John Novotny creates fantasy hair transformations for all your faves

Community: John Novotny20 Images The Dazed Beauty Community is our ever-expanding encyclopaedia of creatives and emerging talent from across the world who are redefining the way we think about beauty. Discover them here. Ask hair artist John Novotny how they’d design humans in their own fantastical world, and you’re suddenly swimming with mermaid-fairy hybrids, flying with…

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Vampire Weekend Call Out Victorious Festival Organizers After Mary Wallopers Set Cut Short

On Friday, August 22, Irish folk band the Mary Wallopers had their set at Portsmouth, England’s Victorious Festival cut short after flying the Palestinian flag onstage and leading a chant of “free Palestine.” Several artists, including the Last Dinner Party, subsequently pulled out of their scheduled performances in protest, and now Vampire Weekend, who are…

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Vincent Wechselberger’s intimate photos of his queer sisters

“We choose each other again and again,” says Vincent Wechselberger, the Berlin-based photographer, speaking on the bond between him and his sisters. It is a fondness he has been documenting for years, now gathered in his latest project, Sisters. Unlike the typical childhood snapshots of awkwardly posed siblings at birthdays or holidays, Wechselberger’s series traces…

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Bodycon: The delirious club night deconstructing beauty on the dancefloor

Follow the thump of Kylie remixes down Kingsland High Street on a Thursday night and you’ll find yourself at Dalston Superstore. The air is heavy with Lambrini and spilt tequila. On the pavement outside, queens smoke in tiaras, partygoers pick sequins from their wigs, and someone’s cradling a birthday balloon. Welcome to Bodycon – you’re…

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