As seen within the June 2026 Journey Subject of Wallpaper* – a collection of ‘horizon-expanding adventures and voyages of discovery’ – right here’s easy methods to stand out this summer season with our decide of the season’s most eye-catching equipment, from the fantastical (Prada opera gloves; Givenchy feathered mules) to the practical (Mulberry denim solar hat; Celine outsized sun shades). Every is primed to make a sartorial assertion over the hotter months – a time for dressing with pleasure and abandon.
Prada opera gloves (above left)
A glove won’t instantly bring to mind the summer season months, although the elongated opera glove was ubiquitous on the S/S 2026 runways, together with this pink satin pair at Prada, the place Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons blended up the working uniform with prospers of eveningwear (usually in a single look). ‘There’s the license to mix totally different parts, to compose,’ stated the latter post-show.
Loewe’s ‘Amazona 180’ bag (above proper)
A reinterpretation of the archival Amazona bag has change into the hallmark accent of Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez’s tenure at Loewe thus far (they debuted for the S/S 2026 season). The ‘Amazona 180’ – referring to the one hundred and eightieth anniversary of the Spanish home this 12 months – reimagines the boxy form of the unique with a slouchy new construction, designed to hold open when worn. Our favorite? This mini model in daring azure blue.
Celine sun shades
‘Disc’ acetate sun shades in Basic Havana, £380, by Celine (obtainable celine.com)
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Celine’s Michael Rider, who previously labored on the home beneath Phoebe Philo earlier than heading up Polo Ralph Lauren, marries his American roots – he was born in Washington D.C. and attended Brown College – with the home’s Parisian sensibility. Like these gleefully outsized sun shades, that are a nod in the direction of the bourgeois-inflected uniform of home founder Céline Vipiana in her Nineteen Seventies heyday.
Givenchy’s ‘Boudoir’ mules
‘Boudoir Fringe’ mules, £1,033, by Givenchy by Sarah Burton (enquire givenchy.com)
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The summer season months are primed for dressing with abandon – notably this S/S 2026 season, the place designers channelled a temper of color, optimism and pleasure. These slip-on Givenchy ‘Boudoir Fringe’ mules – designed by artistic director Sarah Burton – epitomise this liberated perspective, adorned with fronds of feathers.
Chanel’s resin necklace
Steel and black resin necklace, £1,560, by Chanel (enquire chanel.com)
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Because of the stewardship of Belgian designer Matthieu Blazy, Chanel has quick change into this 12 months’s most sought-after model – the arrival of his S/S 2026 assortment in shops earlier this 12 months sparked a much-documented purchasing frenzy. This necklace, with an infinite resin attraction recalling a black oyster shell, is a technique to pledge your allegiance.
Fendi’s ‘Lui’ bag
‘Lui’ bag, £2,550, by Fendi (enquire fendi.com)
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Fendi has lengthy been identified for its vibrant equipment which marry Made in Italy leathercraft with a way of humour and play. Living proof: the Lui bag, a slouchy shoulder bag designed to fit neatly onto the physique when worn cross-body. This model is completed with supersized leather-based topstitching.
Dior’s ‘Girl Dior by Sheila Hicks’ bag
‘Girl Dior by Sheila Hicks’ bag, value on request, by Dior (enquire dior.com)
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At each his eponymous label, JW Anderson, and Loewe, the place he was artistic director for a decade, northern Irish designer Jonathan Anderson has fostered a detailed relationship with the artwork world, usually by collaboration. This continues along with his new position as artistic director of Dior, the place his S/S 2026 assortment featured this Girl Dior tasseled bag, a collaboration with American artist Sheila Hicks.
Restricted-edition Hermès lipsticks
Rouge Hermès, limited-edition lipstick, £71, by Hermès (obtainable hermes.com)
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A trio of limited-edition Rouge Hermès lipsticks will add a flash of color to your make-up bag, and never solely of their wealthy pink and mauve shades. As a result of the actual pleasure of those lipsticks is the Pierre Hardy-designed packaging, adorned with graphic motifs in eye-catching main hues.
Bottega Veneta’s ‘Child Veneta’ bag
‘Child Veneta’ bag in Cardinal, £2,310, by Bottega Veneta (obtainable bottegaveneta.com)
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Bottega Veneta’s intrecciato approach – which sees strands of leather-based woven collectively – is the home’s hallmark, eschewing the necessity for extra overt logos and branding. The brand new ‘Child Veneta’, a mini hobo bag, is crafted from padded intrecciato leather-based, right here in vivid ‘Cardinal’ purple.
Mulberry denim hat
Denim solar hat, £145, by Mulberry (enquire mulberry.com)
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A solar hat is a perennial summertime important. This one, from British home Mulberry, combines perform with aptitude: crafted from traditional blue denim, it comes with a bright-yellow cord-fastening, like these you would possibly discover on climbing apparel.
Louis Vuitton’s summer season scents
On the Seashore fragrance (obtainable louisvuitton.com); Solar Music fragrance (obtainable louisvuitton.com), £260 for 100ml every, by Louis Vuitton
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This duo of Jacques Cavallier Belletrud-masterminded Louis Vuitton fragrances seize the scent of summer season: the primary, On The Seashore, has citrus fruit yuzu at its centre, married with recent neroli and woody cyprus (the concept was to seize the ‘ecstasy of solar and the heat of sand’). The second, Solar Music, is a radiant mixture of orange blossom, neroli and petitgrain, completed with a remaining contact of lemon.
Loro Piana’s ‘Simply Bag’
‘Simply Bag’ bag, £2,245, by Loro Piana (obtainable loropiana.com)
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Generally the summer season months require simplicity: within the warmth of the day, the very last thing you need is difficult. Loro Piana’s easy ‘Simply’ bag is impressed by the easy proportions of a traditional paper bag, although right here rendered within the Italian home’s comfortable and light-weight ‘Silk Calf’ leather-based.
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