We love: fashion fixes for the week ahead – in pictures
Fluid silhouettes and soft summer tailoring, Gap’s collaboration with California clothing label DÔEN, and Blenheim Palace’s latest exhibition
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Heart and soul
Crystal Haze’s Dua necklace is made from multicoloured stones including malachite, jade and red carnelian. Since its launch in 2017, the Norwegian brand has been inspired by the playful nostalgia of childhood. Crystal Haze Jewellery creates a positive aesthetic based around precious stones and playful motifs. £160, crystalhazejewelry.com -
Seeing double... denim
Gap is collaborating with California clothing label DÔEN on a collection of women’s and kids’ apparel and accessories. The campaign is fronted by Lily Aldridge and her sister, model and singer Ruby Aldridge. The 46-piece collection is brought to life via DÔEN’s feminine take on Gap’s classic styles, rooted in denim and khaki with pops of vivid red. The assortment includes matching sets, dresses, denim, tops and skirts, loungewear and accessories. From £12-£100 at gap.co.uk (Launching on 23 May 2024) -
Style on show
Blenheim Palace has unveiled the largest exhibition in its 300-year history, celebrating Britain’s most famous fashion designers with bespoke designs and loans from huge names including Stella McCartney and the late Dame Vivienne Westwood. Icons of British Fashion exhibition, £38, blenheimpalace.com -
Flowers in motion
British womenswear brands Jigsaw and Roksanda have joined forces again on an exclusive capsule for Spring/Summer 2024. The 12-piece limited-edition collection is defined by fluid silhouettes and softened summer tailoring, focusing on Roksanda’s signature sculptural forms and colour-blocking. ‘Our second collection for Jigsaw presents a continuation of narrative inspired by art, dance, movement and colour,’ notes Roksanda Ilinčić. Starting price, £225, jigsaw-online.com and in selected Jigsaw stores. -
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Her name is Rio
Jewellery brand Monica Vinader launches a range of playful new pieces as part of its ‘Rio’ collection. The new styles include necklaces and bracelets hand strung with natural gemstones: black onyx, citrine, peach moonstone, tiger’s eye and turquoise. Available in 100% recycled gold vermeil and sterling silver, from £88, monicavinader.com -
Buy less, be happier?
Designer Patrick Grant’s book, Less: Stop Buying So Much Rubbish, celebrates craftsmanship, making things with care, and how having fewer, better-quality things can make us happier. £22, waterstones.com -
Circle of life
Fragile Beauty at the V&A is a breathtaking exhibition of photography’s greatest hits. It showcases more than 300 rare prints from 140 photographers, on loan from the private collection of Sir Elton John and David Furnish. On show are iconic images from the world’s leading photographers, from Robert Mapplethorpe, Cindy Sherman and Diane Arbus to fashion photographs by Horst P Horst, Irving Penn and Herb Ritts. Fragile Beauty, £20 vam.ac.uk ( 18 May 2024 to 5 January 2025)Photograph: © David LaChapelle