Confiné: Leather, Lingerie, Lust
In ‘Confiné’ LA-based photographer Sam Hodges teamed up with the designer of HOS Leather, a bespoke lingerie brand to create a female empowering editorial that explores modern lingerie, sexuality and the modern woman. “In all of my work I like to create a mood. I’ve always been in love with cinematic lighting. During my youth, […]
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Tranformation Queen Allie X Talks the ‘X Identity’
Fresh off the release of her latest track “Focus”, we caught up with briefly with pop-synth enchantress, costume chameleon and performance queen Allie X just before her Pride performance in Los Angeles. Allie X is adored by the queer community, and for good reason, being an outspoken ally, who just completed the US pride circuit […]
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Love Me Loco: Redefining the Femme Fatale
She’ll lust you, love you and leave you…with a broken heart and tortured soul. This wild temptress knows your darkest desires and dirtiest dreams and she’s not afraid to use them to get what she wants. Featuring artist Love Lee Bailey Savage @loveisbailey, ‘Love Me Loco’ is a celebration of the Medusa within us all, redefining the […]
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‘Release Me’ Celebrates Punk as a State of Mind
Jordana Halperin is an honours student of RMIT fashion design who focuses on performative body versus performative materials. Through a process driven practice, she explores the human/psychological interface, questioning what fashion is, and whether emotion can be physically embedded into material. Working through themes of identity, rituals and the human experience, garments are used as […]
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Theyshootthem: My Queer Family
Theyshootthem is an Australian photographer, now based in Los Angeles who focuses on shooting the queer community, subcultures and their allies. In the shoot ‘My Queer Family’ they documented their many adventures with their tight-knit group of queer friends in Melbourne. Through their shared experiences as queer youth they became much more than friends, they were family, […]
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JUST BE YOURSELF at LA Pride
We attended our first ever LA Pride on Sunday the 10th of June, and needless to say it will be our first of many! A contagious celebration of queer culture, inclusive to all, the streets were lined with colourful people dancing, singing and sharing their loving good vibes. Key floats included the Sense8 float, where […]
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Ethnically Ambiguous: Raw, Engaging and Extremely Necessary
We recently caught up with Anna Hossnieh and Shereen Younes, the powerful creative forces behind the podcast Ethnically Ambiguous. Ethnically Ambiguous gives an impactful insight into the treatment of women of color and offers a nuanced perspective on the Middle Eastern world. Anna and Shereen are easy to listen to, funny, and express their opinions […]
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Eye of a Little God: Gender Performativity and Identity
Dipjyoti Banik is a photographer based out of New Delhi, working primarily with alternative cultural spaces, diversifying narratives in evolving urban spaces, and negotiations with gender and sex in India. The title “Eye of a Little God” has been drawn from Sylvia Plath’s “Mirror”, reflecting upon the anxieties of what it means to be a […]
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The Kids Are Alright
“The kids want to be so hard. But in my dreams we’re still screaming, and running through the yard.” Artists’ Statement: With the consistent inundation from older generations and the media about the indolent capacities of millennial’s, I feel persistently inspired to document an ulterior & more optimistic perspective. The way I see us. […]
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Depersonalisation: Understanding Why You’re Numb, and What Can Be Done
“How do you feel?” “I don’t know.” “What does that mean?” “I don’t know.” “Does that mean you don’t love me anymore?” “I don’t know how to answer that. I just don’t know.” Sound familiar? If so, then you may have found yourself as a subject of depersonalisation disorder. Depersonalisation disorder, or DPD, is one […]
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