As pianos collect dust and electronic music threatens world domination, musician Taylor McFerrin perches somewhere in the middle ground, balancing one keyboard in each hand. On one side is live instrumentals, vocal recordings, impassioned collaborations - traditional forms of music with soul. Then there’s the electronic production, the laptop keyboard that allows for mixing and experimenting, slicing and dicing.
Read MoreLoose, feminine looks stood modeled against a pseudo-suburban backdrop of stark white walls and scattered furniture. At the debut presentation of Pamplemousse, a new womenswear brand by designer Danica Zheng, the audience pushed forward to look closer. Though it isn’t apparent upon first glance, the collection was inspired by bondage scenes that appear throughout the extensive work of Japanese photographer and artist Nobuyoshi Araki.
Read MoreSwiss label BERENIK made a striking New York Fashion Week debut this season, unveiling a staggering 90-look collection complete with scarves, gloves, leather bags and shoes. Consisting mostly of two-piece outfits in white, gold, black, and rich green, BERENIK’s Fall/Winter collection feels like a detail-oriented hybrid of loungewear and business attire.
Read MoreFoodies turn to Japan for ramen and sushi, while pop culture buffs bug out over J-pop and Hayao Miyazaki. Japanophiles can easily rattle off a myriad of reasons to visit the Land of the Rising Sun, but fashion and design inspiration usually get buried beneath bug-eyed anime characters and mind-boggling delicacies.
Read MoreIt’s a symbol of death. Or life, depending on perspective. It represents both the mind and the body; sometimes it serves as a warning, other times as a reflection of mortality. From the Skulls of Jericho to the skulls of Damien Hurst and C. Allan Gilbert, the human skull has been used for centuries as an emblematic artistic vehicle.
Read More“It’s really a land stripped bare,” he describes. “It’s the quintessence of wilderness; it’s where you see the skeleton of the earth. There’s no cover. No clothes, no skin, you really just see the geology.” When I began to question Jean de Pomereu about his fascination with the Arctic, he was quick to interject.
Read MoreRafael Kouto’s designs float somewhere in the chasm between fashion and art. A recent graduate of the Basel Academy of Art and Design fashion school, the young Swiss designer release his debut collection earlier this year. Drag Me to the After Hour on the Dark Side of the Moon is made up of futuristic silhouettes, wearable art that is designed to be gender neutral.
Read MoreHailing from Vermont’s Champlain Islands, 22-year-old photographer Sarah Kjelleren is now based out of Brooklyn, not far from where we met to shoot this issue’s cover with Ally Love. Inspired by the work of famed photographers such as Cass Bird, Annie Leibovitz, and Hedi Slimane, Kjelleren shoots mostly portraits and editorials.
Read MoreTwo young women walked side by side on a street in Tel Aviv, pushing strollers and making plans. They had both become new mothers in the past year, and as any mom will tell you, parenthood is a full time job.
Read MoreDesigner Titania Inglis floats around her home studio in a boxy leather crop top, a barren strip of stomach exposed down to the textured wool of a full skirt. Her personal wardrobe tends to come mostly of her own design - partially for self-promotion,
Read MoreIn 2009, America was in the midst of financial crisis, and people were starting to lose things. From Darfur to the housing market, everyone and everything was in need of saving. Entertainment and media took hits, and rumors began in the fashion industry that Vogue’s editor was soon to be replaced by Carine Roitfeld.
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