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Lagos Space Programme - Aṣọ Fashion as Visual Oríkì

“Aṣọ (Dress) can be conceived as a visual form of oríkì, as the arrangement of patterns, colours, shapes, and textures on a figure can cohere into a powerful gestalt form–a ‘look’ –that is able to trigger an affective response in the perceiver. The Yoruba terms, ojú-inú (inner eye) and oju-ọnà (design consciousness) respectively refer to the intuitive and technical capacities required by an artist to engineer a visual or verbal oríkì that speaks to the subject’s ìwà, and in doing so releases àṣẹ. Ẹwà, meaning beauty, is the result of a work of art that realizes the art object’s essential nature, its inner character, its ìwà. Accordingly, aesthetic beauty cannot exist separately from a deeper ethical truth–a position that refutes dominant Eurocentric framings of aesthetics. The Lagos Space Programme conceives of clothing as oríkì, combining physical matter (colour and sound), non-physical matter (àṣẹ), and aesthetics (poeticism, rhythm, and proportion) to form resplendent pieces that reflect the ìwà of its wearers”. Text by Kojo Abudu, Five Theses on Lagos Space Programme Model: @michael.samuel_ , @90smodelmgmt

LOEWE x Suna Fujita

Step into the joyful, nature-loving world of artists Shohei Fujita and Chisato Yamano, the husband and wife duo behind ceramic studio Suna Fujita.

HIROKO KOSHINO - FALL WINTER 2020 / 21

Acne Studios Women’s Spring/Summer 2023 Show

Introducing: #AcneStudiosSS23. The monumental celebration of #AcneStudios' 10th year of showing in Paris. Watch the show, live from Palais de Tokyo in Paris, on Wednesday September 28th at 6:30PM CEST.

RICH MNISI MAFAMBA YEXE FILM

An empty universe is a lonely place — even for a god. In a continuation of his explorations of the origins of Bumba, the vomiting creation god of Congo’s Bushongo mythology, Rich Mnisi takes us on a journey of self-discovery in SS22. This collection, Mafamba Yexe, finds its inspiration in a microscopic view of Bumba’s purge, made up of cells that, like so many others, split apart to multiply. Pain on the outside, pain on the inside, discomfort everywhere. From that discomfort, cells made echoes of their own likeness, and Bumba birthed the world. In every world, microscopic and universal, discomfort was the channel from loneliness to community. From strangeness to connection, to reflection, and eventually, to self-discovery. We return to vivid green, a grounding brand colour, meeting a fiery palette of yellows and reds across signature silhouettes. Abstract prints inspired by bacteria under a microscope creep across the body. Smooth and printed leathers lend lively tactility, while feathers offer a softer touch. Credits: Starring Aza Mhlana Christi-Ann Saaiman Kurt Anders Jono Lee Nicolas van Graan Abulele Ngcangata Antonia Julies Jade Daniels Focus Puller Ashley Smit Make-up & Hair Justine Alexander Producer Bradley Ndlovu Production Designer Mike Hillier & Rich Mnisi Edit Ross Hillier Location Scout Mike Hillier Music Que DJ - Mnisi Chant

Miu Miu Spring/Summer 2024 Fashion Show

“What if I told you, you aren’t the hero in your own story but the villain in someone else’s?” In this special project for Miu Miu, artist Sophia Al-Maria offers us an old story with a new twist. Gravity ∞ Grace is a fairy tale ending (of the world) about a court jester and a royal guard who can’t agree if life is a tragedy or comedy. The pair gaslight, gate-keep and girl-boss each other in an epic battle over POV. Featuring original music by musicians Takiaya Reed and Scarlett Viney of Divide and Dissolve and starring stuntwoman Ayesha Hussain as archetypal twins, this one-minute recap formed the introduction to the unabridged story which played out during the Miu Miu Spring/Summer 2024 show in the Palais d’Iéna on October 3rd, 2023. Sophia Al-Maria’s expansive work across art, publishing, film and TV is united by an urgent question of perspective: if language and stories form our POV, how can we tell fantasy from reality?

MY FRIEND MAGNUS

Introducing ‘My Friend Magnus’, a limited edition book published by Acne Studios and imagined by creative director Jonny Johansson. A visual ode to his long-time friend Magnus Carlsson’s creative energy and fashion archive. “Throughout the years, his vibrant personality, his taste in books and the references he would find have fuelled my inspiration and helped me in my work,” says Jonny Johansson of Carlsson. Magnus caught Johansson’s eye with one of his ensembles back in the 1990s. Since then, Magnus has curated the atmosphere of the emblematic Acne Studios Headquarters Floragatan 13. During this time, he has never worn the same outfit twice, becoming renowned for his strong sense of style.

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Prada FW23 Collection

The Prada Linea Rossa Fall/Winter 2023 campaign is filmed by Kris Lüdi in the valley of Engadin, Switzerland, soundtracked by a poem in its Romansh language.

YOHJI YAMAMOTO S/S2024

Fear of God Loungewear

Talent: Anok Yai, Joan Smalls, America Gonzales, Annemary Aderibigbe Hair: Jawara Makeup: Yadim