Related Articles
Hakan Akkaya Glam Rock
In the early 1970’s, a movement was wriggling around in the United Kingdom. Strutting onto the scene in platform boots, and bellbottoms came Glam Rock. Just a little south-east, at the end of that very same decade, Turkey was developing their first feminist movement. Fast forward to Sunday, four decades later, Turkish designer Hakan Akkaya […]
Seven Crash: Futuristic on the Runway
I New York’s “cool kids” are gathered outside in 28 degree weather for the Seven Crash fashion show. Seven Crash is a Chinese streetwear brand and this show is its New York Fashion Week debut. As the line grows and grows, so do the moans and complaints of the crowd. It is cold, and some […]
Private vs. Public: George Lewis’ The Other Within Exhibit
“This is not a woman thing; this is a human thing. Until men soften and see themselves as emotional creatures as well as rational ones, we will continue to be nihilistic.” –George Lewis New York City epitomizes the reconciliation of opposites: Rich and poor, dark and light, or high and low. George Lewis re-privileges the […]