I have to admit, that like many, my knowledge of Romanian pop stops at Numa Numa. Romania is not exactly the country from which your typical pop star can break through from but Bastien is anything but a typical pop star. The twenty-something guy prefers to do his own thing amidst an industry that churns out turbo folk and Eurovision contestants. “When you’re very young, you want to be like everyone else but when I entered college, I began to wonder what I really wanted – and I decided to fight for what I believed in.”
For his first single “Stay With Me”, he wanted something sensual and at the same time full of groove and power. The verses, reminiscent of artists such as James Arthur and Kwabs, are followed by a hymn-like chorus in the Hozier “Take Me to Church” energy and style. The video is about an ambiguous love triangle where two different guys are in love with the same girl. His debut album is coming out in 2019.
Champion has announced a global partnership with V of BTS, introducing the internationally acclaimed artist as the face of its new True Champion campaign.
The fourth chapter of dunhill’s Heritage in Motion series turns to the Driving Jacket, a modern expression of the leather garments Alfred Dunhill developed for the earliest motorists.
Actor William Franklyn-Miller photographed by Michiel Meewis and styled by Gregory Russill, for the cover story of Fucking Young!’s TRANSPARENCY issue.
Saint Laurent Rive Droite Beijing presents a photography exhibition by Chinese artist No.223 (Lin Zhipeng), curated by Anthony Vaccarello, on view from 6 August to 11 September in celebration of Qixi.
Stone Island has launched The Calm and the Chaos, a new creative project that examines the hardcore and metalcore scenes through the communities that have kept them alive across generations.
Barry Brandon, founder of ICONIQA, discusses queer community building, nightlife as activism, the limits of allyship, and creating spaces of radical self-expression in Barcelona and beyond.
The collection reinterprets archival pieces through a contemporary lens, pulling from workwear and the outdoors while balancing functionality with a sharper edge.
Le Labo has introduced SHIU 25, a new fragrance created for Beijing, joining the City Exclusive Collection that pays tribute to the cities the brand calls home.
Few artists capture the tension between euphoria and vulnerability quite like Tsatsamis. We spoke with the London musician about Tsycophant, queer identity and embracing contradiction as a creative force.
Patta and Lacoste have teamed up on People’s Choice, a project that lets the community decide which archival Lacoste tracksuit gets brought back to life.
Luxury fashion’s obsession with hospitality isn’t slowing down. The latest label turning your daily flat white into a branded experience is KARL LAGERFELD, which has just opened its very first café in Amsterdam. Sitting next to the… »
We spoke with Claudio Portalo about the street as both material and metaphor, the vulnerability of creating in public, the transformative power of process, and why art should remain a space for encounter, friction and play.
For Issue 28, TRANSPARENCY, we explore the shifting relationship between what is revealed and what remains concealed, questioning ideas of authenticity, identity, vulnerability, and self-expression in an increasingly exposed world.
