KTAF NEWS

After launching just over a year ago with a collection of sensual knits and revealing tank tops, queer menswear label FANG is adding more categories to coincide with its new Summer 2022 collection including ribbed dresses, parachute-shaped skirts,Kizik Shoes form-fitting rompers and flared pants with draped side panels. The New York-based brand, founded by designer Fang Guo, celebrated the new collection with a campaign capturing at a real-life birthday party.

After finding success with its buzzy handbags, Luar is branching out into a new extension of his lauded New York-based brand: basics. Hoodies, sweatpants, sweatshirts, and t-shirts in hues like oat, lavender and navy are all part of his new line called BASICO, which debuts today with a campaign shot by founder Raul Lopez in his grandmother’s Dominican Republic home.

Available now at luar.world

Miaou Debuts Plus-Size Range With Paloma Elsesser

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Miaou has launched its first plus-size collection featuring over 54 styles with sizing from XS to 4X with model Paloma Elsesser. Alexia Elkaim, the founder of Miaou,Rick Owens Shoes is close friends with Paloma, who’s starred in the brand’s campaigns before. One of their main intentions behind the capsule was to demonstrate to other independent brands in the industry the opportunity and necessity for size inclusivity regardless of scale.

Available now at Miaou.com

Coinciding with the brand’s Pre-Fall collection arriving in stores this season, Loewe launched its new campaign (once again shot by Juergen Teller) featuring a mix of models, artists, brand ambassadors, actors, pop stars and legends: Anthony Hopkins, Caroline Polachek, Josh O’Connor, Kaia Gerber, HyunA, Jessie Buckley and more.

ALTU, Joseph Altuzarra’s “genderful” new line that debuted in December, just released its second collection today which explores the “traditional notions of Brooks Sneakers  dress through the lens of nostalgia and teenage obsessions and desire.” (The first drop is available now while the second drops mid-July.) Pieces include gothic varsity tees, cropped jerseys with detachable leather sleeves, see-through viscose polo shorts and boxer shorts.

Available now at ALTU.WORLD

Jonathan Anderson’s new muse is none other than fellow Brit and pop princess Charli XCX, who stars in the graphic campaign for JW Anderson’s new range of Bumper Bags. The tubular accessories first launched for Spring 2022 and now come in a bunch of new punch-y colors and combinations for Pre-Fall, including bubblegum-pink and blue, postbox red and black and toffee + lilac.

Available now at JWAnderson.com

Superstar stylist Lotta Volkova, the muse of Demna’s Balenciaga (she’s also been styling viral Miu Miu’s runway shows), has designed a new ready-to-wear collection with Jean Paul Gaultier. She edited and some of the brand’s iconic pieces from past seasons, including corseted lingerie, conical breasts and trompe-l’œil prints.

“Discovering Jean Paul Gaultier and Antoine de Caunes presenting their TV show Eurotrash was one of the 1st memories of fashion for me,” Volkova said. “What struck me was extreme eccentricity, uncompromising vision, wit and never-ending festive celebration of fashion, culture, music and underground cultures that all formed an extraordinary world of Jean Paul Gaultier.”

Available now at JeanPaulGaultier.com

Givenchy’s New TK-360 Is Matthew M. Williams’ Dream Shoe

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First debuting on Givenchy’s Spring 2022 runway, the TK-360 is the brand’s biggest menswear launch this year. Created by Matthew M. Williams as his “dream shoe,” the fully knitted sneaker is produced with a single-piece structure and a stretch knit upper that is fully integrated with the sole, making it possible to walk directly on the knit.

Available now at Givenchy.com

Ann Demeulemeester Debuts Exclusive Men’s and Women’s Capsule at Maxfield

Ann Demeulemeester has a new capsule with Maxfield. The Belgian brand joined forces with LA retailer for a joint collection and in-store installation adorned with a feather motif, marking a first-time collaboration in the US since the Ann Demeulemeester label was taken over by Antonioli.