Discovered during a trip to Japan in 2014, this piece is inspired by Boro: a traditional Japanese folk textile. Those fabrics represents two essential principles of Japanese culture; mottainai a term that conveys a deep sense of regret concerning waste and boroboro that celebrates the beauty in something frayed, decaying or repaired, demonstrating a vast esteem for our available resources and labor.
This is the latest addition to the Structural Skin series and was born in response to a commission from Villa Noailles for the 31e Festival International de Mode et de Photographie a Hyères, France.
This new object is based on Structural Skin – a self-produced material made out of leftovers from the leather industry. In this case, the objective was to go a step further and create a flat surface rather than the original leather slats, investigating new potential applications for this innovative material.
Starting from the idea of a visual system for a larger collection, this mirror consists on basic geometrical shapes derived from circles and rectangles. The colours were deliberately not chosen but instead left to the availability of our partner’s remnants; all the raw material used for this piece are offcuts and leftovers from the French fashion house Hermès, atelier petit h.
With the support and collaboration of his colleagues, Leguard presents his first collection under his brand BYLEGUARD in which necessity, concept and identity are fundamental pillars.
Levi’s ha invitado a jóvenes talentos españoles, que representan la unidad y la diferencia, a dialogar en torno al concepto del baile. Hablamos con dos de ellos, Milo Hammid y Gitano del Futuro a continuación:
Terrifying monsters invade the colorful and dreamy world of Charles de Vilmorin and his unbridled designs in this short inspired by the horror movies of the 80s.
We’ve sat down to talk about his foundation “Fix Your Heart America”, his viral open letter about racism in Hollywood, and the time he high-fived Lady Gaga.
Driven by the desire to create “adventurer apparel,” designer Boramy Viguier and director Samuel Rixon envision an alliance to undertake a sacred quest.
In the final episode, which includes a cameo from Van Sant, Silvia wanders through the spooky streets of Rome at night and is drawn into a dreamlike moment involving a dress.
Rich Brian photographed by Hengyi Liang for our most delicious issue
“Food is sex. Food is injustice. Food is insecurity. Food is security. Food is dialogue, it is even a confrontation of ideas. Food is memory”
This issue encompasses an extensive range of subjects from veganism to the time Paris ate its Zoo. Ghetto Gastro, Etienne Russo, along with designers Emily Bode, Masahiro Ino of Doublet, Mats Rombaut, and Priya Ahluwalia all join in on the conversation and share some of their favorite recipes!
