Good morning. Paris is mid fashion week, the autumn homeware season is in full swing, and velvet is having a week. Here is everything worth knowing, in about five minutes.
Fashion
Elie Saab is bringing bridal to H&M. At a star studded Paris celebration on September 28, H&M and Elie Saab revealed a surprise addition to their upcoming collaboration: a hand embroidered bridal gown and veil, joining embellished evening gowns, sharp tailoring and lacy separates. Couture craft at high street prices is exactly the kind of news that makes fashion feel fun again.
Aishwarya Rai walked Paris in crystal covered velvet. At the L’Oréal Paris Le Défilé, staged against the Eiffel Tower, she wore a Yara Shoemaker couture gown with a crystal embellished velvet cape, a tiara and burgundy hair. The night’s clearest signal: velvet is the fabric of the season, and it loves a little drama.
Five Black designers to watch at Paris Fashion Week. MAXHOSA AFRICA joined the official calendar for the first time on September 28 with its Xhosa inspired knitwear, Torishéju shows off calendar today, and MOSSI presents October 4. New perspectives on fashion’s most important stage are always worth your attention.
Runway collaborations are getting weirder and better. On the spring 2027 runways: LUAR reworking the MCM archive, Advisry putting HOKA on the catwalk, and Dauphinette painting UGG boots like impasto. Collaborations have stopped being marketing stunts and started being the main event.
Roots teamed up with Lisa Gozlan. The Canadian heritage brand and the Toronto founded jewellery label launched a limited edition collection of apparel, jewellery and accessories last Friday. Homegrown collaborations rarely get the spotlight they deserve. This one earns it.
A Korean lifestyle brand lands in New York. THY SEOUL makes its North American debut at EPHEMERA’s pop up on October 16, bringing outerwear, bags and scarves, all made in Korea. Quietly excellent design from Seoul keeps finding its way to the front of the line.
Home Decor
IKEA Canada opens its first compact store today. The 43,000 square foot London, Ontario location at White Oaks Mall carries 2,500 everyday essentials and 400 furniture pieces ready for immediate takeaway, built for quick visits and smaller spaces. If the format works here, expect it everywhere.
Venus Williams designed a 200 piece home collection. Her Crate and Barrel collaboration spans furniture, lighting and textiles for grown up rooms and kids’ rooms alike, with a chandelier tracing the arc of a serve toss and a Ficus Green pulled straight from the court. Two decades of interior design work are showing.
Sheepskin is having a sculptural moment. Homio Decor’s new Australian Sheepskin Collection wraps chairs and sofas in ethically sourced sheepskin, with rugs, throws and cushions to match. Texture is the story of autumn interiors, and this is one you can feel.
The furniture industry’s new mantra: make every purchase count. M.O.W. 2026 wrapped in Germany with 620 exhibitors from 52 countries, and the through line was comfort, flexibility, quality and materiality. People want pieces that work harder and feel better, not just look good in a photograph.
Shop the story
Velvet is the thread running through today’s news, from the crystal draped cape on the Paris runway to this season’s deep jewel tones. A few ways to bring it home, all velvet favorites from our LTK folders:
Graford 85.5" Velvet Square Arm Sofa, jade green velvet | Wayfair Canada (Willa Arlo Interiors) | $1,099.99
Jade green velvet in the season’s most flattering shade. Deep, calm, and very Paris right now.
Aladdin 78" Velvet Sofa, red velvet | Wayfair Canada (Wade Logan) | $3,678.48
A deep red that reads burgundy in evening light. For the room that wants a little drama.
Carlan 91" Velvet Tuxedo Arm Sofa, black velvet | Wayfair Canada (Everly Quinn) | $2,799.99 (was $3,539.99)
Tuxedo lines in inky black velvet. The forever piece, done right.
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