The Week According to YUNG

Djula is looking directly at the sun for summer with the Soleil collection, a jewellery line built around confidence, movement and modern elegance. The Parisian fine jewellery house translates the power of the sun at its highest point into sculptural shapes, delicate constructions and pieces that feel radiant without becoming heavy. Yellow, white and rose gold create a play of contrast and reflection, while diamonds add light with every movement. The collection includes earrings, necklaces, bracelets and rings designed to be worn alone or layered into more expressive combinations. Drop earrings brighten the face, necklaces rest softly on the neck, and bracelets and rings add rhythm to the full look. Moving easily from sunny days to golden sunsets and late evenings, Soleil goes beyond seasonal jewellery. Available at Djula inside Bloomingdale’s, Dubai Mall, it turns summer dressing into something polished, playful and personal, with understated Parisian summer shine.

Givenchy sets the tone for Sarah Burton’s debut menswear presentation with a Spring-Summer 2027 campaign appearing on billboards across Paris. Shot in London by Juergen Teller, the campaign brings together three men whose presence carries more than image: photographer Sir Don McCullin, filmmaker and DJ Don Letts, and painter Danny Fox. Each is chosen for talent, elegance and a sense of humanity, placing character at the centre of the house’s menswear conversation. The timing matters; released on the eve of Burton’s first menswear presentation for Givenchy, the campaign acts as both introduction and statement, suggesting a direction rooted in personality, experience and lasting cultural relationships. It also reconnects with the house’s long-standing reputation for forming friendships with men and women of substance. Rather than chasing youth alone, Givenchy frames menswear through lived-in confidence, creative independence and the quiet authority of people who have shaped culture on their own terms.

AlUla’s Rawis have taken their stories to Paris with I Am a Rawi: Sharing Stories from AlUla, a public photography exhibition now displayed on the external gates of UNESCO Headquarters until 31 August 2026. Free to passersby, the show introduces the Saudi destination through its local storytellers, who act as cultural ambassadors for its ancient oasis, landscapes and heritage sites. During the opening week, Rawis Adel and Amal led nine guided tours for nearly 100 participants from at least 14 nationalities. The project also spotlights Qissa bi Qissa, or Swap a Story, an interactive experience developed with UNESCO and inspired by its Live Museum model. Using artefacts as conversation starters, the sessions explore migration, belief systems and shared culture. First trialled in AlUla in February, it has already engaged 115 participants from 10 countries and will become bookable later this year. It marks heritage as exchange, not display, for global audiences.

At Villa Necchi Campiglio, Tod’s presented The Italian Wardrobe, a refined study of the lifestyle codes the house has long claimed as its own. The ready-to-wear collection centres on Pashmy, a leather project that reflects Tod’s continued investment in material research and craft. Named in tribute to the pashmina, the leather is defined by its softness, lightness and quietly luxurious feel. It appears across timeless wardrobe pieces designed to look effortless rather than overstated. The Brera Bomber arrives in warm, sophisticated tones, while the Castello Jacket reworks the blazer with patch pockets and an elegant ease. The Solferino Shirt is enveloping, weightless and discreet, translating leather into something closer to a second skin. Each piece carries the signature of a master craftsperson specialised in the savoir-faire, turning the collection into a reminder that Italian luxury is often most powerful when it whispers. Here, function, tailoring and tactility become the real story.

Dries Van Noten’s Soie Malaquais returns in a limited edition that treats fragrance as both scent and object. The emblematic perfume, named after the Maison’s Paris boutique on Quai Malaquais, is now housed in a porcelain bottle finished with a delicate gilded pattern. Composed by Marie Salamagne after visiting Dries Van Noten’s garden, the fragrance translates the tactile softness of silk into an olfactory language. Chestnut brings warmth, enriched with vanilla, cocoa and Peru balsam, while aldehydic rose, blackcurrant and cardamom create the shimmer of silk against skin. The new bottle continues the collection’s fascination with unexpected pairings. Inspired by Bouke de Vries and produced by Atelier Thierry in Paris, each vessel is gilded with a thin layer of gold over porcelain. With grooved lines that vary from one piece to the next, all 100 bottles become unique creations. It is intimacy, ornament and perfume, captured in one collectible gesture.

L’Occitane en Provence is entering summer in Saudi Arabia with its first beach takeover, transforming Jeddah’s La Maison Beach into an immersive beauty destination. Running across two weekends in June, the activation places the brand’s Almond Shimmering Body Oil at the centre of a seaside experience built around glow, wellness and indulgence. Part retail moment, part lifestyle escape, the takeover brings together curated beauty stations, live entertainment, exclusive offers and premium beachside moments designed for a Saudi summer. It also reflects a wider shift in beauty storytelling, where products are no longer presented only on shelves, but placed inside a full sensory environment. For L’Occitane, the setting makes sense: the Almond range has always spoken to texture, skin and ritual. At La Maison Beach, that language becomes more physical, turning body care into a sunlit, social experience by the water. It turns beauty into destination, mood and memory for Jeddah.

Bvlgari is bringing its Roman sense of hospitality to Dubai with the Salone Olfattivo, an immersive fragrance space now at Bloomingdale’s in The Dubai Mall throughout June. Conceived as an introduction to Bvlgari’s olfactive world, the salon treats scents like jewels, placing them within a setting inspired by the warmth and interiors of Bvlgari Hotel Roma. The space is designed as a place to pause, indulge and move through fragrance with intention. Its circular layout creates a fluid path toward the heart of the experience, while warm, earthy tones echo the Maison’s colour codes. Golden details appear alongside each perfume, linking the languages of jewellery and scent. At the centre sits a custom ceramic bell, handmade by an artisan from Sardinia, a tribute to the skilled hands behind Bvlgari’s creations and the craftsmanship connecting its perfume spaces. In Dubai, perfume becomes an invitation to linger, discover and feel truly welcomed.

Dior’s My Dior jewellery collection expands with a new series of pendants that turns the house’s Cannage motif into a personal language. The pattern, originally echoing the Napoleon III chairs used at Christian Dior’s first shows, is reinterpreted in gold through luminous creations finished with a mirror-polished band. Designed to be worn alone or rearranged, the pendants arrive in yellow, pink and white gold, with some versions set with diamonds. One design brings all three variations together on a single chain, creating subtle asymmetry through changing volumes and allowing each element to be styled as desired. The collection also introduces exclusive pieces enhanced with gradient lacquer, including a rose-gold ring and bracelet in red-to-pink tones and a yellow-gold cuff punctuated with diamonds and rainbow-hued lacquer. An ear cuff in white gold with diamonds completes the line. It is heritage made modular, precious, adaptable and quietly playful for contemporary wear today.

Majal Design School marked a milestone in Beirut with its first graduation ceremony, held on 20 June at Dar Al Nimr in Hamra. The event celebrated 11 students from its certificate programmes: seven in jewellery design and four in textile design. Launched in September 2024, one week before the outbreak of war, Majal’s certificates arrive with a wider sense of purpose. The school offers Lebanon’s only comprehensive jewellery programme within a design school, alongside the country’s first textile design programme and a business growth certificate for emerging brands. The ceremony also featured senior projects and the results of two design competitions held with Warde and L’Artisan du Liban. Less than two years after launching its certificates, Majal is positioning design education as a practical tool for resilience, employment and creative industry growth, with many graduates already building brands before receiving their certificates. In Lebanon, making becomes a statement of survival.

ASTERI Beauty is expanding its Desert-Proof philosophy into skincare with a collection designed for the realities of Middle Eastern summer. Built to respond to heat, humidity, air conditioning and environmental stress, the line promises up to 48 hours of hydration from one application while supporting the skin barrier. Three hero products lead the launch: Dew Good Restorative Serum, powered by multi-weight hyaluronic acid for instant moisture and plumpness; Fourtress Moisture Barrier Cream, a rich but lightweight moisturiser clinically proven to deliver lasting hydration; and Rainmaker Overnight Miracle Mask, which restores and nourishes skin while you sleep. The formulas are tested across extreme conditions, from -10°C to +50°C and humidity levels between 20 and 98 percent. Ingredients include hyaluronic acid, squalane, desert date seed oil, pomegranate extract and prickly pear, with vegan, dermatologically tested formulas and conscious packaging. It is skincare built for climate, performance and daily regional reality every day.

Albé has arrived in Saifi Village with a table that feels caught somewhere between Barcelona and Beirut. The restaurant moves through food as a shared language, bringing together two Mediterranean cities that understand eating as both ritual and pleasure. The offering is simple and generous: plates made for passing around, tasting slowly and ordering again. Nothing feels overly staged. Instead, Albé leans into the rhythm of a long lunch or a dinner that quietly stretches beyond its plan, with glasses topped up and conversation doing the rest. Its appeal lies in that ease. Barcelona brings the casual confidence of a city that knows how to live outside; Beirut brings the appetite, warmth and instinct for hosting. In Saifi, the two meet without needing to explain themselves, creating a place where the food is only part of the reason to stay. It feels relaxed, familiar and ready to become an address.

Julien Dossena and Rabanne are closing a 13-year chapter that reshaped the house for a new generation. Since joining in 2013, Dossena has played a central role in renewing Rabanne’s relevance, translating its avant-garde heritage into a contemporary fashion language. His work balanced the brand’s historic codes with a forward-looking spirit, helping expand its visibility across fashion and culture while keeping craftsmanship at the centre. Rabanne and Puig thanked Dossena for the creative direction and leadership that defined this period, describing his contribution as a remarkable chapter in the Maison’s history. Dossena, in turn, acknowledged the Puig family and group, as well as the teams, ateliers and collaborators who supported his vision over the past thirteen years. His successor has not yet been announced, leaving the industry watching closely to see who will write Rabanne’s next creative era. For now, his departure leaves a clear creative imprint on the house.

FAME Collective and Double A have launched an exclusive collaboration rooted in Egyptian craftsmanship, intentional design and Arab female creativity. The partnership began with an alignment of values between Lara Jabara, founder of FAME Collective, and Ayah, the founder of luxury leather brand Double A. At its centre is a shared belief in preserving heritage while creating pieces that carry meaning beyond the moment of purchase. The collection looks to leather’s ancient Egyptian history, including its use in armour and protective garments, making protection a quiet thread throughout the designs. Silver elements appear as subtle references to sanctuary and the material’s symbolic association with warding off negative energy. Produced through Double A’s slow, considered approach to leather craftsmanship, the collection is available exclusively through Double A and FAME Collective. It asks customers to think about who they are buying from, and why. It is intimate, grounded and made to endure.

Louis Vuitton continues its beauty chapter with LV Crayon, a first-of-its-kind monogram-shaped lip liner created under Dame Pat McGrath for La Beauté Louis Vuitton. Conceived as a precision tool inspired by more than two decades of McGrath’s runway work with the house, the crayon is designed to complement LV Rouge and LV Baume while defining every lip look. Its object-like design is part of the story: the Monogram Flower shape enhances grip and control, the black matte wood body gives a soft-touch finish, the ombré colour pencil reveals each shade, and the gold Monogram Flower cap turns function into detail. The formula is featherlight, velvety and powered by peptides, promising all-day wear, comfort, 24-hour hydration preservation, bleed resistance and 12-hour colour truth. With ten shades across nudes, rosewoods, pinks, plums, oranges and reds, LV Crayon makes liner a luxury ritual. It extends make-up into design, craft and collectable everyday artistry.

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