Danish, multi-functional fashion outfitters, HALO present the brand’s SS22 collection, inspired by the world’s most arid environments.

Rooted in the brands military DNA, born and raised in the Danish Special Forces, Desert Deployment, delivers an array of highly versatile apparel crafted with HALO’s signature focus on lightweight, functional and durable design.

HALO SS22 places functionality at its’ forefront whilst embracing a refreshing approach to Scandinavian design and craftmanship. To further develop HALO’s credentials in durability and sustainability, the new season presents a partnership with Cordura®. Producers of some of the world’s most advanced fabrics, Cordura® is the material of choice for military divisions around the world, developing hard-working, innovative fabrics that work harder for longer.

HALO’s line-up of striking wardrobe staples is also back for SS22, the brand presenting a comprehensive array of base layers, fleeces and outerwear, interspersed with premium training gear and capsule collections. Debuting this season,  HALO’s Undyed capsule is produced entirely from the virgin fibres of raw material to create a rich, natural aesthetic.

Balancing desert colour palettes with wearable, every-day silhouettes, HALO’s new collection offers a complete, street-ready wardrobe for those integrating training into the everyday. All pieces in the SS22 collection serve as a tribute to the brand’s pioneering approach to military inspired design, fusing high performance functionality with contemporary street style.

HALO’s famous use of coding can also found throughout the collection paying tribute to a multitude of references found in the Danish Military.

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The Neil Barrett signature minimalist aesthetic complements Penfield’s outdoor expertise to create a beautifully crafted collection of 3 functional puffer jackets that utilise technical nylon qualities and fabric mixes, to infuse design with functionality.

Lightweight, waterproof, technical jackets mix exaggerated silhouettes, bi-colour, luxury eco-shearing and high gloss trims all finished with Neil Barrett’s signature Thunderbolt Enamel Badge. There are 3 styles priced between £540 and £775; a Padded Nylon Bomber with Detachable Hood in Black, a Padded Nylon and Shearling Puffer Jacket in Black Military, and a Padded Nylon Bomber Jacket in Black.

Tom Duncan, Brand Director of Penfield, says, “To have the opportunity to work on and produce such an elevated product that shows luxury and movement with such a distinctive edge to the brand has been incredible. We are looking forward to seeding its launch for the coming season.”

Neil Barrett added, "My dream for years has been to become a more inclusive brand, to offer collections to a larger audience through more democratic prices while maintaining the luxury quality for which the brand is well known. In collaborating with Penfield, we have reached this goal!"

Established by British fashion designer Neil Barrett, the label made its debut at Pitti Uomo, Florence in 1999. Ever since, it has continued to deliver innovative and distinctive collections, combining precisely-cut tailoring, accurate detailing and athletic elements. Season upon season, the brand has expanded its distribution network and currently counts 550 retailers worldwide, alongside 30 mono-brand stores.

TheChicGeek says, "Neil Barrett was stealthily building his menswear business before the pandemic and became known as a pioneer of luxury sportswear. He was the original designer on Prada menswear, one of the first brands to use nylon in luxury goods, until founding his eponymous label. Known for his monotone palette, these jackets, while not particularly well photographed here, show his attention to detail. I particularly like the first double zipped design and bi-colouring of the first cropped jacket style."

The collection is available from www.penfield.com/collaborations

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Palace and Kappa unveil a new collaborative collection: the first time the two brands have worked together.

The Palace Kappa collaboration is a celebration of timeless Italian street style and 1990s British football culture. Kappa invited the Palace design team to explore the Kappa archive in Turin. The extensive collection houses jerseys worn by iconic players, sportswear re-appropriated by Britpop stars, and the hundreds of different Home and Away kits worn by Kappa sponsored teams over the past 30 years.

The Palace design team focused on archival garments that they fondly remember wearing as streetwear ready-mades in the 1990s. Jerseys represented local affiliations, but over time the colour ways evolved beyond strict team allegiances.

The Kappa Palace collaboration includes a '90’s fit' crinkle effect long jacket in technical nylon with the Maxi Kappa logo on the shoulders and Palace’s reworked 'banda'' on the sleeves. Another stand out item is the iconic Kappa 222 Banda tracksuit in polytricot, reinterpreted with a playful new Palace Kappa logo. T-shirts with Raglan sleeves are inspired by iconic soccer jerseys in blue, yellow, pink, and black, and a soccer boot bag with the Kappa and Palace logos in rubber round out the collection.

The Kappa® Palace collection is available at Palace stores in London, NYC, LA and Tokyo ; DSM - London and LA Online at palaceskateboards.com

TheChicGeek says, "If you received a Teddy Ruxpin in the 1980’s your parents had money. Alessandra Gucci, the daughter of Maurizio and Patrizia Gucci, in the new film, House of Gucci, unwraps the talking teddy bear at their ski chalet in St. Moritz just as her parents’ marriage is starting to disintegrate.

The film centres on the grandson of the Gucci founder and his rollercoaster relationship and ultimate murder under his wife’s auspices, played by Lady Gaga.

Left - The Gucci Mob

Gaga is intense and totally commited, down to the bad make-up, Jared Leto is unrecognisable as Maurizio’s cousin, Paolo Gucci. Al Pacino is like a mob boss as his uncle, Aldo, while Jeremy Irons adds some class as Rodolfo Gucci, Maurizio’s father, who early on knew the true motivation for Patrizia.

The film has a great soundtrack, though it doesn’t correspond exactly with the timeline, add in New York, disco and glamour and it brings to mind the recent Halston series with Ewan McGregor. I didn't realise Maurizio was still at Gucci when Tom Ford arrived to completely reinvent the brand.

The styling is good. Gucci’s famous snaffle loafers make a starring role, plus there’s a few Jackie bags and monogrammed prints. This will only propel the mega-brand to even greater exposure and popularity. Even the bad 1980’s jewellery. This film is a reseller’s dream. 

The only jarring moments were the disco scene at the beginning - it wasn’t very 70s and looked like a made- for-movie set with strange dance floor - and Domenico de Sole’s white socks - not sure any Italian of taste would wear white sports socks with black shoes.

Paolo Gucci’s eccentric and mocked designs could surely have found at home with the Etro family?! And the budget Wintour and Leon Talley are funny.

The film is hammy, but that’s okay because every actor is committed. I thoroughly enjoyed it."

From Top:

Lady Gaga as Patrizia Reggiani (Gucci)

Jared Leto as Paolo Gucci

Adam Driver as Maurizio Gucci

Salma Hayek as 'psychic' Pina Auriemma

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