Welcome Digest [1.23.26]
Best of FW26 so far, new Tom Ford movie, job opportunities, and more
Welcome To January 23rd
Today’s Important Headlines
👔 FW26 collections we like
With Milan Fashion Week wrapped and Paris midway through its schedule, designers across the world are releasing their Fall/Winter 2026 collections. Standouts include Prada, Rick Owens, Walter Van Beirendonck, Dior, SOSHIOTSUKI, Kartik Research, John Alexander, Wales Bonner, Issey Miyake, and Dries Van Noten
🔩 Neon Genesis Evangelion drops electric screwdrivers
The anime franchise has added electric screwdrivers to its long list of licensed collaborations, continuing its infamous history of turning everyday objects into Evangelion merch. Past releases have included canned bread, matryoshka dolls, waist warmers, buckets, and humidifiers.
🎬 Tom Ford is making his first movie in 10 years
Tom Ford has started production for Cry to Heaven, his first feature film since stepping away from fashion to focus entirely on cinema. The film, which adapts Anne Rice’s classic novel, is produced and paid for by Ford himself, who retains full creative control. The cast includes longtime collaborator Aaron Taylor-Johnson, along with Colin Firth, Nicholas Hoult, Adele, and Hunter Schafer. Benjamin Kracun, known for Promising Young Woman and The Substance, is the cinematographer.
🏔️ Salomon pivots to fashion, naming former Margiela designer as first creative director
Salomon has appointed Finnish designer Heikki Salonen, known for his 12-year tenure at MM6 Maison Margiela, as its first-ever creative director. Other outerwear brands like Arc’teryx and Salomon have pushed deeper into fashion through designer collaborations, and this hire suggests Salomon is moving from pure performance gear toward culture-driven mountain sports lifestyle ahead of the 2026 Winter Games.
🖼️ Paris exhibits to see this month
Don’t miss Franck Chalendard at Ceysson & Bénétière, Mickalene Thomas at Nathalie Obadia, Walter De Maria at Gagosian, Kaspar Müller at Hussenot, and Kathia St. Hilaire at Perrotin.
Headline curation and words by Mikail Haroon (@mvkail)
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From The Archive
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Some of the most under appreciated heroes of 9/11 were the search and rescue dogs deployed to Ground Zero after the attacks.
More than 300 trained dogs worked alongside firefighters, police, and federal task forces, searching unstable rubble for survivors and later for human remains. Guided by handlers through smoke and debris, they relied on scent detection and reward based training as recovery efforts progressed.
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Exciting opportunities, employment and otherwise
Artnet — Wet Paint Columnist (NYC / Remote)
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James Cohan Gallery — Spring Internship (NYC)
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Acumen International — Art Handler / Installer (Maspeth, NY)
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Ministry of Sound — Marketing Executive (London)
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Music and Power — Social Media & Marketing Assistant (Remote)
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The Evangelion merch rabbit hole never gets old. Canned bread and buckets were already pushing it but electric screwdrivers feels like a deliberate joke at this point. My buddy bought the NERV humidifer ironically and now uses it daily. The Salomon hire is interesting too, makes sense with outerwear brands chasing that gorpcore crossover before the Winter Games.