The Week According to YUNG

Cartier brings its jewellery expertise into leather goods with the new Clash de Cartier bag, named after the Maison’s emblematic collection and defined by a distinctive jewellery-inspired clasp. The fastening opens and closes with a twist of the signature stud, translating the mechanical vocabulary of Clash de Cartier into a sleek new accessory.

Crafted in Cartier’s Florence workshops from fine, naturally grained leather, the bag is designed to develop an elegant patina with time. Its minimalist silhouette can be carried by hand, on the arm or over the shoulder, and arrives in black, caramel and Cartier’s signature burgundy.

Inspired by the shape of an envelope, the fastening allows the silhouette to shift between relaxed and structured, depending on whether the stud is left open or secured, bringing versatility to the bag’s refined, architectural lines.

For Fall Winter 2026, LOEWE heads to the mountains. Photographed by Talia Chetrit at Pointe Helbronner in the Mont Blanc Massif, the campaign places Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez’s latest collection against a dramatic landscape of snow, ice and granite.

Bright knitwear, shearling coats, inflatable parkas and the new suede Amazona 180 stand out against the Alpine white, while Storm boots, Dive slingbacks and Shield sunglasses bring a sporty edge to the season.

The cast includes Julia Garner, Théodore Pellerin, Lil Yachty, Laïka Blanc-Francard and Beau Gadsdon, alongside artist Cosima von Bonin, whose work also inspires a capsule of Amazona 180, Puzzle and Flamenco bags.

Shot through mist, snowfall and shifting visibility, Chetrit’s images heighten the collection’s colour, texture and sense of movement, turning the mountains into a surreal backdrop for LOEWE’s latest exploration of craft.

Some dresses are made for summer. Others become part of it.

For its latest campaign, OSOUL turns to the Agadir Dress, a piece designed to move easily between beach days, slow afternoons and evenings by the sea. Set against a coastal backdrop, the campaign captures the relaxed elegance of resort dressing through fluid silhouettes, vibrant colour and a sense of uncomplicated movement.

The collection draws on Moroccan craftsmanship, with garments created by skilled artisans across Rabat, Fes and Marrakech. Breathable fabrics and relaxed shapes give each piece an ease that suits the rhythm of summer, whether layered over swimwear, worn barefoot by the coast or dressed up after sunset.

At the centre of the campaign is the idea of versatility. These are clothes designed to travel, adapt and be worn instinctively, without losing the detail and refinement that define the house.

The Agadir collection also continues OSOUL’s wider exploration of how traditional Moroccan craft can find contemporary expression. The result is a wardrobe that feels rooted without feeling fixed: elegant, easy and designed for women who move through summer on their own terms.

Mukhi Sisters revisits one of its signature designs with new colourways for the Better Than Yesterday heart pendant, first introduced in 2021. The piece began with a simple idea: progress does not always have to be dramatic. Sometimes, being a little better than yesterday is enough. That message was inscribed onto a vintage-inspired heart pendant, turning an everyday reminder into something personal to wear and carry. Five years later, the sentiment remains unchanged, while a new series of colour combinations brings a fresh energy to the design. For designer and co-founder Maya Mukhi, the update reflects that in-between moment of the year associated with new plans, renewed energy and optimism about what comes next. The new Better Than Yesterday colours are available now at the Mukhi Sisters boutique in Downtown Beirut and online.

Givenchy revisits one of its most recognisable footwear signatures with the Shark Pinch Boot, reworked by Creative Director Sarah Burton for a new chapter at the House.

Shown on the runway in six variations, from tailoring to eveningwear, the design extends the original silhouette into a thigh-high boot, sharpening its proportions while preserving its distinctive strength. New metal Pinch hardware, first introduced through Burton’s Givenchy accessories, adds another link to her evolving design language.

Craftsmanship remains central to the construction. A double-shank structure embraces the leg while creating a sculptural, balanced line, with layered elements adding depth and definition. The architecture is designed to elongate the leg and move naturally with the wearer.

Balancing structure with sensuality, the Shark Pinch reflects Burton’s focus on feminine confidence and couture technique. The boot is available in stores and online from September 3, 2026.

Tod’s continues its Italian Stories narrative for Autumn/Winter 2026/27, returning to the values that define the House: craftsmanship, contemporary elegance and an effortless sense of Italian style.

Photographed by Alasdair McLellan at Villa San Martino in the hills of northern Italy, the campaign unfolds through a series of intimate, relaxed moments. Rather than focusing on spectacle, the imagery celebrates togetherness, genuine connection and the quiet pleasures of everyday life.

The setting reinforces the campaign’s emphasis on authenticity, with the surrounding landscape and architecture creating a natural backdrop for Tod’s refined aesthetic. Across the images, elegance feels lived-in rather than staged, balancing sophistication with ease.

Through Italian Stories, Tod’s presents a vision of luxury rooted in lifestyle as much as design, where exceptional craftsmanship and timeless style are expressed through the simple confidence of how people live, dress and connect.

Dior revisits one of its most recognisable house codes with new additions to the My Dior jewellery collection, placing the iconic cannage motif at the centre of three limited-edition creations. Inspired by the Napoleon III chairs that welcomed guests to Christian Dior’s earliest runway shows, the graphic weave is re-imagined across luminous yellow gold. This season, a ring and bracelet are accented with an intense green lacquer, meticulously applied to highlight the pattern’s sculptural geometry and reflect Dior Joaillerie Artistic Director Victoire de Castellane’s fascination with unexpected colour combinations. The vibrant shade also appears on the La D My Dior timepiece, where finely engraved cannage lines extend across the dial and yellow gold bracelet, creating a play of texture, light and contrast. Blending heritage craftsmanship with a bold contemporary palette, the three creations will be available as a limited edition exclusively in the Middle East.

Valentino’s new Interferenze campaign unfolds inside Rome’s Centrale Montemartini, a setting where antiquity and industrial modernity exist in unexpected harmony. Built in the early 20th century as Rome’s first public electricity plant, the space became part of the Capitoline Museums in 1997. Today, classical Roman sculptures stand among monumental turbines, engines and boilers, creating a striking dialogue between mythology and machinery.

Rather than simply using the museum as a backdrop, Interferenze draws on its distinctive character to explore the possibilities that emerge when seemingly opposing worlds meet. Ancient beauty sits alongside the architecture of progress, while memory, invention and imagination begin to overlap. The campaign embraces this sense of creative interference, suggesting that contrast can generate something entirely new. At Centrale Montemartini, history is not frozen in time, but placed in conversation with modernity, transforming the space into a surreal meeting point between past, present and possibility.

Following a debut in 2025, the DXB Theatre Awards are expanding nationwide under a new name, the UAE Theatre Awards, opening nominations to theatre-makers across all seven emirates. Created by the theatre community to celebrate its own, the awards recognise the talent behind local productions, from actors and directors to designers, technicians and producers. After attracting more than 1,500 nominations in its inaugural year, the 2026 edition introduces four additional categories dedicated to improv troupes, school productions, youth theatre productions and gala performances. The expansion reflects the growing strength and diversity of the UAE’s homegrown performing arts scene, while highlighting the companies, educators and creatives shaping theatre across the country. Nominations are open from September 1 to October 31, 2026, giving audiences and industry members the opportunity to recognise the people and productions making an impact on the UAE stage.

Dubai humidity may be unavoidable, but Beauty Works is making the case for a simpler approach to keeping hair smooth, hydrated and manageable through the warmer months. The brand recommends a three-step routine beginning with a gentle cleanse to remove build-up and excess oil, followed by a nourishing conditioner to restore moisture and support easier detangling. At the centre of the routine is the Beauty Works Miracle Leave-In Spray, a lightweight formula designed for everyday use. Applied through damp lengths, it helps condition and detangle while leaving hair feeling softer, smoother and easier to style. The product also offers a preview of what is next for the brand, with Beauty Works’ new Wet Line set to launch in stores this September, expanding its approach to everyday haircare.

CELINE unveils its Hiver 2026 campaign through a striking visual collaboration with photographer Zoë Ghertner and filmmaker Massimiliano Bomba. Ghertner brings her distinctive photographic language to the campaign, capturing the season through a refined and understated lens that keeps the focus firmly on the clothes, attitude and character of the collection. Her images are complemented by Bomba’s accompanying video, extending the campaign into movement and giving the Hiver 2026 world a cinematic dimension. Together, the stills and film form a cohesive portrait of CELINE’s latest chapter, balancing precision with a sense of ease. Rather than relying on excess, the campaign lets composition, styling and personality lead the narrative, reinforcing the House’s continued emphasis on strong image-making and a clear visual identity for the season.

Burberry places London at the heart of its Winter 2026 campaign, celebrating the city’s energy, character and distinctive approach to dressing. Shot by Glen Luchford, the cinematic imagery follows the River Thames, with Romeo Beckham and FKA twigs, who created the runway show soundtrack, appearing against recognisable landmarks and illuminated cityscapes. The campaign continues the story of Burberry’s Winter 2026 runway show at Old Billingsgate Market, where a Tower Bridge-inspired set paid tribute to the House’s home city. Daniel Lee’s collection transforms familiar British codes through unexpected materials and evening-ready silhouettes. Trench coats appear in silk and fluid faille, while plongé leather shapes coats, kilts and trousers. Outerwear is layered over silk scarf dresses, check jacquard shirts and sharp tailoring. Accessories introduce the knee-high Pillar boot, Kent biker boot and equestrian-inspired Bridle saddle bag, completing a wardrobe rooted firmly in contemporary London.

This September, CHLOÉ Atelier des Fleurs introduces Cedrus de Nuit, a new interpretation of the House’s Cedrus fragrance inspired by the Queen of the Night, a rare white flower that blooms only after darkness falls. Created by perfumers Quentin Bisch and Louise Turner, the fragrance captures the flower’s warm, honeyed and subtly spiced character through a new extraction process. The result brings a deeper, more sensual dimension to Cedrus, pairing the airy lightness of the original with amber, dark vanilla absolute and resinous benzoin. Inspired by the atmosphere of a Parisian night, Cedrus de Nuit evokes intimacy, mystery and quiet elegance, with its mood reflected in a deep cobalt blue bottle. The fragrance explores the beauty of what reveals itself after dark, transforming the familiar freshness of Cedrus into something warmer, richer and more enveloping.

Christian Louboutin revisits one of its most recognisable silhouettes for 2026, refining La Pigalle for modern life while preserving the proportions that made it an icon.

The essential shape remains untouched, maintaining the shoe’s neo-classic elegance and unmistakable sense of balance. What changes is the construction. The interior has been lightened and recalibrated, with a softer, silicone-padded structure designed to cradle the foot and introduce greater comfort without compromising the purity of the silhouette.

The signature red sole also evolves with the introduction of the new Everlasting Red Sole, created to preserve Christian Louboutin’s iconic Forever Red colour while reinforcing the enduring identity of the design.

The result is a subtle update rather than a reinvention. La Pigalle retains the timeless character that has defined it for years, now adapted with a more considered approach to comfort, wearability and contemporary femininity.

Calvin Klein unveils the second chapter of its Fall 2026 Feel the Fit denim campaign, starring Tony Award-nominated actor Sadie Sink.

Directed by Aidan Zamiri, the campaign centres on the confidence that comes from finding the right pair of jeans. Sink moves through a series of everyday situations in Calvin Klein denim, with each scene shifting in energy as unexpected moments unfold around her.

Bringing her own instinctive style and modern attitude to the campaign, Sink embodies the ease and self-assurance at the heart of the concept. A bold soundtrack adds momentum, reinforcing the brand’s signature sense of energy and attitude.

Rather than treating denim as simply a wardrobe staple, Feel the Fit focuses on how clothes can affect the way someone moves, feels and carries themselves. The result is a playful, confident celebration of Calvin Klein jeans and the power of a fit that feels just right.

Boghossian looks to history for its latest high jewellery collection, Queens of Time, inspired by eleven formidable queens whose power, resilience and influence helped reshape the worlds around them.

Across 39 pieces, the Maison explores new techniques, symbolic motifs and exceptional gemstones to reflect the individuality of each royal figure. References range from Cleopatra’s celebrated association with emeralds and gold to Queen Atossa of the Achaemenid Empire, whose jewellery was marked by richly coloured gemstones and mythical forms.

The collection uses jewellery as a way to trace power, identity and legacy across different cultures and eras, transforming historical references into contemporary high jewellery.

Conceived through the vision of Boghossian CEO Albert Boghossian and Creative Director Edmond Chin, Queens of Time ultimately celebrates women who challenged the limits placed upon them, using strength, courage and personal style as a lasting language of influence.

Huda Beauty introduces Ultra Snatched, a new colour story built around bright pinks and lilacs designed to brighten, lift and blur. The shades join the Easy Bake family across both Easy Bake Duos and Easy Bake Pressed, bringing the brand’s signature airbrushed finish into its boldest palette yet.

The Easy Bake Duos pair complementary loose powders that can be worn separately or mixed together, including the new Lilac Muffin shade alongside Cherry Blossom Cake, Pink Velvet Cookie and Ube Birthday Cake. The formula promises up to 18-hour wear with a flashback-free finish.

Easy Bake Pressed also expands with Pink Velvet Cookie and Ube Birthday Cake, offering up to 12-hour shine control and a smooth matte finish. The Ultra Snatched collection lands at Sephora Middle East from September 10.

Max Mara enters fragrance with Le Parfum, a scent inspired by the House’s iconic 101801 coat and its philosophy of understated, enduring elegance. Created by perfumers Marie Salamagne and Fabrice Pellegrin, the fragrance is conceived as an “invisible coat”, enveloping the skin with the softness and warmth associated with Max Mara cashmere.

The composition layers sandalwood and cedarwood with creamy tuberose, vanilla and benzoin, creating a textured, quietly sensual trail. Made with 90% natural-origin ingredients, Le Parfum is also certified vegan and offered in refillable 50ml, 100ml and 150ml bottles.

Its sculptural glass bottle echoes the proportions and camel tones of a Max Mara coat, complete with a belt-inspired detail. The campaign stars Florence Pugh, photographed by Mario Sorrenti, embodying the House’s vision of confident, modern femininity.

YSL Beauty introduces LIBRE Santal Couture, a limited-edition fragrance and the first floral woody scent in the LIBRE collection. Built around warm sandalwood, the composition reworks the fragrance’s signature lavender and orange blossom with a deeper, more enveloping character.

Created by master perfumers Anne Flipo and Carlos Benaïm, the scent combines French lavender, Moroccan orange blossom and New Caledonian sandalwood, extracted to emphasise its richest facets. The result is velvety, sensual and distinctly woody.

The limited-edition bottle arrives in glossy brown with gold Cassandre detailing, drawing on both the YSL wardrobe and the natural tones of sandalwood.

Dua Lipa fronts the campaign, filmed by Romain Wygas in the South African desert, where fire, rock, heat and dust frame a vision of femininity rooted in power, instinct and freedom.

Gucci unveils its Primavera campaign, a cinematic exploration of renewal, connection and the transformative power of love. Directed by Johan Renck, the short film stars Kate Moss lip-syncing to Chris Isaak’s “Wicked Game” as strangers come together on the dance floor and the possibility of new love takes hold.

Photographed by Michal Chelbin, the accompanying portraits draw on modern Renaissance imagery, bringing together 10 talents across music, film, fashion and sport. The cast includes Xiao Zhan, Jin, NINGNING, Tom Brady, Alex Consani, EsDeeKid, Lee Young Ae, Shawn Mendes, Rico Nasty and Tarzzan.

The campaign also spotlights the collection presented during Demna’s debut Gucci fashion show, introducing a new vocabulary of silhouettes and textures shaped by lightness, ease and a contemporary reinterpretation of the House’s heritage.

La Prairie turns its attention to sensitive, stressed skin with Swiss Pristine, a new formula designed to strengthen resilience and support the skin barrier against everyday stressors.

At the heart of the innovation are two key ingredients selected by La Prairie scientists. The first is sourced from Switzerland’s pristine alpine environment, drawing on minerals associated with the country’s ancient glaciers. The second, HyPower LP52, is an advanced biotechnological ingredient developed to help skin respond more effectively to stress while reinforcing its natural protective functions.

These ingredients work alongside La Prairie’s signature Exclusive Cellular Complex, combining the House’s cellular science expertise with a focus on repair, protection and long-term skin strength.

Created for skin that feels compromised or reactive, Swiss Pristine reflects La Prairie’s continued exploration of how advanced science and exceptional Swiss ingredients can work together to improve resilience, comfort and overall skin quality.

Bvlgari Allegra introduces Baciami Ancora, a new Parfum created by Master Perfumer Jacques Cavallier as a more intense interpretation of the original Baciami Eau de Parfum.

The fragrance amplifies its floral, ambery signature through a richer Gardenia Accord and heightened Vanilla Absolute. Cedarwood and black pepper add depth and structure, while Peru balsam, cinnamon and ginger bring warmth and spice to the composition.

Its name, meaning “kiss me again” in Italian, reflects the collection’s celebration of emotion, pleasure and the Italian art of living.

The flacon takes inspiration from Roman architecture, with sculpted ridges recalling classical columns and a cabochon-like form that magnifies the fragrance’s deeper red hue. Like all Bvlgari Allegra creations, Baciami Ancora can also be layered with a Magnifying Essence, allowing for a more personalised olfactive expression.

For Winter 2026–2027, Jonathan Anderson introduces the Dior Bolt collection, a new family of bags defined by bold silhouettes, functional details and a more dynamic expression of Dior elegance.

The Dior Bolt crossbody features leather worked with the House’s flat cannage motif, a structured shape and a single flap pocket. Metallic Dior signatures appear on the handles, while the spacious interior is designed for everyday essentials. The style is also offered in a tweed and leather version.

A softer counterpart, the Dior Bolt Duffle uses a foldable construction, D-shaped rings and grained leather to create a more fluid silhouette.

Both designs are conceived for daily movement, combining lightweight construction with practical zip fastenings, removable straps and Diormetal detailing. Together, they reflect Anderson’s approach to accessories at Dior, where familiar House codes are reworked through function, flexibility and contemporary form

And that was The Week According to YUNG.

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