How Palace Took Over the World
Lev Tanju and Gareth Skewis have taken Palace Skateboards from a UK streetwear brand to a global phenomenon that counts Gucci and Formula 1 among its many collaborators. (GQ)
At 40, J.Crew Shakes Off a Midlife Crisis
After four decades of business and filing for bankruptcy in 2020, the American retailer is hoping for a renaissance. (NYT)
Nicole McLaughlin, Queen of Mocs
In an exclusive interview, the superstar up-cycler and designer tells Hypebeast about the full-circle nature of her “MocLaughlin” collection with Merrell 1TRL, her thoughts on sustainability, and her dad’s favorite sneakers. (Hypebeast)
Fits & Flows; How Tyler, the Creator Challenges Music and Fashion
We’re watching and celebrating the progression of Tyler, the Creator as an artist, musician, and fashion icon. (okayplayer)
Today marks 16 years since the Jodie Aysha-featuring bassline smash was officially released. Here, we get the in-depth backstory on how T2’s platinum-selling national treasure came to light. (Complex)
She's the best pop star on the planet: a rage-soundtracking, youth-code cracking, confidence-power packing backdrop to a million teenage lives. And jaw-droppingly, brilliantly, excitingly, the 20-year-old is just getting started. (The Face)
The legendary American photographer talks about shooting Olivia Rodrigo for our cover, how he once failed at being a monk and not naming the chickens on his farm. (The Face)
Edward Colver: Punk’s Most Beloved Photographer
In the early 80’s, when American Hardcore Punk began to take off in Southern California, photographer Edward Colver was attending live performances five nights a week while documenting the most iconic bands from the movement. (Monster Children)
How Futura Changed the Art World
On his birthday, the artist looks back at his singular journey from graffiti writer to industry game-changer. (i-D)
Sports figures are increasingly becoming serious collectors, helping drive interest in contemporary art and particularly in artists of colour. (NYT)
What Andrew Kuo Can’t Live Without
We asked artist Andrew Kuo, co-host of the podcast Cookies Hoops and co-author of The Joy of Basketball, about the induction burner that replaced his gas stove, the insoles that keep his feet fresh, and the stationary bike he credits with saving his life. (The Strategist)
If your only idea of a restaurant is as somewhere you enter, eat some food, and leave full, you’re missing the point. (Family Style)
“I don’t think I’ve ever left a fashion dinner being like, Wow, I just had a great meal.” (GQ)
In the '90s, John F. Kennedy Jr. founded and edited a revolutionary magazine called George, which covered politics like it was pop culture. Was it folly - or a glimpse of the Trumpian future? (Esquire)
