Category: Lifestyle & Culture

Editor’s pick — Culture quick take: the cultural angle (trend signal, audience insight, crossover with fashion/music/art) in 1–2 lines. When we talk about Fashion East, a number of superlative descriptors come to mind. To many, the design incubator – founded by Lulu Kennedy in 2000 – is ‘invaluable’, ‘indispensable’, ‘iconic’ and ‘influential’. But the truth…

Editor’s pick — Culture quick take: the cultural angle (trend signal, audience insight, crossover with fashion/music/art) in 1–2 lines. This story is taken from the autumn 2025 issue of Dazed, which is on sale internationally from September 11. Pre-order a copy here. “This isn’t why I do it,” said David Jonsson in his acceptance speech…

Editor’s pick — Culture quick take: the cultural angle (trend signal, audience insight, crossover with fashion/music/art) in 1–2 lines. At this point, Alex Consani should be on payroll at Dazed. It’s not interns, editors or front-end developers clocking in the most hours at this mag – it’s a 22-year-old fashion model from Sonoma County, California….

Editor’s pick — Culture quick take: the cultural angle (trend signal, audience insight, crossover with fashion/music/art) in 1–2 lines. This story is taken from the autumn 2025 issue of Dazed, which is on sale internationally from September 11. Pre-order a copy here. As I prepare to meet Alex Consani and Vivian Wilson, I worry I’ll…

Editor’s pick — Culture quick take: the cultural angle (trend signal, audience insight, crossover with fashion/music/art) in 1–2 lines. C is for confident. At least, according to Alex Consani, behind the scenes on her new shoot for Dazed’s autumn 2025 issue. “If you’re not confident, then what the fuck are you doing?” she asks, in…

Editor’s pick — Culture quick take: the cultural angle (trend signal, audience insight, crossover with fashion/music/art) in 1–2 lines. When Bottega Veneta launched its ‘Craft Is Our Language’ campaign earlier this year, it chose to celebrate 50 years of its Intrecciato weave not with logos or slogans, but with the hands of many creatives, including…

Editor’s pick — Culture quick take: the cultural angle (trend signal, audience insight, crossover with fashion/music/art) in 1–2 lines. This story is taken from the autumn 2025 issue of Dazed, which is on sale internationally from September 11. Pre-order a copy here. As I prepare to meet Alex Consani and Vivian Wilson, I worry I’ll…

Editor’s pick — Culture quick take: the cultural angle (trend signal, audience insight, crossover with fashion/music/art) in 1–2 lines. The prime minister of Nepal, Sharma Oli, has resigned today after a mass protest movement, mostly led by young people, was met with a brutal crackdown, which resulted in 21 deaths. The Nepalese government has also…

Editor’s pick — Culture quick take: the cultural angle (trend signal, audience insight, crossover with fashion/music/art) in 1–2 lines. This story is taken from the autumn 2025 issue of Dazed, which is on sale internationally from September 11. Pre-order a copy here. On March 8, 2025, Mahmoud Khalil was accosted by a group of maskedhellip;…

Editor’s pick — Culture quick take: the cultural angle (trend signal, audience insight, crossover with fashion/music/art) in 1–2 lines. Back in the day, a debut fashion show meant just that: press and guests would attend a new designer’s inaugural catwalk to witness their first designs for that house. Sounds quite simple, really. But now, thanks…