Beyond the usual fashion experiment in deconstruction, Det Blev Sent’s Fall/Winter 2025 lineup, takes an almost scientific approach to its sartorial mission.
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Oklou’s “blade bird” and Sylvia Plath’s “The Shrike”
Imagine the one whom we love consumed, savoured, and slowly eaten through the act of our love. After listening to French avant-pop darling Oklou’s recently released song, “blade bird,” this year’s Valentine’s Day found me reflecting on how romantic love so easily turns into cannibalism and possession.
Adhere To Studios: Alexandra Dean’s Outerwear Revolution
It is always a pleasure to watch someone chase a dream, harness it, and wrestle it to fruition. For Vancouver-based designer Alexandra Dean, the dream was to start her own outerwear brand.
Rick Owens FW25: Dark, Yet Deliciously Delightful
It’s hard to imagine how romanticism could succeed in a place like a factory or coal mine. Most of what we know of them are gruelling, dehumanizing labour, a profound lack of inspiration, a suffering working class, and a landscape more suited for machines than men.
Immaterial Girls: Sophie, Murakami, and the Strange Spectacle of Louis Vuitton
The cherry on top of the Louis Vuitton x Takashi Murakami ad campaign that debuted earlier this month is undoubtedly the odd soundtrack choice of “Immaterial,” the hyper-pop anthem by the late great Sophie.