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19 October 2026
Bacardí releases glow-in-the-dark Halloween bottles and revives Janelle Monáe's Wondaween
The 700ml Carta Blanca bottle sells for £19, while the US Ghost Bottle anchors an AMC FearFest tie-in.
- Style
Balenciaga's Pace sneaker collapses into a mule for $995
Calfskin, pucker-toe stitching and a cork insole ground a heel that folds down.
- Watches & Jewelry
Union Glashütte shrinks the Belisar Speedster to 40mm for 2026
The new case is 14.65mm thick, and the 288-piece run is priced at €3,450 through authorised retailers.
- Style
adidas' Italia 60s now comes in a truffle-brown suede at €120
The retro model gets brown leather uppers and a truffle-like finish, priced at €120 on adidas Germany.
- Garage
Depancel opens its Série-R chrono with a skeleton dial from '70s prototypes
The Peacock SL-4802 movement is regulated in Besançon and visible from both sides.
- Scene
New Balance Numeric 480 gets its first GORE-TEX version at $160
Skate shops get the release on October 9, ahead of the brand's website three days later.
18 October 2026
- Style
Victor Kan's Timberland Euro Hiker Gore-Tex gets a final release Monday
The boot is Kan's first release under his own name, and the online pair comes in Olive Suede/Gray, not the taupe and burgundy of the boutique run.
- Style
Wales Bonner turns adidas' BW Army into pony-hair luxe trainers for FW26
Two colorways open the FW26 lineup, alongside a Gazelle, an Adizero Adios and a croc-skin Karintha.
- Watches & Jewelry
Cartier unveils second Choeur des Pierres chapter in Kyoto, led by a 41-carat sapphire
The third chapter lands next year in Hawaii, taking the collection to 250 jewels, objects and timepieces.
- Style
Wasted Paris and Clarks pack Britpop badges into a customizable Wallabee Lite
A tonal lion graphic, a hanging fob and extra blue laces come in a box carrying a Kevin Cummins photograph.
- Home
Karimoku New Standard fills sofas and chairs with crushed ASICS trainers
The Japanese maker blends EVA from unsold footwear with cotton and pairs it with a three-millimetre condensed foam sheet.
- Watches & Jewelry
Vacheron Constantin names 34 finalists for its first Concours d'Élégance
A 14-member jury, co-chaired by Aurel Bacs and Christian Selmoni, judged pieces made between 1755 and 1999 across seven categories.
- Garage
McLaren opens final orders for the 750S, from $365,100, before it ends
The send-off 788HS is limited to 200 cars, half coupes and half spyders, and reaches 60 mph in two seconds flat.
- Watches & Jewelry
Wren's Vessel is a 300-piece steel sports watch from $2,900
Only five of 100 crystals in an early prototype batch were usable before Wren found a sapphire specialist.
- Style
New Balance Numeric's 440v2 High skate shoe arrives in a Quicksand colourway
The high-top pairs suede and mesh uppers with the same skate fixings as the rest of the 440v2 range.
17 October 2026
- Style
Crocs gives its Wallabee-style Gallery Shoe a real leather upgrade for $110
Metal hiking-style eyelets are new to the leather versions, and black is the debut colorway.
- Style
Nike's 2026 Doernbecher Freestyle debuts six patient-designed sneakers
Designed by patients 9 to 17, all six models make their first appearance in the program.
- Style
Song for the Mute gives the adidas Samba OG a slouchy black leather look
The Australian label keeps the terrace classic recognizable but drops the museum-piece polish.
- Garage
Porsche reveals the Mission S, a mid-engined supercar concept above the 911
A bright red steering-wheel button marked "On Your Own" switches off every driving aid.
- Style
Moncler's Re/Icons stars Cher, Grace Jones and JENNIE in revamped archive jackets
Shot by Gabriel Moses, the campaign places each star at the center of a crowd wearing the brand's reissued alpine jackets.
16 October 2026
- Watches & Jewelry
Bremont's 500m ceramic dive watch arrives in deep blue for 250 buyers
The 43mm case weighs just 74 grams and runs on Bremont's calibre BB64AH.
- Garage
Tesla's second-gen Roadster flies, flips and hits 60 mph in 0.81 seconds
Production is promised for 2028, but the spacer-grade thrusters may never reach a street car.
- Watches & Jewelry
Ressence TYPE 10 DN is its first oil-filled watch with an in-house movement
The RW-04 calibre replaces the ETA base and buys the watch 60 hours of reserve.
- Beauty
Byredo and Iittala launch Ljus, a glass and scent collection born from Nordic light
Five objects spanning a candle stand, a flame refractor, an incense holder and a diffuser, each handcrafted in Iittala's glass workshop.
- Watches & Jewelry
Oris slims the ProPilot Calibre 111 to 43mm and adds pine green and black dials
The date window relocates from 9 to 6 o'clock and the case drops under 13.2mm for the first time.
- Garage
Tesla shows a flying Roadster that drives upside down and hits 60 mph in 0.81 seconds
A fan suction system held the coupe to a half-pipe as it rolled upside down, and production is set for 2028.
- Style
Loewe and On release a performance-wear collection built for working artists
The Cloudtilt Cosmic and Cloudsolo Hiker lead a drop that casts working artists rather than models.
- Garage
Porsche unveils the mid-engined Mission S, a supercar to sit above the 911
The concept is the first car from new design chief Tobias Sühlmann and previews a production line that won't be a limited run.
15 October 2026
- Style
Comme des Garçons revives its cult Six magazine with installations and 12 tees
Rei Kawakubo curated the new issue herself, and the London window exhibition runs through November 13 during Frieze London.
- Style
Rimowa and Mykita launch MR007 and MR008 sunglasses in aluminum and steel
Mykita calls it a long-term design partnership, split into two families named Heritage and Visor, with no price or piece count given.
