As the world fades, we all must process and carry the weight of that decay. Featuring Affect Metals, “In the End, Ascension” seeks to visually process these themes, contemplating queer divinity, draped in chains, as the Earth wanes. Credits Photographer: Abe Heath @sad__sack Model: Donovan Francisco Acuña @indigodon Accessories: Affect Metals @affect.metals
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‘Vulnerability Is Our Power’ is an exploration of queer intimacy and emotionality outside of societal norms that teach us that they are signs of weakness. We speak with our bodies to the power of connection, and the strength it takes to be truly vulnerable. Concepts of power in the world today leave us disconnected and […]
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‘Punks and Pollution’ (2018-2019) is a photographic response to the detrimental and possibly irreversible effect climate change and fast fashion is having on the environment, society and people living within that society. This editorial presents an anti-establishment punk attitude and the demonstration of how destructive capitalist consumerism is for the environment and society. Photographer Phoebe […]
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Laganja Estranja is gracing the cover of our ‘Sickening’ digital issue. Laganja is the multi-talented choreographer, drag queen and activist who left an everlasting impression on both judges & viewers in Rupaul’s Drag Race Season 6. Laganja’s gravity-defying death drop and array of hilarious catchphrases served her a rightful place as drag royalty. The LA-based […]
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‘Embellished Velour’ is a collaborative visual story between photographer Kyna Marie and drag artist Xerox Blac. The photographs were shot on medium format film in New York City, where both artists reside. From Xerox Blac, “When I think of drag life, I think of nothing more than pure, honest art. It’s a way of expressing […]
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‘The Way Social Media Make Me Feel’ explores dark matters in bright depictions. Poor mental health doesn’t only come in forms of wearing all black and sad faces. For social media in particular, we tend to put on a happy face and only show our best self to the world constantly portraying happiness and wealth with […]
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The inspiration used for ‘Womunsual’ was the questioning of “Why does a woman still need to dress in a ‘feminine’ way to reaffirm her position as a woman? What is beauty? Is beauty in clothing? Is beauty in the appearance of people?” We believe, as queer people, it is our duty to question and confront […]
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Soji Solarin was born in Nigeria and moved to the U.S. in his early teens. These experiences offered him an understanding of the differing iterations of blackness in both the contexts of Africa and America, which feeds into the designer’s work. Solarin graduated with a BA in Menswear design from the Academy of Art University. Prior […]
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Oakland based visual artist Santana Bellas has evolved from a designer/photographer to full on craftsman. Santana’s new journey shows us that what may seem like a setback can actually open up to a whole new creative world. Join us as he takes us through his own soul-cleansing process of jewelry making. Since I’ve known you, […]
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When heatwaves are recorded all across Europe, sea levels rise so high that severe floods flow across Japan, and hurricanes sweep through the US leaving chaos in its tracks, you know something’s up. The disasters of 2018 are telling of our greatest threat in thousands of years: climate change. And if we fail to take […]
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