As guests filed in, gate crashers and all (and there were lots), a group of soccer players-cum-models were running laps around the catwalk. Their coach hustling them on. Glistening brown bodies misting in sweat. It felt like an intrusion as we watched them huddle for a team pow wow. Dressed in Hummel athletic gear, a Danish athletic brand who partnered with Willy Chavarria to sponsor New York City soccer players with documented an undocumented citizenship, they walked with poise, as if the catwalk were a college track. Then the show began.
Albeit a hard transition, oversized streetwear enveloped the runway. As we went from the field to 1990. Baggy silhouettes in denim with low hanging pants and Timberland’s machismo’ed their way to the front. Sheer cut off tops sat on torsos and embroidered crosses ornamented backs.
The correlation between the opening act and the collection wasn’t seamless, but the message was clear. Representation is needed. Chavarria does not conform. His castings are not of the traditional sunken face, rocker body type either. His men are full-blooded, full-boned Chicano. And his clothes are intended for such. Willy Chavarria may not be around forever, but his platform is ready and his spotlight set.
In times of challenges and social tension, fashion can be a true means of escape. However, to earn a much-coveted aim, sometimes all you need is a little hope, passion, and dedication. And that’s exactly what I sense from Tommaso Bellini the moment we jump on the phone.
Following the first digital Paris Men’s Fashion Week for Spring/Summer 2021, designer Junya Watanabe brings us to the streets and into homes in Japan shot by Keizo Kitajima.
Rather than turning to the iconic minimalist aesthetic and redecorating my flat, I decided to spend this summer exploring the eco-luxury Swedish brand Björk and Berries.
New Balance in collaboration with brand ambassador Jaden Smith conceptualize, design and develop a new silhouette, NB for Jaden Smith Vision Racer, that is vegan friendly.
To present its Spring/Summer 2021 collection, GUNTHER sets sail for L’Île des Vents and embarks on a contemporary odyssey with Massalia as its first port of call.
17-year-old rising star Alfie Templeman has shared the brilliant 8-bit style video for ‘Things I Thought Were Mine’, one of several stellar tracks on his brand new EP Happiness In Liquid Form.
French-based artists Bamao Yendé & Le Diouck unveiled their most recent work ‘Okocha’ a wildly infectious banger, specially written for ‘NADSAT’ – POC/LGBT+ positive compilation to be released on September 25th via Because Music.
Spanish designer Victor von Schwarz unveiled the second part of his 2020 collection inspired by an impending apocalypse ft. the new talent Oscar Buch. New colors, fit clothes. His brand keys are the combination of crafts, sewing and… »
M0xc4 reveals through his works, with painting, photography, and performance, the subjectivity of an artist who has in the human body the main source of inspiration for the conception of his art.
Hollywood actor and amateur skateboarder, Jack Dylan Grazer fronts our Spring/Summer 2020 Olympic Issue shot by Kapturing in 2028 Olympic host city of Los Angeles. While 16-year-old Grazer empowers kids to go out and claim their own piece to skate on, the Olympics can also connect to fond childhood memories. We also look at it for inspiration and a call for togetherness.
