We love: fashion fixes for the week ahead

We love: fashion fixes for the week ahead

Pacino and De Niro cuddle up in coats, sports kits get retro and Bella Freud is back at M&S


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Freudian tips
Following the success of last year's sell out collection, everyone's favourite fashion psychoanalyst Bella Freud is back with her signature velvet tailoring and slogan knits – Bagsy, the apple green sweater emblazoned with "Dance" – all at high street prices. New for 2025 is homewear, including candles (£15), an "Oh happy day" wool throw (£69) and embroidered napkins (£14). "When designing these pieces, I was thinking of all the things that I enjoy when I’m entertaining at home" Freud explained  "Inviting people into your home is about taking care of them, imagining their pleasure in the things that you can provide. From feasting around the table together to the calming scent that carries you through your evening.” The 35-piece collection will be available online at M&S and in 15 selected stores, across the UK, from Thursday 16 October. From £10 - £300, marksandspencer.com

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Good sport
Craig Green brings his unique design eye to a mini collection that made its debut on the runway at Paris fashion week in June during his SS26 show. The edit takes cues from sporting archetypes, workwear, and subcultural reference points – think graphic chevrons associated with retro games kits and rugby jerseys. The classic Harrington jacket also gets the Craig Green treatment in his signature quilted fabric with a concealed strap collar detail. From £150, fredperry.com

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Take it outside
Nordic lifestyle brand Arket and British heritage label Barbour have joined forces to present a limited capsule collection. Utilising the two brands' mutual respect for the outdoors and the shared experience of the unpredictable, changeable British and Nordic weather as reference points. The collection has both women's and menswear – and even something for your pets. The colour palette, synonymous with Barbour and familiar to Arket’s minimal aesthetic of blues, greens and blacks, includes custom tartan checks – from a quilt down jacket to a waxed cotton dog jacket with a tartan lining. Additional pieces see a classic wax jacket, a redesign of the 60s Gamefair parka designed with Arket’s detachable two-in-one recycled down vest, a waxed cotton scarf, rubber boots and dry-wax denim pieces. From £59, Arket

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Stepping out
Those in the know will have heard of Essen shoes, the Australian accessories label focuses on beautifully crafted timeless styles that slip perfectly into modern wardrobes. A hit with the fashion pack, the collaboration with Whistles sees a five-piece capsule collection bring the footwear label to the UK high-street for the very first time. The limited-edition collection features Essen's signature silhouettes in new, exclusive finishes from the Foundational Flat in plum crinkle patent leather and soft chocolate suede, the Mary Jane in both black crinkled patent leather and buttery chocolate leather, and the Glove Boot in rich chocolate suede and classic black leather. From £225, Whistles

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Cross-country classics
The sartorial staying power of timeless pieces that celebrate heritage are a great cornerstone to any wardrobe. Lands End is the US-based apparel and outdoor outfitter, while Harris Tweed specialises in hand-woven wool fabrics made in Scotland’s Outer Hebrides. Now, these two brands have come together in a perfect partnership that sees a 16-piece capsule collection combining the rich texture of Harris Tweed reimagined into modern designs, including a bespoke handwoven tweed designed exclusively for the brand. The collection of both mens- and womenswear features tweed jacket and skirts, blazers, waistcoats, overshirts, tweed-trimmed jumpers and a range of accessories from hats, gloves, tote bags and slippers. The legacy of craftsmanship means you can wear it and hand it on as a well-loved heirloom piece. From £25 to £300, Lands End

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Great mates
Lifelong friends Al Pacino and Robert De Niro are the faces of Moncler's "Warmer Together", the first joint campaign for the legendary actors. In these challenging times, outerwear brand Moncler is celebrating love, warmth and connection as the campaign motto for its resilient outerwear. The actors are photographed by renowned portrait photographer Platon, in a campaign comprising bold black-and-white images and a series of short films hinged on the five themes of friendship, respect, connection, trust and warmth. “Warmth was never about the outside. It was always about what was happening on the inside,” De Niro says in a teaser release. “Friendship is the greatest thing you can have. Friends, people whom you share the same world with. There is just an innate trust. And the understanding of life,” Pacino says. The accompanying soundtrack is a version of Bill Withers’ classic track “Lean on Me,” echoing the campaign’s message of the comfort found in companionship. Moncler

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Local charms
Patrick Grant, the Great British Sewing Bee host and founder of Community Clothing, has joined forces with Seasalt Cornwall for a built-to-last, UK-made menswear edit. Comprising of four pieces, including a Chore jacket (£199) cut and sewn in Blackburn, Lancashire; raw selvedge jeans (£128); a crew neck jumper (£89) made in Scotland, knitted with a two-ply lambswool yarn; and the perfect finishing touch: walking socks (£8.50) knitted in Hathern, Leicestershire, with a soft organic cotton blend, ideal for strolls on the beach and coastal paths. seasaltcornwall.com


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