Still Kelly has plenty of charm

Art director Marc Kalman has remained a permanent fixture in fashion circles since he moved to New York in 2010. More than the typical fashion student-to-designer pipeline, Kalman had a vested interest in menswear after working at Vogue China and the New York Times​’s style magazine T. Then he met an upcoming rapper named Travis Scott – ever heard of him? He hopped aboard Scott’s creative team and helmed its creative division for years before pivoting to fashion design. Now, the Florida-reared designer has unveiled his debut collection under his line Still Kelly.

Titled Boyish, his menswear line is something you can see translating across the pond, from the skaters that linger around NYC’s Dimes Square to the creatives huddled outside Shoreditch’s Soho House. Why? The garments are ubiquitous pieces that make subtle differences in your wardrobe as everyday essentials – think unpretentious dark wash denim jackets, denim shorts, camo trousers, plain vests and inoffensive zip-up cardigans. Laced with classic garments, boyish this line certainly isn’t.

Alessandro Michele is a seasoned veteran of making a show-stopping campaign. With less than a year under his belt at Valentino as creative director (and all of the panache he can muster), he’s fed us with a surprise resort collection, plus an SS25 collection and campaign. He’s also somehow found the time to squeeze in one more ahead of the looming Christmas period, too.

In the accompanying campaign video, one of Alessandro’s muses glances at Polaroids of Valentino’s past shindigs. Much like his womenswear debut, dramatic silhouettes fill the screen: free-flowing gowns are adorned with sequins and turbans complement unruly hairstyles, while pie-crust collars and velvet blazers receive the maximalist Alessandro treatment.

Imagine if you could pore over five decades worth of Stone Island pieces without ever having to leave your bed? Enter: Storia: Updated, a book documenting the 1982 inception of the brand and its forward-thinking wearers up until the present day. Clever, right?

More than 40 years of Stone Island’s history have been immortalised via the reissued book, which drops this week. You’ll even catch a glimpse of a stoic Jason Statham and Liam Gallagher – both are a part of the Stone Island furniture at this point.

​“The book captures the heart of the brand, from design conception to the people who make SI part of their lives,” explains CEO Robert Triefus. ​“The book is for everyone: the serious collector and those about to buy their first Stone Island piece.”

You heard the man – consider this your next coffee table addition.

Cou Cou know how to get the girls talking. Bella Hadid, Adwoa Aboah and Hailey Bieber have long subscribed to the intimates brand, often uploading Instagram Stories of themselves lounging around in the thin-strapped pointelle vests and comfortable undies. Chicer than your average M&S knicks but with a reasonable price tag, you’ll still be able to afford more than just baked beans and toast for dinner. And all the pieces can be composted once they hit their life cycle. For the festive season, a scorching red colourway has been introduced via the jersey trousers and frilly long-sleeve tops. Expect to be in matching fits with Miss Hadid or Jenner in 3, 2, 1…

Adidas SPZL’s 10^th-anniversary celebrations are far from over. Delivering the goods once again, Adidas X C.P. Company’s union includes a reimagining of the Mille Miglia jackets, shows off refined knitwear and tweaks the formula of the Spezial trainer in honour of its milestone birthday. It comprises five key footwear designs, ranging from an olive green style to a midnight iteration which blows the previous styles out of the water. If that wasn’t enough Ashley Walters, Stephen Graham and Goldie (!) star in the campaign, donning sweatshirts and outerwear emblazoned with C.P. Company’s sailors in addition to trapper caps and gloves.

You can get your mitts on the collaboration from 12^th November.

Copenhagen Fashion Week has become increasingly popular among the fashion circuit in recent years. Scandi street style – best described as minimalist with jolts of colour – has rubbed off on the masses, and CPHFW’s knack for spotlighting young talent and pushing sustainable practices has cemented it as one of the best on the fashion month calendar. Just this year Irish, London-based designer Sinead O’Dwyer staged a show in the city for the first time after nabbing the £42,000 Zalando Visionary Award (Paolina Russo was the recipient the year before).

You’ll want to buckle up as AW25 is set to be a riotous affair. Thirty-six brands will be joining the line-up in January (shows commence on the 27^th) including newcomer Bonnetje, who is a fresh addition to the CPHFW New Talent programme. Anne Sofie Madsen will show alongside crowd favourite Alectra Rothschild/​Masculina, OpéraSPORT and Saks Potts.

​“Copenhagen Fashion Week is proud to continue to go from strength to strength,” said Cecilie Thorsmark, the CEO of Copenhagen Fashion Week. ​“It is through the continued dedication of our brand community and wider network that we are able to grow and pave the way for a more positive future in fashion.”

FACE friend and Sheffield-born artist Corbin Shaw makes it a point to interrogate the world we currently inhabit. In 2019, he explored heavily outdated stereotypes surrounding male self-expression and then the man of many talents partnered up with Fred Perry to create a dancefloor-inspired line. What’s he cooking up now? Thought-provoking as ever, his latest exhibition examines the thin line between preservation and decay in the UK. In Shaw’s world (which is soundtracked by poet and musician James Massiah), he observes a realm that oscillates between nostalgia and the present and offers a passport to a Britain that is both all too familiar and ever-changing.

Eurotrash runs from 9^th-11^th November at the Spazio Maiocchi gallery in Milan.

Jawara Alleyne wanted the inspiration behind his debut collaboration to be clear. It’s a cultural declaration and commemoration of the Cayman Islands, where the London-based designer grew up. Open now at the National Gallery in the Caymans, suffice to say there’s no misinterpreting Alleyne’s pride and love for his home, as the exhibition features three of his LFW collections that celebrate where he’s come from and his no doubt promising future.

A canvas for his ongoing curiosity, the exhibition will house sketches, artworks, design works and photography from the multidisciplinary designer’s closest collaborators.

Island Underground will run from 4^th November 2024 to 7^th February 2025 at the National Gallery, Cayman Islands.

Following in the footsteps of a variety of designers taking to the central London department store in recent months (Telfar, Jacquemus, the list goes on), Ugg well and truly made itself at home at Selfridges this week, rolling out a sprawling display which, judging by the gawking passersby, is a sight to behold.

To mark the occasion, the brand enlisted Griff to hit the mic – clad in their puffed-out mini duffer boots, of course – and ring in the residency. Backless espresso Ugg shoes were side by side with cutesy ankle boots. Waiters floated around the space carrying dinky bagels, doughnuts and cocktails with floating ​“Ugg” ice. Chic.

The best part, however, is the rogue Ugg boots placed in the centre of the display: ripped, patterned, shredded and boasting pockets.

Head down to Selfridges on Oxford Street if you want to have a nosy at the Ugg takeover.