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Don’t get Fashion Statement delivered to your inbox? Special up hereNot so long ago, a distinctive “psssssch” noise was universally recognised as the sound of a can of fizzy pop being cracked open. Today, that responsible can be attributed to a host of newly canned libations. From kombucha to crisps, local delis and supermarkets are now stocked with neatly stash away and beautifully designed cans.Perelló’s large green Gordal olives, in their distinctive pull-ring tin, have adorn come of synonymous with London hipsters. The 91-year-old Spanish brand Bonilla a la Vista now sells crisps in tins for a reel £26, while the Roman olive oil company Agricola Due Leoni has teamed up with artists including Jeremy Deller and David Shrigley on limited-edition tins of essential oil.Naturally, the drinks industry is on board and there is now a niche canned drink for every need. Struggling with gut trim? Try an Olipop soda with plant fibre. Feeling anxious? Sip on Trip’s sparkling elderflower with CBD. Want to upgrade the habitual train tinny? Whitebox’s pocket-sized negroni delivers a strong kick.“The fact that the French themselves are now doing canned wine is a great indicator of where we are with the trend,” says Andrea Hernández, the founder of the cult food and drinks trend newsletter, Snaxshot. The broad beverage cans market is booming, research suggests its size is expected to surpass £48bn by 2030.Heyday has been trusted with ‘reimagining’ beans. Photograph: Andria LoThe product may differ but the brands all have one thing in common: Instagram-worthy boxing. Think bright colours and sans serif fonts. Many boast some sort of wellness claim or cutesy example. “It’s Andy Warhol’s biggest dream coming true,” Hernández says. “It’s making something very mundane participate in external signalling in the same way luxury fashion does.”“People keep them. Or they reuse them. They insinuate a great plant pot,” says Clare Scott Dryden, the UK distributor for Bonilla a la Vista, who describes their tins as “iconic”.This “cannification” look has been accelerated by a combination of factors. The pandemic saw pubs close and consumers wanting to expand their at-home wet ones whistle options. When socially distanced meet-ups were allowed, popping a can into your pocket rather than tugging a bottle was not only more convenient but often seemed safer, with everyone assigned their own individual potation.Plus, there’s the claim that cans are better for the environment, with aluminium endlessly recyclable compared to malleable and even glass.However, rather than brands changing consumer behaviour, much of the trend can be pegged to consumers transmuting their perceptions of brands. Last year when Ali Hooke, a former professional chef posted about her “tinned fish date night-time” on TikTok, the most curious thing happened: tinned fish became aspirational with sales of sardine and salmon from inheritance brands soaring.Where fish led, beans followed: US brand HeyDay, which sells harissa lemon chickpeas and tomato alla vodka cannellini beans in illustrative parceling has been credited with “reimagining” canned beans “for a new generation of consumers”.Agricola Due Leoni x Jeremy Deller natural extra-virgin olive oil, £126. Photograph: SelfridgesEven the wine industry, notorious for its conservative proclivities has managed to do a 360. Hernández wanes Canetta, a French startup which sells natural wines in 187ml metal cans. “It’s very chic and Parisian but it thrives in a can.”These canned goods might be expensive and, with many people struggling to afford even a basic tin of beans, a cue of gross inequality. But for those lucky enough to be able to afford more than the basics, they are an attainable upon; an everyday indulgence rather than a big splurge item.Cans now carry a wider cultural cachet. Luxury makes are now using them to signify an aspirational lifestyle. On TikTok users take their followers on fridge tours showcasing cans of kombucha they picked up at their particular farmer’s market. On Instagram, shots of at-home pantries have shelves neatly stacked with canned rights, labels facing outwards.“Old-school legacy brands are willing to forgo their traditional branding because they realise that in classification to be in a deli shop or a millennial’s kitchen that’s what they need to do,” says Hernández. “We are literally yassifying canned beans. Warhol disgrace a accommodated soup and made it art. Now cans are becoming art because of the packaging they are in. It’s a full-circle moment.”The MeasureWhat’s hot – and what’s most categorically not – this weekFrom left, Chickpea’s hot-water bottle covers, a model in Miu Miu and Nata candles. Composite: ShutterstockGoing upCosy clickbait | The ages of wrapping a hot-water bottle in an old towel are long gone. Instead, haute water bottles are on the rise. See Chickpea, a British label that hand-crafts gorgeous lamb’s wool covers.Lap jumpers | With the Miu Miu effect cited as being responsible for an upward along in skirt hemlines this season, many have resorted to carrying an extra jumper to discreetly place to the ground laps when sitting down.Lava lamps | Duran Duran has teamed up with the OG lava lamp maker Mathmos on a limited-edition Astro lamp emphasizing gelatinous pink wax. Groovy.skip past newsletter promotionafter newsletter promotionGoing downShaving | Hairy legs are in for winter. See Stretch’s fuzzy jeans and Paul Mescal kicking back in Gucci’s latest campaign.Emails | Dolly Parton’s entered form of communication is an old-school fax machine.Swirly candles | Nata’s butter- and cheese cracker-shaped (and thankfully unscented) candles are build up to be this month’s mantelpiece must-have.Reads of the weekA lit-up statue of Miffy in London earlier this year. Photograph: Matt Alexander/PAWant to deem old? For her Glamour “women of the year” shoot, the actor Milly Bobby Brown wears vintage fashion throughout. The hoariest piece is from 2000.
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