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If there was ever a spiritual home for Louis Vuitton within the adrenaline-fuelled world of Formula 1, it was always going to be Monaco. The French luxury house has just announced it will step up as the Title Partner for the Formula 1 Louis Vuitton Grand Prix de Monaco 2026.

This move comes hot on the heels of LVMH’s colossal 10-year global partnership with Formula 1, which kicked off in 2025 and saw the luxury conglomerate replace Rolex as a primary sponsor. The sheer scale of their commitment was showcased just last weekend, when 24 bespoke trophy trunks were presented at the Grand Prix Abu Dhabi 2025.

While that deal cemented LVMH’s presence across the calendar, the Monaco title sponsorship is the specific jewel in the crown, combining the world’s most glamorous race and the world’s most powerful luxury brand.

Louis Vuitton is no stranger to the sporting field, having crafted the bespoke Trophy Trunk for the Monaco winner since 2021. The trunk has already played a starring role in the victories of Max Verstappen (2021 and 2023), Sergio Pérez (2022) and Charles Leclerc (2024). Most recently, it was part of the celebrations for Lando Norris, who claimed victory on the streets of Monte Carlo in 2025 (and Schön! was there to witness it all).

For the 2026 edition, the House will present the Trophy Trunk for the sixth consecutive year, but with greater prominence. Handcrafted in the historic workshops at Asnières, in the Île-de-France, the trunk is a masterpiece of storytelling: clad in iconic Monogram canvas but interpreted exclusively in Monegasque red. It features a signature ‘V’ standing for both Victory and Vuitton, in red and white, directly matching the flag of the Principality.

The presence on the track will be unmistakable. Louis Vuitton has designed creative trackside banners that reinterpret their signature aesthetics to evoke the blur of speed, ensuring the House’s elegance accords with the legendary circuit’s twisty, unforgiving layout.

This collaboration is a natural continuation of a lineage that dates back to the very origins of travel. From the very first Auto Trunks designed by Georges Vuitton in the late 19th century to the modern Trophy Trunks created for the FIFA World Cup, the America’s Cup and the Paris 2024 Olympics, Louis Vuitton has always understood that “Victory travels in Louis Vuitton.” Now, as the title partner of motorsport’s most iconic weekend, they ensure that victory travels in style, too.

Discover more here.

photography. courtesy of Louis Vuitton
words. Gennaro Costanzo

More than two decades have passed since Victoire de Castellane, Artistic Director of Dior Jewellery, introduced the La D de Dior in 2003. This was her first timepiece for the House and the origin story is famously charming.  She envisioned a woman borrowing her partner’s classic 1970s watch to make a statement – masculine in shape yet feminine in spirit.

Over the years, that clean, two-handed dial has become a canvas for everything from opal to jade, but this season, the collection is dressing itself in Dior’s most famous texture: Cannage.

The Cannage motif – the geometric quilting inspired by the Napoleon III chairs Christian Dior used to seat guests at his early couture shows – is usually associated with the Lady Dior bag. For this new release, however, it has been transposed onto the wrist with hypnotic precision.

The highlight of the new La D My Dior models (available in 19mm and 25mm) is the texture. Available in both yellow gold and steel, the bracelets are hand-engraved to mimic the sheen of a silk ribbon. This satine finish is overlaid with the graphic lines of the Cannage pattern, creating a trompe l’oeil effect where the cold metal appears to be soft, woven fabric.

The dials continue the theme, featuring iridescent white mother-of-pearl deeply engraved with the same quilted lines. It’s a subtle, light-catching detail that adds depth to the otherwise minimalist face, framed by a bezel set with brilliant-cut diamonds.

While the gold and steel models offer a monochromatic chic aesthetic, the collection’s showstopper is the Limited Edition version (launching January 2026). Restricted to just 30 pieces worldwide, this 25mm yellow gold model takes the ‘freedom to play’ ethos literally.

The mother-of-pearl dial features a rainbow Cannage engraving that shifts colour in the light, but the real drama is on the bezel. Instead of simple white diamonds, the case is circled by a gradient of precious stones: blue, pink, orange and yellow sapphires, alongside tsavorites, Paraiba tourmalines, amethysts and emeralds.

Whether in the architectural purity of the steel models or the Technicolor flash of the limited edition, the new collection reaffirms why La D de Dior remains an important icon: it’s the high jewellery that tells the story of the House.

Discover the full La D My Dior catalogue here.

photography. courtesy of Dior
words. Gennaro Costanzo

For anyone who grew up watching football in the 1990s and early 2000s, the goalkeeper jersey was a genre all its own. It was the era of the eccentric shot-stopper: Jorge Campos, for instance, in oversized neon geometrics or Peter Schmeichel in kaleidoscopic fractals. It was a time when the person between the sticks was arguably the biggest fashion risk-taker on the pitch.

Nike Football is tapping directly into that audacious, main-character energy to kickstart the countdown to the 2026 World Cup. The new Hollywood Keepers collection is described as a “disruptive design statement,” serving as a prologue to the official federation kits dropping later next year.

The concept flips the script on traditional kit launches. Instead of the outfield players leading the narrative, Nike is letting the keepers set the tone. Because this initial drop is a sportswear collection rather than the regulated match-day uniform, the design team has been able to ignore the strict FIFA guidelines on patterns and clashes, resulting in maximum creativity. 

This collection unites eight select federations: Brazil, Canada, England, France, Nigeria, the Netherlands, South Korea and the United States. The unifying element across all is the bold archival star design from vintage keeper kits, making its 21st-century return alongside bespoke prints that transform each shirt into a canvas for national identity.

The specific designs are surprisingly intricate. England’s edition unleashes the iconic Three Lions in a savage, dominant design that feels aggressive and true to the nation’s footballing weight. The United States gets a flashy remix of its roots, blending reimagined stars and stripes with high-voltage flair. Perhaps the most striking is Korea’s entry, which captures the duality of its heritage by layering a delicate peony print beneath a bold tiger pattern, all accented by streaks of electric volt.

It is a savvy move from Nike: celebrating the legacy of the game’s most eccentric personalities while defining the next era of kit culture. While the official on-pitch uniforms will debut closer to the tournament in 2026, the Hollywood Keepers sportswear collection is now available online and at select retailers, ensuring the hype starts long before the first whistle blows.

Discover more here.

photography. courtesy of Nike
words. Gennaro Costanzo