Pyer Moss Fall/Winter 2016
			by Malcolm Thomas
						
			
			





















“My demons won today. I’m sorry.” This was the final Facebook post of Black Lives Matter activist, MarShawn McCarell who shot himself, Monday. Saturday it was repurposed as a picket sign, held by a model in a Pyer Moss denim button-up. A holy harmony of voices was the backdrop. The choir sang such classics as: Future’s Trap Niggas and Fetty Wap’s R.G.F. Island along with James Weldon Johnson’s Lift Every Voice and Sing. What we in the African American community call our Black National Anthem. A poem, first performed as a song 116 years ago by a choir of segregated schoolchildren. Now a reminder of the lines which still divide us.
With Pyer Moss what you see is never what you get. “The topics that I’m choosing are not sexy fashion topics,” said Creative Director, Kerby Jean-Raymond. If you recall, his Spring/Summer 2016 collection centered around police brutality. It rattled the creative community. The aftershock caught singer-songwriter, Erykah Badu’s attention. This season they collaborated, building a collection entitled, “Double Bind”. Which in a nutshell, is about depression among other unsexy topics.
As the show’s stylist, Badu’s influence was immediately felt. Particularly, in what she termed, “workman’s hats” pricked with anti-depressant pins like, “Xanax” and “Zoloft”. Badu’s read, “LSD” and “Acid”. “Working class people deal with depression every day,” she said. “Normal bouts of depression are very common in all of us. Yet, we don’t seem to want to talk about it. We mask it in some kind of way,” she added.
However, if my winter blues can be masked in floor length double-breasted fur, a shearling cardigan or a, “You don’t have any friends in L.A.” tee, who needs Prozac when I’ll always have friends in New York?   
			 
									 
				
			
		
						GCDS Spring/Summer 2016 Campaign
		Ikumi FW16 Backstage!
		
		
	
				
			
		
			
			
				
				
				
			
				
						
			Gucci introduces its first winter sportswear collection, Gucci Altitude.
			
		 
		
		
			
			
			
				
				
				
			
				
						
			The new collaboration between GUESS JEANS and Allen Iverson is a direct homage to a specific moment in culture.
			
		 
		
		
			
			
			
				
				
				
			
						
		
						
			PUMA and San San Gear have reunited for a second collaboration.
			
		 
		
		
			
			
				
				
				
			
				
						
			The latest collaboration from Stüssy and Mountain Hardwear is built for the elements.
			
		 
		
		
			
			
				
				
				
			
				
						
			Pitti Immagine Uomo has announced that Hed Mayner will be a Guest Designer at its upcoming edition in Florence.
			
		 
		
		
			
			
				
				
				
			
				
						
			Aleixandri Studio presented its new collection, “In Nomine Heretica,” at 080 Barcelona Fashion.
			
		 
		
		
			
			
				
				
				
			
				
						
			BENAVENTE presented its new collection, “Capriccio per Benavente,” at 080 Barcelona Fashion.
			
		 
		
		
			
			
				
				
				
			
				
						
			The message is clear: growing older may be inevitable, but letting go of imagination is a choice.
			
		 
		
		
			
			
				
				
				
			
				
						
			Carlota Barrera’s Spring/Summer 2026 collection examines intimacy.
			
		 
		
		
			
			
				
				
				
			
				
						
			There are artists who dress the world — and others who undress it. David Delfín did both. Tomorrow, at Valladolid’s International Film Festival (Seminci), RTVE Play unveils “David Delfín. Muestra tu herida“, a documentary that peels away the myths to… »
			
		 
		
		
			
			
				
				
				
			
				
						
			SAGABOI unveiled its Spring/Summer 2026 collection, titled “Port of Call.” 
			
		 
		
		
			
			
				
				
				
			
				
						
			Reebok has launched the Floatzig 2, the next step in the evolution of its iconic running shoe.
			
		 
		
		
			
			
				
				
				
			
				
						
			The Carhartt WIP Active Jacket is turning fifty. To mark the occasion, the brand has created four special-edition designs.
			
		 
		
		
			
			
				
				
				
			
				
			
						
			Maison Margiela has released “A Tabi film,” a close look at one of its most important symbols.
			
		 
		
		
			
			
				
				
				
			
				
						
			The Prada Holiday 2025 campaign tells a winter’s tale.
			
		 
		
		
			
			
				
				
				
			
				
						
			The project celebrates over 170 years of combined heritage and a shared passion for adventure
			
		 
		
		
			
			
				
				
				
			
				
						
			BERSHKA presents a new chapter of its SERIES line, titled “Own Your Power.”
			
		 
		
		
			
			
				
				
				
			
				
						
			With JALEO, presented at 080 Barcelona Fashion, the designer takes a decisive step forward. The collection feels like a homecoming and a declaration at once.
			
		 
		
		
			
			
				
				
				
			
				
						
			In a restored 1906 mansion, Soho House opens its third Barcelona address, bringing together heritage, art, and wellbeing.
			
		 
		
		
			
			
				
				
				
			
				
						
			The Parisian brand Drôle de Monsieur is entering the world of fine jewelry through a collaboration with the American designer David Perry.
			
		 
		
		
			
			
				
				
				
			
				
			
						
			ROSALÍA’s new single, “Berghain,” is the first glimpse of her upcoming album LUX (out on November 7), and it immediately establishes a new scale for her work.
			
		 
		
		
			
			
				
				
				
			
				
						
			Pull&Bear chose a significant moment to launch its new collaboration. The brand presented its capsule collection with the American streetwear label PLEASURES at the Centre Pompidou in Paris.
			
		 
		
		
			
			
				
				
				
			
				
						
			Somewhere between the sea and the city, the brand PANTALON created its TUNA collection.
			
		 
		
		
			
			
				
				
				
			
				
						
			The party was supposed to last forever. This is the faith that pulses through Christian Stemmler’s photobook, “ANFANG/BEGINNING: BERLIN 1994–99”.
			
		 
		
		
			
			
				
				
				
			
				
						
			Kokoshkin Vladislav photographed by Marie Schuldigen and styled by Zakharieva Anna, in exclusive for Fucking Young! Online.
			
		 
		
		
			
			
				
				
				
			
				
						
			For Halloween, the brand GENZERO has reimagined its signature Doberman hat.
			
		 
		
		
			
			
				
				
				
			
				
						
			Gentle Monster has opened its first flagship store in continental Europe, located in the historic Le Marais district of Paris.
			
		 
		
		
			
			
				
				
				
			
				
						
			Dr. Martens presents the QUBIST, a new collection that redefines the brand’s approach to comfort.
			
		 
		
		
			
			
				
				
				
			
				
						
			Palaye Royale is one of those groups capable of dissolving distance, of turning music into a bridge of time and emotion.
			
		 
		
		
			
			
				
				
				
			
				
						
			This partnership is part of MR PORTER’s Health In Mind initiative, which focuses on men’s mental health.