Every Monday we round up the biggest news in fashion, music, art, sneaker, and culture so that you don't miss a thing, and this week is a good one. With drops from Dior to AMIRI, and a winner announced for the Mercedes-Benz Sustainability Prize, here's everything you might've missed or need to know this week.
Dior’s B44 Blade sneakers got an update
Created by Kim Jones, Dior’s B44 Blade sneakers are rooted in a 2000s-inspired silhouette and retro-futuristic look. First seen as part of Dior’s Spring 2025 collection, the B44 Blade is now being revisited in four new shades - orange, blue, purple, and green – all embellished with the signature “Dior” logo. Walking the line between Dior’s refined style and functionality, the sneaker is now available to shop worldwide.
Asics Novalis Season 2 is out in full
After an initial drop last month, the full Asics Novalis Season 2 is dropping tomorrow, exclusively on kikokostadinov.com. For the release, Asics Novalis teamed up with Culted-favourite photographer Frank Lebon to shoot the campaign – the blurred high-saturation imagery is so sick.
Soldier unveiled his latest art project at Hublot
Lagos-born, London-based visual artist and designer Soldier has just linked up with Hublot for a new project called the “Champions Series”, which reveals a collection of dynamic paintings of athletes. Celebrating performance and the human spirit, the Champion Series - which was unveiled at Hublot's Bond Street store last week - explores notions of motion, survival, and the beauty in competition.
Logan Monroe Goff is the Mercedes-Benz Sustainability Prize winner
Dallas-born, Paris-based emerging designer Logan Monroe Goff just won the Mercedes-Benz Sustainability Prize with his menswear collection that merged tailoring with a motorcycle racing aesthetic named “Asphalt Cowboy”. It’s a Paris-Texas affair.
AMIRI’s picking bones in its new outerwear drop
Bones are having a moment in the current zeitgeist, and AMIRI’s leading that movement. The brand just released a new puffer collection and it’s giving us bones and all – just in time for Halloween. Go get puffed at amiri.com.
New sportswear brand Valley Unlimited is coming through
New sportswear label alert. Valley Unlimited is a London-based brand grounded in subcultures and skating, blurring the lines between streetwear, skating and actual activewear. You’re gonna have the biggest drip in the gym. Keep an eye out for this one because it’s dropping soon.
Nia Archives joins forces with Dr. Martens
Brit icon Nia Archives teams up with other Brit icon Dr. Martens for a campaign that celebrates Dr. Martens’ heritage as a day-to-day staple. The campaign showcases the shoe that Nia wore every day in school and still wears to this day in her live shows, taking inspiration from the artist’s own evolution and self-expression.
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