From the best-dressed person of the year to the guiltiest of purchases, the brightest minds in the SSENSE network review 2023. (SSENSE)
The List of Lists 2023
Friends of the blog weigh in on a crazy year. (No Bells)
SNAKE Crew Top 10 of 2023 (SNAKE)
Enjoy Ted’s musings on three choice moments that stretch from the early nineties to the cusp of the millennium, a collaborative board graphic with one of skateboarding’s true visionaries, and a bonus piece of art history… (Slam City Skates)
"We Have to Shoot in Colour or They’ll Kill Us": The Day a Young Kate Moss Hit the Fashion Stratosphere
Fresh from Croydon, the model had a ball in 1990s New York. But the carefree images, which feature in a new book, got the photographer fired.
(The Guardian)
Corinne Day was a self-taught photographer that grew into a fashion photography legend. Known for her intimate and candid portraits and anti-fashion approach to fashion photography, her work has pushed boundaries and paddled against the flow of fashion industry norms. (Goodhood)
Bradford-born London-based painter Conor Murgatroyd is known for his surrealist paintings with underlying fun tones that often run parallel to every day British life. We caught up with Conor about making a living from art, being your authentic self, style inspiration from mob bosses, and more. (Goodhood)
Drunken, Youthful Poems Unearthed From the ’90s
The artist and former gallerist Aaron Rose had the coolest indie gallery in an era of creative explosion in downtown New York. A new book (of old work) captures that long-lost moment. (NYT)
In Conversation: Brendan Yates of Turnstile
Two and a half years after the release of Glow On, Brendan Yates reflects on an intense period of change, adaptation, and growth - all while protecting his sensitivity against the harsh glare. (Anti-Matter)
ValTown, an account on X and other social media platforms, spotlights gangs and drug kingpins of the 1980s and 1990s - and how crime and celebrity often intersect. (NYT)
New books collecting objects central to rap’s physical history demonstrate the importance of celebrating these relics before they vanish. (NYT)
Tennis Films for Tennis Heads
Swap your racket for a remote, as we present a curated selection of films, pulled together to keep your head in the game during the off-season (and to distract from the festive chaos). (Palmes)
The FIRSTS issue, an issue that is all about things that happen, come, or otherwise occur first. (Satisfy Running)
Five Fits With: Noah Founder and J.Crew Men's Creative Director Brendon Babenzien
A longtime advocate of dressing for your true self, the fashion industry veteran gives us a look at his own personal style. (Esquire)
