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Satirical Photographs of 1980s English Gentlemen’s Clubs
The world of Karen Knorr’s Gentlemen feels familiar. In both the early 80s, when the photographs were taken, and today, a woman is prime minister, an unpopular war is being waged and the working class...
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A Five-Point Guide to Cuban Artist Wifredo Lam
At the intersection of various 20th-century avant-gardes stands the enigmatic figure of Wifredo Lam, a dapper Cuban artist whose startlingly original works are being exhibited this autumn in a major...
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Ten Brilliant Newsletters You Really Must Sign Up To
Long-gone are the days when an enthusiastic town-crier would deliver your news to you from the streets, crowned with an ostentatious hat and loudly flinging about a bronze bell, walking far and wide to...
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The Standout Designers at Kiev Fashion Days 2016
A critical-creative culture that encourages aesthetic risk-taking alongside a rigorous design process is essential to developing a robust fashion week schedule. Even commercial, wearable collections...
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The Divine Allure of a Diorama Handbag
Diorama Satchel Bag Beige and blue Dior oblique fabric with black tufted velvet, 27.5cm x 20cm x 9cm “Nobody has ever constructed a language as rich and clear as Dior’s in such a short space of time”,...
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The Untold Stories Behind Cult Fashion Film Blow-Up
The city of London in 1966 was almost theatrical in its duplicity. On the surface, business continued as usual – the dreary post-war years ticking along lethargically. Behind closed doors, however, and...
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First Look: Marcel Dzama and Raymond Pettibon's New Zine
In 1956, a 22-year-old Leonard Cohen published a small volume of poetry that he had penned between the ages of 15 and 20, titled Let Us Compare Mythologies. Evocative and compelling, it was a...
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Jun Takahashi of Undercover: Making Noise, Not Clothes
“The first time I heard the name of Jun Takahashi was in the 1990s in Tokyo,” writes Suzy Menkes in her foreword to Undercover: Jun Takahashi. “Rei Kawakubo of Comme des Garçons pronounced his name...
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Examining the Cultural Significance of Purple
If ever there was an argument against innate ideas, purple might be it. Never has a colour held such differing, even opposing connotations across cultures and centuries, which might make writing this...
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The Photographer Capturing the Earth's Scars
Canadian Edward Burtynsky is the photographer to know for those of us who refrain from visiting the places that fuel our modern lifestyles – mines, quarries or shipyards and oil rigs, or vast and...
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The Literary-Inspired Brand Making Luxury Objects to Last
Set in early 19th-century Paris, La Peau de Chagrin (1831) by Honoré de Balzac tells the story of a young man, Raphaël de Valentin, who makes a Faustian pact to fulfil his excessive bourgeois desires...
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Capturing California's Undercover Cars
For some, covering one's car with a sheet of tarpaulin is a simple and practical means of protecting it from the elements, preserving it in all of its pristine automotive splendour. For others,...
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A Five-Point Guide to Proenza Schouler
Lazaro Hernandez and Jack McCollough, who design under the portmanteau Proenza Schouler, had an auspicious start in 2002 when their entire Parson’s graduate collection was bought by Barney’s. Since...
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Watch Naomi Campbell Talk Fashion, Friendship and Happiness
There are few people in the world who have achieved such iconic status as Naomi Campbell, a woman whose name is synonymous with fashion in the collective consciousness. Similarly, there are few...
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Photographs of Kate Bush Dancing, Jumping and Singing
“I was born in the 1950s, when rock'n'roll exploded,” says veteran music photographer Guido Harari on the phone from his gallery in Alba, Piedmont. “And by the 1960s, with the arrival of the Beatles...
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Vaquera's Sublime Subversion of All-American Aesthetics
“It’s Greek vs. Greek. The Greek system, Abercrombie, frat, sorority vs. ancient Greece, Caesar, grapes, Grecian urns and gladiator sandals,” explains Patric DiCaprio, founding member of Vaquera – the...
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Paul Smith on His Favourite Ever Album Sleeves
Music is no minor influence for Sir Paul Smith. The septuagenarian designer has long found inspiration in London’s sonorous subcultures, from the burgeoning reggae, roots and dub scene of 1960s and 70s...
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The Impeccable View of Her(mès) in Beijing
Twice a year, and in addition to its ready-to-wear runways, Hermès holds enormous, elaborately staged and immersive “experiences” throughout the world: momentary windows into the brand’s aesthetic,...
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What to Watch at London Film Festival 2016
London’s largest annual cinematic spectacle – otherwise known as the BFI London Film Festival – gets underway in less than three weeks. But with 12 days of films to choose from, what should be on your...
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Lessons We Can Learn From The Penhaligon's Times
Elegant, timeless brands necessitate elegant, timeless reading material, and The Penhaligon’s Times – the broadsheet newspaper created to inspire, influence and educate dedicated followers of the...
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