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Through our interviews with international designers, we aim to discover how fashion can be used to explore identity, and to meet the people who are pushing the boundaries of what contemporary clothing can be.

Inside Sissi and Pat’s closet: How a rare Vivienne Westwood crown found its way into their collection
Berlin Design

Inside Sissi and Pat’s closet: How a rare Vivienne Westwood crown found its way into their collection

Sissi Pohle and Pat Scherzer epitomize how the clothes we wear, and objects we hold can be used to express...
Why fashion needs a research library according to creative director Morteza Vaseghi
Oslo Fashion

Why fashion needs a research library according to creative director Morteza Vaseghi

Creative director Morteza Vaseghi grew up turning the pages of his mother’s Vogue magazines. Thanks to his parents, who openly...
From the Arab Spring to Slow Factory, Céline Semaan on her advocacy journey and the pace of change-making
Community Fashion

From the Arab Spring to Slow Factory, Céline Semaan on her advocacy journey and the pace of change-making

This story is part of Movement, a series of profiles, think pieces, and photo essays exploring creative projects that put...
The Slum Studio’s founder Sel Kofiga on why sustainable fashion goes beyond clothing
Accra Fashion

The Slum Studio’s founder Sel Kofiga on why sustainable fashion goes beyond clothing

The social and environmental impact of discarded clothing remains a contentious issue. On the one hand, a growing number of...
How Beirut’s creative scene is imagining a new future for its city
Beirut Deep Dives

How Beirut’s creative scene is imagining a new future for its city

As a creative capital and cultural hub for the SWANA region and the world, Beirut is home to visionary artists...
Placing crochet in a contemporary context with French fashion designer Odély Teboul
Berlin Fashion

Placing crochet in a contemporary context with French fashion designer Odély Teboul

The Neukölln residence of Odély Teboul is a feast for the eyes. Every inch is covered with stuff: collections of...
Gentlewoman’s Penny Martin: Optimistic vision of change
London Fashion

Gentlewoman’s Penny Martin: Optimistic vision of change

The leafy landscape of Gunnersbury Park in West London’s suburb of Ealing, with its grand, ivory-colored estate rising atop a...
The Berlin-based magazine delving into the futuristic world of Iris Van Herpen
Berlin Fashion

The Berlin-based magazine delving into the futuristic world of Iris Van Herpen

As a teenager growing up in Bavaria, Kai von Rabenau found comfort in international magazines. “They were my lifeline to...
The creative director of the world’s first digital fashion house selects five era-defining moments from science fiction
Amsterdam Fashion

The creative director of the world’s first digital fashion house selects five era-defining moments from science fiction

When she was eight years old, Amber Jae Slooten started playing The Sims. For a young girl obsessed with clothes...
Radically positive artists Pinar & Viola discuss five socio-cultural ideas influencing their recent work
Fashion

Radically positive artists Pinar & Viola discuss five socio-cultural ideas influencing their recent work

Radically positive artists Pinar & Viola discuss five socio-cultural ideas influencing their recent work For Pinar Demirdag and Viola Renate,...
Could choreography and club culture revive the Berlin fashion scene?
Berlin Fashion

Could choreography and club culture revive the Berlin fashion scene?

A group of dancers scatter themselves across a monochrome stage, each rehearsing individual gestures while standing on the spot. Some...
Nicholas Daley: A beat all of its own
London Fashion

Nicholas Daley: A beat all of its own

Music permeates the space of Nicholas Daley’s studio based in the Bernie Grant Arts Centre in North London: From Shabaka...
Nataal magazine’s focus on African fashion and culture is long overdue
London Fashion

Nataal magazine’s focus on African fashion and culture is long overdue

Despite Sub-saharan Africa’s apparel and footwear market reportedly being worth $31 billion, the continent has traditionally been excluded from the...
Mark Krayenhoff van der Leur: Garments as sculptural forms
Berlin Art

Mark Krayenhoff van der Leur: Garments as sculptural forms

In the back room of his bright fourth floor apartment—aptly located close to Kurfürstendamm, one of the biggest shopping streets...
Louise Damas: Literary gems to intricate trinkets
Paris Design

Louise Damas: Literary gems to intricate trinkets

The notion of the Parisienne is shrouded in cliches. To jewelry designer turned entrepreneur Louise Damas this no longer rings...
Don Aretino explores his queer Muslim identity through his avant-garde fashion collections
Berlin Fashion

Don Aretino explores his queer Muslim identity through his avant-garde fashion collections

“My designs aren’t typically commercial, most of them are very avant-garde,” says fashion designer Don Aretino as he begins to...
Five collaborative fashion adverts with Paris-based painter Natacha Paschal
Paris Art

Five collaborative fashion adverts with Paris-based painter Natacha Paschal

In A Nutshell: Five collaborative fashion adverts with Paris-based painter Natacha Paschal When Natacha Paschal was five years old, all...
Upending cultural norms with menswear label Goodfight
Los Angeles Fashion

Upending cultural norms with menswear label Goodfight

Upending cultural norms with menswear label Goodfight During the twelve years he’s spent working in fashion, Caleb Lin has made...
In the Laurel Canyon with Iranian-born, Los Angeles-based stylist Maryam Malakpour
Los Angeles Fashion

In the Laurel Canyon with Iranian-born, Los Angeles-based stylist Maryam Malakpour

Malakpour, who is a fashion stylist and creative director, says the car is perfect for Sunday drives around Mulholland’s winding...
Why a plant found in the Philippine jungle could be the future of sustainable fabric
Zürich Fashion

Why a plant found in the Philippine jungle could be the future of sustainable fabric

People from all around the island arrive at the warehouse with their scooters and sidecars packed full of dried plant...
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