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Stella McCartney and Yoshitomo Nara Reunite for a Third Wearable Art Collection

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4 days ago

November 11, 2026

Stella McCartney. Photo by ajay_suresh, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Some collaborations work once and fade. This one keeps coming back stronger. Stella McCartney and Japanese artist Yoshitomo Nara have reunited for their third collection together, and it launches globally today, November 11, 2026, online and in selected Stella McCartney stores worldwide.

The collection is the third installment in the label’s wearable art series, and it is rooted in a fantasy like forest filled with Nara’s instantly recognizable characters and animal motifs. His rebellious spirit runs through the range, giving the pieces an expressive quality that sits a long way from ordinary logo driven collaboration merchandise.

The range spans ready to wear, bags, shoes and accessories. Craftsmanship and responsible materials sit at the center of the project, with organic cotton and responsibly sourced wool in the mix, alongside vegan bags and graphic trainers. At the top end of the collection, exclusive handmade pieces take up to 60 hours to create, and some styles are made to order, so each piece carries a sense of occasion beyond a standard seasonal drop.

The pairing makes creative sense on both sides. McCartney has built her house on proving that luxury fashion can hold a firm ethical line without losing its desirability, and Nara’s work has always carried themes of individuality, nature and challenging the status quo. Put together, the collection reads less like a licensing exercise and more like two bodies of work that were always speaking a similar language.

For shoppers, the appeal is the spread. A graphic trainer and a handmade collector level piece sit in the same collection, which is exactly the point of the wearable art idea. Art you can wear on an ordinary Tuesday, and art that takes sixty hours of handwork to exist at all, under one roof and available from today.

Cartier Opens Its Largest Western Japan Flagship in Osaka Shinsaibashi

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4 days ago

November 11, 2026

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A Cartier boutique in Aoyama, Tokyo. Photo by Guilhem Vellut, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Cartier has planted its biggest flag yet in western Japan. The maison opened the Cartier Shinsaibashi Boutique in Osaka on Friday, November 6, 2026, a three level flagship inside Quartz Shinsaibashi that now stands as its largest store in the region.

The boutique carries Cartier’s full range of categories, including high jewelry. The ground floor permanently displays high jewelry alongside iconic jewelry, leather goods and accessories, with a private salon space for clients. The second floor offers watches, diamond creations, bridal and fragrance, plus an after sales service counter. On the third floor sits the Residence, a private space for the maison’s most valued guests. It is only the second Residence in Japan, following the Cartier Ginza 4 chome Boutique in Tokyo.

Design is where French and Japanese craft meet head on. Architect Yuko Nagayama designed the facade and the third floor Residence, while Barcelona based g4 group handled the interiors of the first and second floors. Nagayama drew on Osaka’s history as a city of water, building the facade from the flowing lines of the traditional tatewaku pattern under a delicate mesh that recalls guilloché, one of the maison’s own traditional techniques. Inside, a straw marquetry art wall by Lison de Caunes depicts the panther, the house emblem, and a second art wall in Nishijin ori weaving pays tribute to the animals and plants behind Cartier creations.

The opening began a day early. On November 5, the boutique hosted a high jewelry model show, with actors Yui Sakuma and Ayumu Nakajima modeling pieces inside the store. “The moment I put it on, I could feel the value that only high jewelry has, on my skin,” Sakuma said of the experience.

The boutique, at 3 12 14 Minamisenba in Chuo Ward, Osaka, opens daily from 11:30 AM to 7:30 PM.