RANKIN: UNFASHIONABLE
The first thing you notice leafing through the new monograph of Rankin, the fashion photographer who co-founded Dazed & Confused with Jefferson Hack, and then went on to found Hunger magazine, is how uneven his work is.
How Premium Mediocre Fashion Conquered the World
Last year the blogger Venkatesh Rao coined the term “premium mediocre.” He was referring to a segment of economic activity largely dreamed up by marketers to give the consumerist masses an illusion that they are consuming luxury, when they were doing nothing of the sort.
Editorial: In Praise of Shadows (Geoffrey B. Small)
All clothes are from the Geoffrey B. Small’s Spring/Summer 2019 Women’s collection.
Rare Undercover Books Are Now For Sale in Our e-Shop
Good news for all you Undercover fans! We have been able to finagle some very rare Undercover books.
Dover Street Market Opens in Los Angeles
Earlier this month, Dover Street Market, the mini-department store run by Comme des Garcons that has changed the nature of fashion retail, opened its sixth outpost in Los Angeles
Editorial: Two Studies for Figures at the Base of the Crucifixion
Photography: Nicholas Alan Cope
Styling: Karlo Steel
Models: Yeraldin @Red Models and Tyler at @One Management
Makeup – Mizu for Maybelline
All clothing by Rick Owens
Anrealage 15-Year Retrospective Show – Tokyo Backstage
Last week Anrealage held a retrospective show in Tokyo, spanning 15 years of Kunihiko Morinaga’s designs.
In the Name of What? Interview With The Culture Ltd.
The Culture Ltd. is the new underground clothing label designed by Misaki Van Kampen.
Editorial: TOTAL YOUTH
The idea for this shoot came to me after I saw the F/W 18 Undercover show, “We Are Infinite.”
m.a+ Lookbook: 18wITNESS
Photographer: Iwao Takeuchi
Models: Charlotte Ghislain + Eric Sakai
Clothing: m.a+ 18w