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PFW

“Sickly Victorian Child, in a Glam Way”: Dara Reviews McQueen FW25

March 11, 2025

“It’s nice to get wild again,” said our fashion director of the frizzy hair and diaphanous gowns featured at Seán McGirr’s third women’s collection for McQueen.

PFW

“The Redcoats Are Coming”: Dara’s Dispatch From Dior FW25

March 4, 2025

“It’s all very warrior girl, but in a military 1800s type way,” our fashion director Dara said of Maria Grazia Chiuri’s nostalgic tour through the annals of fashion history.

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XXX

“The Only Way Out Is to Get Fucked”: Behind the Scenes of the Brand-New Brazzers Book

February 26, 2025

After spending a year trailing the biggest stars in the porn industry, photographer Rosie Marks and writer Esra Padgett told us what they learned aboard the Bang Bus.

SOUND ADVICE

Lexee Smith Made Us a Playlist For Getting Loose

February 10, 2025

“I would have loved to be the feminine visual embodiment of a Jimi Hendrix guitar solo.”

SOUNDCHECK

“I Want to Have People Hypnotized”: Five Minutes Backstage With 070 Shake

February 4, 2025

“I can’t fucking move a muscle,” the singer told us before her sold-out show at Kings Theater in Brooklyn. “I am the worst dancer ever, so it wouldn’t be fair to the audience if I started dancing.”

DO YOUR PART

Stylist Lana Jay Lackey Is Calling on Fashion Brands to Support Los Angeles

January 16, 2025

“We’re trying to help people regain a sense of identity through clothes,” says Lana Jay Lackey, an L.A. stylist who mobilized her industry connections to help those affected by the wildfires.

OFF MENU

“I’m Just Freeballing Life”: A Burger Date With Rapper Cortisa Star

January 15, 2025

The rapper, who blew up on TikTok for raunchy bars about furry conventions and opium trade, joined us to talk drones, satanism, and the pleasures of being young and turnt.

VOICE NOTES

“Buy Your Dream, Then Resell It”: Inside Telfar’s NYC Store Opening

November 25, 2024

We got the scoop from Telfar Clemens, Cleotrapa, Teezo Touchdown and more.

ONWARDS

“Hope Is Our Greatest Weapon”: New Yorkers React to the Presidential Election

November 6, 2024

At election watch parties in Brooklyn and Manhattan, we asked New Yorkers to share their immediate reactions to Donald Trump’s win over Vice President Kamala Harris.

SOUND ADVICE

“I Love Unserious Music”: Atlanta Rapper Kuntfetish Tells Us What’s on Repeat

October 29, 2024

In this week’s Sound Advice, the Atlanta-based underground rapper takes us on a feel-good journey from Gaga to Detroit rap to Deftones.

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SHARE LOCATION

Love Island’s Leah Kateb Tells Us Why She Deserves Her Own Erewhon Smoothie

October 24, 2024

The reality superstar and part-time equestrian showed us around all the Los Angeles spots she missed the most while in the villa, from the barn to the vegan burger joint.

PARTY

“Psychedelic Cirque du Soleil”: Inside WooMoon, Ibiza’s Hippie Disneyland

October 22, 2024

A recap of all the spectacles at WooMoon, Ibiza’s psychedelic cave party.

PARTY

“Pacha Hugs Everyone”: Popping My Ibiza Cherry at the Island’s Oldest Club

October 22, 2024

After a weekend of fringe, flowers, and freedom, we recapped day one at Pacha, the iconic Ibiza superclub.

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SMOKE BREAK

“It’s Like, Baby Doll”: Backstage With the Performance Artist Narcissister

September 20, 2024

In this week’s installment of Smoke Break, we caught up with the enigmatic artist following her first performance commission in 12 years at Pioneer Works.

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NYFW

“It’s About the Ease of Dressing”: Meet NYC’s Three Hottest Young Designers

September 14, 2024

This NYFW was all about the indie designers, and there are some newcomers on the scene. We stopped by three of the most-hyped sophomore shows of the season—Shame, Skip Fame, and Ben Doctor—to see what has the underground excited.

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Designer Lucila Safdie Makes Clothes for the Tumblr Girls

September 13, 2024

“I actually think a lot of my fashion sense comes from Gossip Girl,” says the London-based designer. “When I was in high school, I used to wear headbands because of Blair.”

NYFW

“Spanishly Elegant”: A Front Row Report From Luar SS25

September 11, 2024

“It was iconic. I sat behind Madonna and Ice Spice.”

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nyfw

“She Has Some Sass to Her”: Inside the Grown-Up Glamour of Iseder SS25

September 10, 2024

“I wanted to be very bitchy and clean,” said Taylor-Paige Garvin and Sharon Mishiev of Iseder’s SS25 collection, presented Sunday in deep FiDi. “She has some sass to her.”

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NYFW

At Women’s History Museum SS25, the Dolls Can’t Be Broken

September 6, 2024

“Cunty, showstopping, and inspirational,” were just some of the ways attendees described the label’s SS25 show, where medieval references met recession vibes.

SOUND ADVICE

New York Indie Duo Patch + Have Money on Their Mind

August 26, 2024

“Imagine Patch + is a bar. We’re tending & You just got a free drink.”