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11 Aug

Photos of the ‘silly fashion bimbos’ at underground rave

One in every of fashion’s longest-standing trends is misnaming brand-sponsored activations as “raves”. Season after season, fashion publicists will host fashion week afterparties in TimeOut venues where editor-influencers talk a bit while LSDXOXO, Richie Hawtin, or OnlyFire perform within the background. Fashion likes to align itself with the underground, but sometimes a club is only a club. “They all the time feel so serious, too,” the organisers of London’s fashion-pilled OPIA rave say over DM. “You may be camp and queer and playful while still being editorial. That’s what we’re all about. OPIA was born out of the need to showcase this queer subculture as one of the crucial progressive and non-conformist on this planet.” Mascotted by two blonde-wigged, brainless broads...
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2 Apr

What happens while you fuse Hieronymus Bosch with 90s

When Yulia Plakhotnikova was conceiving her latest shoot she had two very distinct, yet equally intriguing, sources of inspiration: the paintings of Hieronymus Bosch and the homespun make-up forms of 90s rave girls. “The fundamental idea was to explore how the standard could mix with the futuristic,” says the Barcelona-based photographer. “We hope these photos will make people imagine things behind the luminous images, something mysterious and enigmatic.” To create the sweetness looks, Plakhotnikova teamed up with hair and make-up artist Anastasiia Babii who used felt to embellish the body. The aim, she says, was to bring an ancient and natural feel to the look while the synthetic colors of the fabric were chosen to create a contrast. “Within the make-up,...
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8 Jan

What happens once you fuse Hieronymus Bosch with 90s

When Yulia Plakhotnikova was conceiving her latest shoot she had two very distinct, yet equally intriguing, sources of inspiration: the paintings of Hieronymus Bosch and the homespun make-up sorts of 90s rave girls. “The foremost idea was to explore how the normal could mix with the futuristic,” says the Barcelona-based photographer. “We hope these photos will make people imagine things behind the luminous images, something mysterious and enigmatic.” To create the sweetness looks, Plakhotnikova teamed up with hair and make-up artist Anastasiia Babii who used felt to brighten the body. The aim, she says, was to bring an ancient and natural feel to the look while the synthetic colors of the fabric were chosen to create a contrast. “Within the make-up,...
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