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I went to Ottessa Moshfegh’s auction and all I got was this story
The cult author made the un-auctionable seem indispensable at Substack’s debut auction, where bizarre ephemera turned into high art and surreal moments made for a night as strange as it was sincere.

A personal ode to an old London
Shot by Ewen Spencer, the new Puma King Indoor campaign riffs on the style and musical subcultures that defined the Big Smoke at the turn of the century. We paid a visit to the stylist behind the shoot, Rhiannon Barry, for a full picture of those good, old days.

Corbin can see the light
The underground musician formerly known as Spooky Black has battled addiction and endured an uncomfortable relationship with viral fame. With his former alias distant in the rearview mirror, he’s now fumbling for glimmers of hope on his new album, Crisis Kid.

Meet the creative class of 2025
To see in Nike’s Dn8 launch, THE FACE and Nike present “Powered by 8”, pairing four filmmakers with four musical mavericks in Berlin, London, Manchester and Paris. Here’s a taste of what’s to come.

Protection is what you’re here for
A fashion shoot from the spring 25 issue of THE FACE, photographed by Thibaut Grevet and styled by Giulia Revolo.

Rainy Miller introduces us to the Northern Gothic with his new single, Vengeance
Also on the Rated by The Face playlist: Bb trickz, Avalon Emerson, YT and MJ Lenderman.

An interview with Nick Logan, founder of THE FACE
You wouldn’t be reading this if it wasn’t for Nick Logan, who launched our attractively collectable first issue back in May 1980. Nearly half a century on, he’s back in this Q&A with current Editor-in-Chief Matthew Whitehouse.

There is a crack in everything that’s how the light gets in
A fashion shoot from the spring 25 issue of THE FACE, photographed by Letty Schmiterlow and styled by Laëtitia Gimenez Adam.
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