Finnish design is where everyone looks for the future of understated cool. We visited the design capital for an array of events and exploration. Aalto‘s s fashion events have become a focal point for the world’s fashion, clothing, and textiles industries, and Finnish influencers actively following it.
Highlights included a visit to the iconic Marimekko factory, the Finnish lifestyle design company renowned for its original prints and colors making up a unique identity. We also got a chance to relax and have drinks with Helsinki-based design studio focused Nomen Nescio known for its minimalistic aesthetics and values. In addition to discovering VAIN, an interdisciplinary design project by the Helsinki-based artist Jimi Vain, and Artworkwear by London-born Vyner.
“We feel very confident in continuing with the Fashion in Helsinki event again for next year. After the pandemic we can see there is a great demand for live events where the creativity of the fashion designers can real ly be experienced in a memorable way. We want to thank everyone taking part this year, the designers, audience and media.” says Miia Koski and Martta Louekari from Juni Communication, the organisation behind the event.
This year, the culmination of Fashion in Helsinki, focused on new innovations and young talent. Highlights were a fashion show of five designers By Hinders, Hedvig, Latimmier, Sofi a Ilmonen and Rolf Ekroth, who presented their latest collections in a runway show in front of Finnish and international audience and media.
Photographer Marc Medina went backstage to capture a selection of the best menswear looks from young designers, in exclusive for Fucking Young! Take a look below:
It’s the bag you put inside another bag or the one you stuff full of everything else. It doesn’t care what it carries; it’s built to hold whatever you throw at it.
“MiMa is first and foremost a space for discovery and inspiration. That was a core idea from the very beginning, both in the way we curated the selection and in how we designed the space itself.”
FANG NYC’s FW25 collection pulls from creative director Fang Guo’s travels, from Georgia’s concrete Kartlis Deda monument to Crete’s pink sand beaches, to play with contrasts.
To celebrate the release of Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II on PlayStation 5, Ninja Theory has teamed up with London’s Passarella Death Squad for a limited capsule collection.
Wood Wood enters a new chapter with its FW25 Double A campaign, the first collection under creative director Brian SS Jensen and head of design Gitte Wetter.
Johnatan Aba and Yoni Goor captured by the lens of Italo Gaspar and styled by Marchesini Matilde & Stefani Sofia, in exclusive for Fucking Young! Online.
DJOOKE opens up about his journey from Portuguese small towns to Lisbon’s DJ scene, the birth of iconic LGBTQ+ party BALAGAN, and his vision for inclusive nightlife.
Massimo Osti Studio’s latest collection, Continuative Garments, stays true to the brand’s philosophy: clothes should work effortlessly in everyday life.
For Fall/Winter 2025, Billionaire Boys Club turns its focus to Jamaican sound system culture, drawing from the raw energy of dancehall, reggae, and lovers rock.
Borsalino’s Fall/Winter 2025 campaign, captured by Pablo di Prima and shaped by Agata Belcen’s art direction, turns hats into something more than accessories. They become extensions of the people wearing them, subtle yet full of presence.
A reimagined version of their classic Plantaris, this ultra-limited release swaps the usual for titanium, turning a familiar shape into something that feels like it’s from 2075.
With a remarkable voice that challenges the status quo, Marval Rex is redefining cultural + transgender identities through the lens of comedy, performance, and thoughtful discourse.
Rombaut’s new drop, Ground I, is the latest step in their barefoot series, a shoe that keeps getting simpler, quieter, more like a sculpture than just footwear.
Turn the page. Breathe deep. Your pupils are already dilating. The high is coming.
Issue 26 brings together two electrifying covers that take the dopamine dive from Sadiq Desh captured by Cris Cerdeira to multidisciplinary visual artist and photographer Tomás Pintos’ cover story, Besos hasta agotar stock (Kisses Until Sold Out), developed from the live performance creating a space where glamour
meets exhaustion.
