Accessories that Make Us Look Like We Are Already Living in the Future
Here’s a list of accessories for the future human, and by that we don’t mean the human as a digital product but products that have been digitally-inspired for daily use.
Fashion - Trends
IS `ODDLY SATISFYING´ THE NEW LULLABY?
Have you ever tried to solace yourself with a billowing slime? 45% of adults watch ´oddly satisfying´ videos and audios on TikTok on a weekly basis. As we watch and play with ´ourselves´, a turquoise fluff globe suddenly clamps between our toes.
Runway Roundup: Couture Fall 2022
Runway Season just wrapped up and it sure was a fun one: Olivier Rousteing took the steering wheel at Jean Paul Gaultier’s couture this season, and Demna showed his second couture collection. We collected everything you need to know about Haute Couture Week Fall 2022. Scroll down to discover the latest couture collections and more. Olivier […]
Throwing Fits x Mr. Porter – The 74 Fashion Collabs You Need This Month
Online retail giant Mr. Porter has joined forces with James Harris and Lawrence Schlossman, the hosts of NY-based fashion podcast Throwing Fits for a collaboration including 13 different designers on 74 different items. Yes, you read that right. 74 items by 13 different designers. All carefully curated by Throwing Fits or as they call themselves […]
Are You a Preppie? How Conservative Fashion Was Adopted By The People Conservatives Hate
Made an elitist uniform by conservative, rich WASPs (White Anglo Saxon Portestants) at elite universities like Yale, Princeton or Havard – penny loafers, Oxford button downs and crested blazers are nothing bad – they are actually quite awesome and always a good addition to any wardrobe. But are we allowed to wear it? Actually not. But […]
Don’t Break your Nails, Sculpt them Instead!
Nails are no longer reserved for the privileged — statement nails are to stay here for a while. These nail sculptors are developing new methods and aesthetics that match the current maximalist vogue: 90's, colourful, mixed patterns and 3D embellishments. More is more!
The Art of Selling Trash: Are Luxury Brands Trying to Fool Us?
A telephone cord to use as a necklace? A crushed can used as a keyring? Luxury brands are elevating the mundane with products which functionality seems to be nothing more than a bizarre signifier of luxury affiliation, bespeaking for our own eccentricity. What can these treasures symbolise when they’re literally trash?
How our Online Identity Is at Odds with Censorship: the Problem of Being “Potentially Inappropriate”
Looking for information regarding online censorship will show results dating from 2011 to this day. It’s been more than a decade since information is not simply being moderated but communities are being silenced, if not erased, and they have reacted to this by self-censoring their images and enacting ways of talking about the issue without mentioning it — by using encoded words such as "nip nops" and "unalive."
Why Fashion Loves To Cosplay Poverty
Balenciaga grabbed a megaphone and shouted: Poverty but make it (somewhat) desirable! The Parisian fashion house is considered one of the most talked about brands in the world. The recent “Paris Sneaker” now poses a whole new challenge to the outrage-prone fashion world. For good reason. You can imagine the “Paris Sneaker” as a classic […]
”Oi, mate! Where’d you get that?” – Blokecore is this season’s hottest style
This years hottest trend migrated from the football pits to TikTok and straight into our wardrobes – ”Blokecore”. Tiktokers and fashion aficionados are sporting a dress style inspired by 90s and Y2K football aesthetics. Vintage Jerseys, Tracksuits, bucket hats and casual Adidas sneakers are the way to go. But this trend does not only rely […]
