Existential anxieties bubble over in Balenciaga’s latest SS22 campaign, replete with cybernetic face coverings, exoskeleton suits, and Matrix-esque headpieces designed by Ikeuchi Hiroto.
FASHION & BEAUTY
Milan Fashion Week S/S 22′
Lucie and Luke Meier’s Jil Sander collection show during Milan Fashion Week this season was described by the designers as “about embracing a positive future.”
Tax The Rich & Peg The Patriarchy
Political and social activism became powerful movements within the latter half of the aughts as Me Too, Black Lives Matter and annual events such as Pride Month began taking up ample space in the pop-cultural sphere.
Why Kim K is The Ultimate Mugler Muse
In early 2007, Kim Kardashian, the now millionaire socialite Mugler muse, rose to fame after what seemed like a career-wrecking scandal.
Sinz In Leather
For Halifax-based leather goods designer Brenda Duran, creativity is urgency. Having just launched her leather and kink accessories brand dubbed ‘Sinz in Leather‘, a melange of cholita vibes and nostalgic 90’s grunge, Duran describes the creative process as one fueled by questions of ‘what if’.
Sofia Piras Reimagines The Suit
Often perceived as an element of constraint linked to the work environment, Polimoda Fashion student Sofia Piras reimagines the suit as a garment that unifies rather than subsumes.
High Heel Feminism: From Heel to Toe
We live in a world where man-made objects are imbued with constructed cultural meanings. As society progresses these objects’ meanings shift with the larger cultural ethos.
Christian Dior: Haute Couture – Exposition au Musée McCord
Christian Dior has been a staple in haute couture since the mid-century. The designer, whose sumptuous and elegant vision of femininity redefined modern dress for women has had a formidable presence in fashion ever since.
Tiktok Fashion: Welcome To The “Frow”
This time last year, the world as we knew it came to a screeching halt. From theatre shows, concerts, and events, to sports competitions – the Coronavirus canceled, well, everything… As we became confined to our homes, social media and in particular TikTok became the channel through which we came to communicate.
