Daniel Arsham crumbles into fashion, while Aries channels all the awkwardness of adolescence
Bog-eyed, chin quivering, and sodden with sweat, nightclubs might not be the most obvious location to source beautiful people, but for casting director Emma Matell, they offer a bounty of riches. “I had the most memorable time going for a long weekend to about 100 different club nights and bars in Manchester, street casting, dancing, and making loads of new friends,” she said on unveiling Diesel’s AW22 Track Denim campaign. Shot by legendary photographer and Sleazenation graduate Ewen Spencer, who has made a career out of documenting Britain’s countercultural ravers, the images radiate the kind of euphoria that only the dankest, unaired of club nights can offer. Click through the gallery above to see the full campaign, featuring all of Glenn Martens’ skanky staples.
In other news, Milan Fashion Week came to a close with JW Anderson’s bashful BMXers, while Paris Fashion Week got its big SS23 opening. Elsewhere, Harry Styles debuted a 70s-inspired collection with Gucci, while Bella Hadid dropped 1,111 NFTs, and Stella McCartney recreated an iconic Met Gala look. Across the channel, Ludovic de Saint Sernin walked beneath Rick Owens’ flaming balls, and Kendrick Lamar became the unofficial figurehead of Louis Vuitton. For everything else that may have passed you by, click through the gallery below.
ARIES GETS AWKWARD
For SS23, Aries produced a collection that aligns with disparate youth culture archetypes: the Camden punk, the 90s casual, the teenage romantic, the cultist, and the trust fund baby. With models – who are not natural vocalists, might I add – singing along to Do You Have Friends in your Dreams, the whole recalls all the awkwardness of adolescence. Scroll through Aries to see all the garb and its accompanying David Sims’ campaign.
MIAOU STANDS FOR MARIE ANTOINETTE
Drawing inspiration from the French countryside, It-brand MIAOU’s saucy new collection offers a contemporary take on the Marie Antoinette type. Think baby tees with corset boning, pastoral prints, and a creamy motorcycle jacket, and low-rise denim, modelled on Aweng Ade-Chuol a la campagne. Head over to MIAOU to get a glimpse.
DANIEL ARSHAM CRUMBLES INTO FASHION
It’s not just sports stars, pop stars, and reality stars launching brands, but following in the tradition of Sterling Ruby, celebrities of the art world are also approaching fashion as a way to expand their practice. Beloved of major designers and bros alike, Daniel Arsham just announced his new clothing line, dubbed Objects IV Life, which is a joint project between Arsham and London-based brand developers, Tomorrow. Breathing new life into deadstock materials, Chapter 001 includes workwear jackets, hoodies, t-shirts, and denim in mottled blues and off-whites. Head here to see more.
MY THERESA GETS MUGLERISED
An exclusive capsule collection arrived at My Theresa this week, boasting all of Casey Cadwallader’s hits – bodysuits, leggings, dresses, and denim in his signature bodyform fit. In the words of Mugler muse Megan Thee Stallion, it’s a hot girl summer, after all. Travel through the 17-piece offering here.
FAR-FETCHES SOME MAJOR COLLABORATIONS
In an ongoing series of collaborations, exclusives, and one-off creations dubbed BEAT, Farfetch has just facilitated a link-up between Peter Do and Opening Ceremony. Reimagining the brand’s familiar varsity jacket, Do has softened its silhouette using upcycled parachute material from his very first runway show and his own spacer fabric. Each numbered piece includes a cardholder with a handwritten note from all three designers (Peter Do, Humberto Leon, and Carol Lim). Log onto Farfetch to get your hands on a piece.
DIAMANTE TEARS
This week, Tremaine Emory found himself a new home in Dover Street Market, where he launched a 9-piece rhinestoned capsule, comprising t-shirts, hoodies, caps, and denim, boasting 300 hand-applied rhinestones in talismanic circles. An accompanying campaign is modelled by Jmann Patton and Brooklyn-based artist Aya Brown, who is best known for her depictions of Black female essential workers during COVID-19 and Breonna Taylor. The collection is available in all DSM stores worldwide.