For this week’s “Don’t Dillydally,” we’ve surfaced a range of new things we’re sure will sell out, including a new size of Baggu’s popular Crescent bag, a lychee-scented candle from D.S. & Durga, and peel-and-stick wallpaper designed by RuPaul.
Baggu introduced a new “small” size of its beloved Crescent bag in hues of lemongrass, seaweed, and candy apple (the same bold red previously seen in its collaboration with designer Sandy Liang). The brand’s full spring collection is live now as well and features gingham shoulder bags and several excellent new prints, including sunshine tile and cherub bows.
Strategist staffers love the scents from D.S. & Durga, and the fragrance label’s latest launch is a candle called Dream Lychee. Inspired by the 18th-century Chinese novel Dream of the Red Chamber, it contains heart notes of lychee and lily combined with rose water, musk, and sandalwood.
After Sun by Vacation
Some other scent news: Sunscreen maker Vacation worked with two big names in the perfume world, Arquiste perfumer Carlos Huber and Givaudan’s Rodrigo Flores-Roux, for its second eau de toilette, After Sun. The new fragrance is based on the brand’s After Sun gel (for sunburned skin), with notes of aloe-vera essence, green-tea verjus, and melon de cavaillon (a.k.a. French cantaloupe).
Stoner-favorite smoking-accessories brand Edie Parker partnered with artist Justin Gilzene, a.k.a. Club Bum, on a collection of limited-edition lighter-holder bags and baseball caps covered in hand-painted roses. They are available for preorder for one week only, starting today — each item is made to order and will have a four-to-six-week lead time.
Underwear label Arq is about to take a “break of undetermined length” — but it’s doing one last release before going dark. The Farewell collection includes the brand’s cotton piqué knit bralette, bikini, and thong in a soothing shade of blue, as well as a new pair of ribbed wool crew socks.
Starface and Sanrio have rereleased their Hello Kitty pimple patches and debuted two new ones featuring Badtz-Maru and Keroppi. There’s a compact case for each character, printed with their face and filled with the matching patches, or you can just buy the patches themselves.
Smoko has released an adorable line of collectibles featuring the beloved book character Miffy, with the famous rabbit available as a clip-on keychain and phone-holding plush. Some of the collection is only available for preorder, but this bunny-eared bouquet will ship before Valentine’s Day, if you’re looking for a twist on the classic flowers or teddy bear.
Stoney Clover Lane has launched a sporty collaboration with ’47 ahead of the upcoming Super Bowl. There’s a vintage-looking LVIII logo varsity jacket and other apparel repping Las Vegas (where the game will be played), as well as lots of colorful hats.
RuPaul and Wallpops teamed up for a collection of peel-and-stick wallpaper, billed as the Drag Race host’s first foray into the world of home décor. The prints are unabashedly maximalist, including one in bold black-and-white houndstooth and another with Deco lettering that cheekily spells out the icon’s name.
Self-professed “pleasure house” Crave is celebrating its tenth birthday with a finger vibrator that can be worn as a ring and promises 30 minutes’ worth of power on its highest setting. The brand will begin shipping them at the end of February.
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