This week in fashion moments we see Weekend Max Mara release a holiday capsule and campaign, Bassike introduces their Resort 23 collection, and news from Swarovski, Valentino, and more, below.
Weekend Max Mara releases FW23 holiday capsule collection
Weekend Max Mara launches a holiday capsule and campaign that follows a magical winter getaway wrapped in cozy glamour. Embark on a heartwarming journey sprinkled with plenty of seasonal magic and a wardrobe filled with wanderlust pieces - from fuzzy checks to sparkly sequins. To enjoy inside the warmth of a log cabin or outdoors, surrounded by a glorious mountain landscape: embrace the season’s spirit with a new adventure in the company of those you cherish. Sit back and enjoy the train ride with its fleeting scenery of lush woods and snow-capped peaks swaddled in soft checkered sweaters, tartan skirts, and woolly accessories.
Bassike launches R23 collection
After the brands Resort 23 debut at AAFW, the collection will now be available to shop from November 3. Inspired by the diversity of the species that make up the Great Barrier Reef and the way they interact with each other. The bold and clashing colours and textures in the collection echo the way our environment naturally generates pattern and colour palettes whilst a print the features the sprawling tentacles of an octopus gliding through the water punctuates the collection for a true resort feel.
Rick Owens reimagines the Moncler Maya 70
For its 70th anniversary, Moncler has announced seven designers will each have their turn at reimagining its iconic Maya jacket. This time around Rick Owens will take up the baton, with an iteration modelled by Michèle Lamy and set to drop on November 5. Speaking on the design, Owens said, "I applied the architecturally quilted shoulders that I introduced in my men's Fall/Winter 2021 collection called Gethsemane. It was one of the four shows I did on Venice’s lido beach in Italy during the Covid lockdowns. We refer to them as our girdered shoulders – symbolically meant to support the weight of contemporary adversities."
Abc. For Swarovski Creators Lab
Swarovski has teamed up with Abc. (Advisory Board Crystals) for a capsule collection of ready-to-wear pieces. Available online only, the limited-release range of ready-to-wear pieces includes sweatshirts, sweatpants, and hats that embrace the power of crystals to enhance the modern-day uniform; offering an exciting new entry point into the crystal lifestyle with products that showcase cutting-edge design and craftsmanship.
Sarah & Sebastian launches Words of Endearment collection
Launching on November 3, Words of Endearment is a ring collection for the holiday season, formed by sweet nothings of friends and loved ones. Featuring a cursive handwritten typeface, developed exclusively by the brands in-house design team, each ring from the collection is designed using CAD and cast in solid 10 karat yellow or white gold.
Qatar Creates and Maison Valentino present Valentino's first exhibition in Doha
On the occasion of the year-round national cultural movement Qatar Creates, Qatar Museums and Maison Valentino will present “Forever Valentino”, a major perspective exhibition that pays homage to its founder Valentino Garavani and its still-unfolding heritage of Haute Couture excellence, at M7, the design and innovation hub located in Msheireb Downtown Doha, on view from 28 October 2022 to 1 April 2023. A stunning theatrical experience, “Forever Valentino” is an exploration of the Haute Couture codes of the Maison and a voyage through Rome, Valentino’s home, the place where everything started and where its identity belongs to.
“Forever Valentino” is the Maison’s largest exhibition to date and its first presentation in the Middle East. Coinciding with Valentino Garavani’s 90th birthday and the unveiling of the Valentino Autumn/Winter 2022 Haute Couture collection in the heart of Rome, the exhibition is conceived as a vast panoramic view of the history of the Maison, embedded in scenography evoking the Eternal City, which has been Valentino’s home since its foundation in 1959.
FENDI Baguette celebrates 25th anniversary with capsule collection and Melbourne Pop- Up
To celebrate the original "It" bag, the Baguette 25th anniversary and its creativity, 25 archive editions of the bag have been re-interpreted for the the Fall Winter Baguette Capsule, featuring its most iconic materials and craftsmanships.
The Capsule will be showcased with a specially designed retail concept at Chadstone in Melbourne, the first Pop Up for FENDI in Australia, from November 14 until December 4. Oversized FENDI Baguette sculptures will frame the Pop Up space, which will feature the 25th Anniversary Baguette Capsule alongside displays of memorable Baguette designs from the archive.
Albus Lumen Société launches artist in residence program
Albus Lumen Société's first artist in residence is Max Rixon, with his body of work Poetica de Domina - Portrait of a Lady.
Max Rixon is a multidisciplinary artist and designer based in Sydney. Much of his recent work has taken shape through the medium of sculpture. His first solo exhibition Poetica de Domina - Poetry of a Lady, portrays the relationship he sees between humankind and its own creations. These sculptures exhibit a sense of order in chaos, purpose in uncertainty, and maximalism through minimalistic aesthetics. Rhythmic, yet quiet, a balance in duality. They will be on display at the Albus Lumen Société space in Bondi.
