Thoughts on Simone Bellotti at Jil Sander, plastic boobs, and a sale at Rowing Blazers.
Welcome to The HALO Report — HALOSCOPE’s new weekly digest, an of-the-moment mix of news items, opinion pieces, and sale announcements designed to keep you posted on the nitty-gritty of the fashion world and all of its tangents without having to keep a constant eye on your feed.
This week, outdated trends deserve love too, we need to wear MORE CLOTHES (but not in the way the industry tells us to), huge boobs are the latest going-out top, Simone Bellotti takes his place at the helm of Jil Sander, Doechii dominates, Chloé clogs and Fair Isle knits are on sale, and more.
The latest long-ish reads from the brightest minds in fashion.
“9 Outdated Fashion Trends That Vogue Editors Still Love in 2025” for, of course, Vogue by Christian Allaire, is a quiet win for sustainability in fashion—romanticizing the outdated trend (among those listed are Crocs, PS1 bags, and of course, skinny jeans) is a mentality that has potential to encourage less turnaround in one’s closet and more long-term appreciation of pieces that don’t feel current. Now, if only the piece hadn’t listed the infamously un-sustainable Canada Goose puffer…
Cult Classic’s Tara Maria Gonzales writes “The Fashion Film No One Talks About (Enough) Inspired My Future Mugshot” about—make your guess now—yes, Party Girl (1995), a film that I’d argue is talked about enough and is about to be talked about more than enough in light of Parker Posey’s White Lotus-induced renaissance. Still, the film’s wardrobe is undeniably fun to peruse, especially when guided by a good writer.
If you’re unfamiliar with Canadian indie fashion, “My All-Time Favourite Canadian Brands” by Isabel Slone is a great starting point. Not a good time for US-dwellers to get into Canadian labels, maybe, but it's great for those elsewhere and prudent to keep in mind for when (and if) relations between the US and Canada ever recover from recent foolishness.
“The More Clothes Manifesto” by sustainable designer Janelle Abbott will radicalize you, as it should—as someone deeply invested in the fashion world herself, Abbott’s message is all the more dire. There are ways we can slow the production of, at the moment, one billion-some garments per year without completely tanking the industry.
“Doechii’s Glam Team Said ‘Oui!’ to Dominating Paris Fashion Week” by Vogue’s Ana Cafolla is a fun look at the new star’s past week in outfits and glam—it's hard not to get verklempt at Doechii’s victory lap after a meteoric rise this winter.
What to keep in mind — and look forward to — in the past and coming weeks.
Sometimes, it feels like the fashion world plays tricks on us… the discordance both of Demna’s latest Balenciaga show, which felt stale, uninspired, and superfluous in its attempts at elevating streetwear for the 47th time, and Nicolas Ghesquière’s showing at Louis Vuitton, which had some excellent moments but on the whole failed to prove itself as essential or urgent, might make one long for the years Ghesquière made revelatory work at Balenciaga (sans grisly CSAM controversies).
The opening and closing looks at Duran Lantink, a feminine model in a plasticine top resembling a well-cut masculine torso and a masculine model wearing pendulous, gravity-defying breasts, trod the line between genuinely funny and tiresomely hammy—time will tell if these “looks” ever find context in actual closets (and if literally anything else about this collection is remembered).
On the heels of a well-received FW show, Simone Bellotti is appointed as the new Creative Director of Jil Sander. Bally-heads, Throwing Fits devotees, and androgynous dressers: rejoice.
Tomorrow, March 13, Cecilie Bahnsen drops its long-awaited collaboration with The North Face—the former’s famously frothy formalwear lends itself especially well to mashups with gorp-y labels (in the past, Subu and Asics), and this all-black capsule of romanticized techwear looks like it will fly off the e-shelves.
Wales Bonner’s FW25 collection, “Selah,” is now available to preview, the always-on-point designs affording us a glimpse into the trends that will dominate the scene come fall: duffle coats as writer Jalil Johnson has championed all season (both a fairly conventional iteration and one rendered in baggy leather), sculpted-waist jackets a la Doechii in Schiaparelli’s version of a Canadian tux, tons of fringe, and more.
Less about impulse buys — and more about tracking discounts on the pieces already on your wishlist.
Ahead of the impending warm weather, take an extra 10% off Deiji Studio’s sale section full of linen sets and a few quirky knits with VIP10.
Though we were disappointed last week with the designer’s reluctance to engage intellectually with her own work, we can’t deny that Sandy Liang cuts a good going-out top, many of which are among the dozens of pieces up for 15% off (alongside the requisite pleated skirts and cardigans) to make way for next season’s wares.
Use FR20 to receive an additional 20% off the Luisaviaroma seasonal sale, which boasts studded Chloé clog/mule hybrids, Loulou Studio knits, limited-edition Salomons, and more.
If you’re a Fair Isle lover, a selection of pieces with the famed knitwear pattern are up for a 40% discount at Rowing Blazers using FAIRISLE-FLASH, from fleece zip-ups to more legit knit sweaters.
In a classic buy more, save more sale, Solid & Striped offers up to 75% off its beloved swimwear and cover-ups to kick off the warmer seasons. 🌀
Em Seely-Katz is the creator of the fashion blog Esque, the News Editor of HALOSCOPE, and a writer, stylist, and anime-watcher about town. You can usually find them writing copy for niche perfume houses or making awful collages at @that.esque on Instagram.