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GANNI, Melissa.

If your idea of summer footwear involves a stressful mental battle between painful blisters and incredibly boring canvas trainers, a trip back to the nineties might be exactly what the doctor ordered. Dropping globally today, the Copenhagen-based cult label GANNI has teamed up with Brazilian footwear pioneer Melissa to inject a heavy dose of Y2K nostalgia straight into the Danish capital’s holiday wardrobe. 

The limited-edition capsule acts as an organic collision between Melissa’s classic injection-moulded design heritage and GANNI’s signature, high-voltage street style. This isn’t a first date for the two brands either; their recurring creative friendship stretches back to a highly successful debut capsule collection in 2023, making this latest launch a seasoned reunion between Scandinavian cool and South American manufacturing expertise.

GANNI, Melissa.

Following an exclusive preview party hosted last Sunday in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the capsule introduces two distinct silhouettes designed to slide right into GANNI’s High Summer ready-to-wear universe. First up is the Melissa Thong Kitten Heel, an elevated, slightly chaotic spin on the traditional beach flip-flop. The style is offered in a colour-blocked palette of red, yellow, blue and black, alongside a striking leopard print variation that satisfies every GANNI Girl’s animal-print obsession. Sitting alongside it is the Melissa Flip Flop Slim, which embraces a playful, feminine edge by adding a tactile ruffle detail across the strap. Both models prioritise pure utility, built to survive everything from a frantic morning bike commute across town to late-night drinks by the water.

Creative Director Ditte Reffstrup says that the entire design process was driven by the pursuit of an unbothered summer energy: “With Melissa, we wanted to capture that endless summer feeling in Copenhagen. Shoes that are fun, expressive, and easy to wear from morning to night. I can’t wait to wear them cycling through the city and by the water.”

GANNI, Melissa.

For Melissa, the drop secures another major partner for its collaborative archive, which already boasts historic link-ups with fashion heavyweights like Vivienne Westwood, Jean Paul Gaultier and Y/Project. “GANNI brings a distinctly original perspective to dressing – balancing attitude with a sense of playful irreverence that both reflects and reimagines everyday Danish style,” says Paulo Pedó, Brand Director at Melissa. “By infusing this vision into Melissa’s DNA and signature materiality, the collaboration came together organically, translating the defining codes of both brands into products with a strong point of view and undeniable appeal.”

Beyond the bubblegum scent and nostalgic aesthetic, the collection carries progressive weight. GANNI’s status as a certified B-Corp ensures the partnership pushes responsible manufacturing choices, utilising the Brazilian label’s 100% vegan, recyclable material. Monochromatic minimalism takes a back seat to vibrant self-expression, delivering a joyful footwear option for the global street style crowd.

GANNI, Melissa.

The GANNI x Melissa collaboration is now available globally online and at select boutiques. Discover more here.

photography. courtesy of GANNI, Melissa
words. Gennaro Costanzo

Oakley.

The pre-game tunnel has become the most competitive runway in fashion, which explains why everyone has been fixated on Oakley’s latest update on its ‘Players Collection.’ Handing over the design keys to Boston Celtics forward Jaylen Brown and Real Madrid striker Kylian Mbappé, the California optics giant is moving entirely past the lazy industry habit of token logo-stamping.

The ‘Players Collection’ is an ongoing initiative that originally launched in 2023 to let elite athletes treat performance gear as a blank canvas for their personal style. We have seen various iterations of this design ethos over the last few seasons – from Patrick Mahomes putting his stamp on the futuristic, angular BXTR frames to Lamar Jackson and Justin Jefferson leaning into heavy wraps. Mbappé himself previously experimented with retro-inspired shapes like the round, lifestyle-led HSTN silhouette and the side-shielded Latch Panel. Moving away from those earlier lifestyle-only experiments, this new drop represents a massive escalation in ambition, marking the first time the brand has engineered a full head-to-toe clothing line alongside an athlete.

Oakley.

Oakley.

Brown’s fashion input completely rejects typical, high-visibility training mesh in favour of a monochromatic, earthy cocoa brown palette. Built to handle the unpredictable transition between urban environments and outdoor conditions, the line balances modular layering with purposeful material construction. “For me, everything is connected: performance, creativity, identity,” says Brown. “It’s how you prepare, how you think, how you show up.” 

The highlight is the Oakley Highland Jaylen Brown Signature Series sunglasses, fitted with high-contrast Prizm™ Ruby lenses and embedded with his personal logo. Meanwhile, the accompanying apparel acts as a functional uniform, packing the weather-resistant Latitude Soar Parka, a relaxed Latitude Veil Tee and the utility-driven Reserve Momento Cargo Shorts, rounded off by Meridian Low Ext footwear and a matching Reserve Utility bag.

Oakley.

The second half of the launch shifts towards a fast-paced street aesthetic with the Kylian Mbappé Signature Series Permian. Trading his previous retro shapes for a bold, rectangular frame architecture, the striker’s custom glasses feature deep-set contours paired with specialised Prizm™ Road lenses engineered to optimise asphalt visibility. 

Adding an intimate layer of narrative detail, the geographical coordinates of his childhood hometown of Bondy, France, are etched along the temples, while his personal emblem is embedded directly onto the lens. “Style is a signature. These glasses are more than an accessory – they carry my roots, reflect my journey, and define how I move forward,” Mbappé says. “It starts before kickoff: the way you arrive, the energy you bring, the presence you carry.”

Much like designers, athletes are shaping the broader culture surrounding sport, and this capsule highlights a new standard for performance gear.

The new Players Collection is now available online and at select Oakley retail locations and partners worldwide. Discover the collection here.

photography. courtesy of Oakley
words. Gennaro Costanzo

Louis Vuitton.

Louis Vuitton’s four-petal monogram flower has travelled from historical canvas trunks to gold tennis bracelets since Georges Vuitton first sketched it in 1896, but it has never been tasked with actually keeping time. As part of its 130th anniversary celebrations, the Maison is globally debuting the ‘Louis Vuitton Color Blossom Watch’ collection, marking a major expansion as the first time-telling accessory to cross into the house’s decade-old fine jewellery universe. 

Fronting the campaign imagery is brand ambassador Ana de Armas, captured by Inez & Vinoodh, projecting a relaxed femininity that frames these new timepieces as items meant for casual wrist-stacking. This latest watch lineup possesses a similar energy to the core ‘Color Blossom fine jewellery’ line, layering the floral dials alongside familiar pendants and long necklaces. Signature everyday staples – ranging from delicate pink gold chains to toggle-clasped bracelets – carve out their identity through double-sided carvings of malachite, carnelian and pink mother-of-pearl.

“We wished to reinterpret an iconic jewellery collection, presenting a women’s timepiece with a jewellery spirit,” says Matthieu Hegi, artistic director at La Fabrique du Temps Louis Vuitton. “With the mother-of-pearl or hardstone dials, or a diamond-set case, there is also an inherently precious essence, which perfectly reflects the Color Blossom collection.”

Louis Vuitton.

Louis Vuitton.

The design layout breaks away from standard circular geometry to let the iconic sun-shaped emblem form the actual silhouette of the watch case. Shifting into a delicate 26mm footprint, the gold or steel case profile curves smoothly to replicate the rounded volumes of the flower. The brand identity continues through to the hands, where a tiny, polished pin motif pays direct homage to the classic brass rivets found on historical custom travel trunks. Rather than competing with traditional sports chronographs, the engineering focuses primarily on a jewellery-first format driven by a low-maintenance quartz movement, built to nestle next to matching chain bracelets.

Four distinct variations make up the initial launch, each demonstrating the technical expertise of La Fabrique du Temps, the house’s specialised watchmaking workshop in Geneva. The artisans overcame the delicate task of imprinting tracking markers onto fragile gemstone dials shaved down to between 0.3 and 0.6 millimetres thick. The line-up includes a casual stainless steel version holding an iridescent white Australian mother-of-pearl face, a soft pink gold model featuring a blush-pink mother-of-pearl dial, and a striking yellow gold iteration featuring rich, aqua-blue natural amazonite sourced from Brazil. The most luxurious novelty is a high-jewellery model using a snow-setting technique to pack over a carat of brilliant-cut diamonds across the dial and bezel contours.

Louis Vuitton.

Louis Vuitton.

The Louis Vuitton Color Blossom Watch collection is available immediately at select global Louis Vuitton boutiques and online. Discover the collection here.

photography. courtesy of Louis Vuitton
words. Gennaro Costanzo