Russell Maurice opened his latest show at SO1 Gallery in Tokyo on March 18. Tokyo based English native Maurice walked us through the body of works and sat down with us to explain what is behind the ‘Crawl out from the fallout,’ living in Tokyo and difference between his approach to art and his clothing line.
Read MoreIf there is one international retailer who has meticulously dedicated themselves to blending the streams of Fashion & Design with a culture more befitting an upstart skate store, it’s London’s GoodHood. We sat down with the stores founders Joanna Sindle & Kyle Stewart to chat about Golf GTI’s, being Post Corporate Entrepreneurs and clearing dance floors /
Read MoreHailing from the industrial high-rises of Tai Kok Tsui, Hong Kong’s music collective 南洋派對 N.Y.P.D. bridges post-punk and electronica to create a new hybrid sound. The band’s name means “Drifters of South Asia” and pays homage to ‘80s canto blues artist Huan Du, whose singing style was first heard in the opium dens and brothels of Canton province. Bastardising his sound with a kick of psychedelia, 南洋派對 N.Y.P.D. takes Huan’s free-spirited ethos to the underbellies of Hong Kong’s music scene…
Read MoreVisvim is one of the most coveted labels on the market, defined by the encompassing philosophy of philosopher, traveller, and designer, Hiroki Nakamura. Nakamura is on a mission to create the best garment and product possible where no detail is compromised and every product is created with authenticity, quality and comfort in mind; not in replicating traditional quality but exceeding it /
Read MoreAllow us to introduce you to the inimitable enigma that is Greg Dacyshyn aka Ivan Koloff aka A Dead Head. Greg spent over two decades working with the sorely missed Jake Burton, as Chief Creative Officer at Burton Snowboards where also worked alongside other noteworthy alumni including Hiroki Nakamura (Visvim) and Errolson Hugh (Acronym) /
Read MoreIn the truest sense of the term ‘Provocateur’ Jefferson Hack is a person to whom ‘the rules’ serve only as a hurdle to leap or a wall to climb over. Now with over three decades at the forefront of Independent Publishing via his Dazed Media empire, is the venerable Mr Hack continuing to manifest change, break rules, and stir up an anti establishment free thinking?
Read MoreI’m the Dude, so thats what you call me. That or, uh His Dudeness, or uh, Duder, or El Duderino, if you are not into the whole brevity thing…. /
Read MoreWe shared some time with John Brotherhood, Brand Manager and Head of buying & operations at Footpatrol to discuss creativity, the importance of being earnest, and listening to and stimulating the minds of your community, as we look to unearth what the key is to true staying power in a notoriously transient retail game and most importantly, where the future lies /
Read MoreGrowing up in a musical home, the Copenhagen-based artist Freja Kirk, has always been encouraged to make music throughout her teenage years by her parents. The signing of her new label marks the start of a new and exciting beginning for the outspoken musician.
We caught up with Freja Kirk on her morning swim in the canals of Copenhagen to get her “5 Things” /
Read MoreWood Wood returned to Copenhagen Fashion Week. We sat down with the guys behind Wood Wood and talked about the return to their hometown /
Read MoreLeading up to Soulland’s AW20 Men’s & Women’s fashion show during Copenhagen Fashion Week, we caught up with the two founders for a chat about the past, current status and their thoughts about the brand.
Stay tuned as The New Order exclusively live streams the show right here /
Read MoreThe New Order Vol. 22 features the one and only Liam Gallagher, John Brotherhood of Foot Patrol, Lounge lizzard Baxter Dury and Maynard James Keenan of TOOL. While devling into minimalist cycle brand Pas Normal Studios, looking at the UACTP Gym project by Undefeated and speaking with Avant-Guard Jeweller Taro Hanabusa (aka Fangophilia). The issues editorials and partnerships contain features on brands such as 1017 ALYX 9SM, Wacko Maria, Salomon Persol and more etc. /
Read MoreSynonymous with travel and innovative expression, côte&ciel's “Horizons” series profiles the inner mind workings of forward thinking creatives from around the globe.
Fourth in the Horizons Series, côte&ciel profiles New Zealand native, Founder and Editorial Director of street culture magazines The New Order and her., James Oliver /
Sacai has built a clear brand DNA and voice over the years, yet designer Chitose Abe has expressed that her formula for creating her sough-after hybrids is mainly based on pure intuition than a set formula. As it turns out, Einstein the proponent of arguably the most famous and universal of all formulas; E = mc2 was also a big believer in intuition so you could say this theme as a match made in heaven.
Read MoreMatthew Williams’ 1017 ALYX 9SM rounded off the week of Mens shows in Paris returning to clandestine like industrial office show space of glass and metal that pairs perfectly with the designers intricate technical detailing. This season saw the designer push even further away from his streetwear ‘roots’ adopting more traditional menswear codes alongside feminine silky slip dresses whilst retaining the design details that bought him to the fore.
Read MoreIn typical Raf fashion there were no show notes or interviews to expand on the story that was presented however with stand-out fur-lined muffs emblazoned with ’Solar Youth’, ‘They Can’t Stop Us All’ and ‘The Future Has Begun’ maybe this was the designers comment on the state of our planet and the younger generations feeling of collective angst against the ruling powers and establishment and desire to flee a scorched earth?
Read MoreSébastien Meunier looked to ballet masterpiece ‘The Afternoon of Faun’ written by Vaslav Nijinsky and first performed in the city of Paris over 100 years ago, and Claude Debussy’s music as inspiration for his Autumn-Winter mens collection.
Read MoreThere have been a few designers changing lanes in the last couple of seasons, and the wave of new elegance and technical minimalism has officially hit land. Mihara Yasuhiro is clearly not a creative director that feels the need to swerve and we should admire a designer that sticks to his guns.
Read MoreDuring the chaos of Fashion Week’s never ending circus of shows and presentations, TNO needed to slow things down a bit. We grabbed 5 minutes with one of the most interesting (at least in our eyes) designers and brands to emerge from Tokyo in the last few years, Shinpei Yamagishi of BED j.w. FORD to talk guerilla tactics and the current state of menswear /
Read MoreRick Owens always wears his influences on his sleeve, it’s how he brings them together and execute’s them that keeps his collections exciting and people guessing what he will present next. This season was no exception as he continued to explore his recent romance with the seventies.
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