With work everywhere from Vogue to Rolling Stone to the billboards of Toronto, Cold Magazine community member Raphaële Sohier shares her advice on how to survive and thrive in the creative industry.
From “The Substance” to “Severance”, why are split psyches dominating film and TV?
With a collection inspired by her journey up Mount Kilimanjaro with injured Ukrainian soldiers, “it’s not just about fashion,” she says, “it’s about life and resilience.”
Pascal Sender explores everyday “states of flow” through post-futurist depictions of subjects fully immersed in their day-to-day activities.
Instant captures the moment, even when it seems unremarkable at first glance.
A surrealist eye uncovers hidden depth, nurturing imagination through attention to detail.
Reminiscent of the moments between club night chaos and the search for a flawlessly grungy afterparty feel, models bounced as they served up the antithesis to “clean girl aesthetic”.
Vaquera has always been a fashion industry disruptor, and for Fall/Winter 2025, the brand demonstrated yet again that revolt and refinement can coexist in perfect disarray.
Set against a backdrop of Afrofuturism, Yaku Stapleton offers us The ImPossible Family Reunion, a presentation which paints imagery of finding oneself as we traverse into the unknown. Upon entering, it becomes immediately apparent that this designer has a particularly outstanding knack for world-building.
STADION’s Fall/Winter 2025 collection is more than just clothing; it’s a manifesto. In an age where artificial intelligence is reshaping human identity, STADION asks us to consider: if algorithms replace the inner self, will fashion be the last recognisable characteristic of individuality?
In the world of fashion, where the bold and the traditional often intersect, Geordie Campbell’s ‘Michaelmas’ collection emerges as a narrative-rich tableau, redefining British sartorial norms with its audacious yet respectful nod to heritage.
In recent years, there’s been a growing fascination among women and girls of the 21st century with true crime. An ambiguous fetish, woven through podcasts, series, and literature, it has found its way into the lives of people from all walks of life, united by one common denominator: being female.
Inspired by the legend of Iwa’s ghost, this project blends tradition, darkness, and beauty. A tribute to Japanese folklore, where the past never stops haunting us.
The early 2000s and 2010s were an era of spectacle, where fashion collided with reality TV
to create a world of heightened ambition and manufactured drama.
Inspired by Andersen’s tale the story reminds how important it is to maintain purity and
love in the eyes and heart, not allowing evil and callousness to penetrate our souls. Like
ice hiding cracks, evil penetrates unnoticed, distorting everything around.
Yulia photographed by Katerina Kirtoka and styled byGiorgia Di Salvatore
When we think of a jazz band, and particularly the saxophonist, the image that often comes to mind is that of a man with a classic, elegant, and sophisticated style.
Raised in Milan, where she graduated with honors in Painting at the Brera Academy of Fine Arts, she debuted in New York in 2007 with a solo exhibition at the Industria SuperStudio, curated by photographer Fabrizio Ferri.
“In an age where art can sometimes feel inaccessible or exclusive, DANCE.FILM.PERFORMANCE (DFP) made a powerful statement: contemporary art is for everyone.” Leila Nussupova reviews DFP’s flagship arts show at London’s St John’s Church, gracefully blending installation, performance, sound, and dance.
This Valentine’s Day, Amy Spalding carves a new inscription with a collection of rings that don’t just symbolise devotion but honor the sapphic legacies that shaped today’s queer landscape.
At the beginning of the year, Pinterest projected “castlecore” as one of fashion’s in-trends for 2025, a mezze plate of Internet-inflected medieval gestures including coquettish white lace, chainmail accoutrements, and ornate antique jewellery.
The bed, which represents rest and intimacy in everyday life, has undergone a drastic alteration in the artistic sphere over the years, redefining the boundaries of the private and the public.
In a dimly lit performance space, tucked away in Old Street, HAIRFUCK by artist Vittoria Penalosa unfolded as a visceral confrontation with the pressures imposed on women.
Instant captures the moment, even when it seems unremarkable at first glance.
A surrealist eye uncovers hidden depth, nurturing imagination through attention to detail.
STADION’s Fall/Winter 2025 collection is more than just clothing; it’s a manifesto. In an age where artificial intelligence is reshaping human identity, STADION asks us to consider: if algorithms replace the inner self, will fashion be the last recognisable characteristic of individuality?
In 1951, in a Mexico City apartment, William S. Burroughs raised a handgun toward his wife Joan Vollmer during what was supposedly a drunken game of ‘William Tell.’ The shot that followed would haunt him – and American literature – forever.
David Lynch gave us fever dreams on film that feel more real than reality itself, breaking the rules to create his own bizarre language of backward-talking dwarves, industrial soundscapes, and cherry pie that somehow means more than just dessert.
In a dimly lit performance space, tucked away in Old Street, HAIRFUCK by artist Vittoria Penalosa unfolded as a visceral confrontation with the pressures imposed on women.
Originally a film, the work was reimagined as a performance art piece for the MENG x The COLD Magazine launch, where five figures—bound by a single braid of hair—embodied the tensions and enforced competition born from unattainable beauty standards.
Inspired by the legend of Iwa’s ghost, this project blends tradition, darkness, and beauty. A tribute to Japanese folklore, where the past never stops haunting us.
In recent years, there’s been a growing fascination among women and girls of the 21st century with true crime. An ambiguous fetish, woven through podcasts, series, and literature, it has found its way into the lives of people from all walks of life, united by one common denominator: being female.