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Jasmine Cephas Jones Is Up for the Challenge

When Jasmine Cephas Jones arrives at the door of a Park Slope café on a gloomy, humid day in July, she brings with her an unexpected accessory: a cast boot for her…

Hiroko Yamamura selects 5 records that defined her outsider sound

The DJ and producer synonymous with Chicago’s industrial techno underground pulls her favorites from Gramaphone Records, ahead of the upcoming ARC Music Festival It’s been some decades since Chicago’s house scene revolutionized…

Marco Ribeiro evokes fashion’s poetic potential

The Brazilian-born designer crafts garments that could double as art, giving prominence to the colors and textures of his culture The fashion industry, like most others, has had many hurdles thrown its…

How Cross Colours paved the way for streetwear in the ‘90s

The seminal streetwear brand founded by Carl Jones and TJ Walker in 1989—attracting fans like TLC, Tupac, and Aaliyah in the ’90s—explores its rich past at Nordstrom Before “streetwear” was a thing,…

PUBLIC wants to democratize luxury

Ian Schrager’s boutique hotel chain relaunched this week, with a new look and an updated message Ian Schrager premiered his PUBLIC brand in 2017 with a radical idea: “LUXURY FOR ALL.” The…

Ekene Ijeoma reveals the revolutionary potential of data-based art

Driven by an activist spirit, the artist and MIT assistant professor creates participatory installations that reveal urgent truths about our unjust world Ekene Ijeoma’s art is multifarious: a public light installation here,…

Meet the emerging models reinvigorating a shaken fashion world

Photographer Mathieu Rainaud captures 13 models giving new life to the industry post-covid “In a season once again decimated by the pandemic, digital shows dominated. Very few live runway events took place,…

Balenciaga puts a satirical spin on our post-truth times

The brand’s Spring 2022 collection raises questions about authorship and identity in the digital age Balenciaga’s Spring 2022 presentation is all about virtual identity—the world’s slow march toward what looks like wall-to-wall…