Someone once told me that when they see their favorite artist work with a brand, it kind of ruins it for them. In many ways, fashion does ruin art. Today we hear a lot of the Metaverse, streamlining, innovation, visionary. Sometimes we look so far ahead that we forget what reality looks like. Call Ye what you want, but he has managed to merge the Heaven and Hell music video release as a YEEZY X GAP debut tv commercial for their new hoodie drop on ESPN during the college football national championship. If the goal was brand awareness, my dad now knows.
Last week YEEZY GAP engineered by Balenciaga was announced with their commitment to delivering a utilitarian design for all. The imagery conjured up at the Donda listening parties comes alive in the video with dark visuals and masked individuals amongst the swirl of floating bodies in the sky.
Next month also sees the release of the new Kanye three-part documentary on Netflix. Hoping to see more into the controversy and complications surrounding Kanye than just a three-part commercial. We are now entering a new era of marketing. Everything you will see now will be on sale, augmented, VR, or physical. Like Gen Z not knowing the world without internet, Generation Alpha will not know the world where everything was for sale.
Since launching his eponymous Lutz Huelle label in Paris in 2000, the German-born designer has built a reputation for reshaping codes that capture a certain joy that celebrates the individual.
Lanvin presents its festive season collection for 2025. The theme centers on togetherness, celebrating the joy of giving and the warmth of close relationships.
The collection revisits some of the brand’s earliest and most emblematic pieces. It is a tribute to the two pillars of their identity: Exclusive and Inclusive.
Weaving (literally) together activism, design, and queer culture, Grindr partnered with Rainbow Wool to present I Wool Survive on the runway in New York.
The 17th FASHIONCLASH Festival filled three November days in Maastricht with performances, films, workshops and shows made by students, activists and designers from over 25 countries.
With over two decades of dedicated experience in the fashion industry, Andrea Moore has forged a distinctive path, blending vibrant colors and innovative materials into gender-neutral designs that resonate with today’s diverse audience.
Saint Laurent Rive Droite has introduced its first Advent calendar. The project is a unique vinyl box set curated by Creative Director Anthony Vaccarello.
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.
