Saul Nash presents RITUAL: a catwalk show and accompanying film for FW22, exploring the spirituality and folklore that binds communities together. It’s a project informed by British Afro-Caribbean culture and Nash’s Guyanese heritage, as well as the rites of passage of a young Londoner – set against the backdrop of a Kensal Rise barbershop.
“I was born in London to a Bajan-born Guyanese mother, and it’s always interested me how much I was immersed in these cultures in a place so far away from them. Spirituality was everywhere at home, and stories of ancestors and superstitions would set my imagination running. RITUAL is about what these ideas mean to me today, in 21st century London,” says Nash.
For RITUAL, Nash expands his vision of what men wear today – including his first interpretations of tailoring and the possibilities of knit. Just like the waiting area of the barbershop, there’s a sense of common ground that brings together different characters, ages, and experiences. As always, movement is central to Nash’s design, with seams and panel pieces that travel intuitively around the body.
The offering is relaxed yet polished. It includes rugby shirts, lightweight shell jackets, and everyday T-shirts that speak to the brand’s modern-prep influences.
James Edward photographed by Jess Segal and styled by Heloise Chauvenhei, with creative direction by Charlotte Carter, in exclusive for Fucking Young! Online.
PUMA’s Talon sneaker, first launched in 2004, is a relic from a specific time. It’s a shoe pulled from the archive, but its new collaboration with NO/FAITH Studios is about more than just nostalgia.
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.
