
Genetic Denim Wants You to “Be You”
The brand Genetic Denim has always focused [...]
The brand Genetic Denim has always focused on being more than just the jeans you wear. Genetic is a lifestyle, a mental state, and a way of being that permeates all aspects of their customers’ [...]
Tags: Be You, Emily Kirkpatrick, Genetic Denim, Tasya Van Ree, The Wild Magazine
The new alliance between music and fashion has reached an apex with Matthew Stone’s “Armed Venus,” an orchestral composition mixed specifically for Gareth Pugh’s Fall 2013 collection. The arrangement layers acoustic violins on top of [...]
Tags: Armed Venus, Bianca Ozeri, Femen, Gareth Pugh, Matthew Stone, the Asgarda, The Ukraine, The Wild Magazine
To celebrate ØDD’s first collaboration with footwear company Praxis, designer Judson Harmon produced a short film with artist Jason Akira Somma starring dancer Emmanuel Hunt. In the past, Somma has exhibited his work in many [...]
Tags: Emmanuel Hunt, FW13, Guggenheim, Jason Akira Somma, Judson Harmon, Kasia Grabek, Leather Skate Boot, ODD, Praxis, The Wild Magazine, Theatre National de Chaillot
This coming fall, Danielle Luquet de Saint Germain will part ways with her extensive wardrobe once and for all, auctioning off more than 10,000 pieces of couture. The designers in her collection would make any [...]
Tags: Azzedine Alaïa, Christian Lacroix, Claude Montana, couture, Danielle Luquet de Saint Germain, Françoise Sternbach, French Union of Professional Art Experts, Gros & Delettrez, la saharienne, le smoking, Paco Rabanne, The Wild Magazine, Women's Wear Daily, YSL, Yves Saint Laurent
The knitwear brand KOTOBA focuses on merging technology and fashion with an emphasis on environmental responsibility. Lead designers, Melinda Danko and Lindsay Mann, named the line after the Japanese word for language, chosen to represent [...]
Tags: eco-friendly, Emily Kirkpatrick, Fall 2013, Knitwear, Kotoba, Language, Lindsay Mann, Melinda Danko, Spring 2013, The Wild Magazine, WholeGarment
Before she identified as a feminist, Caroline Shadood, one of the bloggers behind Broadist: Fashion for Broads, chose her clothing based on what she thought others would think of her. A size 12, she wore [...]
Tags: Anna Cooperberg, bloggers, body image, clothing, Fashion, fashion bloggers, Feminism, feminist, New York, style, The Wild Magazine
Fashion history comes alive in Camilla Huey’s famed garment district atelier, House of Execution, where she produces corsets for a wide array of famous women, from Oprah to Katy Perry. Her latest body of work, [...]
Tags: Aaron Burr, Alexander Hamilton, Camilla Huey, Eliza Jumel, Harlem, House of Execution, Katy Perry, Morris Jumel Mansion Museum, Oprah, The Loves of Aaron Burr: Portraits of Corsetry and Binding, The Wild Magazine, Thomas Jefferson, Vice President
For Alexander Wang’s debut campaign as Balenciaga’s creative director, he played it safe. Leaving the editorial type advertisements for his own label, in his debut campaign for the house Wang went for a more cinematic, [...]
Tags: advertising campaign, Alexander Wang, Balenciaga, Fall/Winter 2013, FW13, Kristen McMenamy, Steven Klein, The Wild Magazine
Riccardo Tisci, creative director of Givenchy, has designed his first ever stage costumes for the Paris Opera Ballet’s season opening production of Boléro. The Italian designer behind the French couture house has been offered the [...]
Tags: Beyonce, Bolero, Givenchy, Madonna, Paris Opera Ballet, Riccardo Tisci, Rihanna, The Wild Magazine
Asha Maddali sits at her desk draping a chain around a canvas head form. She whips a tape measure from around her neck, measures one chain and snips off the excess. She lifts up the half-finished [...]
Tags: Anna Cooperberg, Asha Maddali, Ashaloo, Concerts, designer, Foreign Archives, handmade, headpieces, Jewelry, Lower East Side, made in ny, music, Music Festivals, New York, SXSW, The Wild Magazine
After six agonizingly quiet months, Nicolas Ghesquière finally speaks about his abrupt departure from Balenciaga. The designer opens up to System Magazine’s Jonathan Wingfield about his worthy reasons: the poor communication within the brand, how [...]
Tags: Alexander Wang, Balenciaga, Bianca Ozeri, Jonathan Wingfield, Juergen Teller, Nicolas Ghesquière, Nicolas Ghesquière leaving Balenciaga, System Magazine, The Wild Magazine
As the Met Ball swiftly approaches, along with the subsequent debut of the Punk: Chaos to Couture exhibit, it seems only right that we pay tribute to one of the original punk idols of fashion: [...]
Tags: Anna Wintour, Met Ball, mother of punk, Nick Knight, Punk: Chaos to Couture, Style Icon, The Met, The Wild Magazine, Vivienne Westwood, Vogue
Following in the footsteps of Audrey Tautou in Coco Avant Chanel and Anna Mouglalis in Coco and Igor, Keira Knightly is now trying her hand at playing the revered and controversial fashion icon. Knightly was hand-picked by Chanel’s [...]
Tags: 100 anniversary, Anna Mouglalis, Audrey Tautou, Chanel, Coco and Igor, Coco Avant Chanel, Deauville, France, Karl Lagerfeld, Keira Knightly, Lindsey Wixon, Stella Tennant
Skirt? Pants? Lady? Man? Who gives a damn any more. All we know is that gender bending, stop motion videos and models that can armpit fart are all the rage right now, and we are [...]
Tags: Androgynous, Cass Bird, Daria Werbowy, fashion video, gender equality, Nowness, the WILD
See Cara Delevingne go jumpy Punk for Quentin Jones, in a new Vogue Punk Stories video.
Tags: Cara Delevingne, quentin jones, the WILD, The Wild Magazine, thewildmag, Vogue, WIld
It’s not every day that a fashion brand makes me haul out a dictionary to decipher the term post-ironic, but that’s exactly what the Finnish design duo KUULA + JYLHÄ have done with their collection ‘Until All [...]
Tags: Essi Kuula, Finland, Kuula + Jylha, Marika Jylha, post-ironic, The Wild Magazine, Until All I Felt Was My Heart Beating
Taking a page from neorealist Italian films and the French New Wave cinema, a young Eva Herzigova oozes sex à la Marilyn Monroe or Brigitte Bardot in this short film by Ellen Von Unwerth from [...]
Tags: Brigitte Bardot, Ellen von Unwerth, Eva Herzigova, Fashion Film, French New Wave, Italian Neo-Realism, Juarez Malavazzi Jr, Marilyn Monroe, sixties, Vincent Cassel
Lots of people think that fashion photography is less reputable than, say, portraiture or photojournalism, because lots of people think that the fashion industry is generally less reputable than everything else. But that is an [...]
Tags: Anna Zyskowska, Bianca Ozeri, fashion photography, Polish Photographers, The Wild Magazine
For nascent Brooklyn designers, Windish Michel, fashion is a natural evolution of their art, music, and shared personal history. Their stunning line of graphic hosiery transforms original, color-rich collages into wearable works of art. The [...]
Tags: Anna Barie, Cameron Michel, Collage Hosiery, Live With Animals, Look From London, Vashti Windish, Vivienne Westwood, Williamsburg gallery space, Windish Michel
The appeal of adorning oneself in the deep, dark jewels of the Icelandic shores is all about hypnotic seduction, a feeling perfectly captured in Kria Jewelry’s latest Gilded Pagan collection. Organic shapeshifter and designer, Johanna Methusalemsdottir, joins forces [...]
Tags: Arctic Tern, Elizabet Davids, Fall/Winter 2013, FW13, Gilded Pagan, Iceland, Icelandic, India Salvor Menuez, Jewelry, Johanna Methusalemsdottir, Kria, Look book, The Wild Magazine
Fashion is not a superficial world ruled by high-heeled ladies of luxury. Many decisions and hours of labor and effort go into each and every shoe, dress and bag. That is the underlying message of [...]
Tags: Christina Voros, Fashion, Frida Giannini, Gucci, James Franco, Stephanie Ott, The Director, The Wild Magazine, Tribeca Film Festival
Fashion Clash on Tajikistan Campus With recent embarrassment over Twitter users mistaking Chechnya for the Czech Republic and significant alarm over North Korean “lady soldiers” wearing four inch heels, it seems as if our fashion [...]
Tags: Abdujabbor Rahmonov, Abigail Doan, Asia-Plus, Central Asia, Chechnya, Czech Republic, Emma Sabzalieva, Fashion, Tajik State Pedagogical University, Tajikistan, The Wild Magazine, world
In preparation for the most holy night in fashion and art commingling, aka the Met Costume Gala held on May 6th, everyone’s getting inspired by this year’s theme: PUNK. The exhibition will focus on the transition of punk [...]
Tags: ART, Arts, Fashion, Kate Messinger, Met, New York Magazine, photography, polaroids, punk, Punk: Chaos to Couture, The Cut, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Wild Magazine, tompkins square park. Lucas Michaels
Fluxus 20‘s collection by Sofia-based label Gloria Ivanova (photography by Aleko Osenksi) As a follow on to our Eastern Block Redux: The Kids Are Alright report from late 2012, it was refreshing to be back on the scene [...]
Tags: Aleko Osenksi, Belle Du Jour Collection, Bulgaria, Culture Beat Pazar, Fluxus 20, Gloria Ivanova, Jina Sheovska, Knapp, LUDUS, Macedonia, Neva Balnikova, Nikolay Bozhilov, ParAvan, Sassa Bjorg, Sassa Björg's Belle Du Jour Collection, Slav Anastasov, Sofia, Vasil Poleganov, Yana Gerova
The drastic changes happening at Saint Laurent Paris seem to be the talk of the town these days. Ever since the release of the powerful list of eclectic personas that are now proudly representing the [...]
Tags: Ana Delo Ruso, Courtney Love, Daft Punk, Heidi Silmane, Marilyn Manson, Saint Laurent Paris, Snuggie
Fashion and ice cream have been partners in crime since the first break-up recorded in history. Otherwise, how did people ever get over their ex? Let’s keep it real, we’ve all been there. Freshly dumped and [...]
Tags: 24 karat gold, Anna Wintour, As Good as Gold, Belgian Gold Chocolate, Caroline Correa, couture, Fashion Film, Gold dress, Gold!?, Ice cream, Ice cream bar, Joe Manganiello, Jon Cassar, Karl Lagerfeld, Magnum, Zac Posen
Could I live on just $1.50 of food a day? This was likely the question on everyone’s mind at the Live Below the Line launch event at The Bowery Hotel in lower Manhattan. Photo by [...]
Tags: Adrian Grenier, celebrities, Fashion, Hannah Bronfman, Live Below the Line, Mia Moretti, philanthropy, Poverty, The Postelles, The Wild Magazine
The High Street fashion giant Zara is facing accusations of child labor and use of sweatshops in South America. This is not the first time the retailer has been confronted with such criticism. However, according [...]
Tags: Argentina, Human Rights, Inditex, La Alameda, retail, slave labor, sweatshops, The Wild Magazine, Zara
For those who don’t know who Natasha Poly is, you’re about to never forget. After watching this new video from Models.com, the image of Natasha Poly will be seared into your brain for life. In [...]
Tags: Emily Kirkpatrick, Hugh Lippe, icon, Impressionistic Memories, MDX, Models.com, Natasha Poly, The Wild Magazine
Last month the photo of two fuller-figured mannequins rocking sexy matching purple bra-and-panty sets went viral, bringing with it a wave of online support for the Swedish retailer responsible, and sparking another online debate on [...]
Tags: body image, Fashion, plus size, retail, Stephanie Linning, The Wild Magazine
There’s nothing like one absurd man calling another absurd man “ridiculous” to start your week off right. In 2007, when Cavalli dressed up in one of fashion’s most iconic uniforms, most assumed it was [...]
Tags: Chanel, Choupette, Emily Kirkpatrick, Feud, Karl Lagerfeld, Ridiculous, ROBERTO CAVALLI, The Hunger, The Wild Magazine
“It took me a few years to find my design voice,” Mary Meyer explains, sitting in the back room of her Bushwick, Brooklyn boutique, stock and unfinished projects organized throughout. We’re talking about her new [...]
Tags: Brooklyn, Bushwick, California, Clothes, Fashion, Kiran Herbert, Mary Meyer, New York, Spring Line, The Wild Magazine
Shocking value in advertising is not a new concept to our society. For fashion and beauty, the presence of negativity in ads goes back to the 1920’s. Specifically during that joyful time when women shortened [...]
Tags: 2013, Advertising, Campaign, Cara Delevingne, controversy, Fall, Georgia May Jagger, Louis Vuitton, LoveMagazine, Mario Rodriguez, Prostitution, video., winter
After two days of speculation—fair anticipation for a second-rate fashion house—Diesel has officially named Nicola Formichetti its new Artistic Director. Apparently, the Gaga stylist and former Creative Director of Mugler has proven himself in the [...]
Tags: Creative Director, Diesel, Mugler, Nicola Formichetti, Renzo Rosso
Anyone who’s familiar with Hedi Slimane’s body of work knows that the man loves rock and roll. But I don’t think anyone would have predicted he’d bring it all the way to the hallowed couture [...]
Tags: Ariel Pink, Bianca Jagger, Courtney Love, Emily Kirkpatrick, grunge, Hedi Slimane, Hole, Kim Gordon, Marilyn Manson, Mick Jagger, Saint Laurent Paris, SLP, Sonic Youth, The Wild Magazine, YSL, Yves Saint Laurent
What’s black and white and sad all over? A depressed zebra. A newspaper most days. My bad jokes. Also, this week’s fashion videos. We look a turn away from directors like Lena Dunham and Wes [...]
Tags: agnes naburrs, Edie Campbell, Fashion Film, fashion videos, Italian Vogue, Kate Messinger, maria burns, Steven Meisel, tendance brute, The Wild Magazine, white mischeif
With a 30-year trajectory as one of the word’s favorite fashion photographers, Mario Testino celebrates his 55th cover for Vogue Paris. His collection of more than 1,000 images published in the magazine has certainly left [...]
Tags: Amber Valetta, Audrey Marnay, Balenciaga, Carolyn Murphy, Chandra North, Coeur Anatomique, France, Freja Beha Erichsen, Gemma Ward, Gianni Versace, Gisele Bündchen, Givenchy Couture, Gucci, Isabeli Fontana, Jean Paul Gautier, Jeisa Chiminazzo, John Galliano, Kate Moss, Louis Vuitton, Maricarla Boscono, Mario Testino, Meghan Douglas, Naomi Campbell, Natasha Poly, Paris, Peru, Solange Wilvert, Swarovski, Tasha Tilberg, Tom Ford, Vlada Roslyakova, Vogue, YOHJI YAMAMOTO, Yves Saint Laurent
A recent discovery in the corner of a clothing rack of the Hermès store on Madison Avenue has left the world in utter shock. Although we wish the findings were that of a long-lost heirloom, perhaps the [...]
Tags: 2013, Animal Cruelty, Crocodile, Fashion Spring/Summer, Hermes, Mario Rodriguez, Mens fashion, Most Expensive T-shirt, Overpriced, PETA
Songstress meets songbird in L.A.-based collection Wren‘s video contribution for FW13, featuring singer-songwriter Joanna Newsom as its main star. The hum of Newsom’s harp and the delicate husk of her vocals combine to beautiful, poignant [...]
Tags: Fashion, FW13, Jia Sung, Joanna Newsom, music, music videos, The Wild Magazine, video, Wren
This week, model of the moment Cara Delevingne gifts us with the tastefulness of a subtle striptease, complete with an Easter-themed lavender bob. The twenty-year-old—famed as much for her kooky persona as for her talents [...]
Tags: Burberry, Cara Delevingne, Fashion Film, i-D Online, Lachlan Munro, Tyrone Lebon
Frank Ocean is now officially the new face for the casual, urban brand Band of Outsiders. Ocean makes his debut in a series of Polaroids shot be the label’s designer, Scott Sternberg, for their Spring [...]
Tags: Amy Adams, Andrew Garfield, Band of Outsiders, Ed Ruscha, Emily Kirkpatrick, Forrest Gump, Frank Ocean, Grammys, Josh Brolin, Kristen Dunst, Los Angeles Times Building, Michelle Williams, Scott Sternberg, Spring Summer 2013, SS13, The Wild Magazine
Once at a sixth grade assembly I had to sing the song “You’re Never Fully Dressed Without A Smile” (most known from the musical Annie, but probably haunting people way before then, too) while continuously grinning and [...]
Tags: Annie, Candy, Coco Rocha, fashion videos, Kate Messinger, Lena Dunham, Prada, Rachel Antonoff, ROBERTO CAVALLI, Roman Coppola, The Wild Magazine, Wes Anderson, You're never fully dressed without a smile
If you always dreamed of having the futuristic apparatus that Jane Jetson effortlessly pulled out when she felt like switching up her outfit, then I am pleased to inform you that we might just be [...]
Tags: 2013, 3D, couture, Dita Von Teese, Fashion, Francis Bitonti, GIF, Iris, Mario Rodriguez, Michael Schmidt, Objet, Printing, Shapeways, Spring, Stratasys, Swarovski, Three Dimensional, Van Herpen, Voltage
L.A.-based writer Justin Kern and producer Stephanie Danan crossed over into the fashion world two years ago with their line, Co. Thankfully, the duo didn’t leave film behind. Once a season we’re delivered their wry [...]
Tags: Co, Elodie Bouchez, Justin Kern, Marisa Tomei, She Said She Said, Stéphanie Danan, Stuart Blumberg
Spring is officially here (though it doesn’t feel like it for some of us) and floral prints, pastel shades and light weight dresses will soon replace all the gloom we thought we’d never forget. But for Paris [...]
Tags: Calla, Calla Haynes, fall fashion, fashion videos, Kate Messinger, Paris Fashion Week, The WILD Fashion
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(images/quotes courtesy of The New York Times , The Russian Fashion Blog, and VOGUE Ukraine) There is no disputing that a curtain has now officially lifted on the fashion landscape of the Ukraine and points East. The [...]
Tags: Abigail Doan, Eastern European fashion, Kiev fashion, Masha Tsukanova, The Wild Magazine, Ukrainian fashion, VOGUE magazine., VOGUE Ukraine
Artist/designer Liz Collins will present a trunk and sample sale at the Textile Arts Center (TAC) on Saturday, March 16, 2013, where her new knit wall pieces and sculpture are also on view. Fusing her [...]
Tags: a United States Artist Target, Arts, Council of Fashion Designers of America, Fashion, H&M, KNITTING NATION, Liz Collins, MOMA, RISD, sustainable fashion, Tang Museum, Textile Arts Center, textiles, The Void, The Wild Magazine
Nothing better than a “who done it” mystery party to close out Paris Fashion Week and introduce Yazbukey‘s kooky accessory line, based on Agatha Christy’s “Murder She Wrote.” House of Drama played out the murder plot [...]
Tags: Agatha Christy, Murder She Wrote, mystery party, Paris Fashion Shows, PFW, Quentin Saunier, Yazbukey
Spring/Break Art Show & The WILD Magazine’s party at Le Baron, NYC.
Tags: Le Baron, Rafael Lozano-Hemmer, Spring/Break, Spring/Break Art Show, The Wild Magazine