We love: fashion fixes for the week ahead

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It's more than 75 years since Cristóbal Balenciaga introduced Le Dix—the Maison’s first perfume, named after the salon address – 10 Ave Georges V. The revival is a culmination of a 15-year search by the house’s archivists, to recover a forgotten perfume bottle. The original has been scanned to faithfully reproduce every detail, down to the hand tied ribbon. Le Dix is joined by 9 new fragrances, including, Getaria, named after Balenciaga’s coastal Spanish birthplace, with notes of salty citrus, pink pepper and seaweed, 100% a maximalist rose experience and Cristobel – a tribute to the founder’s name, using one of the most precious ingredients in perfumery, oud oil. £230, Balenciaga

Step by step
The weather is forcing us to retire our sandals for another year but it feels too soon to pull on winter boots. Birkenstock’s new Utti lace-up is a modern reinterpretation of the moccasin that bridges the season gap and is designed to support the foot while walking. Available in seven tonal colourways from dark tea, taupe to thyme.
£140, Birkenstock

Join the herd
British circular knitwear brand Herd are best known for using age-old traditions and craftsmanship to make modern heirlooms with heritage sensibilities. The label is reshaping the narrative of British wool, working within a 150-mile radius of farms where the sheep are reared in Northern England to restore a once-thriving supply chain. The collections are chemical free, with a colour range created using plant dyes featuring traditional cable knits and a new tweed made from Blue Faced Leicester wool, an exceptional British fleece known for its rare softness.
Cardigan, £595, Herd

Take it outside
YMC have joined forces with Suffolk-based outerwear label Lavenham, reworking two of the brand’s iconic styles – the prototype jacket and redrafted gilet. Both styles are unisex and cut from Lavenham's 100% recycled polyester quilting with organic corduroy binding.
Gilet, £255 and jacket, £355, YMC

Royal treatment
The V&A’s Marie Antoinette Style exhibition opens next week and explores Marie Antoinette’s lasting influence as the most fashionable queen in history, including her love of footwear – a passion that she indulged with abandon, famously acquiring several pairs each week. To coincide with the exhibition, Manolo Blahnik has designed a limited-edition collection of pumps inspired by the original pieces he created for Sofia Coppola’s 2006 biopic, Marie Antoinette. Blahnik, who has a longstanding fascination with the French queen, says this is a “dream fulfilled”. The 11 styles include delicate box-pleat detailing, frayed silk fringing and a pale brooch, a tribute to Antoinette’s love of fine jewellery; another sees delicate pastels signature to Rococo style, with powderpuff pink nods to Marie Antoinette’s makeup and her famous rose garden. From £750, Manolo Blahnik

Marie Antoinette Style (20 September 2025 to 22 March 2026): V&A South Kensington

Pop-Up magic
Meri Meri, the joy-sparking party, décor and dress-up brand beloved by children and parents alike, has opened a new pop-up in Notting Hill. Coinciding with its 40th anniversary, the shop is a treasure trove of everything that’s made the label a favourite: elevated partyware, fantastical fancy dress (just in time for Halloween) and show-stopping decorations – from Liberty print bow garlands to striped paper lanterns. Don't miss the Pack Your Party Bag! table, a pick and mix of irresistible favours and trinkets. Happy kids: guaranteed.
From £3.75 for number candles, £7 for 8 side plates and £36 for tulle capes. 19 Kensington Park Road, London W11 2EU Meri Meri