Fashion

I found this brand by accident and I haven’t stopped thinking about it since I spotted a new brand. Say hi to Mekallia – a Nigerian fashion brand that just gets it. Strong silhouettes, culture, and a footprint that will stop you in your tracks. I came across this brand randomly on the app and…

The micro trend I’m calling the soft boy shoe. You might also know it as the sock shoe, has been quietly picking up steam, and the number of online stores carrying the silhouette doesn’t lie. Think ballerina-soft, almost apologetically gentle in shape. Not something I was sold on immediately. But then I started mentally styling…

This X thread really has me questioning – who wears Uniqlo? And why is it so sought after?I have never purchased anything from Uniqlo, and I usually shop for basic pieces. So you would think Uniqlo would be a great place to go. But after my second time being in Uniqlo six years ago and…

Tomatoes in campaigns. Butter shaped into handbags. Designer cafés selling $18 coffee. It looks beautiful. But the more you think about it, the more uncomfortable it gets. There’s a strange trend happening in fashion right now. Luxury brands are aestheticizing food. Fresh produce in campaign bags, croissants next to handbags, butter sculpted into accessories. And…

Born on a Berlin dance floor, built on deadstock fabric and diaspora identity. GMBH is one of the most intentional independent labels alive. Here’s why it matters, and why it’s worth watching. Surviving in the hardest era for independent fashion Rising production costs. Declining wholesale. Retailer instability. High interest rates. Independent labels today are squeezed…

Tom Ford’s American Psycho energy, Demna’s flat Gucci debut, a brutal satire of the ultra-rich, and Loewe going full experiment mode. Here’s what actually happened on the runway. Tom Ford Haider Ackermann’s fingerprints are all over this collection and that’s not a bad thing. The clothes were strong. But the internet’s reaction to a plain…