Chinese-born designer Xander Zhou invites you to detach from the ephemeral. According to his SS20 collection, Zhou throws in a reminder to society, a victim of the world’s ruthless collective voracity. As the collection stormed upon a colossal digital screen, press members were sat right opposite, able to admire the e-catwalk from a near distance. The crowd was welcomed with a nylon branded skirt, while incense burned in the back alongside a placid sound that filled the whole room. The verdict? It did make a statement.
Zhou’s purpose was to disengage the hierarchy of the trifling society, rooting to define a blissful degree of parity. The show took a symbolic ambiance, which intertwined culture and religion quite intricately. Basically, it was almost like taking part in a motion narrative.
“Serenity, unity and peace”: a mantra scouring for rebalancing, oscillating between the mechanical and our natural realities. It allows oneself to fully acknowledge the message of techno-ecology.
Concepts of ancient Chinese divinities, distinguishable by the tenderly burning lamps, indicated the next phase of the ceremony. Forming a collage of archaic elements, the garments worn by the onscreen gurus combined the customary with the sci-f, bringing about a pact between past and present cultures. Skirts and tunics, inspired by the universal liturgical dress, are further-decked with funnel-necked racers, outsized V-neck knits, and hanfu shirts. Pieces come as embellished with strings of beads, rounded up by naïve cartoon graphics and textual surface patterns.
A new era might soon rouse, but I find myself to ponder: what’s to look out for among the unfathomable?
The term “future shock” defines a certain psychological state of individuals and entire societies; a personal perception of “too much change in too short a period of time”.
Aria is magical, nonsensical, and in some ways feels like part of a custom-made stimulation. If we are in a stimulator, this is only the beginning of the next one hundred years.
Crafted by trained artisans with the highest quality ingredients, the vegetarian “VETEMENTS BURGER” comes in a combo meal with sustainable iconic VETEMENTS monogram packaging.
Titled “Quero-te Muito”, the collection features materials from all over the world, Portuguese and Macau quilts, velvet carpets, and natural silks from French palaces.
For the Fall/Winter 2021 collection, the designer draws our attention to a collection entirely produced from deadstock fabrics, where the mistakes of the past are a renewed hope for the future.
Championing history and modernity, tradition and innovation, Wang’s message for the season is one of hope and optimism, offering clothes to inspire joy and positivity.
Antonio Folletto is an eclectic and modern expression of the most classic Neapolitan artistic tradition, even though he grew up in Viareggio and trained in Rome at the Accademia di Arte Drammatica.
Titled “Model, Remodel”, the collection mixes references to classical Chinese garment design, modern pop-culture moments, and multiple revolutionary creative movements of the past fifty years.
Inspired by the psychology of the equestrian military discipline, Zúñiga proposes a collection that characterizes the brand within streetwear with touches of tailoring.
Casablanca team up with world renowned French-Moroccan shaper Terry André and surfer Yann Summers to create and design two bespoke Casablanca surfboards.
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!
