Marco De Vincenzo makes a debut for Etro, Alaïa collaborates with the Paris Opéra, Dior celebrates their gold legacy and Jacob Cohën on their first compostable collection. | Need To Know.

Here is what you need to know this week… Marco De Vincenzo debuts his first bag for Etro with Bianca Balti, Pieter Mulier and Alaïa debut costumes for the Paris Opéra, Dior reinvents their heritage symbol of gold with new capsule collection, Jacob Cöhen debuts their first compostable Endless Luxury capsule collection and Valentino hosts a global unboxing of creativity across the world.

MARCO DE VINCENZO DEBUTS HIS FIRST BAG FOR ETRO

Following two collections for the Italian fashion house, Marco De Vincenzo’s fresh outlook for Etro is translated further onto his first bag design since becoming Creative Director of the brand. The Vela bag, a sharp offering inspired by maritime sailing, is seen in a new campaign featuring Italian model Bianca Balti. Creating an amalgamation between the past and the future, De Vincenzo has finished off the Vela bag with a chain with a medal engraved with the symbol of Pegasus, in a technique used in minting coins.

Vela will be available in the classic shades of black, ivory and gianduja chocolate, as well as bright and poignant reds and yellows for this season. Explore more at www.etro.com.

PIETER MULIER AND ALAÏA DEVELOP THE PREMIERE COSTUMES FOR THE FIRST BALLET OF BOBBI JENE SMITH AND OR SCHRAIBER AT THE PARIS OPÉRA

The Paris Opéra has collaborated with Alaïa and Pieter Mulier on creating the costumes for the first ballet performance of Bobbi Jene Smith and Or Schraiber presenting Pit, their first performance for the ballet. Pieter Mulier, creative director of Alaïa, was approached to explore and create the costumes, taking his inspiration from the gentle fragility of armour and Azzedine Alaïa’s concept of celebrating the body’s curves, shapes and silhouettes created in movement.

DIOR REINVENTS THE HERITAGE SYMBOL OF GOLD IN NEW CAPSULE COLLECTION

Gold has been one of the founding symbols of Christian Dior’s legacy in the creation of his fashion maison, dating back to his 1947 Autumn-Winter collection that featured Golcondé dress, embroidered in gold lamé. Keeping the symbol alive, Maria Grazia Chiuri reinterprets the Gold Capsule Collection each season, exploring more details of Dior’s enchantment and his subtle nods towards the prescious metal. This season, luminous gold is seen across midi skirts in tulle and lace, tactile knitwear or cocooning jacquard, alongside bringing signature bags like the Lady Dior and the Dior Caro to sparkle in iridescent hues of shimmering gold.

Explore more of the collection at www.dior.com

JACOB COHËN DEBUTS FIRST COMPOSTABLE ENDLESS LUXURY CAPSULE COLLECTION

Jacob Cohën dived into researching the need for a compostable and biodegradable collection, in which fashion no longer contributes to landfill, but symbiotically exists alongside the environment. The main part of the research was to focus on fabric, creating stretch denim that is 100% biodegradable matched with internal labels, linings, biodegradable thread, back label and unscrewable buttons, which allows you to compost the items whenever you decide to part ways with them.

The Endless Luxury capsule collection includes a Bard jeans, a Scott jeans, the classic trucker and two embroidered organic cotton t-shirts, marking a strong commitment towards innovation of fashion’s relationship with lifecycle and also making this denim collection the most sustainable one on the market currently.

The collection will be available for purchase in all Jacob Cohën stores and on jacobcohen.com, starting from March 20th.

VALENTINO STEPS INTO A GLOBAL UNBOXING WITH NEW COLLABORATION ACROSS THE WORLD

Bringing together a group of the best stylists and image architects across the world, Valentino is deconstructing the maison’s codes and giving Law Roach, Rebecca Corbin-Murray, Clement Lomellini, Lorenzo Posocco, Anna Dello Russo, Mix Wei, Geum Nam Hwang Masataka Hattori and the styling duo Grandquist the power to create their own narrative and create a completely different visual language stemming from each personal story. The Toile Iconographe is blended into a pattern, bringing forward the importance of identity, and how it is utilised in a vast world of connectivity. Unboxing Valentino is aiming to creative a global network of culture, surrounded by the experiential, and create a canvas for artists to create and imagine further with.

Explore more on www.valentino.com