Hello, my lovelies, there are days when everything feels too heavy, when time seems stuck, and you wonder if this moment will ever pass. I’m in one of those places today. My sweet life coach, Amani, urges me to sit with the pain, count the small blessings, and try to put it into words, even when writing feels impossible. So I’m leaning into the people who hold me, letting myself cry when I need to, and reminding myself that isolation isn’t the cure.
If you’re in a similar place, be gentle, breathe, reach out to someone, and give yourself permission to feel. It will pass, inshAllah.
In the middle of all this, I’ve also been quietly working hard on a new content direction and exciting projects with The Shift. Creating, even on heavy days, has been grounding. If you haven’t already, follow me on both pages and tell me what you think. I’d really love to hear your thoughts and have you along for this next chapter 🤍
F for Facts/ Fun
2026 trending baby names, the 2016 millennial nostalgia, are you in a situationship, and is it time to take your family to therapy.
F for Fashion
This season’s fashion weeks are unfolding as two complementary stories: in Paris Haute Couture SS26, the narrative is about craft, emotion, and intentional artistry, while in Copenhagen Fashion Week (AW26), the focus shifts to sustainability, wearability, and Nordic practicality.
Paris couture has opened with some of the most talked-about creative chapters in years. Matthieu Blazy’s debut couture collection for Chanel was a dreamlike, nature-inspired fairytale, airy silks, feather motifs and giant mushrooms evoking freedom and femininity in couture’s classic language. At Dior, Jonathan Anderson’s long-anticipated first haute couture show was an immersive celebration of floral imagery and artisanal legacy, reimagining the house’s codes with sculptural silhouettes and rich embroidery, a poetic mix of tradition and innovation. Schiaparelli’s Daniel Roseberry leaned into surrealism with bold, theatrical pieces, metallic forms, exaggerated motifs, and playful references that feel like couture performance art. From Georges Hobeika’s deeply romantic and soulful silhouettes to Armani Privé’s soft, lived-in elegance, couture feels less about spectacle and more about meaning. Stéphane Rolland delivered his signature architectural drama with precision, while Tamara Ralph leaned into golden opulence and intricate surface work. Gaurav Gupta continued pushing sculptural boundaries with avant-garde forms. Sacai continues to master its signature hybrid language, tailoring colliding with sport, structure softened by movement. Totême stays true to its refined minimalism, offering restraint, precision, and pieces that feel designed for real women living real lives. Jacquemus, Le Palmier, brings emotion into the mix: playful proportions, sensual simplicity, and a deeply personal storytelling that balances lightness with intention. Rami Kadi, Georges Chakra, Toteme, Tony Ward, and more unveiled their collections. Valentino (Alessandro Michele) offered a heartfelt, cinematic tribute that mixed Old Hollywood romance with Michele’s theatrical intimacy, anchoring a week already heavy with feeling after recent industry losses. Elie Saab returned to his signature language of glittering embroidery and serpentine accents sequins, bead-chains and slinky gowns that read modern and opulent while Zuhair Murad channeled Renaissance-inspired femininity with pastel opulence and richly worked surfaces, reinforcing the week’s affection for handwork and narrative dressing. Rami Al Ali delivered one of the most refined collections of the week: sculptural silhouettes, soft power dressing, and a maturity that proves his couture language is evolving with confidence. Ashi Studio stayed dark, dramatic, and impeccably constructed sharp tailoring, controlled volume, and couture that feels architectural rather than decorative. Miss Sohee was a clear standout online and off-runway, blending fantasy, corsetry, and playful excess with Gen-Z confidence; her work feels youthful yet technically serious, exactly where couture is heading. Rahul Mishra continued to lead with meaning, weaving nature, hand embroidery, and storytelling into deeply poetic garments that feel spiritual rather than seasonal. Viktor & Rolf brought back conceptual drama with exaggerated proportions and couture as performance, while Robert Wun pushed the boundaries of emotion and narrative dressing couture as cinematic art, unsettling and unforgettable. In contrast, Totême offered restraint and precision: sharp coats, clean lines, and elevated essentials that speak to women who want longevity, not spectacle.
Parallel to that, at Copenhagen Fashion Week (AW26), Nordic designers continue to champion sustainability, functional elegance, and tactile knitwear, with outerwear and layered looks that marry practicality and aesthetic minimalism. CPHFW is increasingly a bellwether for wearable luxury with conscience, a trend that’s also beginning to ripple into global fashion months ahead of the main ready-to-wear season. a curated set of Nordic names shaping the season’s wearable agenda, think Holzweiler’s homecoming, Baum und Pferdgarten, Aiayu, Nazzal Studio, Paolina Russo, Ranra Studio and Sunflower among the presenters with sustainability rules and tactile knitwear dominating buyer conversations
F for Fitness / Health
Train your brain to be more focused in only 30 minutes a day, is your workout successful, are you wrecking your feet, how to beat flu season, can you get addicted to GLP1, should you avoid sugary snacks, and how to increase your fiber intake without bloating.
F for Food
Ginger tea benefits, viral Japanese cheesecake, are you eating this superfruit, and bedtime snacks.
Until next week, InshAllah.
Stay Fabulous and updated; subscribe to my blog, my Instagram, and my Youtube channel, and follow my Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, Pinterest, threads and X pages. Don’t forget to shop my favorites from Revolve and Fwrd, Bokitta (Code PTITNFIT) and Lyra modest.
XOXO
La Petite, Hanine
Leave a Reply