Tag Archive for: avantgarde

Words, Style, Impact / Amelie Stanescu

Fashion | Spotlight
Amelie Stanescu, known as @chez.amelie, is a multifaceted force in the fashion industry—an insightful writer for Nasty Magazine (and not only), the voice behind 'the fashion archives' podcast, and an upcoming author with her debut book slated for release in 2025. Her podcast serves as a sanctuary for in-depth discussions on the business, art, and craft of fashion, offering show reviews and sharing personal industry experiences. With a significant presence across platforms like Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Amelie engages a diverse audience, fostering a community of fashion enthusiasts and professionals.

In the Shadow of Sound / Zimoun

Art&Culture | Interview
In the muted hum of Zimoun’s installations, there’s a tension that feels almost primal. His work moves beyond the visual, crafting spaces where sound, material, and motion converge into something deeply visceral.

Unveiling Hidden Truths

Photography | Exclusive
Yan Yufeng captures the bold Yihao on film, redefining masculinity in a queer space. It’s intimate, it’s unapologetic, and it’s everything you didn’t know you needed to see.

Defying norms, redefining humanity / Aun Helden

Fashion | Spotlight
Through synthetic materials and natural forms, Aun's creations unsettle and provoke, challenging us to confront the fragility of our definitions.

Fashion and function collide / Monamobile

Fashion | Spotlight
Led by Mona Gutheil and Max, the brand crafts performative, satirical works that transcend the binary of fashion and art, puncturing societal norms with razor-sharp commentary.

Amen

Fashion | Exclusive
A fashion story taken by Simone Auricchio; an hymn to rebellion and divinity, this editorial ignites the sacred with the subversive.

General Experiment / Unapologetic Innovation

Fashion | Spotlight
A bold statement against the status quo. In an industry drowning in imitation, this brand stands fiercely apart, unapologetically redefining what it means to create.

Controlled Apposition / Söderberg x Phase Fatale

Fashion | Spotlight
Designed in Germany but made in Italy, the brand is launching a new collection, CONTROLLED APPOSITION, featuring an unprecedented collaboration with artists Phase Fatale.

Keep it tight

Fashion | Exclusive
Exploring the delicate yet powerful essence of the garments, this editorial highlights intricate details and bold silhouettes, revealing a world where elegance meets daring innovation. Photographed by Amelia J. Dowd and styled by Catherine V.

Duomo AW24 / Sonnenblume

Fashion | Spotlight
Presentation and photo series of the latest AW24 collection "Sonnenblume" by avant-garde brand Duomo. Showed during New York Fashion Week and photographed by Shepherd Jin.

Doomsday jellyfish

Photography | Exclusive
Celestial entities interwine under a cosmic fabric, bridging the spheres of extraterrestrial intrigue and the human afterlife. Captivated by the stolen glories of heaven, the uninvited travellers go on a sinister, dopamine-fueled quest to discover the mysterious impulses that flow through the universe, emotions. A futuristic renaissance by Dahua Zhang.

Paint it red

Fashion | Exclusive
In a world ablaze with passion, "Red" unveils an array of scarlet hues, igniting the runway. Scarlet secrets of desire, garnet echoes of strength;each ensemble a fervent chapter, a love letter to the lure of crimson dreams in a monochrome universe. Narrative captured by Oleg Borisuk.