“La Belle Époque is now.” Wooyoungmi’s defiant impression is a global overture – a call for light in the evolving aftermath of dark times. The narrative for Spring/Summer 2022 begins with The Man in the Red Coat, Julian Barnes’s recent historical book set during the Belle Époque period in Paris. We discover a contemporary, dandy-esque protagonist, richly attired as he awaits the train to London for a shopping trip. By the end, he has arrived at a mountain summit, dressed in loose layers of well-worn hiking gear. This evocative storyline plays out as a film set against the backdrop of an Art Nouveau train station in surreal XR (Cross Reality). As the quotidian cityscape gradually distorts, our visual perception alters too; and this action builds up to a finale whereby garments assume a radioactive glow.
The collection comes from an intimate reflection on personal growth: the process of gaining confidence, embracing vulnerability, and moving forward with steady steps toward a stronger version of oneself.
With this collection, Rubearth proposes penetrating known reality to uninhibit ourselves, break structures, and transcend into new states of consciousness.
Photographer Ángela Ibañez went backstage at 080 Barcelona Fashion to capture Guillermo Justicia’s “Viscerum” collection, in exclusive for Fucking Young!
Every year, the brand releases a summer collection that borrows from the spirit of that iconic boutique on the Spanish island, and every year it sells the idea of an effortless, sun-soaked season.
Photographer Ángela Ibañez went backstage at 080 Barcelona Fashion to capture AAA STUDIO’s “Señora, suélteme el brazo” collection, in exclusive for Fucking Young!
Photographer Ángela Ibañez went backstage at 080 Barcelona Fashion to capture BOULARD BARCELONA’s “With Kind Regards” collection, in exclusive for Fucking Young!
Photographer Ángela Ibañez went backstage at 080 Barcelona Fashion to capture XV STRANGE’s “Meaning of WOSONGLE” collection, in exclusive for Fucking Young!
The brand has taken full control of the design process. Experience, education, and technique have all been refined to the point where garments are constructed as works of art that tell stories.
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.
