The Launch: February’s Hottest Fashion Drops
Hello, fashion readers. As we gear up for the shortest, sweetest, and fashion-packed month of February, we’ll be rounding up everything and anything fashion-related. Watch this space as we update with the best and brightest that the fashion universe has to offer.
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Maison Kitsuné Joins Forces with Olympia Le-Tan
Who: Maison Kitsuné and Olympia Le-Tan
What: Fox Day Afternoon collaborative collection
Where: Available online at maisonkitsune.com and at Maison Kitsuné boutiques and select retailers on Feb. 14
Why: Olympia Le Tan and Maison Kitsuné founders Gildas Loaëc and Masaya Kuroki go way back, and the longtime friends are paying homage to their roots with an exclusive collaboration, titled “Fox Day Afternoon.” The collection combines Parisian and NYC cool with men’s and women’s pieces that give subtle nods to city landmarks. Take, for example, an illustration of Maison Kitsuné’s trademark fox scaling the Empire State Building like King Kong. “The collection is a journey through New York, London, and Paris,” Le-Tan exclusively tells ELLE.com. “I was very inspired by the preppy style of the late ’80s and early ’90s that you see in Whit Stillman’s movies or Jay McInerney’s book Bright Lights Big City.” In the accompanying campaign, shot by Peter Schlesinger, you’ll see plenty of cardigans and pencil skirts, as well as Zabar’s mugs.
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Nodaleto Debuts First-Ever Bridal Collection
Who: Nodaleto
What: Debut bridal shoe collection
Where: nodaleto.love
Why: Julia Toledano’s Italian shoe brand Nodaleto is introducing its inaugural bridal collection, spurred by Toledano’s own recent engagement. Toledano’s kinship with her girlfriends mixed with her love affair of shoes culminated in a dedication to all brides and their chosen sorority. The brand’s announcement is accompanied by a dreamy campaign shot by Hugo Comte around the infamous hurried wedding ceremonies of Las Vegas. Sin City serves as a backdrop for the Nodaleto bride, the ever-stunning Stella Maxwell, who embraces her inner wild child in chic and minimal heels. Her vibe emulates pop culture icons like Madonna and Sharon Stone while romping through the chaos and camp—Elvis impersonators, slot machines, 24-hour chapels lit up in neon. A new bride’s girls’-night-out energy radiates from Nodaleto’s first step down the aisle with this romantic collection of satiny, sparkling bridal shoes.
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Christian Louboutin Introduces Our Angels
Who: Christian Louboutin
What: Newly released capsule collection
Where: Available exclusively at Nordstrom, in select Christian Louboutin boutiques, and online at christianlouboutin.com
Why: Floating down from above comes a new heavenly capsule collection from Christian Louboutin. Titled Our Angels, the genderless line of shoes and accessories are made to showcase individuality beyond the parameters of expectation. To put it simply, this collection is made for people who aren’t afraid to stand out. Included are androgynous ankle length and mid-calf length lace-up platforms as well as over-the-knee boots, offered in the maison’s widest range of sizes to date (from 36 to 46). Our Angels also includes cherubic crossbody bags crafted in luxury materials, including satin and leather, with intricate floral embellishments. Grosgrain gives the collection a heavenly sheen and caters to the spectrum of genders, rendering the shoes perfect for anyone who revels in the spirit of self-expression with divine indifference to any set standard.
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Missoni and ACBC Debut ‘90s-Inspired Sustainable Sneaker
Who: Missoni and ACBC
What: New capsule sneaker collection
Where: Available online at missoni.com and acbc.com and in ACBC and Missoni stores
Why: Two “Made in Italy” brands, Missoni and ACBC, are reaffirming their joint support of the sustainable footwear movement with a new capsule, Basket ’90s. ACBC (Anything Can Be Changed) is a Milanese brand oriented in designing eco-friendly fashion and sportswear. To inform their inspiration for a revival of a classic favorite, the collaborators looked to the storied past of brand founder Tai Missoni, an Olympic hurdler who is partially credited with helping ensure Italy’s global success in fashion. The Basket ’90s renew an artifact from the era when sportswear really exploded, but with a modern consciousness of climate change. Elements of the sneaker are constructed from fruit peels, recycled plastic bottles, and corn-derived materials, assuring that the unisex shoe’s circularity will create less environmental impact. The distinctive Missoni design combined with ACBC’s innovative processes take form in overlapping colorful stitches and patterns, demonstrating a respect for brand tradition and for our planet.
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DL1961 Teams Up with Recover™ to Create Circular Denim
Who: DL1961
What: DL1961 Recover™ denim collection
Where: Available online at dl1961.com
Why: As part of its ongoing path toward sustainability, premium denim label DL1961 has partnered with leading material sciences company Recover™ to create what is dubbed “the world’s first high performance circular jean.” What does that mean, exactly? The denim in the five-piece DL1961 Recover™ capsule collection is made from previously-worn clothing, woven together with eco-friendly tech fibers, and manufactured using recycled water and solar energy—all in DL1961’s best-selling silhouettes, available in sizes 23-34. To front the campaign, DL1961 tapped model, philanthropist, and, fittingly, founder of the eco-friendly lifestyle brand Tropic of C Candice Swanepoel.
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Miu Miu and New Balance Collaborate on 574 Sneaker Launch
Who: Miu Miu and New Balance
What: Sneaker collaboration
Where: Exclusively on miumiu.com and at Miu Miu boutiques
Why: For its SS22 runway show, Miu Miu debuted a new sneaker collaboration with New Balance as a display of impulsive fashion design with an athletic purpose. The distinguishing feature of Miu Miu’s Basic Instincts line is an exposé of raw-cut edges that reflect the spontaneity of construction. The classic 1980s New Balance 574 is reimagined alongside Basic Instincts in white, khaki, and blue denim colorways that maintain the silhouette from the heritage sport brand’s original model while deconstructing the materials at their face value. The implication of the Miu Miu x New Balance 574 is that each brand has created a hybrid that underlines the freedom of designing without premeditation, making plans only according to the natural rise and fall of the creative process.
Kevin LeBlanc is the Fashion Associate at ELLE Magazine.
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