‘Dazed’ U.S. Editorial Director Lynette Nylander Makes the Case

19 Sep

Lynette Nylander grew up with a mother who ironed her underwear. “She took immense pride in the way in which she put herself together,” says the London-born, Recent York–based fashion critic. “She thought it was necessary that I understood that as well.” For Nylander, who served because the creative and editorial director-at-large of CR Fashion Book and is currently the U.S. editorial director at Dazed, good style lies in its contradictions—slightly high, slightly low. Something delicate but “slightly fucked-up.” The art is within the clash.And planning an outfit begins with a single piece. “I ask myself, Recent thing? Old thing? Tailored thing?” Armed with the reply, Nylander ventures into her closet, a former “apartment-engulfing fungus,” which she has since wrestled right into a state...

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12 Aug

In attack of phones | Dazed

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It’s becoming increasingly more obvious that smartphones are causing us all serious problems – but why will we find it so hard to accept that? Sometimes, when puffing on an Elf bar and pinging through different apps in quest of a dopamine hit, I feel like a chimpanzee trapped inside some sick laboratory experiment. If I’m capable of make it through an episode of a TV show without glancing at my phone, it looks like a triumph of zen-like self-discipline, like doing an hour of meditation. So it never comes as a surprise when recent research suggests that smartphone usage is wrecking our concentration and mental health. By now, there's a solid body...

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28 Jun

How Dazed and Confused Gave Us Matthew McConaughey’s Vibe

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How Dazed and Confused Gave Us Matthew McConaughey’s Vibe

Filmmakers have long been drawn to “the Texan” as a personality type. Our series Playing Texan revisits among the most notable of those portrayals, from the legendary to the ludicrous, to find out what they are saying about how the world sees Texas—and the way we see ourselves. In 1995, my highschool graduating class picked as its senior song the Lynyrd Skynyrd ballad “Tuesday’s Gone.” Frankly, there have been few obvious alternatives. The ’93 and ’94 classes had already taken Boyz II Men’s “End of the Road” and Garth Brooks’s “The Dance,” respectively, using up all of the clichéd favorites. There weren’t many more recent songs that seemed appropriate, either. (We could hardly have the college choir singing Coolio’s “Implausible Voyage.”)...

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6 May

Dazed Club Highlight: April | Dazed

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From Cully Wright’s photographs of inclusive like to Zacchia Moore’s cowboy-inspired portraits, we highlight some amazing work from our Dazed Club members For the previous couple of months, we’ve been showcasing up-and-coming talent through our Dazed Club newsletters – from photographers documenting real and inclusive love stories, to a collection of uncanny and experimental self-portraits. Here, we highlight a few of the perfect. In case you’d wish to be featured, join the Club here. Cully WrightCully WrightCully Wright “I created this collection of work as a part of an ongoing project that highlights stories of inclusive love. Over the past few years, I’ve documented real couples and stories...

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