Cracking Up: skateboarding gets a bit political
In Jacob Barnes’s latest exhibition in Battersea’s Grove Gallery, skaters are shown doing what they do best: taking the city into their own hands.
In Jacob Barnes’s latest exhibition in Battersea’s Grove Gallery, skaters are shown doing what they do best: taking the city into their own hands.
The environmental protest group reboots this week with a new round of actions. But in a time of Covid-19, looming recession, mass unemployment, deteriorating mental health and racial trauma, is it enough to recapture our attention?
Fashion news of the week: Plus, Umbro turns 100, Gucci celebrates the everyday man, Coperni and Puma join forces again, and LN-CCTV is here.
On 9th April, after this article was originally written, Prince Philip died at the age of 99. It’s caused an outpouring of support on a human level. But until issues are addressed, it remains unlikely that many will be persuaded the institution is not racist.
For his third in a run of shows exploring “indieness”, Hedi Slimane joins the dots between the proto-punk of Suicide, the rock scene of the ’00s, and the new gen of Paris nightlife.
On the first night of the avant-pop performer’s new tour at LA’s Palace Theater, twigs unveiled a hypnotic new show.
Maria Grazia Chiuri embraces fantasy for the house’s AW21 collection, exploring the magical themes and twisted tales of the Brothers Grimm and Charles Perrault.
Also on the Rated by The Face playlist: George Riley, Frost Children, Feng, and Lauren Duffus.
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Hedi Slimane presented an electric womenswear show, set against the idyllic backdrop of the Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte, near Paris.
Violence, racism and verbal abuse are on the rise in Britain’s football grounds. Many blame cocaine. But a number of illegal drugs have been popular among fans at one time or another, with each having an impact on the atmosphere around the sport and the country. Sam Davies takes a deep dive into footy’s druggy underbelly.
Sunday’s AW22 show was a big hit, thanks to the tailoring, fur-trims, shoulders and men over 40. A decade after Willem Dafoe and Gary Oldman marched for AW12, Prada finds the power of the daddy for a new generation.
From a niche hobby to making its debut at the 2020 Olympics, pulling plastic has become a millennials' obsession. Here we meet four climbers who have their eyes on the prize (the top!)
Inside the famous footwear designer’s largest-ever exhibition.
The red-hot teen drama saluted the Great British designers such as KNWLS, Claire Barrow and AUNE.