What Ever Happened to Fashion Subcultures?
The great underground brands, formed from real communities and visionary designers, have all been subsumed by corporations. Noah Johnson mourns the end of an era, and explores what comes next. (GQ)
How Tyler, the Creator Influenced a Generation to Love Supreme
Tyler, the Creator had a massive influence on Supreme’s popularity in the 2010s. Him working with the brand in 2024 is a full circle moment that has many fans of the brand excited again. (Complex)
Let your clothes do the talking. (Dirt)
The Man Who Sells Vintage Rolex Adverts
Inside the world of Ad Patina and owner Nick Federowicz's pursuit of history's most elusive advertising pages. (Esquire)
Nobody Reads Ads
A small archive of old and new print and outdoor ads and one thing each ad does well. (Nobody Reads Ads)
Young Artists Rode a $712 Million Boom. Then Came the Bust.
Artists saw six-figure sales and heard promises of stardom. But with the calamitous downturn in the art market, many collectors bolted - and prices plummeted. (NYT)
The Real A$AP Rocky: The Harlem Rap Star on Fatherhood, Drake, German Expressionism and Why Rihanna Is His ‘Perfect Person’
His first album in over six years is (he says) finally coming - and hip-hop is still catching up to him. But the star has much more on his mind. (Billboard)
Cash Cobain Is Steering Drill Rap’s Sexy Swerve
The rapper and producer’s lusty rhymes and unorthodox samples have made hits for hip-hop’s most lascivious luminaries. With a new album, he aims to join them. (NYT)
mal sounds Doesn’t Mind Sitting With His Feelings
The Brooklyn-based artist talks about his shifting creative process and explains why he chooses meditation over escapism. (The FADER)
Wu-Tang Clan’s RZA Takes Alexis Ffrench Behind the Scenes of His First Classical Album
Ahead of the release of his new classical album, A Ballet Through Mud, the Grammy-winning producer and founding member of Wu-Tang Clan talked to Alexis Ffrench about his lasting love of physical instruments, and how he keeps it Zen. (Interview)
The legendary Japanese artist’s last waltz is a bittersweet time warp.
(The FADER)
The Dirt runner in road trip playlist form: "I can’t see the ocean for the majority of the drive, but I can smell it, layered under pine and the occasional puff of woodsmoke." (Herb Sundays)
