How Record Store Day Saved the Vinyl
Talking to Mark Thorne, owner of Thorne Records – an independent vinyl retailer – in Edinburgh, he tells me “there is never a bad vibe on record store day.” It’s hard to disagree with him: the sun is shining, people…
Arthur Samier Hopes His Paris in Love Photos Give You FOMO
It’s a misconception that Arthur Samier’s work is all about models at Paris Fashion Week afterparties.
YESYES!: ‘Fake Prada Is Part of Kazakh Culture’
While some people are content within the mundane familiarity of the quotidian, those who are unfulfilled have a harder time grappling with the endless turn of the calendar.
SAKH is Bringing Kazakhstan’s Nomadic Roots to the Runway
“Does Kazakhstan have its own designers, its own voice in the world of fashion?” The question arrived at twelve, and stayed for years.
No.sugar is the Uzbek Fashion Brand Literally Building Roots
“My close friend jokingly called me no sugar”: Tashkent, the sartorial nucleus of the ancient Silk Roads, and a manifesto of sincerity.
From a Tree That Bleeds to Bodies That Remember: Akbota Kapsalan’s Costumes of Continuity
According to legend, the Qara Qandyagash, a tree native to Central Asia, releases a red liquid resembling blood.
Akbota Kasymbek’s ‘Kökpar’: Style from the Kazakh Steppe at VFWA
Across central Asia, the Next Designer Award empowered by Visa, hosts an annual competition for young emerging designers.
Meerim Naizabekova at VFWA is a Beautiful Celebration of Nature, Emotion, and Chaos
Meerim Naizabekova is a fashion designer based in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, whose new collection Balance will feature at the Visa Fashion Week Almaty – a major fashion event hosted each year in Kazakhstan – this spring.
