Wales Bonner’s new collection is cut from the cloth of Indian culture

Editor’s pick — Culture quick take: the cultural angle (trend signal, audience insight, crossover with fashion/music/art) in 1–2 lines. When Grace Wales Bonner was announced as Hermès’ menswear designer last October, the news produced a rare display of unity across the fashion industry. With her authoritative yet romantic take on men’s clothing, Wales Bonner was…

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David Lynch meets Real Housewives in OPIA’s latest fashion shoot

Editor’s pick — Culture quick take: the cultural angle (trend signal, audience insight, crossover with fashion/music/art) in 1–2 lines. You might know OPIA as the underground rave that celebrates all things “kitschy, slutty, and Avicii-inspired.” Or you might know them as the fashion disruptor duo – Bambi Dyboski and Bautista Botto Barilli – who accidentally…

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These dreamy portraits rebel against stereotypes of Asian youth culture

Editor’s pick — Culture quick take: the cultural angle (trend signal, audience insight, crossover with fashion/music/art) in 1–2 lines. There are many Orientalist and racist tropes in modern thinking which prescribe East Asian people as less ‘human’ than their Western counterparts. ‘Mechanistic dehumanisation,’ for example, purported in films such as Blade Runner 2049, suggests that…

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Corridos tumbados: A guide to Mexico’s most controversial music genre

Editor’s pick — Culture quick take: the cultural angle (trend signal, audience insight, crossover with fashion/music/art) in 1–2 lines. As Spotify Wrapped arrived in the last moments of 2025, a reality was confirmed that had long been evident across Mexico, Latin America, and the United States: Mexico’s controversial corridos tumbados music genre now consistently outperforms…

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