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Emerging Brand “Songs of Siren” Commands and Captivates in First Year Success
FINE CHAOS: Designing Disorder into Meaning
The New Wave of Luxury Rebellion - Co-founder of FINE CHAOS Marc C. Møllerskov’s insight on the Copenhagen-based brand that’s disrupting luxury fashion through decay, myth, and memory.
Should a Fashion House End when the OG Creative Director Exits?
Change is part of what keeps the fashion industry interesting and dynamic - but does too much change sully the integrity and original creativity of the house?
‘Homeless Chic’ - a Trendy Dichotomy?
‘Homeless chic’ has had a resurgence in fashion. What can we derive from it’s persistence and what is it’s future?
GLAM SLAM: How Beauty and Fashion are Changing the Game for Women’s Sports
Will public interest in women’s sports be expedited by the fashion and beauty industry’s increasing involvement?
New Day, Same Waste
Is it possible to be Pro-Fashion and Anti-Consumerism?
The Queers Will Not Disappear
Obscura Zine’s June Editorial The Queers Will Not Dissappear centers trans models, shot at Stonewall Inn in West Village, Manhattan.
Puncturing the Veil: An Interview with Ibis Hospital
“I'm looking for a fragile balance between beauty and horror.”
What is Androgynous Fashion: An Interview with Maxine Britt
Androgynous fashion has a diversity problem.
OPINION: Influencers Don’t Need Fashion Brands
OPINION: Content Creators have lost the plot starting their own fast fashion companies.
When Red Carpets Become Runways for Control
Cannes’ new dress code isn’t about fashion — it’s about control, spectacle, and who’s allowed to take up space.
A Famine of Beauty? Not This Year
The 2025 Met Gala Delivered a Feast of Black Elegance and Expression
Louis Vuitton Understands Black Dandyism
OPINION: This year’s Met Gala theme, Superfine: Tailoring Black Style, called, and Louis Vuitton answered.
Cassidy Donaho on Finding Personal Style and Flipping Fashion Norms
Describing her personal style as, “Punkish, unicorn, clown” Cassidy is a student, vintage collector, and “Wizzard Godmother.”
Sydney Wekstein Exposes Her Heart For World of my Own
Sydney Wekstein, the designer and creative director of World Of My Own (WOMO) arrived on the morning of her SS25 fashion show having just freshly bleached her eyebrows on the Uber ride over. She wore a sheer lace bodysuit and jeans so baggy they hardly stayed up, with StarFace stickers on her face and iridescent under-eye masks.
Emerging Brand “Songs of Siren” Commands and Captivates in First Year Success
From splashes in the pool to sparking mischief and confidence, Songs of Siren is a powerfully intentional wave crashing against the saturated fashion market, all in its first six months.
Does Fashion Take Itself Too Seriously?
This question has been plaguing the Obscura team since seeing a clip of the mega-supermodel saying in true, Alex Consani-gagged fashion, “At the end of the day, we’re not saving lives here.” And she’s right. Mostly.
In Difficult times, Fashion is Always Outrageous
Italian fashion designer Elsa Schiaparelli once said, “In difficult times, fashion is always outrageous.” Current fashion is outrageous, but are these difficult times producing even more outrageous fashion?
Berlin Fashion Week 2025: Between Rebellion, Responsibility and Avant-Garde
Berlin has evolved from an unpolished alternative to the major fashion capitals into a serious stage for creativity and sustainability. Berlin Fashion Week 2025 proves it.
The Ins and Outs from Cucculelli Shaheen’s NYFW AW25
The brand stayed true to their design language with ornate detailing and high-quality fabric and continued to breathe new, rebellious, life into their garments. We left inspired from the show, but nothing is perfect.
Chaos & Beauty: NYFW With Runway 7
The talent on the runway was palpable – but the overall execution of the event pulled attendee’s attention from the art in front of them to the chaos surrounding them.
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