Miu Miu Taps Alice Diop for Art Basel Paris Public Program; Birkenstock Opens Berlin Flagship

Key facts

• Miu Miu is Art Basel Paris's Public Program partner for the third year, presenting Alice Diop's Geste de Consolation at the Palais d'Iéna from October 21–25, with a preview on October 20 and guided tour registration opening October 8.
• Alice Diop's installation, her first exhibition-making project, spans four spaces and blends film, photography, sculpture, poetry, dance and music, exploring the representation of Black women, closing beneath Simone Leigh's bronze sculpture Sentinel (Mami Wata).
• Birkenstock opens one of its largest European stores on September 16, 2026, at Münzstraße 20 in Berlin, under the concept Grounded in Culture, featuring chandeliers shaped like its footbed made from mouth-blown Berlin glass by Analog Glass.
• Gucci Eyewear's Fall/Winter 2026 campaign, photographed by Mark Seliger with art direction by Riccardo Zanola, features black acetate frames with the Double G logo, round black sunglasses with Horsebit temples, men's rectangular sunglasses, and optical styles with interwoven Horsebit temples.
• MCM celebrates its 50th anniversary with a LUAR collaboration by designer Raul Lopez, debuting at LUAR's Spring/Summer 2027 show during New York Fashion Week; the ANIMA MCM x LUAR Leather Drawstring draws on six archival MCM bag styles and launches this December in three sizes and three colors (black, espresso, cognac).
• Dagger launched its Autumn/Winter 2026 collection PLAY HARD, inspired by founder Luke Raine's upbringing in Portrush, Northern Ireland, featuring oversized outerwear, denim and layered jersey that nod to skate culture and school uniforms.
• KPM Berlin released Westberlin, a collaboration between artist Friedrich Liechtenstein and KPM owner Jörg Woltmann, honoring Enzo Mari's BERLIN collection, which celebrates its 30th anniversary in 2026, and the spirit of historic West Berlin.
• The Westberlin edition, with a red rim on white porcelain and "Westberlin" lettering, includes dinner plates, dessert plates, oval platters and a handle-less espresso cup with saucer, each limited to 300 pieces, available from 18 September 2026 in KPM stores and online.