'God Save McQueen' - Harper's Bazaar June 1996 True fashion moments are rare. Rarer still is the emergence of new talent. But this season, the two happened simultaneously—heightened by spectacular showmanship. In an unprecedented stunt steeped in fervor, hype, and at times, total chaos, 27-year-old Alexander McQueen presented his fall/winter collection at Christchurch Spitalfields
Paid-members only Hiroshi Fujiwara: A Little Knowledge 16 - Men's Non-No January 1996 Hiroshi Fujiwara - The Revolutionary of the Streets: His Past, Present, and Future. This month, we have a special feature with a different twist. In an effort to explore the roots of Hiroshi Fujiwara’s world, we conducted an in-depth interview. From rare childhood photos and anecdotes to a report
'Redemption of the hapless Yugo' - Surface January 1996 Writer: Dee Ito Photos: Tia Maggalon Cheap, ugly and badly made, the Yugo was introduced to America in 1986 and by 1992 the company was out of business—the flop it deserved to be. Disgruntled owners lacking parts or service junked their Yugos. Were it not for an unlikely champion
'Nowhere' - Fineboys 1996 Though it exists nowhere, it is here. That is Nowhere. Nowhere is here. But where it is headed, no one knows. Nowhere is not a brand name. It is the name of a shop in Harajuku. Apologies to anyone thinking, why state the obvious? But this is the first time
'David Carson Revealed' International Design November 1995 Writer: Rick Poyner With the publication of his book this fall, David Carson will attain a level of personal celebrity and influence that many designers dream about, but only the rarest will achieve. Constantly on the move between lectures and workshops all over the world, rarely out of the design
'Chilling And Very Hot' - Sight & Sound November 1995 In-your-face teenage sex is the subject of Larry Clarks 'Kids'. Amy Taubin introduces the film and talks to the director about a project which some want banned in Britain. The first image we see in Larry Clark's Kids is of a teenage girl and
'Lang Froid' - Artforum October 1995 A project for Artforum by Helmut Lang. Photos: Juergen Teller Rigor and economy of cut, a marked absence of artifice, the clash of high-tech and traditional fabrics. Helmut Lang's deceptively simple designs lend even the most basic garment a subversive edge. Yet while his use of high-
'Larry Clark's "Kids"' - Harper's Bazaar August 1995 Larry Clark’s first feature film “Kids,” has quickly become the year's most controversial movie. Here he photographs his remarkable teenage cast and talks to Jim Lewis about his turbulent career. On a hot and steamy afternoon last summer, five teenage girls sat in the bedroom of an
'The Prada Principle' Vogue US August 1995 She started with a family company and an oddball idea—a nylon bag—then Miuccia Prada added shoes, clothes, and her own eccentric taste. The result, finds Katherine Betts, has become the invisible status symbol for the no-frills nineties. Photographs: Ellen Von Unwerth Hair: Sam McKnight MUA: Mary Greenwell.
'Babes in the Hood' Larry Clark Interviewed by Paul Schrader - ArtForum May 1995 "I always wanted to make the teenage movie that America never made," says Larry Clark, and from the first frames of Kids, his forthcoming feature-length film about a day in the intertwined lives of a handful of New York street teens, you'll think he may
'The Rose Bowl' - Vogue US April 1995 The Rose Bowl - A floral explosion is happening this spring, and bathing suits—whether updated string bikinis or modern maillots—are sporting some of the brightest blooms. Fashion Editor: Brana Wolf Photographer: Arthur Elgort Hair: Serge Normant MUA: Sonia Kashuk for Aveda Sounds of the forties: Adrienne Vittadini brings lustrous
'Kim Gordon: Warning, This Won't Bring You Any Closer To The Music' - Dazed & Confused March 1995 Writer: Jefferson Hack Photos: Corinne Day As bass player and co-conspirator in Sonic Youth she has continually placed her music before her sexual persona, ripping out the boundaries in the male-orientated world of rock. As the axe and sublime vocal grind in the Free Kitten jazz/punk jam,
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'Time Bomb' 15 Years of Hip Hop - VIBE Magazine December 1994 ‘Time Bomb’ - Clocking the history of hip hop 15 years after "Rapper's Delight." Writer: Harry Allen First, the easy question: Why begin with "Rapper's Delight"? That record didn’t really start anything, many would argue. Hip hop's diverse expressions—its
