What is #menswear talking about? Celine's new collection, Coach at NYFW, Tiffany Titan and more

WELCOME TO ‘What is #menswear talking about?’, a weekly dispatch where we discuss the news, rumours and conversations that are dominating the men’s style discourse, and therefore, our Esquire water cooler chitchat.

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Pharrell drops a new Tiffany Titan collection

Pharrell has always had an affinity with water; the element played a big role in his first collection for Tiffany & Co., which was inspired by Poseidon, ruler of the sea, King of Atlantis. Now, the creative polymath is adding to his Tiffany Titan collection, by introducing high-lustre freshwater pearls.

“In Japan, it was believed that pearls were created from the tears of mythical water creatures; so I naturally gravitated towards them as a means of expressing this connection to water,” said the designer of the collection. Spanning necklaces, bracelets, rings and earrings, the new pieces showcase an interplay between the diamond spear motif we saw in the first Tiffany Titan collection, and statement pearls.

In addition to being created from the tears of mythical water creatures, pearls are one of the jeweller’s longstanding hallmarks. Tiffany & Co. designed the seed-pearl suite that Abraham Lincoln gifted to his wife, Mary Todd Lincoln, ahead of the presidential inaugural ball in 1862. Symbolism layered on symbolism.

The new Tiffany Titan by Pharrell Williams designs are available now.

The Bright Young: Celine releases a short film showcasing its spring/summer 2025 collection

In a new short film, directed by Slimane, the designer brings his spring/summer 2025 collection into the world of Evelyn Waugh’s 1930 novel Vile Bodies. 13-minutes in length, the film imagines the collection in situ, following the lives of young aristocrats around a country estate. All dressed up and nowhere to go, with little to do but tend to pastimes only available to a privileged few.

There are boating jackets, made of summer cashmere flannels, for an afternoon row. Trimmed jackets that recall gold embroidered livery. But also more casual pieces like cricket whites, which took inspiration from the wardrobe of author F. Scott Fitzgerald in the 1920s. It’s a trip across the channel for the French designer and brand, who, for the film’s set, used the grounds of an estate in Norfolk, England, to full effect.

Watch the short film below.

Coach debuts spring/summer 2025 collection on the High Line during New York Fashion Week

Fashion month is officially underway. First stop: New York. Staged along the Chelsea-half of the city’s High Line, Coach debuted its spring/summer 2025 collection. Creative director Stuart Vevers has been reinterpreting classic American staples for a new generation since he started at the brand in 2013. But these aren’t cowboy-core pieces or Americana. Instead, what Vevers has focused on is what the archetypes of modern America are, and within that, how does personal style come into the fold?

For the menswear portion, sportswear classics of navy coats and chinos make up the foundation of any well-rounded wardrobe. It was only when mixed with graphic T-shirts and sneakers that Vevers’ penchant for high-and-low came through – playful, singularly New York – especially when working the “I [heart] NY” tee, or a baseball jacket, into the mix.

Vevers understands that true classics aren’t simply polished in appearance, they’re also evergreen pieces kept in the wearer’s rotation for years. Leather and suede jackets in the collection, for instance, were treated with creases and folds for “added character”. For Vevers, the patina of a well-worn piece has become readily available.

Louis Vuitton partners with artists in residence for fresh takes on the LV Trainer

The French house has unveiled its latest partnership with the art world, selecting Chinese artists Zhou Yilun and Wen Na to be artists in residence. Handed a pair of the basketball-inspired LV Trainers, both artists were tasked with utilising its three-dimensional form as a blank canvas for their visual language. Zhou, whose work spans sculpture and painting, brought his eye for vibrant colour and spontaneous brush strokes, the result appearing as an unfinished work. Wen created two distinct designs titled ‘Cloud’ and ‘Wave’, similar motifs found in her large-scale epic paintings of god-like figures painted in vibrant colours.

The sneakers are hand-painted at the brand’s Italian footwear atelier, Fiesso d’Artico, and will have a roll-out release across Europe and Asia over the rest of the year.

Rolex joins PGA of Australia as a major partner, just in time for the BMW Championship in Brisbane

The Professional Golfers’ Association of Australia has announced a new major partnership with Rolex. With a history of keeping time at some of the most prestigious sporting events in the world, the Swiss watchmaker will become the official timekeeper of the BMW Australian PGA Championship in November, as well as a major partner of the Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia and WPGA Tour of Australasia. The iconic green and gold clock, seen at other major golfing competitions like the WGC Cadillac Championship in 2016, will sit beside Royal Queensland’s first tee at the BMW Championship, which will take place from November 21 to 24 in Brisbane.

“Rolex is proud to expand its support of golf in Australia, a country with more than 3.5 million active golf players and some of the world’s top ranking golf courses,” said Benoit Falletti, managing director of Rolex Australia, in a statement. “The PGA of Australia promotes a thriving industry of golf professionals and presents a world-class tournament with the annual Australian PGA Championship event. We look forward to this exciting new partnership and to further developing the alignment between Rolex and Golf in this region.”

Le Labo’s City Exclusive lands in Australia

Coriander – or coriandre – is a polarising flavour, not to mention a controversial scent. So when the noses at Le Labo chose to explore the herb for its 2024 City Exclusive collection, which pays homage to Mexico City, they risked ostracising a portion of the population. But has the slow perfumery from France ever developed a scent we didn’t like? Non.

So, for this year’s City Exclusive collection – which is only available in the city it pays homage to, except for the month of September, when limited quantities become available for sale in other parts of the world – Le Labo mixed a zing of spicy lime with aldehydic coriander leaves, making space for quieter crisp watery notes to peek through. I would continue describing the olfactory journey, but it sounds much nicer in the brand’s own language:

“Fresh, green florals enter, then stick around for an intoxicating musky dry down. It’s a sensory experience that teeters between tranquil and vibrant. Think forest bathing in El Bosque de Chapultepec – a peace enriched by call-and-repeat birdsong – or sipping mezcal in the shade at a humming café in La Condesa.” Mentally, you’re in Mexico City. Right?

Until September 30, a full size range of Coriandre 39 is available in Le Labo’s Australian stores, as well as online. After that, you’ll only be able to buy it in the city it’s named after. Don’t sleep on it, lest you fancy booking a flight to the Mexican capital.

Learn more here.

Fendi revisits the Peekaboo bag with MAD Architects

Bags, good ones, are like sculptures you can carry around. Italian luxury brand Fendi has set out to take this idea one step further in its latest collaboration with international architecture firm MAD. Founded in 2004 by Man Yansong, the firm revisits the brand’s iconic Peekaboo bag for a new layered design. Underneath patches of black and stone grey, bright colours peek out between the cracks. Sneakers are another highlight of the collection, featuring coordinated colours and similarly architectural lines.

Learn more about the collection here.

‘Now and Forever’: Haulier releases its spring/summer 2025 collection

Haulier founder and creative director Jeremy Hershan believes that a well-made piece of sportswear will take you places in life (for the record, we don’t disagree). For the brand’s spring/summer 2025 collection, Hershan honed in on fabrication as a focal point, designing his signature 100 percent cotton mercerised mesh into layering pieces such as the Canyon Motorcross tee, or using Italian fabrics in their shirting and boxers. As denim from Japan remains the ultimate status symbol for stylish urbanites because of the rarity of the antique looms its made with, jeans, jackets, amd cut-off shorts made from 100 percent selvedge fabrics from Japan and Italy also appear in the collection.

Layering for the warmer months has been an equation Australian designers have been wanting to crack. How can it be done tastefully? Hershan proves that wearing a jacket in spring and summer can be done, it’s just all about the fabrication. Made of shower-proof Italian cotton twill, the Camouflage Field Jacket makes for lightweight outerwear – just for the pleasure of having something on.

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