Parisian café pop-ups in Melbourne laneways with MECCA, and retrospective Gucci exhibitions in Shanghai – there's plenty of exciting fashion moments and news happening in the fashion world this week. Of course, there was Bulgari announcing their first-ever creative director of leather accessories, and a slew of warehouse sales to take advantage of. But whether you're looking to support charitable causes through your next purchases with Australian lifestyle brands, or you want to win yourself a free pair of boots from one of the country's most iconic heritage brands, read on for all the fashion moments you might have missed this week.
Diptyque and MECCA present Café Diptyque in Melbourne’s Hardware Lane
For two weeks, from 5th-19th of April, MECCA and Parisian fragrance label Diptyque are inviting customers to experience their iconic Parisian café culture in the heart of Melbourne’s Hardware Lane. For $40, you and a friend can explore Diptyque's cult-classic candles inspired by the gourmet scents of their Paris-based Café Verlet, followed by a set breakfast menu inclusive of rich hot chocolates and fresh Baker Bleu pastries, all courtesy of Andrew McConnell’s Morning Market.
Tickets for Café Diptyque are available now via Humanitix.
Dion Lee debut at Shanghai Fashion Week
Dion Lee have held their Shanghai Fashion Week debut runway show on the 100th floor of the Shanghai Financial Centre this week. After a decade of showing at New York Fashion Week, the Australian designer opted for an off-schedule show in Shanghai, which riffed on the flame as a signifier of both creation and destruction.
Find out more on the Dion Lee website.
Two Good and Jac + Jack launch 'One for You, One for Her' initiative
Australian fashion label Jac + Jack have partnered with charitable organisation Two Good to release a limited-edition special quilted blanket for sale. For every blanket purchased, an identical one will be gifted to someone staying in a women’s shelter. The blankets, which take inspiration from Indian Razai quilts, which stitch layers of incredibly soft, fine-count, muslin-like cotton together for warmth, will be available in two colourways from the Two Good Co website and in Jac+ Jack stores Australia-wide.
Find out more on the Two Good website.
Gucci opens their Gucci Cosmos exhibition in Shanghai
Gucci have opened their Gucci Cosmos exhibition in Shanghai this week, marking the first time pieces from the Gucci Archive have travelled out of their home in Florence. The cutting-edge exhibition looks back at the House's most iconic designs from its storied 102-year history, and was designed by acclaimed British stage designer and artist Es Devlin, fusing innovative audio, visual and kinetic technology. The exhibition artefacts were curated for the show by Italian fashion theorist and critic Maria Luisa Frisa.
Find out more on the Gucci website.
Anna Quan release their High Summer 24 campaign
Australian womenswear label Anna Quan have released their latest seasonal campaign this week, featuring sorbet hues of blue, yellow and pink across a series of complimentary wardrobe staples. The brand's High Summer collection is all about the details – sheer fabrics, resin buckles and mesh embroidery – aimed at elevating your daily essentials.
You can shop the High Summer 2024 collection next week on Anna Quan's website.
R.M.Williams has opened the doors to its Melbourne Central store
R.M. Williams have unveiled their completely refurbished Melbourne Central store this week, built around a promise to provide an immersive and creative space in which to experience the R.M. Williams heritage, and legacy of craft. Over the weekend, customers in store have the opportunity to win a pair of boots via the brand's 'If the boot fits' campaign.
Find out more about the new store on the R.M. Williams website.
VIKTORIA & WOODS partner with i=change to support the Great Barrier Reef Foundation
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Australian lifestyle brand VIKTORIA & WOODS have announced they are partnering with the i=change donation platform to support the Great Barrier Reef Foundation. Continuing their commitment to environmental philanthropy, the initiative will see AUD$1 from every dale on their website donated directly to the Great Barrier Reef Foundation's 'Plant a Coral' cause, which aims to repopulate damaged reef through the planting of new coral colonies.
Find out more on the VIKTORIA & WOODS website.
Saint Laurent host Jeremy Shockley exhibition, curated by Anthony Vaccarello
The House's latest exhibition, held at Rive Droite in Los Angeles, featured American painter Jeremy Shockley, whose paintings navigate the impossible and surreal. Curated by creative director Anthony Vaccarello, the exhibition includes paintings made over the last year, and The Sunsetter, which was the artist’s first larger scale painting in almost a decade.
Find out more on Saint Laurent's website.
