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Fashion Portfolio
Dip him in the river who loves water

Photographer Angalis Field and fashion editor Marcus Cuffie collaborate on this fashion portfolio featuring Gucci for Document’s Spring/Summer 2025 issue
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Fashion Portfolio
Eternity is in love with the productions of time

Photographer Jonathan Frantini and fashion editor Taylor Thoroski collaborate on this fashion portfolio for Document’s Spring/Summer 2025 issue
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Above the Fold
Backstage at Ladyland Festival 2025

Document presents the official artist portraits of the festival’s diva-studded lineup, featuring Cardi B, FKA Twigs, Sukihana, and more
by Adnan Qiblawi

Above the Fold
Mohammed El-Kurd refuses to perform for the West

The Palestinian writer—in conversation with Hannah Black and photographed by Nan Goldin—speaks on his new book 'Perfect Victims,' an unflinching indictment of Zionism and the spectacle of respectability
by Hannah Black

Above the Fold
Second skin: How the leather daddy infiltrated catwalks from club darkrooms

Writer Pedro Vasconcelos traces leather’s journey from underground queer spaces to high-fashion runways, while photographer Jonny Marlow documents the origins of this aesthetic at LA’s legendary Eagle bar
by Pedro Vasconcelos

Spring 2026, Michael Rider’s opening act at Celine

Fashion

Spring 2026, Michael Rider’s opening act at Celine

Blending his own design lineage with the fashion house’s storied past, Rider lays the groundwork for a new chapter at Celine

The spiral stories of David Wojnarowicz in ‘Memories That Smell Like Gasoline’

Literature

The spiral stories of David Wojnarowicz in ‘Memories That Smell Like Gasoline’

Legendary editor Amy Scholder revisits Wojnarowicz's searing work on queer consciousness and erotic memory, now reissued by Nightboat

Viktor & Rolf haute couture finds drama in duality

Fashion

Viktor & Rolf haute couture finds drama in duality

For Fall/Winter 2025, the Dutch design pair presented a showcase of 15 billowing feather-filled looks, each with a deflated counterpart

FIST goes deeper with its first-ever compilation

Music

FIST goes deeper with its first-ever compilation

The queer techno party channels nine years of dancefloor mayhem into a mixtape, featuring Ryan James Ford, Baby Blue, and more

The zeitgeist forces Stephen Petronio’s hand

Art

The zeitgeist forces Stephen Petronio’s hand

Once nurtured by New York’s downtown scene, the choreographer now confronts an arts ecosystem in flux, and exits on his own terms

Doublet Spring/Summer 2026 is ripe for picking

Fashion

Doublet Spring/Summer 2026 is ripe for picking

In Paris, designer Masayuki Ino cultivates a produce-inspired collection named after the Japanese phrase, 'Itadakimasu'—a statement of gratitude before a meal

Do you know what your soul wants? Maya Martinez might

Literature

Do you know what your soul wants? Maya Martinez might

In her new book ‘Theatrics’, the playwright-performer draws on Texas Roadhouse, Desperate Housewives, and TikTok spirals to stage a new kind of existential comedy

For Mihara Yasuhiro, deception is in the details

Fashion

For Mihara Yasuhiro, deception is in the details

The designer's Spring/Summer 2026 collection 'Ordinary People' riddles the everyday with a series of extraordinary twists

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‘The magic lives close to the edge’: Lorde and artist Martine Syms on the beauty of the self

Music

‘The magic lives close to the edge’: Lorde and artist Martine Syms on the beauty of the self

For Document's Spring/Summer 2025 issue, the musician and artist discuss 'Virgin,' finding their creative edge, and the importance of having the stones

by Maraya Fisher

On the construction of beauty

For the inaugural issue of Notes on Beauty, Academy Award-winner Julianne Moore muses on the dual nature of public and private personas with writer Whitney...

by Whitney Mallett

Lexee Smith and Dita Von Teese on the glamour of imperfection and the in-between

Lexee Smith and Dita Von Teese on the glamour of imperfection and the in-between

For Document's Spring/Summer 2025 issue, the It-Girl choreographer and queen of burlesque discuss how childhood fascinations informed their life trajectories

by Maraya Fisher

Aesthetics in the abstract

For the debut issue of Notes on Beauty, artists Lorna Simpson and Glenn Ligon discuss the broader implications of what is, and where to find,...

by Aria Darcella

Joe Alwyn and Jonathan Anderson find personal salience in historical narratives

Joe Alwyn and Jonathan Anderson find personal salience in historical narratives

For Document’s Spring/Summer 2025 issue, the actor and designer trace the transformative power of dress and drama

by Drew Zeiba

Musician Solange and artist Wangechi Mutu transit beyond disciplines

Musician Solange and artist Wangechi Mutu transit beyond disciplines

In this limited edition cover story for Document’s Fall/Winter 2024–25 issue, the artists are joined by MoMA curator Thomas (T.) Lax to discuss water as...

by Thomas Lax

The intimacy of beauty with Holli Smith and Pony Rivers

The intimacy of beauty with Holli Smith and Pony Rivers

For Document’s Fall/Winter 2024–25 issue, the hairstylist and longtime contributor transforms her partner into an array of characters for his fashion debut accompanied by a...

by Yadim

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No bird soars too high if he soars with his own wings

Photographer Théo de Gueltzl and fashion editor Raphael Hirsch collaborate on this fashion portfolio for Document’s Spring/Summer 2025 issue
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What is now proved was once only imagined

What is now proved was once only imagined

Photographer Hanna Tveite and fashion editor Thistle Brown collaborate on this fashion portfolio featuring J.W. Anderson for Document’s Spring/Summer 2025 issue

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Fashion Portfolio

Dip him in the river who loves water

Photographer Angalis Field and fashion editor Marcus Cuffie collaborate on

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Eternity is in love with the productions of time

Fashion Portfolio

Eternity is in love with the productions of time

Photographer Jonathan Frantini and fashion editor Taylor Thoroski collaborate on

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A truth which any intellectually honest critic will recognize

Fashion Portfolio

A truth which any intellectually honest critic will recognize

Photographer Liz Collins, beauty editor Siddhartha Simone, and fashion editor

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Art

Love is the message

In a debut portfolio for the inaugural issue of Notes on Beauty, we explore beauty through the lens of those who have indelibly shaped the...

by Nick Vogelson

In the age of the algorithm, bodies mimic the machine

Culture

In the age of the algorithm, bodies mimic the machine

For Document’s Spring/Summer 2025 issue, Sam Venis examines how the human body is being reshaped in the image of the machines it once controlled

by Sam Venis

Synesthesia and the scientific process of capturing memory

Synesthesia and the scientific process of capturing memory

Hermès maître parfumeur Christine Nagel on the secrets of building a scent for the first issue of Notes on Beauty

by Divya Bala

The reclamation of beauty as an act of resistance

The reclamation of beauty as an act of resistance

For the debut issue of Notes on beauty, photographer Gorka Postigo Breedveld documents the queer community of Côte d’Ivoire, alongside words by NGO GROMO founder...

by Brice Donald Dibahi

Expressive bodies and gleaming eyes: a glimpse at Lisa Yuskavage’s personal archive of sketches

Art

Expressive bodies and gleaming eyes: a glimpse at Lisa Yuskavage’s personal archive of sketches

For Document's Spring/Summer 2025 issue, the painter shares an unseen series of self-reflexive prototypes ahead of her exhibition at the Morgan Library & Museum

by Journey Streams

The Last Dinner Party rewrites the rules of pop

Culture

The Last Dinner Party rewrites the rules of pop

To celebrate their fashion portfolio featuring Alexander McQueen in Document’s Fall/Winter 2024–25 issue, the British band discusses their decadent imagination

by Sofi Cisneros

Queer collectives are redesigning dystopia

Queer collectives are redesigning dystopia

For Document’s Fall/Winter 2024–25 issue, Kyle Carrero Lopez examines LGBTQ+ organizations across the globe who are imagining a new definition of home and togetherness

by Kyle Carrero Lopez

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Cillian Murphy and Geoff Dyer evaluate the cross-medium art of observation

Conversations

Cillian Murphy and Geoff Dyer evaluate the cross-medium art of observation

Years ago, the actor requested the cinematic rights to the writer’s ‘Jeff in Venice, Death in Varanasi’—here, they revisit the proposal

by Megan Hullander

Noname speaks with Lakeith Stanfield about staying independent

Conversations

Noname speaks with Lakeith Stanfield about staying independent

Noname's new track, ‘Song 32,’ is just for her fans. In Document's Spring/Summer 2019 issue, she and Lakeith Stanfield talk dodging and chasing the spotlight.

by Maraya Fisher

Sita Abellan talks to electroclash legend Kittin about defying haters and making history

Conversations

Sita Abellan talks to electroclash legend Kittin about defying haters and making history

The self-described technoprincess talks to Caroline Hervé (Miss Kittin) about proving yourself in an image-obsessed world.

by Hannah Ongley

Photographing the everyday lives of Havana’s future boxing champions

Above the Fold

Photographing the everyday lives of Havana’s future boxing champions

With his new photo journal ‘Boxing in Havana,’ Dominick Sheldon celebrates Cuba's rich sporting history.

by Hannah Ongley

Close Journal’s new issue will make you want to call your mom

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Close Journal’s new issue will make you want to call your mom

The bi-coastal magazine explores the myriad meanings of "family" through fashion, art, photography, and design.

by Ann Binlot

At Hedi Slimane’s triumphant Celine men’s debut

Above the Fold

At Hedi Slimane’s triumphant Celine men’s debut

The designer’s Fall/Winter 2019 menswear collection for Celine arrived with rock star swagger, an electrifying soundtrack, and some seriously covetable outerwear.

by Hannah Ongley

Aries, David Sims, and Jeremy Deller create a streetwear tribute to Stonehenge

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Aries, David Sims, and Jeremy Deller create a streetwear tribute to Stonehenge

Aries designer Sofia Prantera talks to Document about shooting a fashion campaign at the world's most famous Neolithic monument.

by Hannah Ongley