In a short film featuring a panoply of artists from across the creative disciplines, Bottega Veneta creative director Daniel Lee and London based filmmaker Tyrone Lebon have come together to reflect on the question: “What makes a man today?” The result is a tenderly captured meditation on the intersection between masculinity and fashion, with an emphasis on the importance of personal expression.

Simon Porte Jacquemus followed up last year’s lavender-field phenomenon with another catwalk show that swiftly went viral. The L’Amour collection (dedicated to the hard-working Jacquemus team) was presented in front of 100 socially distanced guests, in a dreamy wheat field one hour from the centre of Paris. Models walked the 600m wooden runway wearing a romantic assemblage of soft whites, beiges, navy, greys and pastels, with details of Picasso motifs and structured cut-outs.

Prada focused on simplicity and longevity for its most uncomplicated collection yet, Multiple Views SS21, which used technological fabrics both to innovate everyday silhouettes and to simplify couture shapes. In a new, co-creative approach, five global style leaders and image-makers were asked to share their personal interpretations of Prada through individual films, giving various takes on the Prada man and woman.

In a 12-hour live stream from the Palazzo Sacchetti in Rome, Gucci takes us behind the scenes of their Epilogue collection. Epilogue marks the dénouement of creative director Alessandro Michele’s three-part “fairy tale”, described as a ‘trilogy of love’ – a radical break away from fashion’s traditional rules and a move towards a more liberated mode of creative production. Watch the on-site crew turning Michele’s vision into reality – a process that promises to be just as mesmerising as the final product.

On 22 July, Dior will broadcast its 2021 Cruise show live and direct from Lecce’s resplendent Piazza del Duomo. The decision to host the show in the Puglia region, homeland of creative director Maria Grazie Chiuri, and one of the areas worst affected by the Covid-19 crisis, was a deliberate one to help promote economic regrowth and highlight the region’s tradition of fine craftsmanship.

CHANEL unveils the Fall-Winter 2020/21 Haute Couture collection by Virginie Viard, captured by Mikael Jansson at the Studio at 31 rue Cambon, Paris. Featuring models Adut Akech and Rianne Von Rompaey in some of the finest CHANEL jewels, the Fall-Winter 2020-21 collection radiates scintillating opulence and is said to be inspired by the eccentric ladies (‘a punk princess’ as Viard notes) that would accompany Karl Lagerfeld to ‘Le Palace’.

In a panel hosted by broadcaster Razia Iqbal, prominent TV historian Simon Schama will be returning to some of his favourite passages from the dramatic works of William Shakespeare. In thinking about the Bard’s uniquely eternal power to move audiences, both to laughter and tears, Schama will be joined by actors David Harewood and Olivia Williams, who will be offering their own perspectives as performers of Shakespeare’s work.

Founder and designer Jeremiah Shoaf’s flair for fonts makes Typewolf one of the best resources on the web for typography research and inspiration. With monthly features such as Popular Things Identified Vol. 1, dissect some of pop culture’s best-loved typefaces, and find the perfect type combination using the Type Pairing lookbook.

After months of digital exhibitions and virtual art shows, some of our beloved art spaces are finally opening their doors to the public. Why not re-engage with physical art by immersing yourself in one of Peter Schuyff’s complex psychedelic abstractions at the White Cube gallery, Mason’s Yard. Curated by Katharine Kostyál, the exhibition includes a number of Schuyff’s most playful pieces, with a particular focus on the parallels between music and art.