Built in 1936 and once used by Royal Mail, The Peninsula London’s Austin 7 has returned to service in a different form. Restored in Peninsula Green, it is now a mobile coffee car and will serve visitors at the Hyde Park starting point of the London to Brighton Veteran Car Run. Guests can watch the departure from the eighth-floor Brooklands Bar. The hotel hosts RM Sotheby’s London auction on October 31, followed by the run on November 1.

The reference is obvious. The question is what survives the translation. For Dior’s Fall-Winter 2026–2027 Haute Couture collection, Jonathan Anderson drew on Lynda Benglis’ Kissel (1985), translating its folded form into pleated fabric. A sculpture becomes a garment without becoming a copy.

At the bow of the Sirena Superyachts 42M, the social area is arranged as a separate outdoor room. A curved staircase leads down into the deck, where soft seating, warm lighting and a dining table make the space feel closer to a furnished terrace than an open foredeck. Built with a steel hull and aluminium superstructure, the 42 metre yacht was constructed at Sirena Marine’s facilities in Yalova, Türkiye. The first 42M will make its world premiere at the Monaco Yacht Show in September 2026.

The figure sits still while the sphere shifts the room beneath her. Carole A. Feuerman’s Justice is presented by Hilton Contemporary at the Wrigley Building, Chicago, through November 15, 2026.

The Savile Row sign behind the Spirit of Ecstasy gives the first clue to Ghost Savile Row. Conceived like a bespoke suit, the one-off Rolls-Royce Ghost Extended pairs Midnight Sapphire with English White, recalling a dark suit and white shirt. Inside, Navy Blue leather is finished with Selby Grey pinstripe-inspired stitching. Developed with Savile Row specialists, the car takes its cues from tailoring details revealed only on close inspection.

The motif on the back of the leather jacket draws from Keith Haring’s visual language, one of Cruise 2027’s key references through a vintage Louis Vuitton suitcase the artist drew on in 1984. Presented at The Frick Collection in New York, the collection sits between the Old Masters atmosphere of the museum and the street language of 1980s New York.

Outside, a Chanel jacket. Inside, a fairytale. In Chanel’s Fall Winter 2026 Haute Couture collection, an illustrated silk lining turns the inside of the garment into a world of its own.

The Wksninfa trench balances quiet utility with the feeling of wearable art, bringing Shafei Xia’s painterly world into Weekend Max Mara’s SS26 “A Weekend with an Artist” capsule.

What makes a brand recognizable before its name is read? Taschen’s The Elements of Brand Design treats branding as a kind of alchemy, shaped by form, colour, typography and intent. Across more than 100 case studies, from Netflix to Uniqlo, the book looks at how a company, a product, even a name begins to feel distinct before we can explain why.

Lacoste and Alpine’s 2026 collaboration brings the crocodile into the car. Its red tongue becomes a graphic line, then a fully red cabin, while petit piqué turns the rally seat into a tennis texture. Not a logo on a car, but a symbol learning another speed.