Jacquemus x Nike collaboration drops on 28 June
A move three years in the making, the highly-anticipated Jacquemus x Nike collection is set to hit the stores on 28 June. With 15 pieces in its expected line-up, the collection is looking to be a strong display of the French maison’s pillars of sensuality and minimality, married with Nike’s technical know-how when it comes to creating performance apparel for the gym and beyond. “For this collaboration with Nike, I wanted to create a collection that reinterprets athletic women’s sportswear in a minimal way,” muses Simon Porte Jacquemus on the joint venture. Last week, the luxury house teased the Nike Humara earthy-toned shoe styles that will launch alongside a series of skin-baring dresses, tennis skirts and seamless bike-shorts.
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Daniel Arsham joins hands with Tomorrow to launch gender-neutral label ‘Objects IV Life’
Contemporary artist Daniel Arsham, known for his contemporary “fictional archaeology” and experimentation with space is no stranger to the fashion world, previously collaborating with brands such as Adidas and Dior. His next venture? An entirely new fashion label to call his own: Objects IV Life. Joining hands with Tomorrow, a London-based brand who champions fashion entrepreneurs—the multi-faceted artist’s label will focus on long-time wear that will last beyond the seasons. Its debut collection of unisex workwear witnesses an implementation of deadstock fabrics and the use of organic pieces that are made from recycled materials. Objects IV Life reflects Arsham’s sentiment of designing things he would wear himself, displayed in a showing of denim jackets, blazers, hoodies, and varying jean styles in powder hues.
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CY-B3LLA is Bella Hadid’s foray into NFTs
Luxury houses are not the only ones moving into the metaverse. The biggest It-girls of the decade are following suit and first on the list is none other than fashion’s muse and supermodel Bella Hadid. In collaboration with metaverse site reBASE, Hadid is releasing CY-B3LLA: a range of 11,111 exclusive NFT artworks and collectibles of herself, or renditions of herself. Stemming from a prevailing interest in the gaming world and digital avatars, the model had been fascinated with the metaverse and was excited to create art out of her own 3D scan. “When the NFT craze came, I was genuinely curious about what that community looked like. It went from gaming—me wanting to create this cool avatar and be in that universe and connect with people—to this.” Hadid sums up. Apart from the specific asset and digital certificate of authenticity, the purchase of the model’s NFT might eventually land you in both online and offline meet-up opportunities with Hadid herself.
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Gucci partners with SuperRare to launch Gucci Vault Art Space
Pushing further into the metaverse is none other than Gucci. The fashion-forward house has its eyes on a vision of the future, as it launches the Vault Art Space with the first of a three-part release to its “The Next 100 Years of Gucci” NFT exhibition, a crypto-art auction gallery in collaboration with Web3 powerhouse SuperRare. 29 artists have been commissioned for the exhibition, to reflect on Gucci’s past and present, in order to conjure their own artistic impressions of what the future holds for the storied maison and adding to the house’s kaleidoscopic narrative. Featuring artists such as Alana Vanacore, eBoy and Antoni Tudisco, this venture only proves the maison’s continued commitment to support creative talents and artists. Gucci is known for its early adoption of metaverse ventures and technologies, with its development of virtual real estate in The Sandbox and their recent advent into the gaming world.
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Chanel unveils a dream house boutique in East Hampton
It’s the epitome of a summer dream. Chanel is unveiling a ready-to-wear ephemeral boutique in the form of a garden house in East Hampton—set to remain open till September. The two-storey home is a storied site of architecture built way back in 1897, by Joseph Thorpe, the creative hands behind the Grey Gardens residence. With an idyllic spirit that runs through its overall design, the home is decorated with interior touch points that reflect the maison’s codes: with a black, white and gold palette. Alongside a selection of the house’s most coveted bags and jewellery, guests can expect to be presented with the Métiers d’Art pre-fall 2022 collection first presented at the Le19M in Paris by creative director Virginie Viard, featuring the artisanal heritage and intricate craftsmanship of the house.
Rhode suing Hailey Bieber for Rhode
Hailey Rhode Bieber is being sued for her highly-anticipated skincare label release: Rhode. The lawsuit directed at Bieber’s Rhode, comes from the LA fashion label with the same brand name, Rhode. The owners of the latter, Purna Khatau and Phoebe Vickers, explained how their move was necessary to protect their business from market confusion. In a public statement on Instagram, they mentioned that whilst they admire the supermodel’s entrepreneurship, “Hailey could choose any brand for her skin-care line. We have only the brand name “Rhode” that we’ve built.”. The case is pushing for the court to protect their trademark and block the continued use of ‘Rhode’ as the name of the skincare line.
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