More than a band, GOTHKING is an artistic collective gathering artists and musicians from such cities as Paris, London, Moscow and Kiev.
The collective officially starts with the launch of single “RAGS” created in collaboration with BDSM photography Kiev-based collective Gorsad, also known for directing Ariel Pink’s “Time To Live” music video.
A couple of months later the collective released “JAMES FRANCO” and “WOMB” gathering first mediatic appraisal from the likes of High Snobiety, Fucking Young, NME and The Needle Drop.
New music video “GRIMES”, directed by the alien Robert-Maurice Debois and Fanny Schlichter is styled by Olive Duran featuring Rick Owens, Gentle Monster, Shin Murayama, 8igb Clothing, Sadak, ACNE Studios, BEINGHUNTED and masks by Bob Basset.
Mixing genres and aesthetics the collective refuses the notion of genre, aiming to produce visually and sonically ambiguous work.
For the men’s Summer 2020 collection, Dior’s iconic “newspaper” print – first created for the Spring/Summer 2000 haute couture show – has been reworked by Kim Jones in collaboration with the contemporary artist Daniel Arsham.
This season, Orelsan and Sébastian Strappazzon drew their inspiration from “The Marathon des Sables”, a 160-mile race through the Sahara dubbed “The Toughest Footrace on Earth”, where participating athletes endure a six-day trek.
London’s University of Westminster hosted its third BA show during London Fashion Week, under the leadership of Professor Andrew Groves who radically rethinks the purposefulness of fashion education, delivering a collective catwalk show aligned with the fashion calendar.
Derived from the constant tension between Western imposition and traditional African idols explored in Chinua Achebe’s writings, “Underground Spiritual” keys on the clash between traditional and non-traditional culture that reached a crescendo during the 1960s and 70s.
For FW20, the 3.1 Phillip Lim essential wardrobe is streamlined and strengthened, with styling elements that casually disrupt the modern wardrobe, revisiting the brand’s core New York heritage.
