Weekly Drop Watch: J. Crew x Lee, Crown Affair x U Beauty, Summer Fridays Debuts Fragrance and More – Latest Fashion Trends & Style Tips March 20, 2026 at 07:43PM

📰 Weekly Drop Watch: J. Crew x Lee, Crown Affair x U Beauty, Summer Fridays Debuts Fragrance and More

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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

J.Crew x Lee

Photo: Courtesy of J.Crew

Lee and J.Crew partnered on a denim-focused capsule collection, "bring[ing] two legends of American style together for the very first time," per press materials. The collection spans men's, women's and kids' with a lineup that includes jean jackets, Western-style shirts, straight-leg jeans, skirts and overalls. "This collaboration felt incredibly natural," said Olympia Gayot, Creative Director of J.Crew Women's & Kids, via a press release. "Lee represents an essential part of American denim heritage. At J.Crew, my goal was to honor that legacy while refining it through our lens — polished but relaxed, thoughtful but unfussy." Shop the pieces, priced from $45-$198 at jcrew.com and lee.com.

Birkenstock x Faherty

Photo: Courtesy of Birkenstock

Birkenstock partnered with Faherty on a spring capsule "built around craftsmanship and creativity," per a press release. Comprised of four styles, the collection debuts a new brushed metal hardware — the Birkenstock "wire buckle" — across its Arizona sandal ($150) and Boston clog ($175) styles (in two colorways each, shown above). The footwear is also paired with a curated selection of Faherty pieces, including a short sleeve shirt, T-shirt and linen drawstring pants. Shop them at birkenstock.com and fahertybrand.com (as well as at each brand's brick-and-mortar stores).

Sperry x Monse

Photo: Courtesy of Sperry

In other footwear collaboration news, Sperry and Monse teamed up on the latter brand's first-ever collab. The two labels reimagined the classic boat shoe through a "deconstructed, fashion-forward lens." The limited-edition lineup comprises eight styles featuring grommet hardware, graffiti-inspired accents and statement platforms. Shop the styles for $195-$395 at monse.com and sperry.com.

SRG Atelier Spring 2026

Photo: Courtesy of SRG

Sofia Richie Grainge's fashion brand SRG Atelier dropped its Spring 2026 collection, featuring tailored and minimalist silhouettes in a color palette of soft baby pinks, blues and grays. Sized from XXS-XL and priced between $250-$750, the pieces are available at revolve.com, fwrd.com and srg-atelier.com.

Harris Reed gets into homeware

Photo: Courtesy of Fromental

Designer Harris Reed — who just last week announced his departure from Nina Ricci — isn't slowing down. Rather, he's expanding his singular vision to include homeware. This week, he partnered with Fromental (a brand with which the designer has worked for his runway shows and demi-couture looks for his namesake label) on a decor line. The collection of wall coverings, cushions, throws and bolsters incorporates hand-embroidered details, gilded finishes and lush velvet fabrications. Shop it at fromental.com.

Spanx x Karla Welch

Photo: Courtesy of Spanx

Spanx tapped stylist Karla Welch for a cotton T-shirt collection that includes two silhouettes, retailing at $48 each. There is an "everyday" tee (in black, white, red and blue) and a slimmer-cut, cropped style with '70s inspiration (available in black, white and blue). Shop the capsule at spanx.com.

Beauty Launches

Summer Fridays gets into fragrance

Photo: Courtesy of Summer Fridays

Real ones will remember Summer Fridays' limited-edition fragrance rollerballs from years ago, but this week the brand answered fans' pleas for SF-approved perfume with Sunlit Vanilla Eau de Parfum. "Paying homage to the first scent of the bestselling lLip Butter Balm and inspired by the endless summer feeling, the scent captures the indulgence of your favorite dessert in the summer sun, cool vanilla ice cream, with the delicate veil of a lightly caramelized crème brulee," per a press release. Shop it in 80 mL ($82) and 10 mL ($30) size options at sephora.com and summerfridays.com.

Crown Affair x U Beauty

Photo: Courtesy of U Beauty

Indie beauty darlings Crown Affair and U Beauty partnered on a travel-ready set that includes mini versions of the former brand's dry shampoo and the latter's Plasma Lip Compound. Shop it for $36 (a $52 value) at sephora.com.

Kosas expands its lip offerings

Photo: Courtesy of Kosas

Kosas expanded its lip offerings this week with the release of its Lip Pulse Glassy Lip Plumper ($25), a volumizing gloss "designed to mimic the rhythm of a heartbeat and the rush of blood beneath the skin" for fuller lips, as put in a press release. It comes in a clear version, as well as five different sheer tints. Get it at sephora.com and kosas.com.

Cécred's styling collection

Photo: Courtesy of Cécred

Beyoncé's hair-care brand Cécred introduced a new styling collection this week, inclusive of Thermal Shield Mist ($30), Heat Activated Silk Glaze ($34), Volumizing Mousse ($32), Flexible Hold Hairspray ($38), Wrap & Set Foam ($28), Strong Hold Gel ($32) and Edge Brush ($18). They are also available as a bundle for $174. Shop it now at cecred.com.

DedCool adds to its 'Milk' franchise

Photo: Courtesy of DedCool

DedCool's latest addition to its popular 'Milk' franchise is Mineral Milk, a scent that "captures the feeling of your favorite Milk scent on a seaside getaway, blending comforting skin-like musk with the crisp, mineral freshness of ocean air and sun-warmed coastlines," per the brand. It also incorporates notes of nectar, passionfruit, lavender, marine salt, cedar and sandalwood. (Fashionista's Catie Pusateri is already a huge fan — read her full review here.) Get it in 1.7 oz ($90) or .5 oz ($30) at sephora.com and dedcool.com.

Chris McMillan launches a hair oil

Photo: Courtesy of Chris McMillan

Hairstylist Chris McMillan's eponymous hair-care brand added a new product to its lineup: The Glassy Smooth Hair Oil ($58), "a next-gen hair oil delivered as a water-light, ultra-fine mist that acts as both a weightless heat protectant (up to 450 degrees) and three-times shine booster," per a press release. Shop it at sephora.com and chrismcmillan.com. 

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