From Rick Owens: “I went to a Björk concert earlier this month and her intelligent, life affirming energy made me kind of embarrassed of my own mopey adolescent pessimism… and hers wasn’t a Disney escapist obliviousness, but a concerned and thoughtful trust in…”
Yohji Yamamoto, the maestro of avant-garde fashion, is set to celebrate his 80th birthday on October 3. With over four decades in the fashion industry, his passion for creating remains as strong as ever, evident in the recent showcase of his latest collection in Paris. The event displayed an…
From Rick Owens: “With our World conditions under increasing threat, jubilance seems like the wrong note but maybe it’s the only correct moral response? beyond being nice to each other, isn’t personal joy what we are put on Earth to do? Considering joy a moral obligation…”
Yohji Yamamoto opened his Fall/Winter 2023 show with a recording of himself singing Leonard Cohen’s “I’m Your Man.” It was not a gesture of vulnerability but of authorship, a reminder that Yamamoto’s work is ultimately about control. In an industry increasingly driven by…
For the Women’s ‘Luxor’ runway collection, we are one year into a war and witnessing how inspiring dignity in the face of aggression can be. Times like these might call for a respectful formality and sobriety with moments of delicacy as reminders of what is at risk and at stake. Clothes have…”