Fashion

Friday 13 February 2026

We love: Fashion fixes for the week ahead

Spring denim, café culture and how to celebrate Valentine’s day in style

Love is in the airAmi’s signature de coeur line is the perfect Valentine’s piece that can be worn all-year round. The accompanying advertising campaign of portraits of different couples celebrates love (like Nicole and Jean, above, who met by chance on a flight). To coincide with the launch, the brand unveils three white benches this week, decorated with a single red heart to match the collection, in Paris, London and New York, where you can catch a stolen moment with a loved one. Jumper, £390, Ami Paris

Love is in the air

Ami’s signature de coeur line is the perfect Valentine’s piece that can be worn all-year round. The accompanying advertising campaign of portraits of different couples celebrates love (like Nicole and Jean, above, who met by chance on a flight). To coincide with the launch, the brand unveils three white benches this week, decorated with a single red heart to match the collection, in Paris, London and New York, where you can catch a stolen moment with a loved one. Jumper, £390, Ami Paris

See you in a while, crocodileNext time you’re in Paris, pay a visit to Lacoste's new concept café. Situated 100m from the Lacoste flagship on the Champs-Élysées on Avenue Franklin Delano Roosevelt in the 8th arrondissement . Menu highlights include cute crocodile-shaped cakes and adorable polo shirt patisseries (a content creator’s dream), club sandwiches and the signature thirst quencher - L’Eau de Croco, a blend of coconut water, matcha and ginger. The store element sells food items, French porcelain Lacoste tableware and a dedicated textile collection for all your souvenir needs. @lecafelacoste

See you in a while, crocodile

Next time you’re in Paris, pay a visit to Lacoste's new concept café. Situated 100m from the Lacoste flagship on the Champs-Élysées on Avenue Franklin Delano Roosevelt in the 8th arrondissement . Menu highlights include cute crocodile-shaped cakes and adorable polo shirt patisseries (a content creator’s dream), club sandwiches and the signature thirst quencher - L’Eau de Croco, a blend of coconut water, matcha and ginger. The store element sells food items, French porcelain Lacoste tableware and a dedicated textile collection for all your souvenir needs. @lecafelacoste

Jean revivalIn the good old days when Topshop’s Oxford Street flagship existed, the store was selling one pair of jeans every minute, so with those figures we reckon if anyone knows denim, it's Topshop. Its SS26 denim collection sees this laidback, carefree wardrobe staple take on directional designs, from seven key styles, with low rise fits and cropped proportions running throughout the range. At the core of the collection is the Barrel: the Cocoon Barrel, with pleated volume; the Crop Barrel and the Pull On Barrel, a super soft denim with a jogger style waistband, with a spring colour palette of neutrals through to softer tones, such as pesto green, lavender and tobacco. From £42, Topshop

Jean revival

In the good old days when Topshop’s Oxford Street flagship existed, the store was selling one pair of jeans every minute, so with those figures we reckon if anyone knows denim, it's Topshop. Its SS26 denim collection sees this laidback, carefree wardrobe staple take on directional designs, from seven key styles, with low rise fits and cropped proportions running throughout the range. At the core of the collection is the Barrel: the Cocoon Barrel, with pleated volume; the Crop Barrel and the Pull On Barrel, a super soft denim with a jogger style waistband, with a spring colour palette of neutrals through to softer tones, such as pesto green, lavender and tobacco. From £42, Topshop

Bring me sunshineAs the rain pelts down on the office windows, we’re flicking through the new Kurt Geiger look book enjoying some vicarious sun and beach action and getting our dopamine hit from the cheerful pastel-hued accessories and wondering if we can get away with a raffia tote in February. Bag, £229, Kurt Geiger

Bring me sunshine

As the rain pelts down on the office windows, we’re flicking through the new Kurt Geiger look book enjoying some vicarious sun and beach action and getting our dopamine hit from the cheerful pastel-hued accessories and wondering if we can get away with a raffia tote in February. Bag, £229, Kurt Geiger

Bags of styleMulberry introduces the Boston Bag, the latest addition to the Mulberry family, the streamlined boxy bag, inspired by the Mabel bag, which was slung over the arms of editors and celebrities circa 2008 has been reimagined in a soft, heavy-grain leather, available in two different sizes in four shades, bright oak, chalk, black, and a new season fern with equestrian-inspired buckle detailing. £1,095, Mulberry

Bags of style

Mulberry introduces the Boston Bag, the latest addition to the Mulberry family, the streamlined boxy bag, inspired by the Mabel bag, which was slung over the arms of editors and celebrities circa 2008 has been reimagined in a soft, heavy-grain leather, available in two different sizes in four shades, bright oak, chalk, black, and a new season fern with equestrian-inspired buckle detailing. £1,095, Mulberry

Time for loveJust in time for Valentine’s day, Swatch has launched two fun new watches for the romantics. Love in Scarlet, (above) and Love & Blah, which comes with a pair of 3D paper glasses, look through the blue lens and “BLAH” snaps into focus, switch to the red and “LOVE” pops out. Take the glasses off, and the words blend back together again. £77, Swatch

Time for love

Just in time for Valentine’s day, Swatch has launched two fun new watches for the romantics. Love in Scarlet, (above) and Love & Blah, which comes with a pair of 3D paper glasses, look through the blue lens and “BLAH” snaps into focus, switch to the red and “LOVE” pops out. Take the glasses off, and the words blend back together again. £77, Swatch

Match pointFred Perry’s latest collab collection sees former artistic director of Dior Homme and Berluti, Kris Van Assche bring his streetwear meets luxury aesthetic to a 12-piece edit. Blending tailoring and cultural influences, taking classic Fred Perry pieces and reworking them. The polo is also reworked as a shirt and tie combo, the tracksuit becomes a pinstripe suit and a sweatshirt is upgraded to a sweat-shirt blending a half-zip sweatshirt with poplin sleeves. £65 - £350, Fred Perry

Match point

Fred Perry’s latest collab collection sees former artistic director of Dior Homme and Berluti, Kris Van Assche bring his streetwear meets luxury aesthetic to a 12-piece edit. Blending tailoring and cultural influences, taking classic Fred Perry pieces and reworking them. The polo is also reworked as a shirt and tie combo, the tracksuit becomes a pinstripe suit and a sweatshirt is upgraded to a sweat-shirt blending a half-zip sweatshirt with poplin sleeves. £65 - £350, Fred Perry

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