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’ lives, while simultaneously honoring the [...]

Here’s what we’ve been paying attention to this week In case you missed it, “This war, like all wars, must end.” This was a key takeaway in a signature policy speech by President Obama on Thursday at the National Defense [...]

The international modern art fair, Art Basel, celebrates its first year in Hong Kong this weekend with an overwhelming amount of exceptional work. Here are the WILD’s picks for what galleries and artists to seek out if you’re lucky enough to [...]

“So Hard”—the inaugural track off the forthcoming album by Iggy & The German Kids, a collaboration of singer-songwriter Ignacio Uriarte and DTC Productions—opens with a slow thumping melodic bass. At the 16-second mark, Uriarte’s tenor croon comes in: “You come [...]

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 a droning bass for a [...]

Who: Yana Toyber Where she was born: Ukraine Where she lives now: NYC What she does: Visual artist What she’s currently working on: I am working on several projects simultaneously: EMBRYO, Which features Eva Fahler and her identical twin Mia [...]

This mix is about as schizophrenic as the weather has been in May, but if you are one that thinks a little crazy is a sign of good health, then strap in and get ready to launch. This is Sounds [...]

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 galleries, including the Guggenheim and [...]

Who: Jake Emlyn Where he was born: Homerton Hospital, Hackney, East London, England, UK Where he lives now: East London What he does: I do hip-hop pop-rap London-style. What he’s been up to lately: I have just released my debut Mixtape [...]

Kaleidoscope slplit-screen music videos are basically a commodity at this point, but it can still make for a nice little day trip if the imagery and track vibe. And I’d say that’s the case for Harvey Pearson’s clip for the [...]

At the conclusion of New York Design Week, we thought that it would be apropos to feature a fashion designer who creatively navigates the realms of art, design, and architecture with smart fluidity. Ecco Domani sustainable design award winner, Titania Inglis, [...]

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 fashion advocate jealous, with pieces [...]

After a weekend of tromping around town, weaving in and out of galleries and showrooms – it is refreshing to discover a bit of folly in the urban landscape as a reminder that framing a killer view and crafting contextually [...]

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 the brand’s philosophies behind the [...]

Artist, writer, and gay activist David Wojnarowicz was always one to be brutally honest. A prolific photographer, filmmaker and painter in the Lower East Side art scene of the ’70s and ’80s, Wojnarowicz didn’t shy from pornography or violent art, often spoke [...]

In case you haven’t wondered by now, we envision our Music To Start The Week With playlists as a sort of soundtrack for an entire period of seven days, as we feel every day has a cinematic appeal: morning, noon, afternoon [...]

Name: Zach Occupation: Student Seen: NW 13th Ave., Portland WILD Wish: To finish engineering school.

It’s been a rather dreary onset of spring here in New York City, so this new cut from Gorgon City has us dreaming of summer holidays in Miami and Ibiza. The single features Clean Bandit and cues up Nikki B [...]

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 a lot of black – [...]

Here’s what we’ve been paying attention to this week Did somebody say scandal?! Scandals! It was scandal week for the White House and the media, which is sort of like Shark Week — with all of the teeth and none [...]

WILD Face: Teja Blatnik Directed by: Joseph Isho Levinson Cinematography by: Livia Coullias-Blanc

It took more than a decade for Junip to garner widespread attention in the indie music scene, but time and patience have paid off. In case the name is new to you, the three-piece Swedish outfit is composed of percussionist [...]

Along with the phenomenal “Swimming Pools (Drank),” Kendrick Lamar’s “Bitch, Don’t Kill My Vibe” was one of the standout tracks from his critically acclaimed debut album, Good Kid M.A.A.D City. The track has received praise from fans, critics, fellow musicians, [...]

There is no disputing that artist and designer Doug Johnston is the current darling of the craft/design world, locally so and far beyond. The Brooklyn-based maker has been creating baskets, sculptures and stools from coiled and stitched cord since 2010. [...]

Who: Bryan Hollon aka Boom Bip of Neon Neon Where he was born: Lima, Ohio Where he lives now: Los Angeles, CA What he does: producer and recording artist What he’s been up to lately: Deep into a theatre production [...]

If you were to close your eyes and let the imagery of “Wasting My Young Years” take shape inside your mind, the hypnagogic debut video from London Grammar might be be a close match. There is something inconsolable about that [...]

Name: Amir (left) Occupation: Assistant manager at 55DSL Seen: Kenmare Street, NYC WILD Wish: A never ending supply of Ben and Jerry’s. Name: Cadeem Occupation: Student of “The Game” Seen: Kenmare Street, NYC WILD Wish: To throw a Jello party [...]

With NY Design Week now officially underway, we will be on the lookout for WILD sightings that lure us beyond sleek design showrooms and white cube repositories. Design should ideally be by the people and for the people – at [...]

Photographer Alice Proujansky already knew what childbirth looked like by the time she was in third grade. On two counts. She’d watched her mother push both of her younger siblings into the world, first when she was 4 and again [...]

Laura Satana first tattooed herself when she was 14 years old and hasn’t stopped since. The owner of Paris’ Exxxotic Tattoos has inked Parisian rappers Booba, 25G, Nessbeal, singer-songwriter Julian Perretta and Jonny from Social Distortion. We spoke with the [...]

Rainbows. Mirrors. Shiny stuff. Pizza. Paul McCarthy, Balloon Dog You could say these are a few of my favorite things, but that would be an understatement. These are a few of everyone’s favorite things. Or so it seemed at New [...]

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, however, transcends the mere artistry [...]

London-based Moko is back in black and white for her second clip for the cut, “Hand on Heart.” Fans of Lulu James will be in love with Moko and her finely produced U.K. electronica beats matched with an utterly classic [...]

Who: Naomi Sarah Clark Where she was born: Boulder, Colorado Where she lives now: Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn What she does: I am a painter and part of an art collaborative Fort Makers. What she’s been up to lately: Well we have [...]

An essential component of performance preparation for the Swaai Boys is procuring just the right amount of plants to decorate the stage and later flourish in the studio. Before its show last month at Williamsburg’s Public Assembly, the surf rock [...]

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, emotional stance, greatly contrasting his [...]

Allow me to be candid: navigating and covering the story of the Rana Plaza factory collapse in Dhaka, Bangladesh has been a quagmire for me, full of contradictions and more questions than answers. The other day as I saw the [...]

AFP/Getty Images Reshma Begum, a seamstress and mother of a young boy, was pulled out of the rubble of the Bangladesh textile factory collapse on Friday, 16 days after the disaster stole 1,125 lives. Begum was trapped in the basement [...]

New Zealand pop voice Lorde first crossed our radar indirectly with the awesome FFFRRANNNO remix of her single “Bravado,” and now we have her first official video to share with you. The Joel Kefali-directed clip for “Royals,”  shot back home [...]

Name: Diego Occupation: Fashion Student Seen: Avenida Catedral, Barcelona WILD Wish: To be as successful as I can be in the world of fashion.

We’re right in the middle of May and that can only mean Summer’s just a warm breeze away. Let’s all rejoice and welcome the hot weather with a brand new selection of 10 tracks that will spice up your whole [...]

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 chance to design costumes for other [...]

Chrysta Bell is a seasoned musician who recently had the rare and auspicious opportunity to work with film legend David Lynch for her new album, This Train. I had a chance to have a long conversation with Chrysta about her musical [...]

Taslima Akhter, a Bangladeshi photographer and activist, captured the final embrace of two workers at the Dhaka factory collapse. Of the image, Akhter told TIME magazine: Every time I look back to this photo, I feel uncomfortable — it haunts [...]

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 brass and copper headpiece and [...]

Name: Luis Ocupation: Criminology Student Seen: Calle Alcala, Madrid WILD Wish: To play in the NBA.

Justin Timberlake made his return to the world of music with one of 2013’s biggest songs to date. “Suit & Tie” features Timberlake’s ravishing vocals, some saucy lyrics and a verse from the indomitable Jay-Z. It is pretty much R&B/pop [...]

“I’ve decided it’s better to try and get it wrong than not try at all,” said Victoria Hesketh, aka Little Boots, onstage at Music Hall of Williamsburg. “That’s my new motto.” The U.K. dance-pop artist celebrated the long-awaited release of [...]

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 his innovation became stifled by [...]

No, that’s not Peter Dinklage, it’s just a really cool little kid rocking out with none other than The National. The band teamed with director Sophia Peer as they stuffed into a closet to pay homage to the hilarious claustrophobic [...]