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C JEAN Brings a Taiwanese Perspective to Tokyo Fashion Week
COURTESY: C JEAN Fashion Week Tokyo has long provided a platform for designers whose work doesn’t fit neatly into the traditional fashion capitals. This season, Taiwanese designer Chun-Yuan Jean […]
Ramona Young Finds Her Voice in Season 2 of ‘The Paper’
Ramona Young is ready to show audiences a different side of Nicole Lee. In the second season of Peacock’s “The Paper,” the “Never Have I Ever” alum gets considerably […]
A.PRESSE × Supreme: When Japanese Precision Meets New York Streetwear
COURTESY: supreme.com/news/ Some collaborations are designed to create noise. Supreme and A.PRESSE are taking a quieter approach. The New York streetwear institution has partnered with Tokyo-based A.PRESSE for Fall […]
Rachel Effendy Brings Authenticity to Brand Storytelling
As an Emmy-winning creative leader, Rachel Effendy has built a career at the intersection of entertainment, internet culture, and storytelling. From shaping social ecosystems for global hits like Stranger […]
Setting Up the Business Side of an Independent Creative Practice
By Rahul Kumar Setting Up the Business Side of an Independent Creative Practice In their career progression, many independent artists are forced to take on business-side work before they […]
TIFF Film Review: Mina Shum’s ‘Whatcha Want’ Dances Between Generations
Movies have long treated dance as a shortcut to liberation. Put an unhappy young woman in a studio, turn up the music and give her enough room to move, […]
Nazranaa Is Bringing India’s Most Beautiful Stories to New York Fashion Week
From temples and mythology to mathematics and poetry, Samskriti 2.0 turns India’s cultural legacy into contemporary couture. There are fashion collections that give you a beautiful look and then […]
AKI: Japanese Craftsmanship Meets Los Angeles Creativity
Courtesy: AKI For Japanese designer AKI, fashion has always been about individuality. Born in Osaka, the designer has built a career around combining Japanese textile traditions with international fashion influences, […]
Leonardo Nam Won’t Play It Safe
Suit: NAZRANAA @nazranaanj Talent: Leonardo Nam — @leonardo_nam Photographer: Kathlyn Almeida — @photosbykathlyn Stylist: Peiwen Wang — @p3wenwang Groomer: Carol Park — @1carolpark PR: Joelle Onukwubiri at ICON PR — @icon_pr Fashion Director: Benjamin Holtrop — @benjaminholtrop […]
Sabyasachi Has a Different Idea of Luxury
COURTESY: SABYASACHI.COM At a time when celebrity dressing has become one of fashion’s most powerful marketing tools, Sabyasachi Mukherjee is questioning whether luxury has become too available. The Indian […]
How Asian Pacific Pop Culture’s Love of Horse Racing Is Crossing Over Into Real-World Fandom
By Rahul By Mr.ちゅらさん – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, What does horse racing have to do with pop culture, especially in the Asian region? Well, quite a lot, […]
Ankur Rathee
Talent: Ankur Rathee @ankurratheeofficial Publication: Character @character.media Photographer| Steve Limones @stevelimonesphotography Stylist: AmbiKa Sanjana @styledbyambika Stylist Assist: Sarah Gibson @sarahmgibsonn Kali Dennis @kalidenniss Grooming: Nadia Hoecklin @nadiahoecklin Photo Assistant: […]
Filipino Fashion Takes Tokyo
Filipino fashion is continuing to expand its presence on the international runway. During the recently concluded Rakuten Fashion Week Tokyo Spring/Summer 2027, Rhett Eala, Joey Samson, and Jaggy Glarino […]
The Monster Isn’t the Scariest Thing About Hope
Courtesy of NEON / PLUS M Entertainment What if the scariest thing about a monster movie isn’t the monster? Na Hong-jin’s Hope arrives with all the ingredients of a cinematic nightmare: […]
