CULTURE, Submissions Check-Out CULTURE, Submissions Check-Out

Arnaud Lin captures Alix Bortoli’s dreamlike world of fashion and art

Creative duo Alix Bortoli and Arnaud Lin collaborated with London-based emerging jewellers Rebekah Bide and Matilda Little to challenge the physicality of drawing by creating a visual universe embracing the spirit of their work. The organic quality of these pieces entering Alix Bortoli’s hand-crafted worlds composes a dreamlike lost island for the subjects to explore.

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FASHION, Chew the fat with Ella Bardsley FASHION, Chew the fat with Ella Bardsley

Parnell Mooney on shunning the pressures of the fashion industry

After creating his eponymous label Parnell Mooney in 2015 and a breakout stint at Fashion East, the Irish-born designer found himself at a crossroads. “I don't think I ever really took time and thought…what do I actually like? What am I into?” explains Parnell-Mooney. Now the designer has shaken off the shackles of the industry and is imagining a future where making clothes he wants to wear is simply enough.

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CULTURE, Obsession Confessions Letty Cole CULTURE, Obsession Confessions Letty Cole

Ghosts of noughties past: Revisiting the genius of Disney Channel’s stylists

The outfits worn by some of our favourite ‘00s Disney Channel characters have lived rent-free in my head ever since my fashion-hungry 8-year-old self first feasted her eyes on them. They’ve been the subject of much ridicule, but I always admired their audacity. The clash. The jangle. The sheer number of layers. Could it be that we’re finally reaching the peak of this big old y2k renaissance?

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FASHION, A Hot Minute With Ella Bardsley FASHION, A Hot Minute With Ella Bardsley

How Sun Woo used her pop-up tent garments to communicate a lack of belonging

Sun Woo Chang is the designer whose eponymous brand has quickly found its fun and joy-bringing role in the fashion world through its lively, bright and experimental designs. In conversation with Ella Bardsley, the Central Saint Martins graduate sees creativity as something to play with; a reminder of being young and toying with imagination.

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FASHION, A Hot Minute With Ella Bardsley FASHION, A Hot Minute With Ella Bardsley

Johannes Warnke is the CSM grad dressing Grammy heavyweights, Lady Gaga and Post Malone

Central Saint Martins graduate Johannes Warnke is the designer who has captured the attention of Grammy heavyweights, Lady Gaga and Post Malone. Committed to treating his craft and couture as an artistic process, rather than manufacturing for a consumer, the emerging designer is dedicated to sustainable production and saving the planet.

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CULTURE, A Hot Minute With Ella Aldersey-Williams CULTURE, A Hot Minute With Ella Aldersey-Williams

Meet Ave, the drag artist donning Hollywood glamour with a side of insanity

Hailing from America’s heartland, Ave is the 22-year-old’s make-up artist whose signature drag traverses every notable reference of the last century – tracking through Jean Cocteau’s hallucinatory art of the ‘30s; to 1950s old Hollywood glamour; ‘70s psychedelia; a quick pit-stop at the 1980s heavy metal bands, before landing in the present day with an added flourish of facial hair.

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FASHION, A Hot Minute With Sophie Winfield FASHION, A Hot Minute With Sophie Winfield

Meet the designers putting our grandparents in leather and spikes

For Kévin Nompeix and Florentin Glémarec of EGONlab., the Parisian brand dedicated to supporting social movements, conversation and self-love, the trick to understanding our future is looking back at our past. Following their AW21 collection, we spoke to the designer duo on viral Octogenarians, design inspirations and the ups and downs of working with someone you love.

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FASHION, A Hot Minute With Alice May Stenson FASHION, A Hot Minute With Alice May Stenson

Maya Golyshkina’s papier-mache planet of bog roll bras and butt-naked Barbie miniskirts

In the space between childhood pop culture and arts-and-crafts class, you’ll find Maya Golyshkina’s imagination. The 19-year-old artist both makes and models her up-cycled fashion creations, the beauty and uniqueness of her designs even catching the eye of fashion icon and designer, Marc Jacobs.

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FASHION, A Hot Minute With Victoria Monari FASHION, A Hot Minute With Victoria Monari

Sabby Lou Knit is the Black-owned business proving knitwear can be sexy

Sabrina Lousoir asserts that knitwear can be figure-hugging, sexy and empowering. From cut-out tops to dresses and crops, Sabby Lou Knit, which Lousoir founded five years ago, is the Black-and-female-owned business that wants to make it clear that Black women can be whoever they want to be. And while wearing an SLK piece; who’s to say you can’t be?

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