Style News: Chanel jewellery designer's final collection, Havaianas x Gigi Hadid, Decorte pop-up

Straits Times

19-06-2025

Late Chanel jewellery designer takes final bow
Celestial motifs are at the centre of French maison Chanel's latest haute joaillerie line Reach For The Stars – the last by its former chief of fine and high jewellery, Patrice Leguereau, who died of illness in November 2024.
The swansong of his 15-year tenure is a mix of old and new. Familiar notes, like the long tail of a comet and abstractions of the lion he so favoured – for founder Coco Chanel was a Leo – get much play, but the soft curves of wings make their debut too.
Celestial motifs shine in Chanel's haute joaillerie line Reach For The Stars – the last by its former chief of fine and high jewellery, Patrice Leguereau, who died in November 2024.
PHOTO: CHANEL
White gold and natural polished diamonds recur in the range that includes necklaces, belts, earrings and a tiara. But sapphire proves most effective, appearing in pink, blue and even a subtle yellow, while the soft reds of spessartine garnets and some black spinel add interest.
It is quite a romantic line, with some sets approaching Sailor Moon levels of girlishness – granted, they are much more opulent.
The piece de resistance is the Wings Of Chanel necklace shaped like a pair of unfurled wings that fit around the neck. It is set with a 19.55-carat padparadscha sapphire of a rare pink, and drops into a string of little moons and stars that can be detached and worn as a bracelet.
Info: Contact Chanel for prices
Havaianas x Gigi Hadid lands on June 30
Supermodel Gigi Hadid's new capsule collection for Brazilian flip-flop brand Havaianas comprises four styles.
PHOTO: HAVAIANAS
Supermodel Gigi Hadid's new capsule collection for Brazilian flip-flop brand Havaianas will go live on June 30.
Comprising four styles, the drop is the casual footwear brand's buzziest in recent memory, following an appearance by Hadid in late May – feet shod in a butter yellow, square-toe pair of Havaianas.
US fashion media was quick to seize on the oddity of her bared ankles and toes – really, the whole paw – on the grotty streets of New York, forecasting a 'flip-flop renaissance'. It is a notion perhaps most amusing in Singapore, where the rubber slipper is ubiquitous.
Hadid's set comes in classic Havaianas shapes and candy tones – soft-orange, yellow, purple, and blue and green – with retro, pin-up-inspired prints. Each pair bears her signature on the sole and is packaged in a beach-inspired box, with hanger and postcard.
Info: Available from June 30 exclusively at havaianas.com.sg. Prices to be announced
Decorte's Takashimaya pop-up
Decorte's AQ Pore Blackhead Dissolver and AQ Perfumed Hair Mist.
PHOTOS: DECORTE
From June 19 to 25, Japanese beauty brand Decorte, known for its focus on regenerative skincare, will set up shop at Takashimaya's The Atrium.
The week-long pop-up gathers Decorte AQ's skin, hair, body and fragrance products in one place and features two new products.
The first, the AQ Pore Blackhead Dissolver ($120), is a cleansing serum meant to smooth pores and dissolve excess oil on the face. It is touted as gentle, going for the lipids in sebum plugs and dissolving them right down to the roots, removing the 'grease' and proteins that clog pores.
The second, the AQ Perfumed Hair Mist ($80), gives the locks a sweet Magnolia champaca fragrance.
Info: From June 19 to 25 , 10am to 9.30pm at Level 1 The Atrium, Takashimaya, Ngee Ann City, 391A Orchard Road
Tyler, The Creator reboots two vintage Converse sneaker styles
Two iconic Converse silhouettes from the 1970s are making a comeback in Tyler, The Creator's latest collaboration with the sneaker brand.
PHOTO: DOVERSTREETMARKETSINGAPORE/INSTAGRAM
Tyler, The Creator's 20th collaboration with sneaker brand Converse arrives in Singapore a t Dover Street Market Singapore on June 20. It is part of a new range named 1908 – the year Converse was founded – in which forgotten archival Converse styles are reimagined by rap's one-time enfant terrible.
Two 1970s silhouettes are coming back this time : the Coach Jogger, designed as an Olympic running shoe in 1976, and the Naut-1, a boat shoe circa 1971.
The Coach Jogger reboot keeps the narrow look and thin sole of the original, but trades its retro branding for the loopy script of the American rapper's shoe line, le Fleur*.
The 1908 Naut-1 styles are going funky too. One design comes in a print of the 34-year-old musician's favourite dog and canine mascot of his apparel line, the Airedale Terrier.
Info: Available in-store at Dover Street Market Singapore, 18 Dempsey Road, open from 11am to 8pm daily; and online at DSMS E-shop (str.sg/3GxA3) . Prices to be announced
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