to make genre-defining films. They feel like their own little cottage industry of cult classics.
All with a similar aesthetic or vibe. Enough that people in the comments of the trailers say they’re going to go see a film just because it comes from A24. When was the last time you saw someone say that about Warner Bros or even Disney? “Oh man I gotta catch that Tron: Ares, I’ll watch anything from Disney, you know it’s gonna be quality,” has never passed anybody’s lips. I say all this because even Dior sees the brand potential of A24, collaborating with the studio and literally dangling A24’s logo off their own. A24 is the Dior of the motion picture world. It makes sense.
But this collab goes beyond T-shirts. This two-year collaboration will stretch across events held at New York’s historic Cherry Lane Theatre, which A24 reopened. Since then it has played host to musical performances by MIKE, Haim, and Tame Impala and screening series like Sofia Coppola’s Sundays with Sofia and Spike Lee’s 25th Hour programme. For stage shows there, Dior will help dress the actors. It’s the oldest off-Broadway theatre and an epicentre for creatives. The collaboration will also support students getting into film and theatre.
It’s a strange middle ground that both brands can happily inhabit.
Either way, I’m keen to see more A24 merch.
Globe-Trotting with Bond
I have some bad news. Casino Royale came out 20 years ago. There are people in university who were conceived to this movie. Luxury bag and accoutrements maker Globe-Trotter has a long-standing collaboration with 007.
Recently they did a Thunderball collaboration to celebrate 60 years. The Casino Royale collab has everything from wallets, packing cubes, martini charms and a six-slot watch case. But the keystone piece is the four-wheel carry-on with telescopic handle. The Casino Royale version comes in either Black and Graphite, or Black and Ivory if you’re trying to make a bit more of a statement. You already are making a statement honestly no matter which colour you pick.
Handcrafted in England from signature Black Vulcanised Fibreboard, the case is finished with Ivory leather straps against the dark exterior. Bond’s winning 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 hand is embossed directly into the Ivory leather, turning a defining moment from the film into a detail within the construction of the case itself.
Inside, further Casino Royale references continue through the bespoke lining, creating a richer contrast with the understated exterior.
Globe-Trotter takes a lot of pride in its work, so a unique, individually numbered metal plaque is placed inside every case.
Now just pray when you travel your bag doesn’t get shaken by the luggage guys, just stirred.
The Snickers Sneakers
SNICKERS and adidas are debuting their first-ever cleat collaboration, with an ADIZERO ELECTRIC + II that brings SNICKERS’ chocolate brown to the field. Crafted with a synthetic and textile upper, the ADIZERO ELECTRIC + II offers a snug fit that adapts to your foot’s shape, providing comfort and support.
Available in limited quantities.
Levi’s X sacai Return for a Third Chapter
Levi’s and Japanese fashion house sacai are back for a third collaborative outing, deepening a partnership built on Chitose Abe’s approach to deconstructing and rebuilding denim classics. Where the earlier collections introduced sacai’s hybridised take on Levi’s archetypes, the latest returns to the same thread and cloth as before while pushing the silhouettes further into new territory.
The 12-piece collection spans both men’s and women’s and centres on four key styles, each rendered in both rigid indigo and washed indigo: the Sherpa Jacket, the Blouson Jacket, the Belted Wide Pants, and the Belted Flare Pants.
The Sherpa Jacket carries forward a relaxed fit and continued indigo selvedge, wrapped in faux sherpa with genuine leather pocket detailing and carry-over trims consistent with the collection’s established wash story.
For bottoms, the Belted Wide Pants offers a loose, mid-rise fit in continued selvedge indigo fabric, finished with sacai specialty buttons at the belt loops and a carried-over belt detail. The Belted Flare Pants takes a standard-rise, flared approach, distinguished by welt back pockets layered above the traditional back pockets for a seven-pocket construction. Designed to be worn as a coordinated set or independently, the jackets and pants share matching washes, allowing each top to be paired with its corresponding bottom for a head-to-toe look.