In this week’s edition of Brand New, we’re looking at the newest releases from Dior, RIMOWA, diptyque, and more.
Courtesy of Dior.
The recent fine jewelry debuts from Dior have left us wanting to pick a ring for each finger. Our favorites, you ask? The delicate yellow gold Oui ring spells out the French word in cursive, dotting the I with a delicate diamond. Likely even more stunning is the open Rose Des Vents ring, featuring a take on Monsieur Christian Dior’s eight-pointed good luck star sitting atop a bed of mother of pearl on one side and a petite diamond on the other.
Trunk Plus in Flamingo, courtesy of RIMOWA.
RIMOWA has released a new capsule collection featuring two new colors, available across a selection of the luggage maison’s favorite styles. Looking to the beauty of Tanzania’s dramatic landscapes, the sanguine Flamingo and sky-hued Azure options are seen on pieces like a new size iteration of the Never Still tote, a Personal Polycarbonate cross-body bag, and styles from the brand’s “Essential” suitcase collection.
Courtesy of Lendava.
If your resolution for the year is to take better care of your skin, we can’t think of a better way to do it than with Lendava. The sustainable and science-based skincare brand keeps things simple with everything you need, packed into just two products for your daily routine—Good Morning and Good Night. The sleek, spherical packaging keeps the planet in mind, too, with a refillable design for less waste.
L.U.C. Flying T Twin Ladies, courtesy of Chopard.
The latest from Chopard are the L.U.C. Flying T Twin Ladies timepieces. The delicate, ultra-thin designs implement the house’s first automatic flying tourbillon (the L.U.C 96.24-L, released in 2019), seen across two iterations. With both 35-mm watches limited to 25 pieces, one version features a platinum case and face, set in its entirety with tiny sparkling diamonds. The other bears a slightly more understated rose gold case with diamonds and a mother of pearl face. Each model comes with the option ofa a blue brushed fabric or a green alligator leather strap.
Gabriel Kreuther: The Spirit of Alsace, A Cookbook, by Gabriel Kreuther and Michael Ruhlman, Hardcover, 368 pages 9 x 10 7/8, 200 color photographs; courtesy of Abrams publishing.
Learn to prepare unique dishes by Gabriel Kreuther from the comfort of your own home with the award-winning chef’s new cookbook The Spirit of Alsace. Written alongside Michael Ruhlman, the recipe-filled publication highlights Kreuther’s French-Swiss-German training and a combination of flavors from his home of origin, Alsace, and his current home of New York. Ranging from simple to complex, detailed recipes complete with techniques include mouthwatering dishes like stuffed veal breast, potato galette, and traditional red wine cake.
Courtesy of Louis Vuitton.
Louis Vuitton’s new Runner Tatic menswear sneakers are a special wish list item, and only available at the maison’s new menswear boutique in Miami. If you’re local or lucky enough to be visiting the city, you can expect to find the 1990s-inspired runner in five colorways, including a monochrome black and contrasting versions with green, blue, mocha, and white. The foam-injected wave-shaped soles ensure optimum comfort, while the statement calf-leather design features details like tiny reflective monogram flowers and an unmissable LV logo on the side and tongue of the shoe.
Courtesy of Es Devlin and PANGAIA.
PANGAIA and Es Devlin have partnered to create a special capsule collection inspired by the artist’s recent installation “Forest of Us” at Superblue Miami. Taking the form of four clothing styles—a hoodie, track pants, a t-shirt, and shorts—in a powerful hue of orange, the capsule collection aims to inspire its wearer to take action where the environment is concerned, drawing from the artwork’s parallels between humans and nature. Each piece is tagged with the signature PANGAIA material text block, which now features a quote from Devlin’s installation, reading, “A forest of us, a symbiotic symmetry, a branching geometry that flows within us and around us but do you see it, can you feel it, do you breath it can you find it – go and find it.”
Courtesy of Diptyque.
Looking back on the maison’s origins in upholstery design, diptyque is launching on January 17 a collection of wallpapers that will leave you itching to redesign your space. Encompassing a suite of funky prints and patterns that recall the aesthetics of the 1960s, the patterns draw from the original designs of brand founders—seen across prints like the kinetic Mosaic paper, the watercolor-esque Les Lilas and Jardin Clos designs, the illustrated flora of the Boscage print, the Roman shield-reminiscent Basile style, and more.
