Menswear week kicked off in Milan, and Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons—again—gave us a wardrobe philosophy worth adhering to. In a collection whittled down to jeans, jean jacket, T-shirt, blazer, and leather blouson, the duo espoused a rejection of the trendy and the useless. Simons compared it to pasta al pomodoro—“little ingredients but well executed”. With the end-of-season sales upon us, perhaps this is a mantra to put on a Post-it on your mirror.
Across the pond, as the FIFA World Cup unfolds across three nations and the rest of us head to work bleary-eyed for another month, it’s pink’s playground. Whether on the jerseys of match officials like Maurizio Mariani and on the cleats of dozens of players across all teams, from super-star strikers like Harry Kane, Erling Haaland, and Kylian Mbappe to goalies like Croatia’s Dominik Livakovic and England’s Jordan Pickford, it’s there. It’s not one brand that’s responsible but many—from Nike and Adidas to Puma and New Balance. We’re for it.
If you’re into getting updates from Dua Lipa and Callum Turner’s wedding, the latest drop has come from the main event, the Sicilian wedding ceremony; Dua Lipa became the first Chanel bride in Matthieu Blazy’s tenure in a crystal-and-feather confection. It’s been a good few days for everyone.
Below, all the other sartorial updates to stay caught up:
