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. This past October, 24-year-old Madeleine Sims felt hopeful about a man she had been seeing from Hinge. They had been going on consistent dates, talking about making future plans, and overall, having a great time together….

Editor’s pick — Culture quick take: the cultural angle (trend signal, audience insight, crossover with fashion/music/art) in 1–2 lines. Chloe Kelly is confident. And she has every right to be. If the Lionesses have a clutch player, it’s Kelly. She scored the winning goal against Germany in the Euro 2022 final. She created game-decidinghellip; read…

Editor’s pick — Culture quick take: the cultural angle (trend signal, audience insight, crossover with fashion/music/art) in 1–2 lines. “I don’t recognise the man that I’ve become, he’s nothing like the boy I once was,” Sam Gellaitry sings solemnly on “CLOUDS”. Where many grow into the role of ‘your favourite producer’s favourite producer’, the 28-year-old…

Editor’s pick — Culture quick take: the cultural angle (trend signal, audience insight, crossover with fashion/music/art) in 1–2 lines. When Liv* lost her job in spring last year, it felt like “being stabbed”. For nearly two years, the 27-year-old had been working as a content executive for an agency in Leeds, writing blog posts and…

Editor’s pick — Culture quick take: the cultural angle (trend signal, audience insight, crossover with fashion/music/art) in 1–2 lines. The Lovie Awards recognise Europe’s internet communities across culture, technology and business – and while they may not be as high-profile as the Oscars or Grammys, you’ve likely seen the winning work everywhere. Take Dazed Studio’s…

Editor’s pick — Culture quick take: the cultural angle (trend signal, audience insight, crossover with fashion/music/art) in 1–2 lines. For 26-year-old airbrush artist Mab, art has always been political. Using the body as her canvas, the SFX artist paints the skin with vivid, surreal designs that are meant to serve as both a commentary on…

Editor’s pick — Culture quick take: the cultural angle (trend signal, audience insight, crossover with fashion/music/art) in 1–2 lines. Liverpudlian MC-of-the-moment EsDeeKid cut a Nazgûl-like figure at the final leg of his debut European tour in Camden’s Electric Ballroom last night (November 5). Brandishing a sword in one hand and a rottweiler mic grip in…

Editor’s pick — Culture quick take: the cultural angle (trend signal, audience insight, crossover with fashion/music/art) in 1–2 lines. It’s less than a month to go until this year’s Fashion Awards, and the British Fashion Council are continuing to drum up anticipation by revealing categories ahead of time. Yesterday we saw catwalk star Anok Yai…

Editor’s pick — Culture quick take: the cultural angle (trend signal, audience insight, crossover with fashion/music/art) in 1–2 lines. Just when we thought fashion was beginning to settle after a tumultuous year of big announcements and even bigger debuts, French designer Olivier Rousteing has stepped down from his post as creative director of Balmain after…

Editor’s pick — Culture quick take: the cultural angle (trend signal, audience insight, crossover with fashion/music/art) in 1–2 lines. “We’re standing on shaky ground,” says Oneohtrix Point Never (the musician also known as Daniel Lopatin). He’s speaking to Dazed in the run-up to the release of his latest album, Tranquilizer, which is about decay and…