The trash-talking, horned-up world of Aurel Schmidt is as interesting as her inimitable illustration practice. After almost two decades of success outside the institutional gallery system, she’s still got more to say.
For more than a decade, Amsterdam-based designer Camiel Fortgens has built “perfectly imperfect” garments that embrace irregularity, visible handwork, and controlled idiosyncrasy.
Kiichiro Asakawa’s gift is creating a rarefied version of the familiar. Ten years in, his label ssstein has turned that instinct into one of fashion’s most discerning labels.
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