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Welcome back! This week has been predominantly overrun by the Met Gala—fashion’s most anticipated night—and boy! There were a lot of opinions. Many of our red carpet faves and Met heavyweights suspiciously opted out of attending…but we won’t speculate too much on that. This year, the Met Museum raised a record-breaking $42 million thanks to the attendance of plenty of tech bros who picked up the tab, proving that fashion fundraisers still do immense numbers for cultural causes, but it did beg the question: at what cost? 

As far as the looks went, nothing felt overwhelmingly memorable, except perhaps Madonna’s interpretation of Leonora Carrington’s 1945 painting, The Temptation of St. Anthony, where she arrived in Saint Laurent with 7 ladies-in-waiting, and Bad Bunny’s abstract interpretation of the theme in which he attended as an aged version of himself. So Meta in the context of…the honorary chair and sponsor of the event, not to mention what’s happening in the aesthetics space in Hollywood right now.

Other notable mentions included Heidi Klum’s truly wild living sculpture interpretation of The Veiled Vestal, Anok Yai’s beauty look, Troye Sivan’s on-brand Mapplethorpe cosplay with Prada, and the sheer amount of pretend nipples that emerged on Monday night.

Catch up on what else has been happening in fashion this week, below.

Givenchy Launches Voyou Bucket Bag

Givenchy

A sense of refinement has been reinstated at Givenchy, extending beautifully into its accessories. Embodying the house’s signature balance of chic effortlessness and modern edge is their latest addition: the Voyou Bucket bag. I always loved the biker style of the Voyou bag, and now the roomy bucket shape with a simple leather drawstring feels like a natural extension of the Givenchy attitude: refined, confident, and effortless. The new Voyou iteration is crafted in smooth, shiny calf leather with a fine grain and has a supple yet high-shine finish. I also love that it has three different carry options: a top handle, a crossbody, and over the shoulder straps for any preference, embodying an on-the-go sensibility. Apparently, the Voyou takes its name from French slang for a mischief-maker. Always the perfect accessory addition!

A.P.C’s New Artistic Director Is Ludivine Poiblanc

A.P.C

This week, A.P.C announced French stylist and creative director, Ludivine Poiblanc, as their new artistic director. Presenting her debut collection at the Milan showroom on May 20th and in Paris at Rue Madame on June 15th, Poiblanc’s oeuvre includes legacy titles such as Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, and Vanity Fair, and as a celebrated voice in the fashion landscape, will no doubt bring her discerning eye to the elevated basics brand. A.P.C is also celebrating working with Brain Dead once again. The collection, which features looser, more relaxed cuts with A.P.C’s signature fabrications, inspired Brain Dead’s Kyle Ng to gather members of the Brain  Dead community to write and record four original songs inspired by the collection. I love an involved creative collaboration.

Versace Releases La Vacanza Spring 2026 Campaign

Versace

Versace is getting us excited for summer with the new release of their latest La Vacanza campaign, Versace Obsessed. Lensed by Steven Meisel, the campaign is set throughout a series of bedrooms by the water, starring new faces and house favorites like Ella McCutcheon, Sabryna Oliveira, Betsy Gaghan, Alvise Candida and Jackson Roodman, who lounge in the rooms wearing Dario Vitale’s Spring/Summer 2026 collection. The dreamy images evoke nostalgia for the late '90s/early '00s Versace campaign images by Meisel, which is all we could ever really want.

Lié Studio and LESSE Collaborate On A Leather Pendant

Yesterday morning I had a cardamom bun in SoHo to celebrate the launch of Copenhagen based accessory brand, Lié Studio’s collaboration with LESSE, the skincare brand courtesy of fellow Australian angel, Neada Deters. Together they have birthed what feels like the way forward for lip balm-losers everywhere, with a leather pendant that functions as a lip balm holder (LESSE’s Soothing Lip Balm, to be exact). I love it when form and function come together, and in the age of functional leather pendants, this is a must have.