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21 Jun

10 photo projects that expose the subversive power of

We delved deep into the Dazed archives for projects which capture the novel sexual practice People have all the time had an affinity for fetishism, long before we had iPhones, latex dresses and spiky high heels. In ancient cultures, the word fetish meant “inanimate object worshipped for its supposed magical powers”. Within the twentieth century, it evolved to mean a type of sexual desire strongly linked to a selected object, which was pathologised, stigmatised and ultimately rejected by society. Fetishism was a grimy secret concealed behind closed doors - and thru revolting the conformists, it has naturally attracted artistic outlaws and rebels of all types.  For...
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17 May

Goal Tops Profit Estimates, Projects $500M Shrink Hit This Yr

Goal Corp. topped first quarter estimates, but warned shrink would take a $500 million bite out of its annual earnings.  Still the discounter maintained its full-year guidance and is attempting to keep agile a tricky yr for consumer-oriented corporations.  Brian Cornell, chair and chief executive officer, said: “We got here into the yr clear-eyed in regards to the challenges consumers are facing, and we were determined to construct on the trust we’ve established with our guests. It’s required agility and the power to flex across our multi-category portfolio as we lean into value and the product categories our guests need most right away. Due to the team’s dedication, we saw a rise in guest traffic in Q1, with total sales increasing and...
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26 Apr

Catching Up With Theory Project’s Lucas Ossendrijver

Transitioning from a luxury European brand to a more business American label has been a learning experience for Lucas Ossendrijver — one which he’s embraced with gusto. Since being tapped by Theory in the summertime of 2021 to design Theory Project, men’s and ladies’s capsule collections, Ossendrijver has immersed himself within the aesthetic of the Latest York-based brand. And while Theory and Lanvin, where he spent 14 years as director of menswear, operate completely in another way, Ossendrijver believes he has found a formula to successfully bridge the 2 worlds. “It’s a special way of working,” the designer said from his studio in Paris. “The client and the size are different. Theory is an element of a giant company and I now work...
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28 Dec

Too hot to handle: the sexiest art and photography

Sex dolls, self-pleasure and sensuality: flick through a few of the steamiest galleries of the yr Photography is an inherently voyeuristic medium. The human body is objectified – sometimes controversially – through the photographer’s lens. And, if the photograph is nice, it strips back layers of the topic’s personality as well, inviting the viewer to take a deeper, more intimate look. Even the act of taking a photograph may be erotically charged. “To photograph is to carry one’s breath, when all faculties converge to capture fleeting reality,” said Henri Cartier-Bresson. “It’s at that precise moment that mastering a picture becomes an ideal physical and mental joy.” I don’t have to spell it out much...
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