Nostalgia will always be Queen, but these novel takes on tried-and-true classics, from institutions we trust, make us want to replace our old faithful garms and start over this fall.

BISOUS, BISOUS, CELINE’S ZOUZOU!

ZouZou is the winsome, coquettish girl with a shiny brunette bob, plucked from a Parisian square in 1963 and dropped at Balthazar for Sunday brunch in 2024. Celine’s latest addition to their Haute Parfumerie line, conceived by Hedi Slimane, ZouZou joins its daytime scent roster. The fragrance features some notorious olfactory characters that evoke the ever-evolving nature of the young girl, warm and rambunctious. Benzoin and labdanum secure its musky base, while tonka bean, patchouli, and vanillin supply both the sweet and the sassy. Intended as an elixir from the fountain of youth, this juice unfortunately cannot be imbibed. Its effects, however, can still be achieved with a spritz on each of one’s pulse points and the backs of scabby knees.

LOUIS VUITTON AND SUN YITIAN TAKE US TO THE CANDY SHOP

A one-stop shop for wearable treats, Louis Vuitton’s Pre-Fall 2024 collection serves up tasty delights in various forms. Intending to bridge the gap between art and audience, Beijing-based artist Sun Yitian sought to create functional, wearable art to live life with us. Among the juiciest of options is a mini trunk handbag resembling an orange creamsicle we’d like to sink our teeth into, like a kid in a candy store.

Dolce&Gabbana’S SICILY BAG TAKES US HOME

Much like the namesake region off the toe of Italy’s boot, Dolce & Gabbana’s Sicily bag is a cultural mainstay, made portable. The house has reinvented this classic silhouette with recent iterations in tantalizing multicolor snakeskin, balmy black and red calfskin that nearly appears wet, and with metal-plated gold and black lacquer basket weave bottoms. Who are we to tell an institution to respect tradition, when their latest renditions offer such a thrill?

DE SARNO STEPS UP

Selecting new shoes for a season’s inception can feel not terribly unlike the “Goldilocks and the Three Bears” porridge debacle. They must (debatably) be comfortable, fit just right, and help us cultivate that main character energy we have been so collectively seeking. In Gucci’s Fall Winter 2024 collection, looks are topped (well, bottomed) with familiar and foreign shoes to match. Crisp monogrammed sneakers and preposterously elevated platform loafers with the house’s iconic horse-bit hardware are just a few of the elements that make Sabato De Sarno’s second collection with the house so memorable.

DSQUARED2 INTRODUCES: SEEDY SOPHISTICATION

Dsquared2 knew what they were doing this season when they fiercely tugged on our indie sleaze heartstrings. The brand’s Fall Winter 2024 offerings are a siren call to the scantily clad, dirty girls and boys living on the fringes of society, whose belongings live within the fringes of their brown suede crossbody bags. Paying homage to basement parties and the unadulterated Facebook photo albums posted subsequently, the collection harkens back to the purest visions of 2009: leather belts with an abundance of grommets, sleeveless hoodies, lace-up jeans, suede statement sneakers waiting to be worn to bits, saving us a trip to our time capsule childhood bedrooms back home when we are feeling wistful.

MCQUEEN’S WILD NEW WAY

Seán McGirr’s first runway with Alexander McQueen was, in a word: Wild. Echoing its eponym’s style, McQueen’s Fall Winter 2024 collection employed the house’s roots of divine fantasy and unapologetic otherworldliness, taking on many different shapes, characters, and… species. The debut collection is spotted with animalistic sensitivities by way of endless strands of pony hair, heeled boots that give the look and shape of actual hooves, and corresponding prints to mix, match, or clash.

TRAVELING RESPONSIBLY WITH MCM x HARPER COLLECTIVE

Some of us feel second-hand guilt surrounding our favorite celebrities’ gratuitous use of private planes. Luckily, MCM has collaborated with Harper Collective, an eco-conscious luggage brand created by Jaden Smith and fashion veteran Sebastian Manes, to remedy the waste created by travel and all its necessary gear. The suitcases in this collaboration, made from post-consumer and recycled sea plastics, do not skimp on style, featuring a sleek black exterior and iconic MCM logo print paneling, to last the responsible travelers among us for years, and years, and years, to come.

GIVENCHY’S ANTIGONA CUBE, FOR MODERN PRINCESSES

Our North Star: making Twiggy proud. Givenchy’s new Antigona Cube handbag calls to mind women from a bygone era, with more tactical updates for the Gal of Today. The bag can certainly function as your (mini) daily driver, with strategic inner compartments for easy access to your calling cards. Worn either crossbody or held by its structured top handles—the Cube is up for grabs in small, and even smaller size options. Color offerings include classic neutrals, gunmetal metallics, and a surprisingly refreshing pistachio green. Crafted in both tumbled leather and smooth calf leather, this line is for the effortlessly mod girls.

OFF THE CUFF WITH OMEGA

Omega maintains that its wearers are never late. The most recent extension of their Speedmaster 38 mm collection has arrived right on time, keeping wrists equipped, embellished, and punctual. Each timepiece’s dazzling bezel, comprised of 52 individual 1.5-carat diamonds, perfectly frames its suave yet understated face, available in grounding neutrals like fresh evergreen and rich cocoa brown. Thick, buttery leather straps commingle with the brand’s trademark 18k Sedna and Moonshine Gold options: finishes that just work, time after time.

This story appears in the pages of V149: now available for purchase!

Photography Charles Billot

Fashion Liv Vitale

Model Gena (Parts Models)

Production Thomas Sanchez (Porter Studio)

Manicure Yukie Miyakawa (SEE Management)

Photo assistant Blaine Skrainka

Retouching Boshra AlSaadi

Location Porter Studio