The Best of New York Fashion Week SS23

Until recently, New York Fashion Week felt a little dull. It’s true that heritage American brands like Ralph, Tommy, Michael Kors et al do Upper East Side collar-popping better than most, but beyond striped rugby shirts and oversized poplin, pre-pandemic NYFW was lacking a little panache.

Electric: A Celebration of Womanhood

Electric: A Celebration of Womanhood champions the empowerment of black women through the rise of icons. In the vein of Rihanna, Beyonce, Naomi Campbell, Megan Thee Stallion and more, Electric honours women of colour who have paved the way in media, eschewing representations of black women as “aggressive” “strong” and  “intimidating”; instead showcasing their creativity, personal style, and entrepreneurship.

On The Decks: MS. BABY
MUSIC

MS. BABY aka Hannah Montana à l’africaine is a Paris-born, Cameroon-bred, Montreal-based musical enchantress. Making a mélange of the sounds she heard growing up, the sun and the beats that make her body sway and stay alive every day, MS.

Apollo and Dionysus as Lovers

Apollo and Dionysus are Lovers is a queer reimagining of the two dichotomic gods of order and chaos, of man’s endless search for perfection against the backdrop of nature’s perpetual chaos, rebellion, and ecstasy.

Dior Beauty’s Most Exciting Young Photographers

Dior has been holding its Photography and Visual Arts Awards for Young Talents for the last five years. In partnership with LUMA Arles and ENSP, the project seeks to identify the most exciting emerging image-makers around the world, many of whom are hand-picked from the finest international art schools.