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J. Crew Taps 5 American Designers to Reinterpret Its Most Popular Sweater

Plus more of the season’s latest openings, collaborations, and launches.

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Collina Strada for J. Crew.
Collina Strada for J. Crew. Courtesy of J. Crew
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J. Crew’s Rollneck Sweater

Just in time for New York Fashion Week, J. Crew has tapped five emerging American designers to reinterpret the brand’s signature rollneck sweater. Bucci NYC, Collina Strada, Eckhaus Latta, Patrick Taylor, and Tanner Fletcher were all invited to bring the 40-year-old staple into their aesthetic universe. Each designer lent their own points of view to the project, resulting in five very different takes on the sweater. Hillary Taymour of Collina Strada—a brand known for its use of color and texture—incorporated both into her version, presenting a pink-and-green striped top with feminine lace. Tanner Fletcher designers, Tanner Richie and Fletcher Kasell, opted to go in a more retro direction and paid homage to J. Crew’s nautical roots with a whimsical, sailor-inspired flap-tie. Those looking to show a bit of skin while staying warm will no doubt gravitate toward Mishka Ivanovic’s design for Buci NYC, which features a low back that adds a touch of unexpected sex appeal. The five iterations mean there’s something for everyone in this collection, and you can shop it now on jcrew.com or in the store’s immersive pop-up experience on 75 Spring Street.

Gap x Harlem Fashion Row

Gap has partnered with five designers of color through Harlem’s Fashion Row (HFR) on a 20-piece capsule collection reimagining iconic Gap denim into statement silhouettes and archive-inspired essentials. Daveed Baptiste of Daveed Baptiste, LaTouché of LaTouché, Igdaliah Pickering of Igdalyah, Waina Chancy of Atelier Ndigo, and Nicole Benefield of Nicole Benefield Portfolio were all tapped to create four pieces that reimagine denim through their respective lenses. Baptiste, a Brooklyn-based Haitian-American artist, was inspired by ocean waves, Caribbean shores, and blue sunsets, while Benefield looked to redefine the modern uniform by incorporating menswear-inspired utilitarian themes. Together, the individual capsules showcase the versatility of denim and the depth of Gap’s archives. The Gap × Harlem’s Fashion Row collection is available to shop now at gap.com and in select Gap store locations.

Jimmy Choo x Noir Kei Ninomiya

They say opposites attract, which was very much the case for the collaboration between Jimmy Choo and Noir Kei Ninomiya. Originally presented as part of Noir Kei Ninomiya’s spring 2026 show during Paris Fashion Week last fall, the collection merges the modern femininity and craftsmanship of Jimmy Choo with Kei Ninomiya’s avant-garde innovation. Inspired by the Noir Kei Ninomiya spring 2026 theme of “pure and playful,” the collaboration consists of four shoes, three harnesses, and a bag. Feminine and masculine converge in the form of the Maxi Loafer, which combines a classic men’s loafer with a delicate Jimmy Choo drop heel. For those seeking a simpler style, there’s the Star Shoe, a simple Oxford decorated with studded stars. The harnesses, similarly, are adorned with crystals and steel studs, as is the nappa leather backpack.

“I have always been fascinated by the design of the Comme des Garçons universe—an incredible and rich commitment to creativity without borders or boundaries, so to collaborate with Kei is the realization of a decades-long dream,” says Jimmy Choo creative director Sandra Choi. “Expanding Jimmy Choo beyond traditional concepts of luxury, this collection melds together both of our distinct aesthetics in a celebration of the power of pure imagination.” The Jimmy Choo x Noir Kei Ninomiya is available now on jimmychoo.com, through select retailers, and at Jimmy Choo and Dover Street Market boutiques.

Bulgari Icons Minaudière Collection

Bulgari’s creative director of leather goods and accessories, Mary Katrantzou, introduces a new line of objets d’art, inspired by over 140 years of the high jewelry brand’s expertise and savoir-faire of jewelry-making. The collection reimagines five of Bulgari’s timeless symbols, including the Serpenti, transforming them into functional accessories. Each one is created from precious enamel, pavé settings, and various inlays of semiprecious color stones. The pieces are suspended from a delicate chain and offered in two sizes—the minaudière and the miniature vanity—making them functional, as well as beautiful.

In honor of the launch, Bulgari tapped photographer Ethan James Green to capture five women with their minaudières. Each person embodies the collection and its representation of strength, transformation, wisdom, allure, and identity. Models, actors, and more, these women are creators of culture. With this new collection, Katrantzou hopes to allow everyone to “carry culture” around with them, too. The Icons Minaudière Collection is available at 11 Bulgari boutiques worldwide.

Courtesy of Bulgari
Courtesy of Bulgari

Givenchy by Sarah Burton’s Snatch Bag

We’ve had the opportunity to sit with Sarah Burton’s Givenchy for almost a year now, through two collections and a lot of red carpet dressing, which makes it the perfect time for the designer to release her first official purse with the brand, the Snatch Bag.

Described as “a study in intimacy,” the bag complements Burton’s designs for Givenchy, with sculptural curves that mimic the shape of a woman’s body, specifically one adorned in a cinched jacket that shows off the waist, or a bra that curves downward to display décolletage. Crafted in supple, calf-grain leather, the bag features short handles that enable over-the-shoulder wear, as well as strips of leather that extend from the top. The bag is available in three sizes—including a small version that can be worn across the body—and in various colorways, both classics like black and dark brown and more eccentric options like baby pink and red. The hardware is also available in both gold and silver, making the piece customizable. The Snatch Bag will be available soon on givenchy.com and in Givenchy stores.

Courtesy of Givenchy
Courtesy of Givenchy by Sarah Burton

Moncler x Rick Owens

Moncler is sealing its latest collaboration with a kiss. Or rather, multiple kisses. The outerwear brand is celebrating its first collaboration with Rick Owens with a campaign shot by Juergen Teller. In the set of six images, Owens, Teller, and their respective wives and creative partners, Michèle Lamy and Dovile Drizyte, trade smooches while dressed head-to-toe in the collection.

While Moncler is known mostly for its winterwear, this collaboration offers more lightweight, warm-weather options. The looks are inspired by Berlin’s brutalist architecture, as well as the city’s natural spaces, where those hulking buildings meet bucolic greenery. (Owens calls it “brucolic.”) Each garment, therefore, can take the wearer from the city streets straight to the great outdoors. An adjustable jersey skirt and nappa leather bomber may lean more toward a more cosmopolitan air, while Trailgrip Megalace sneakers and a cropped, funnel-neck down jacket are begging to be taken on a hike. With a refined color palette of black, dark dust, vintage olive, and bold carnelian red, these pieces can be worn anywhere and feel completely at home. The collection is available now on moncler.com, rickowens.eu, and in selected Moncler stores, Rick Owens flagship stores, and select retailers.

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