Converse × Peanuts collaboration brings a smile to kids and adults
We can’t help but smile at this collaboration between Converse and Peanuts, Charles M. Schulz’s famed comic strip with Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Woodstock, and the gang. There are both adults’ and children’s styles, including the Chuck 70 with a Woodstock camo print. New Zealand will see four adult styles on the retail market: the […]
Teddy Santis’s Made in USA collection for New Balance débuts April 28
The New Balance Made in USA collection conceived under Teddy Santis as creative director launches on April 28 at 10 a.m. at newbalance.co.nz and selected retailers. The collection sees seasonal, limited-edition models of the 990v1, 990v2, and 990v3, as the 990 series itself celebrates its 40th anniversary. Prices range from NZ$140 to NZ$300 for […]
Rianne van Rompaey, Blesnya Minher, Pan Haowen front Chanel spring ’22 eyewear campaign
Chanel’s spring–summer 2022 eyewear campaign, fronted by Rianne van Rompaey, Blesnya Minher, and Pan Haowen, has been shot by Karim Sadli in black and white. The campaign comprises six images, showing the principal categories of the designs: classic, retro, square, rectangular, and aviator. Customers can choose between sunglass and optical. The double-C motif is […]
Arnold & Son débuts two models for April, including its first timepiece for women
Arnold & Son has two débutants this month: the Ultrathin Tourbillon, which has a new type of dial and a redesigned case (8·3 mm thick) and an impressive 100-hour power reserve. The dial itself sees gold powder mixed with aluminium sparkles placed on the plate, and is coloured blue for the 18 ct (5N) […]
German watchmakers A. Lange & Söhne and Union Glashütte show exclusive pieces
A. Lange & Söhne showed four models at the Watches and Wonders fair in Genève recently. Most exclusive of the quartet is the Richard Lange Minute Repeater in platinum, limited to 50 pieces. The titanium Odysseus model is released in an ice-blue colour, with 250 pieces to be produced. The Grand Lange 1 now comes […]
Kylian Mbappé is Hublot’s newest ambassador
Ezra Petronio French footballer Kylian Mbappé has been named Hublot’s ambassador, promoting its new, simpler design æsthetic. The campaign has been shot by Ezra Petronio. ‘It was an honour to pose for Ezra as he worked to capture the person I really am. I love simplicity, and the beauty of lasting things that have […]
Dr Martens and Futura Laboratories release latest collaboration
Dr Martens and Futura Laboratories latest collaboration launches February 26 in New Zealand, with two styles, using the shoe brand’s 1460 boot as their canvas. The designs are the 1460 EMB Futura boot in black Nappa leather featuring Futura’s graffiti embroidered in white, and the 1460 Futura boot with an olive fabric upper, leather […]
Ledeff celebrates astrology with Zodiac accessories’ collection
Ledeff celebrates International Astrology Day on March 20 with its Zodiac capsule collection of bags, keyholders and belts, featuring the 12 signs of the zodiac. There is a wide variety of colours—blue, lime, yellow, burgundy, and black among them—while the zodiac signs appear in a gold-finish brass made in ancient Neapolitan foundries. The Eclittica […]
Kendall Jenner models for Messika as its new muse
© Chris Colls Kendall Jenner’s first shoot for Messika, photographed by Chris Colls, has appeared, showing the house’s jewellery on the model against a summery, beach background. Jenner has become designer Valérie Messika’s new muse, replacing Gigi Hadid. The new campaign, with Jenner donning a swimsuit or a jacket, is meant to signal freedom, […]
Kicking off ’22: Chanel’s Coco Crush jewellery, and Ruby’s Cucumber collection
Among those kicking off news for the year is Chanel, who has débuted its Coco Crush collection for 2022 designed by Chanel’s Fine Jewellery Creation Studio. The new entries have been inspired by the quilted motif, which first appeared on the 2.55 handbag in 1955. They are available in beige gold, yellow gold or […]
