Style, Sweat, Signal: How Indie Sportswear and Smart Tech Are Rewiring the Game
Indie sportswear and smart tech are re-imagining athletics through a powerful lens of cultural inclusivity and diverse fashion accessibility. These emerging tools and brands aren’t just chasing performance anymore. They are championing usability and flexibility. Imagine elevated mesh shorts with tailored silhouettes, sleek sneakers that ditch loud logos for subtle style, and concepts that merge […]
She Wore the Pants… and the Hat Too: How Women Are Rewriting the Rules at Pitti Uomo
Anxious and overwhelmed by the relentless news cycle this past winter, I turned to doomscrolling for escape. In a failed attempt to reset my algorithm, I stumbled across Pitti Uomo. But what caught my eye wasn’t the usual parade of men in tailored suits and cigars — it was the women. Their presence felt like […]
Culture Carriers: How PishPosh, StockedUp, and TORTURE® Are Shaping Indie Streetwear’s Next Wave
Philadelphia’s underground fashion scene has always been loud without needing a mic. It’s in the quiet confidence of a walk, the intention stitched into every article of clothing, and the legacy being built by hand. At the heart of this movement are three brands: PishPosh, StockedUp, and TORTURE® each unique in style and approach, but […]
From Zines to Zippers: How Indie Streetwear Brands Use Print Culture to Build Authentic Community Offline
Feeds refresh faster than memories form these days, but a quiet analog renaissance is taking root—not in galleries or libraries, but in the basements of streetwear collectives, the corners of pop-up shops, and the hands of fashion-forward youth. From zines to photocopied lookbooks, risograph posters, and hand-bound booklets, print is emerging not just as a […]
Inside Rerun Streetwear: How It’s Reworking Fashion From Bristol’s DIY Skate Scene
Born in Bristol’s gritty skate culture, Rerun Streetwear embodies the spirits of its hometown: creativity, community and sustainability. Founded in 2018 by friends Toby Thorpe and Wilf Hastings, the brand began with a love of skateboarding and a frustration with the lack of durable, affordable clothing. Toby started by importing vintage workwear and reselling it […]
How Scowl’s Kat Moss Climbed the Mountain and Put Her Flag on Top
A lot of things stand out when Scowl’s second album, Are We All Angels, blasts through the speakers: the urgent, overdriven guitars, the incessant, driving drums. In the eye of the proverbial storm is frontwoman Kat Moss— easily the band’s most magnetic presence. She’s always found the role curious, especially since she’s long seen herself […]
Album Review: SPELLING, ‘Portrait of My Heart’
Spellbinding, ethereal, and bizarre—three words that effortlessly capture the essence of any SPELLING record. Since 2018, frontwoman Chrystia Cabral has been the face of SPELLING, starting with their introductory demos Hard to Please and My Other Voice. From there, Cabral set the tone for SPELLING as an experimental project with a progressive sound and DIY […]
Agender, Expatriate Post-Punk Riot Grrrls, Go ‘Berserk’ on Their Fourth Album
Romy Hoffman has found herself at more than her fair share of crossroads after more than three decades in music. The front woman of self-described “pastiche post-punk” band Agender has previously navigated the worlds of hip-hop, electronica, and alternative rock across various projects. She also started her life anew in Sydney, New York City and […]
Saul Rivers Was Going Through Hell. Then, He Kept Going
Photo credit: Shervin Words by: David James Young For most of 2023, things were looking up for singer-songwriter Saul Rivers. He relocated from New York to Los Angeles and released his third EP, Late Bloomer—a suave, slick record melding vintage R&B with cutting-edge pop. With new opportunities flowing in after the pandemic’s disruption, Rivers prepared […]
‘Avicii: I’m Tim’: The Dark Reality Behind Fame and Success
Words by: Laviea Thomas Relentless workdays, late-night clubbing, and excessive alcohol—Netflix’s Avicii: I’m Tim reveals the harsh truth behind the glitz and glamour of an artist’s life offstage. In late 2024, Netflix released a powerful two-part documentary on the life and tragic death of global EDM icon Avicii. A prolific producer and DJ, Avicii’s music […]