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. This week includes a Kenzo x Levi’s collab, Louis Vuitton skiing gear and Moncler x Adidas puffers. 

Burberry Streets takes Seoul
Following on from the success of the Burberry Streets launch in London which saw Bond Street become Burberry Street and Norman’s interiors turned royal blue, the British house is taking its latest initiative to Seoul. Titled Seongsu Rose, the Seongsu district will be decorated with Burberry signatures, presenting a ‘Petal Maze’ installation inspired by the English rose while blooming sculptures will be dotted around the area to celebrate Daniel Lee’s FW23 collection. A taste of Britain will also be on offer as Norman’s Cafe goes global, taking up residency in an exclusive restaurant pop-up to offer smiley faces and scrambled eggs to Seoul’s shoppers.

Bakar fronts JW Anderson’s latest campaign
Next up to join J-Dubs’ roster of impeccably cast campaign talent is North London musician Bakar. Aside from his musical credentials, JW’s newest face has been a fashion circuit and runway regular for a while, having walked Virgil’s debut Louis Vuitton show to last season’s ERL catwalk debut. Photographed by David Sims, a triptych of portraits captures Bakar in JW Anderson’s cosy FW23 knitwear and boy-girl bloomers.

Kenzo x Levi’s collab
In a continuation of Nigo’s exploration of East meets West, Kenzo has dropped a collaboration with everyone’s favourite denim maker, Levi’s. Merging the cultural heritages of Eastern dressmaking and Western workwear, the Parisian-Japanese house has used Levi’s all-American aesthetic to form a capsule collection of twenty garments crafted from premium Japanese denim. Canadian tuxedos are given a fringe-adorned twist, a reworked vision of the iconic Levi’s logo sits atop 501s and dark wash dungarees are covered with a trompe l’oeil Sashiko print.

Available to shop here. 

Gucci is bringing their changemakers programme to London
The Italian fashion house’s initiative built to support emerging student designers has aided over 50 non-profit organizations with grants and provided scholarships to 70 college students across North America. Now, Gucci has expanded the programme into the UK, recently announcing a partnership with London’s University of the Arts to continue offering multidisciplinary scholarships to students facing financial barriers.

Seán McGirr is the new creative director of McQueen
As Sarah Burton said her goodbyes at her final show in Paris for Alexander McQueen last week, a new Creative Director of the house has been announced. Seán McGirr, the previous head of ready-to-wear at JW Anderson, is to take over after Burton’s 13 years in the role.

Read more here. 

Moncler x Adidas
Unveiled at London Fashion Week back in February, the Moncler x Adidas collaboration is officially here. Combining Moncler’s utilitarian innovations with Adidas’ city sportswear aesthetic, classic Campus sneakers are given a winter-ready makeover and supersized puffer jackets are adorned with an instantly recognisable three stripe upon the shoulder. The accompanying futuristic, robot-starring campaign is also pretty damn cool.

Available to shop here. 

Louis Vuitton hit the slopes
Designed by the Louis Vuitton Pret-a-Porter Homme Studio prior to Pharrell Williams taking over as men’s creative director, the latest LV Ski capsule collection expands the house’s ongoing skiwear wardrobe. This time around you can even get your hands on a snowboard handmade in the French Alps and a pair of Monogram skis.

Read more here. 

Phoebe Philo announces the launch of her eponymous label
Having been relatively absent from the fashion landscape since leaving her role as creative director of Celine in 2018 after a decade at its helm, Phoebe Philo is (nearly) back. After announcing her return to the industry two years ago, the rumour mill has been speculating ever since, but the designer has now confirmed the first collection from her eponymous label will launch on October 30th – mark the calendar!

Tyler, The Creator drops a Converse collab
Converse and Tyler, The Creator have introduced a limited-edition rework of the Chuck 70. A pairing which has released some of the brand’s coolest kicks over the past few years, this drop refreshes the famed flames print which debuted in 2019 as a reference to the fire motif from Tyler’s 2015 album, Cherry Bomb.

Available to shop here.