ISSUE 01: CULT OF SELF MAGAZINE
Cult of Self – in collaboration with Levi’s® – celebrates individuality and authenticity through focusing on specific subcultures. Through featuring content around tattoos, customized bikes (fixies etc.), café racers and skateboarding the aim is to cultivate a visual conversation around the individuals, groups and initiatives that encourage self-awareness. To make it as interactive as possible,...
If Only For A Second | Mimi Foundation
When The Mimi Foundation invited 20 cancer patients for a make-over, they thought they were going to be glamoured up. Yet when they finally got to see their new look, they realised that they had been styled with a riduculous hairstyle and over-the-top make-up. What is more, an undetectable photographer hid behind the one-way mirror...
The True Holi Colours
With 2013’s We Are One Colour Festival and The Colour Run, South Africa has joined the global dye-tossing trend. Locally as well as globally the Hindu tradition-inspired events have, however, not gone down without controversy. We Are One Colour Festival — initially Holi One Colour Festival — omitted ‘Holi’ from their name, the for-profit organisers...
Vivienne Westwood: Modelling Domestic Violence
Violence against women has been one of the resounding themes of 2013’s storybook with riots breaking out in India and South African communities taking to the streets in protest against gender-based atrocities. British fashion designer extraordinaire Vivienne Westwood has tailored the fashion industry with her daring designs and fearless opinions. While advertising in fashion has...
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| Video & Interview | I See A Different You
Africa is the root of everything we know, from the first of humankind to stand on two legs to the origin of every technological device we use today… and the mix and diversity of cultures on this continent is staggering; from the Berbers in the Atlas Mountains, to the Bantu tribes in the east and...
Contact to The Caverns of Telos | The Lumerians
Influenced by music that transcends cultural, historical and genre assumptions, such as 1970s German Krautrock bands Can and Neu!, as well as African, South American and Turkish psychedelic rock, The Lumerians manage to create a sound that is neither of past, present nor future but simply of intelligent but not over-thought quality. This may be...
It’s Not Happening Here. But It Is Happening Now
Living in what we call ‘the first world’, it’s easy to forget that the majority of humanity might be in deep distress when we grumpily wait for the make-up-ad-covered bus to the much-hated ‘daily drill’ in the morning. That’s why Amnesty International launched an awareness campaign in Switzerland to sensitize citizens to the human rights...
Dance your way to NYC with Shield’s DO: DANCE Campaign!
Shield is touring South Africa, looking to uncover the best of the best Urban Dancers. Get your friends and join us at one of the DO:DANCE Roadshows. Impress the judges with your expression of the Shield Extreme Dance Move and you could be flown to the world’s biggest demonstration of street dance – The New...
Strange Bedfellows: A Case of Unlikely Collaborations
Industry giants often make for strange bedfellows and there is nothing more fascinating than a case of unlikely collaborations. We’ve seen and heard some of the most bizarre, captivating musical collaborations rock stages and top charts, but what happens when industries collide? Digging into the chronicles of some of the most revered historic brands, as...
M.I.A X Versus Versace
M.I.A. has teamed up with Versace in presenting a striking collection for the label’s Versus offshoot. Music is at the core of these influential pieces and the collection draws inspiration from “bootlegging” culture. With urban influences and rich electro ethnic prints, it’s all about the power of print. Bold statement streetwear for living large and...
GAP – WOMEN’S SUMMER COLLECTION 2013
GAP’s Summer Collection 2013 adds a bit of edge to the classic American look. The wide array of materials used include stockinet, cotton and actual printed fabrics, denim in a variety of colours, and denim’s lighter but popular alternative — chambray fabric. The Collections’ colour ranges move between white, black, actual pastel and vibrant shades,...
From the Brazen to the Bizarre: Architecture with no Boundaries
From never-ending staircases to giant butthole-resembling concert halls, we’ve found some truly bizarre ‘buildings’ and a few bold concepts to share with you!
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Vanity Fair: The Decades Series
Ten decades, ten directors. In celebration of Vanity Fair’s 100th anniversary, ten eclectic filmmakers — from Judd Apatow to Don Cheadle to Brett Ratner — created a film on each era of the publication’s century-old history and the Zeitgeist that defined it. Watch all ten episodes of The Decades Series below.
