Jude goes nude for Calvin Klein, plus more of this week’s fashion news
Jude Bellingham for Calvin Klein
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On October 27, Calvin Klein posted a teaser reel on Instagram with the suspenseful caption: “The next icon. Coming soon.” A quick scroll through the comments, filled with thirsty emojis and Beatles lyrics, left no doubt that the next campaign was none other than this summer’s national treasure, Jude Bellingham. Calvin Klein’s subsequent post proved that the “icon underneath” is in fact the twenty-three-year-old midfielder. Hey Jude indeed.
The Cotton Stretch underwear campaign features Bellingham in jeans and a white tank before stripping down to his briefs. Shot in Spain, the Real Madrid player models the boxers, briefs and trunks while not-so-subtly displaying his signature arms-to-crowd celebration – though something tells us the crowd re-watching this campaign over and over may differ from his usual screaming stadium-goers. Bellingham refers to Calvin Klein as an “iconic brand” and states he loved the campaign and idea of the “icon underneath”.
In other fashion news this week, after Pierpaolo Piccioli’s exit, Martine Rose was announced as the new creative director of Balenciaga, so we ran down the reasons why the link-up makes perfect sense. Elsewhere, the CFDA Awards brought out New York’s best dressed celebs, we spoke to Palace founders Lev Tanju and Gareth Skewis about their new London flagship, while Cameron Hendry captured all the spooky style at fakemink’s Camden Town Halloween show. For everything else you might’ve missed, scroll through the list below.
This week, we began our annual thawing of Christmas icon Mariah Carey, who stars in the new festive Gucci Gift campaign. Directed by Harmony Korine, the campaign sees the singer entering a luxury hotel as the hotel staff scramble for her arrival. The ensuing Christmas party is packed with guests in Gucci whilst Carey herself stuns in their Butterfly collection. Head here to shop the festive edit.
Launched on November 2, Levi’s ‘Let’s Get Fuzzy’ Christmas campaign is nostalgic, cosy and weirdly cute. The campaign took the form of a stop-motion short film in which Gus, the Fuzzyeti, begins as a moody, monstrous intruder before being gifted a Christmas jumper and becoming a loving and welcomed member of the family festivities. Click here for the latest from Levi’s.
Chloé is putting a dark, sultry and feminine spin on the Christmas season with its 2026 festive campaign starring Claudia Schiffer. Creative director Chemena Kamali describes the campaign as “mysterious”, “nocturnal” and “sensual”, while the images feature Schiffer in pieces from both the AW26 and SS27 collections including barely-there chainlink tops, romantic pink layers and a dark, structured blazer. Shop the Xmas edit here.
Speaking of Christmas, Dior is placing itself in the busiest and most festive London location this Christmas, sure to make the queues even longer than before. From November 6 to December 27, Harrods will host a Dior pop-up showcasing Jonathan Anderson’s debut cruise collection, as well as festive gifts and ornaments. Click here for the latest from Dior.
Since the launch of its Catwalk series in 2016, Thames & Hudson has curated 11 cloth-bound volumes documenting the complete runway collections of various fashion houses. Although the Louis Vuitton catwalk book was released in 2018, this week it was announced that they will be the first fashion house to double-up on our shelves, in the form of a menswear catwalk book, released on November 5. Pick up a copy of the book here.
Everyone else may have packed up their summer wardrobes in favour of hats, gloves and scarves – but at Hunza G it’s always summer. The brand is skipping winter altogether, already beginning preparations for next year with their Resort 27 collection. While modelling the collection’s co-ords, costumes, coverups and bikinis on the Ibiza coast, supermodel Irina Shayk described the pieces as “sexy and playful”. Shop the collection here.
Applications are now open for the RAISEfashion 2027 Masterclass, which gives young designers the chance to secure $50,000 in funding for their brand. An intensive eight-week programme, the masterclass gives designers access to industry veterans for business strategy, with the last week of the programme delivered in New York City. If you’re a designer with a newly launched business, head here to apply. Applications close December 4, 2026, at 11pm GMT/6pm ET.
