This month’s roundup brings together fresh openings, limited-edition drops and inventive collaborations.
Fashion Has a New Address
Bahrain’s Marassi Galleria welcomes a new luxury boutique with the opening of ZIMMERMANN. Designed by long-term collaborator Studio McQualter, the space combines layered textures, materials and curated design elements to create an immersive retail environment. The façade features custom-made tiles and bronzed brass ribbing, while two display windows showcase artistic compositions of mannequins, vintage furniture and commissioned artworks. Inside, a full-height art piece greets visitors against white-painted walls and custom terrazzo tiles. The artwork curations reflect the brand’s ongoing engagement with Australian and international artists. Ready-to-wear (RTW) pieces are presented in polished wardrobes with coloured wallpaper interiors, while accessories are displayed at a dedicated table. The boutique also includes a lounge area with terrazzo-patterned flooring and a hand-woven emerald rug, furnished with Le Corbusier and Guillerme et Chambron seating. The store located on the first floor opens with the Cruise RTW 26 Collection.
Plush and Chic
Just in time for the festive season, BOSS and Steiff (a German company founded in 1880, known for producing high-quality, collectable stuffed animals) have come together for a playful holiday capsule that blends cosy style with German craftsmanship. The BOSS x Steiff collection features men’s, women’s and kids’ apparel in warm tones of cream and brown, including teddy-textured coats, hoodies, jackets, hats, mittens, soft shirts, sweatshirts and socks. BOSS accessories and shoes, like the Ariell bag and Gary sneakers, are reimagined with plush trims for a luxurious look. The collaboration also introduces new takes on Steiff ’s signature teddy bear: a cream plush bear, a brown mohair collector’s bear and a black mohair XP member-exclusive bear, alongside teddy bear charms in black and brown. The capsule is featured in the BOSS Holiday 2025 campaign, starring TikToker Khaby Lame and model Amelia Gray. It is narrated by singer Khalid and supported by immersive social activations on Meta and Snapchat, including AI-created content and a Bitmoji collection.
Mirrored Magic
Maison Margiela launches the Tabi Collector’s series with its first edition: the Tabi Broken Mirror Embroidery. Limited to 25 pairs worldwide, the series reenvisions the house’s most popular shoe, Tabi, through innovative techniques and materials. For the first edition, a silver coating is applied to the leather before being fractured to reveal the layer beneath. Each shoe is then hand-embroidered with more than 8,000 glass beads, sequins and metallic fragments, laser-cut in varying shades to mimic the natural ageing of broken glass. Transparent beads interspersed throughout enhance depth and dimension, creating a three-dimensional, reflective effect. The Tabi, a Maison Margiela icon since 1988, is crafted by 11 dedicated artisans, preserving the shoe’s signature form and artisanal precision. The collection will be displayed in selected stores, accompanied by a film by Italian filmmaker Yuri Ancarani tracing the Tabi’s journey from concept to its final form.
Twice The Style
MINI and Paul Smith have introduced the new MINI Paul Smith Edition as the latest chapter in a long-running collaboration between the two British icons. Building on previous joint projects from 2021 and 2022, this edition brings Paul Smith’s ‘classic with a twist’ design language to the MINI Cooper 3-door, 5-door and Convertible. The exterior is defined by edition-exclusive colours, including Statement Grey and Inspired White, as well as Nottingham Green accents inspired by Paul’s hometown. Details such as the Signature Stripe on the roof, Black Blue MINI logos and 18-inch Night Spoke wheels reinforce the designer’s imprint. Inside, the British theme continues with knitted surfaces and Nightshade Blue sports seats. Subtle, playful touches like a handwritten ‘Hello’ light projection on the floor, an ‘Every day is a new beginning’ motto on the door sill and a hand-drawn rabbit on the floor mats complete the car’s interiors.
Two Decades of an Icon
Versace is marking 20 years of its DV ONE timepiece with an anniversary limited edition that revisits the watch’s origins while introducing archival details. First launched in 2005, the DV ONE became Versace’s defining timepiece, celebrated for its Swiss-made construction, high-tech ceramic case, strong silhouette and signature house codes, including the Medusa emblem and Greca motifs. The new DV ONE 20th Anniversary Edition draws on 1990s’ glamour through a black enamel dial decorated with a gold-tone 3D Barocco (baroque in Italian) pattern taken from the archive. A diamond-set crown and four additional diamonds on the indexes add to the piece’s refined detailing, while the case back reveals a black rotor engraved with the anniversary marking. Powered by a Swiss-made automatic movement and produced in black ceramic, the edition is limited to 240 pieces worldwide.