Fashion

Extravagant street fashion from people living on the margins of the USA
Photography

Extravagant street fashion from people living on the margins of the USA

With homelessness on the rise amid a worsening housing crisis, Tom ‘TBow’ Bowden’s portraits celebrate and uplift those often dehumanised by society.

Written by: Isaac Muk

The streetwear brand celebrating the mystical
In Partnership with SCRT

The streetwear brand celebrating the mystical

With their latest capsule collection, SCRT have constructed their own mythology, based on the story of a fictional meteor shower that hit a small Scottish town.

Written by: Huck

Lord Apex is always evolving
Music

Lord Apex is always evolving

In partnership with Element — To mark his appearance at Element x Hotel Radio Paris, the London MC explains why he’s never been one to follow the crowd.

Written by: Charlotte Rawlings

The wild style of the men and women of the Congo
Culture

The wild style of the men and women of the Congo

Dressed to the nines — British photographer Tariq Zaidi recounts documenting a fashion subculture, whose followers are known as Sapeurs. Most have ordinary day jobs as taxi-drivers, tailors and gardeners, but as soon as they clock off they transform themselves into debonair dandies.

Written by: Miss Rosen

Portraits capturing the wild style of downtown New York
Culture

Portraits capturing the wild style of downtown New York

Strike a pose — Photographer Janette Beckman remembers travelling to NY to capture the city’s burgeoning hip hop scene and the fashion trailblazers who’d frequent her studio.

Written by: Miss Rosen

Corporations or garment workers? It’s time to pick a side
Activism

Corporations or garment workers? It’s time to pick a side

How you can help — Garment workers are in a fight to the death with some of the most powerful companies on the planet – here’s how you can stand with them.

Written by: Tansy Hoskins

Fast fashion hasn’t stopped putting profits over people
Activism

Fast fashion hasn’t stopped putting profits over people

The Coronavirus fallout — As shipments get cancelled and factories shut down, the global pandemic has caused chaos and suffering for millions of garment workers across the Global South.

Written by: Tansy Hoskins

Memories from a Lower East Side photo booth
Photography

Memories from a Lower East Side photo booth

Rainbow shoe repair — A new exhibition brings together a series of community portraits taken at a local store between the late ’80s and early ’00s. 

Written by: Miss Rosen

Janette Beckman on the cultural power of shoes
Photography

Janette Beckman on the cultural power of shoes

Feet first — A new photography exhibition, co-curated by the cult photographer, explores how footwear became the ultimate status symbol of the modern era.

Written by: Miss Rosen

How hip hop took over and transformed fashion
Music

How hip hop took over and transformed fashion

Street dreams — A new exhibition, curated by Patta Brand Director Lee Stuart, examines how the genre has revolutionised style through customising, sampling and inclusivity.

Written by: Miss Rosen

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