Weekly Drop Watch: Louis Vuitton's New Handbag, Staud Launches Denim and More


Photo: Courtesy of Louis Vuitton

For our Weekly Drop Watch column, Fashionista scours the market to curate the most noteworthy releases from our favorite fashion and beauty brands. Keep scrolling for this week’s highlights.

Fashion Launches

Louis Vuitton Express Bag

Photo: Courtesy of Louis Vuitton

Photo: Courtesy of Louis Vuitton

Photo: Courtesy of Louis Vuitton

Louis Vuitton unveiled its latest handbag, the Express, a signature style by Nicolas Ghesquière from Louis Vuitton’s women’s Fall 2025 collection. The bag arrives in three colors and size options — Express PM ($4,200), Express MM ($4,500) and Express Travel ($4,850) — and is available to shop Aug. 1 online and in-store. 

Derek Lam 10 Crosby x Frēda Salvador

Photo: Courtesy of Derek Lam 10 Crosby

New York-Based Derek Lam 10 Crosby partnered with footwear and accessories brand Frēda Salvador to launch a limited-edition capsule. The collab features “timeless denim staples” in the form of a denim ballet flat ($295) alongside a matching full-length denim trench coat ($595), embellished with Salvador’s signature studs, as well as white woven leather ballet flats ($295). Shop in-store or online at dereklam.com and fredasalvador.com on Aug. 1.

Gap x Béis Travel Collection

Photo: Courtesy of Gap

Gap has partnered with Béis on a 26-piece capsule collection showcasing “denim-inspired luggage,” apparel and bags co-designed by the latter brand’s founder and chief creative officer, Shay Mitchell. Pricing ranges from $8–$128 for clothing and accessories and $128–$378 for suitcases and travel bags. The limited-edition collaboration is available to shop as of Aug. 1 on gap.com, beistravel.com and in select Gap stores.

Staud Launches Jeans

On July 31, Staud launched five new denim silhouettes ($245-$345) available to buy on staud.com. 

Lynne X For Love & Lemons

Photo: Courtesy of SqyQuajus Turner for It’s Good

This week, Wildflower Cases co-founder Sydney Carlson’s cookware brand Lynne teamed up with For Love & Lemons to create a line of dainty kitchen appliances and ready-to-wear items to match. Carlson also partnered with the restaurant recommendation app It’s Good (founded by John Legend and Mike Rosenthal) on an exclusive dessert at L.A. restaurant Coucou, Sydney’s Citron Soft Serve. Shop cookware on lynne.com and clothing items on forloveandlemons.com. 

Mark & Graham Fall Collection

Luxury brand Mark & Graham released its fall collection this week, complete with autumnal textures (like suede handbags), fresh home decor and hosting essentials. Start your post-summer shopping here. 

Alo Yoga Sunset Sneaker

Photo: Courtesy of Alo Yoga

Photo: Courtesy of Alo Yoga

Alo launched its latest sneaker silhouette: the Sunset Sneaker ($225). Inspired by Los Angeles’s Sunset Boulevard, the retro shape comes in two suede colorways, black and beige, with a cushioned sole for comfort. Shop on aloyoga.com. 

Popsocket Suck-Up Grip

Popsocket enters the sticky arena with a new mag-safe-friendly pop grip featuring mini suction cups for sticking your phone anywhere. Perfect for selfies or watching TikTok in the shower, the Suck-Up Grip ($30) launched in five colors (Black, Clear, Latte, Putty and Frost) on July 30. 

Joseph Altuzarra + West Elm Kids

Photo: Courtesy of West Elm

Designer Joseph Altuzarra teamed up with West Elm for a collection of kids’ furniture and home decor, which launched on July 28. It marks the second partnership between the two; their 2023 collab went viral. Shop at West Elm here. 

Monoki Sunny Jeans

Parisian label Monoki released a very cute pair of floral-embroidered Sunny Jeans ($750) from its Pre-Fall 2025 collection. 

Hollister 25th Anniversary & 2000’s Vault Release

Photo: Courtesy of Hollister

Hollister celebrated its 25th anniversary by relaunching some of its most notable styles from the early 2000s (including tees, shirts, hoodies, shorts and dresses) available in sizes XS – XXL and ranging in price from $15 to $50. Shop in stores nationwide and online at hollisterco.com beginning July 29.

Lingua Franca x Hamilton

Lingua Franca celebrates the 10-year anniversary of Hamilton with a limited-edition collection of crewneck sweaters embroidered with some the Broadway show’s notable quotes. Ten percent of proceeds from the sale of the 100% cashmere sweaters will go to the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History. Shop the $380 sweaters here. 

Huha Summer Colors Collection

Photo: Courtesy of Huha

Intimates brand Huha released its summer collection this week, featuring the brand’s best-selling silhouettes now in bright hues (Fuchsia, Electric Blue and Lime Punch). Shop the summery shades here. 

The Park Midnight Launch

Clothing brand The Park launched a new shade recently, Midnight Blue. Shop here. 

Gymshark x Whitney Simmons

Photo: Courtesy of Gymshark

Fitness creator Whitney Simmons has been appointed creative director of athletic label Gymshark and released the Adept Fleck Collection in honor of the partnership. Shop the collection on gymshark.com. 

Staple & Hue Summer Collection

Staple & Hue released a summer capsule collection this week including an eyelet blouse, ($109), lacy hoodie ($129) and shorts ($109) set. Shop the drop here. 

Zhilyova x AlligatorJesus

Photo: Courtesy of Zhilyova

Photo: Courtesy of Zhilyova

Photo: Courtesy of Zhilyova

Kyviv-based lingerie label Zhilyova partnered with Miami artist AlligatorJesus on an exclusive capsule including a double-headed sheer bodysuit ($180), bra ($150) and panties ($90). 

Beauty Launches

Mane Stylers & Mists

Photo: Courtesy of Mane

Jen Atkin’s hair brand Mane expands into a new category of hairstyling products this week. All in the brand’s fun and youthful aesthetic, the drop features three hair-care products: Temp Check Heat Protector ($26), Cotton Candy Dry Texturizer ($26) and Shiny Dancer Nourishing Hair Oil ($32). It also includes two new scents of hair and body mists, Pinky Promise & Sea Sweet Hair + Body Mists ($26 each). Other items include the Cloud Pleaser Styling Starter Kit ($36) and some individual accessories. Shop the collection as of July 31 on getmane.com and sephora.com. 

Dibs Beauty Double Standard Primer & Mascara Duo

Dibs Beauty Double Standard Primer & Mascara Duo, $31, available here

Photo: Courtesy of Dibs Beauty

On August 1, Dibs Beauty launched its first-ever mascara, Double Standard Primer & Mascara Duo ($31). The double-sided mascara features a “brown tubing primer mascara on one side and a volumizing black mascara on the other.” It’s also available in a Mini ($19). Both are available now at dibsbeauty.com and ulta.com. 

K18 HeatBounce

K18 released a “cream-to-mist heat shield” product called HeatBounce ($48). The product boasts “a never-before-seen patented molecule” that, per the brand, “penetrates the hair’s cortex (where heat damage starts!) to protect up to 450°F and reduce breakage by 85%.”  The campaign is led by SZA’s stylist Devante Turnbull and the formula is available to shop now on k18hair.com and sephora.com.

Make Up For Ever HD Skin Full Cover Concealer

HD Skin Full Cover Concealer, $35, available here

Make Up For Ever expanded its HD franchise this week with its HD Skin Full Cover Concealer ($35), a full-coverage formula with “dual-ended applicator, including a precision wand and blending brush.” Shop the concealer online now, available in 32 shades on sephora.com and 40 shades on makeupforever.com. It also drops in-store at Sephora on Aug. 8.

Bath & Body Works Summerween Collection

Photo: Courtesy of Bed, Bath & Bodyworks

Halloween lovers (and Scorpios) rejoice: Bath & Body Works is bringing October to summer with its much awaited Summerween collection. The candles, hand soaps, body lotions, hand sanitizers and more are available on bathandbodyworks.com now. 

Sol de Janeiro Sundays in Rio Perfume Mist 

Photo: Courtesy of Sol de Janeiro

Sol de Janeiro introduced the newest addition to its perfume mists, Sundays in Rio Perfume Mist ($26). Created by perfumer Ugo Charron, the scent is a “vibrant floral gourmand [that] blends notes of warm vanilla, pink pepper, and amber musk.” Shop here. 

Live Tinted Huestick Complexion Stick

Photo: Courtesy of Live Tinted

Live Tinted launched a new Huestick Complexion Stick, an extension of its popular All-Over Correction Stick ($26), on Aug. 1. Formulated in Italy, the multi-benefit formula includes “blurring ingredients and flexible skin-smoothing technology [to] create a silky, soft-focus finish.” The medium-to-full coverage product comes in 20 shades and is available here. 

Peach & Lily MiniProtein Exosome Bioactive Ampoule

Peach & Lily launched MiniProtein Exosome Bioactive Ampoule ($53), a “concentrated anti-aging solution,” on Aug. 1. The “all-in-one” serum is said to “visibly improve the look of collagen loss… and [deliver] an instant glow” using a “biotech-meets-botanical approach.” Shop on peachandlily.com and ulta.com

Oak Essentials’ Refining Mask

Photo: Courtesy of Oak Essentials

On August 1Oak Essentials launched its Refining Mask ($68), a treatment packed with “blue tansy, mineral-rich deep-sea water, ceramide and B-vitamin complex” meant to provide a blurring effect, reduce the appearance of pores, refine texture and support a healthy skin barrier. 

Kosas Soulgazer Mascara

Kosas launched a new mascara this week, Soulgazer Mascara ($28).  The formula is packed with peptides to act as a lash-growth serum (to create “visibly longer, fuller and stronger lashes in just six to eight weeks,” per the press release) while simultaneously adding length and volume. Shop kosas.com or sephora.com now. 

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