Dear Culturally Curious,

Celebrating the premiere of Wuthering Heights, Vogue Book Club is leaning into literary chic. It all feels very Miuccia Prada with kilt skirts, book bags, cardigans, and big glasses hitting all the clichés nicely.

In the City of Angels, Frieze returns to Santa Monica Airport 26 February – 1 March. See Body & Soul which features newly commissioned site-specific works by Los Angeles-based artists Dan John Anderson, Polly Borland, Cosmas & Damian Brown, Kohshin Finley, Shana Hoehn, Amanda Ross-Ho and Kelly Wall presented in partnership with Art Production Fund. And from afar pick your favourite flick from this year’s entries on the theme of Renewal: Resilience and New Beginnings in the Deutsche Bank Frieze Los Angeles Film Award.

London Fashion Week has kicked off with an evolving live and digital schedule led by CEO Laura Weir. Where there are queues there will be shows and parties with The Standard, the new Shanghai Me Restaurant in Park Lane welcoming the throngs. There was even a Royal christening of sorts on Thursday afternoon when King Charles sat front row at British-Nigerian Designer Tolu Coker’s Fall-Winter 2026 show – and was serenaded by Little Simz.

Meanwhile, Manchester city centre has been transformed with colourful murals and billboard takeovers by 20 local artists. The display is curated by Manchester artist Stanley Chow as part of the build-up to the Brits next week at the Co-Op Live venue where Harry Styles will perform.