FASHION AND CULTURE

MONCLER X JONY IVE The Milan-based luxury outerwear label’s latest high-profile collaboration is with Jony Ive, former Apple chief design officer and cofounder of the creative collective LoveFrom. The minimalist pastel-hued collection features a trio of lightweight shell pieces crafted from a newly developed recycled nylon, with magnetic buttons for seamless wearability. GREAT WOMEN SCULPTORS This expansive new tome explores the work of more than 300 pioneering female sculptors across five centuries, including groundbreaking artists such as Yayoi Kusama, Simone Leigh, and Barbara Hepworth, with an introduction by curator, writer, and editor Lisa Le Feuvre. (Phaidon) LE DAMIER DE LOUIS VUITTON For the first time, the French house’s iconic 136-year-old Damier check pattern has made its way into a collection of high jewelry, reinterpreted on diamond rings available in both white and yellow gold, as well…