It might be a little early to start thinking about autumn, but UGG has just released the first drop of their AW25 collection. It’s called Iconic Design, which is fitting considering it includes revamped versions of the styles the Southern California-based brand is best known for — think: the micro boot — as well as new, more experimental ones like the PeakMod Lowcut (that’s a little harder to explain, so we’ll let you search this one for yourself). And once again proving that it’s managed to stay cool since the early-2000s UGG craze, the campaign stars models Elsa Hosk and Alton Mason, and ‘Monday’ singer Leah Dou. Check out the Iconic Design collection here.
Sniff sniff — we smell a new Dolce&Gabbana perfume. The brand’s Light Blue Eau scents for men and women have been around for twenty-five years and now there’s two new additions to the Light Blue family. Light Blue Capri In Love and Light Blue Capri In Love Pour Homme are all about channelling the heritage of Capri and adding a bit more spice to the collection. Speaking of spice, supermodel Vittoria Ceretti and actor Theo James head up the campaign with a (borderline soft-pornographic) video shot by Gordon Von Steiner. And while D&G were whipping up the new fragrances, they also zhuzhed up the original ones, making them more intense and long-lasting — for up to sixteen hours, to be precise — in reimagined bottles that give a nod to Capri’s traditional majolica tiles with their blue caps. Cop the new Light Blue for men and for women, and In Love for men and for women to channel your inner sexy Italian.
Think Sex and The City, New York chic — the perfect bags to put a small dog in or fill with an assortment of upmarket lip liners. The SS25 collection from New York-based handbag brand Verafied is a perfect balance of staple pieces and attention grabbers. For the head-turners, look no further than the Zebra Shoulder Bag — which is one of the collection’s star items — or the Butter Ring Handle Bag and the Black Calf Hair La Pochette, which are my personal faves. Staples-wise? You can’t go amiss with the Book Totes. Verafied is also pretty affordable as far as luxury handbags go, so go and take a nosy.
Did you know that Birkenstock has been making shoes for over two hundred and fifty years? I sure didn’t. Over that hefty amount of time, the German shoe brand has pretty much made themselves synonymous with the word ‘sandals’, and have released some iconic styles, three of which (the Arizona, Florida and Madrid) have had a makeover for summer 2025. That includes a super cute, baby blue colourway in the Arizona style, new buckle detailing, platforms and lots of other novelties. Check out the full collection here.
True Religion has been a jean staple since it launched its first pair, complete with the now-iconic Super T stitch, back in 2002. Since then, the brand has become a favourite of everyone from Timothée Chalamet to Megan Thee Stallion (which, I’m sure you’ll agree, really shows the diversity of its celebrity clientele). Over time, it’s also diversified its collections to include sportswear and streetwear. As well as some very cool jean styles, the newest arrivals to the brand include everything from adorable baby tees to tracksuits and mini skirts — it also includes pieces from a collaboration with Latina-run clothing brand Bella Doña, which sits somewhere between the Catholiccore and cowgirl aesthetics and is, therefore, very up my street. Check out True Religion’s latest arrivals here.
- WriterScarlett Coughlan
