Fashion Kiernan Francis’s ‘Champions’ reimagines interior life The filmmaker visits his family’s Chicago home, presenting an architectural vision of victory with local designers
Fashion ECCO.kollektive marks its fifth season with a collaboration with Louis-Gabriel Nouchi The Danish brand expands its fashion innovation program with an exclusive line of fine leather goods by the French designer
Fashion 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...
Literature Desiring literature with Nate Lippens and Kate Zambreno Following Semiotext(e)‘s release of Lippens’s ‘Ripcord’ and ‘My Dead Book,’ the authors trace consciousnesses of queerness and class through both novels and friendships
Loewe rebuilds the body for Spring/Summer 2024 Taking cues from the fisheye lens, Jonathan Anderson employs illusion to warp the fantasies of the chronically online by Erin Ikeuchi On the heels of the solstice, Hermès offers a skin-first introduction to the season For Spring/Summer 2024 Men’s, Véronique Nichanian infuses the house’s equestrian heritage with nautical overtones by Olivia Treynor Pippa Garner and Gray Wielebinski construct modern mythologies Grounded by a shared affection for contemporary folklore, the two artists meet to discuss trompe l’oeil, gender-hacking, and queer visibility by Erin Ikeuchi Why Boxing: A literary, filmic, human argument for the ‘Noble Art’ Antonio Monda stands behind the cutthroat sport—the last stage for the modern epic by Antonio Monda Livestream the Hermès Men’s Summer 2024 show here Watch the stream live this Saturday, June 24 at 3:00 p.m. CEST / 9:00 a.m. EST by Document Journal Under the umbrella of tradition, Issey Miyake innovates The Japanese label’s Spring/Summer 2024 Homme Plissé show refined and paid homage to tried-and-true techniques by Morgan Becker At the Hôtel des Invalides, Givenchy inverts and elevates the schoolboy uniform Matthew Williams’s Spring/Summer 2024 collection held onto functionality, while ditching the rigidity of the attire of his youth by Megan Hullander Inside the Jeffries and Jonah Almost’s Outer Heaven soirée The party kicked off Pride Month, uniting a dynamic crew of creatives under one roof in the Bowery by Morgan Becker The Broken Arm marks a 10-year legacy of radical and personal taste At Paris Fashion Week, founders Guillaume Steinmetz, Anaïs Lafarge, and Romain Joste reminisce on the venture’s beginning by Colin Boyle ‘Paris Memories’ probes the act of recollection, through its ties to community and death Alice Winocour’s latest film follows in the French tradition of psychological cinema, with trauma as the impetus for coming-together by Erik Morse May Rio’s booklist for reinventing the damsel in distress Following the release of her sophomore album ‘French Bath,’ the musician compiles incisive texts by modern female authors by Olivia Treynor Objects of Desire: Ferragamo’s Minaudiere Bag Document’s definitive guide to the season’s most covetable accessories by Document Journal The enduring impulse of Adam Goldberg Following his stint as a jury member at the Tribeca Film Festival, the actor joins Document to anatomize his storied career by Megan Hullander For Tim Bernardes and Rodrigo Amarante, pleasure is the point In the throes of touring, the musicians reflect upon recent collaborations, and affirm that any wishes for their continuation are likely to come true by Megan Hullander Zegna marries the natural with the pragmatic For Spring/Summer 2024, Alessandro Sartori leans into linen’s flexibility with tailored ensembles both unconstricted and functional by Erin Ikeuchi A brief history of tweed, from the Scottish countryside to Karl Lagerfeld The fabric has utilitarian roots and elegant connotations—neither of which has been lost in its recent cultural resurgence by Meehika Barua The coronation of Charles Jeffrey Loverboy The label’s Spring/Summer 2024 collection subverts the hallmarks of British royalty, irreverently reinventing the status symbol for the future by Yasmeen Khan JW Anderson distorts domesticity for Spring/Summer 2024 The designer’s latest menswear collection riffs on tradition and reimagines knitwear, drawing humor and beauty from the mundane by Olivia Treynor For Spring/Summer 2024, MSGM rests between the ethereal and the terrestrial With organic textiles, subtle animal prints, and earthy tones, Massimo Giorgetti embeds personal experience into his label’s legacy of play by Morgan Becker Livestream the Louis Vuitton Men’s Spring/Summer 2024 show here Watch the stream live this Tuesday, June 20 at 9:30 p.m. CEST / 3:30 p.m. EST by Document Journal The queer performers keeping the Chelsea’s subversive legacy alive Decades after its heyday, the historic hotel serves as a safe haven for burlesque and sideshow artists to perform their most transgressive acts by Camille Sojit Pejcha In Daniel Arnold’s New York, everyone is God Ahead of the publication of his zine for New York Life Gallery, the photographer joins Document to ruminate on the philosophies of his practice by Megan Hullander ‘Castro to Christopher’ documents bygone queer utopias Nicholas Blair’s debut photography book offers a vision of Pride on the cusp of AIDS, from the streets of San Francisco and New York by Olivia Treynor Jessica Stoya and Samantha Cole on sex, tech, and censorship The adult industry experts join Document to discuss the internet’s horny history and the shadowy forces that determine what kind of porn you see by Camille Sojit Pejcha Carlos Idun-Tawiah recasts his boyhood The photographer’s ‘Sunday Special’ series blurs memory with fiction in staged recollections along the coast of Ghana by Olivia Treynor Charting manga and anime’s trans history, from the ’60s through today Japan has a ways to go in terms of LGBTQ+ rights—but its media reflects a wide range of progressive stories, shedding subtlety over time by Gabriel Hernandez Objects of Desire: Givenchy’s Voyou Bag Document’s definitive guide to the season’s most covetable accessories by Document Journal For Caterina Barbieri, a record is a photograph Ahead of the release of ‘Myuthafoo,’ the composer joins Document to detail the dynamic process of her craft, and unpack its origins by Megan Hullander Blush wants to teach you how to flirt The dating simulator is the latest of several AI apps aimed at improving your game—but its chatbots are anything but smooth by Camille Sojit Pejcha Saint Laurent renders classic suiting light-as-air Anthony Vaccarello took to Berlin for Summer 2024, presenting a menswear collection marked by feminine details and a cohesive silhouette by Morgan Becker Tamo Jugeli lets the process lead her paintbrush The Georgian artist speaks on creative risk-taking, the chaos of New York, and stumbling upon her craft by Ann Binlot Geese’s booklist for finding nuance in nightmares The Brooklyn-based band offers Document a selection of books that embody the same ethos as their upcoming sophomore record, ‘3D Country’ by Megan Hullander Queerness is an ancient medicine Kelsey Rhodes unravels the inherent power of Pride, its history, and collective community’s capacity for diversifying modes of care by Kelsey Rhodes Daytripping: Embracing the barely-known In her biweekly column for Document, McKenzie Wark mediates on the work of Elysia Crampton, and the problem of letting otherness into our lives by McKenzie Wark Meet Rayne Fisher-Quann, the people’s (internet) princess The Canadian essayist joins Document to discuss online culture, the modern mental health landscape, and playing a character who just happens to be herself by Camille Sojit Pejcha For Oliver Frank Chanarin, fact is forever in flux Following the release of ‘A Perfect Sentence,’ the photographer joins Document to unpack the still-evolving philosophies of his practice by Megan Hullander Brontez Purnell’s parafiction of performance Staged at Trotter & Sholer, the artist’s first solo exhibition challenges the borders of identity and artifice, dreaming of an in-between space by Erin Ikeuchi Kristie Muller’s subject is peculiarity itself For Document, the photographer shares a selection of images that illustrate the weight of perspective by Megan Hullander Objects of Desire: Alaïa’s Le Cœur Bag Document’s definitive guide to the season’s most covetable accessories by Document Journal Erdem Moralıoğlu’s costuming bridges dynamism with delicacy For the Royal Opera House’s ‘Corybantic Games,’ the designer recasts visions of intimacy, athleticism, and ’50s femininity by Olivia Treynor Transcending Cannes—at Cannes Despite its reputation as a playground for the industry’s elite, this year’s festival selection did champion a diverse intellectual spirit by Sarah Daoui The resurrection of Youth Lagoon Ahead of the release of ‘Heaven Is a Junkyard,’ Trevor Powers joins Document to discuss dogs, God, names, and music by Megan Hullander The curious case of hallucinating chatbots Microsoft Bing went off the rails, and Google’s Bard made an error in its first public demo—yet search engines are still racing to integrate AI by Camille Sojit Pejcha The Deep Water Literary Festival builds upon George Orwell’s enduring vision The small town of Narrowsburg, New York will host contemporary literature’s visionaries, as they reflect on the great English novelist’s legacy by Yasmeen Khan For Jeanette Andrews, magic is a mode of philosophy Ahead of the premiere of ‘In Plain Listen,’ the artist joins Document to examine the meaning of her medium, and make a case for its... by Megan Hullander Reading Sean DeLear: A vicarious, astral convergence of past and future lives Journey Streams reflects on ‘I Could Not Believe It,’ the artist’s 1979 diary archiving the complex landscape of adolescent Black queerness by Journey Streams True crime TikTokers are employing AI to resurrect murder victims Deepfakes, which have long been used to create explicit content without consent, are now being leveraged to craft a new kind of trauma porn by Camille Sojit Pejcha The vulgar, campy, radical world of filmmaker Bruce LaBruce From the prop room of his upcoming feature ‘The Visitor,’ the shock connoisseur talks Pasolini, religious ecstasy, and the true ethos of experimental art by Amelia Abraham A tech bro created an AI-powered clone of his own girlfriend The framework for the project, dubbed ‘GirlfriendGPT,’ is now available online, spurring concerns about consent in the era of customized chatbots by Camille Sojit Pejcha ‘Titanic Depression’ is not a parody Following a two-night run of her show, Jibz Cameron joins Document to philosophize on Jack and Rose, tragedy addiction, and the nature of performance by Megan Hullander
Loewe rebuilds the body for Spring/Summer 2024 Taking cues from the fisheye lens, Jonathan Anderson employs illusion to warp the fantasies of the chronically online by Erin Ikeuchi
On the heels of the solstice, Hermès offers a skin-first introduction to the season For Spring/Summer 2024 Men’s, Véronique Nichanian infuses the house’s equestrian heritage with nautical overtones by Olivia Treynor
Pippa Garner and Gray Wielebinski construct modern mythologies Grounded by a shared affection for contemporary folklore, the two artists meet to discuss trompe l’oeil, gender-hacking, and queer visibility by Erin Ikeuchi
Why Boxing: A literary, filmic, human argument for the ‘Noble Art’ Antonio Monda stands behind the cutthroat sport—the last stage for the modern epic by Antonio Monda
Livestream the Hermès Men’s Summer 2024 show here Watch the stream live this Saturday, June 24 at 3:00 p.m. CEST / 9:00 a.m. EST by Document Journal
Under the umbrella of tradition, Issey Miyake innovates The Japanese label’s Spring/Summer 2024 Homme Plissé show refined and paid homage to tried-and-true techniques by Morgan Becker
At the Hôtel des Invalides, Givenchy inverts and elevates the schoolboy uniform Matthew Williams’s Spring/Summer 2024 collection held onto functionality, while ditching the rigidity of the attire of his youth by Megan Hullander
Inside the Jeffries and Jonah Almost’s Outer Heaven soirée The party kicked off Pride Month, uniting a dynamic crew of creatives under one roof in the Bowery by Morgan Becker
The Broken Arm marks a 10-year legacy of radical and personal taste At Paris Fashion Week, founders Guillaume Steinmetz, Anaïs Lafarge, and Romain Joste reminisce on the venture’s beginning by Colin Boyle
‘Paris Memories’ probes the act of recollection, through its ties to community and death Alice Winocour’s latest film follows in the French tradition of psychological cinema, with trauma as the impetus for coming-together by Erik Morse
May Rio’s booklist for reinventing the damsel in distress Following the release of her sophomore album ‘French Bath,’ the musician compiles incisive texts by modern female authors by Olivia Treynor
Objects of Desire: Ferragamo’s Minaudiere Bag Document’s definitive guide to the season’s most covetable accessories by Document Journal
The enduring impulse of Adam Goldberg Following his stint as a jury member at the Tribeca Film Festival, the actor joins Document to anatomize his storied career by Megan Hullander
For Tim Bernardes and Rodrigo Amarante, pleasure is the point In the throes of touring, the musicians reflect upon recent collaborations, and affirm that any wishes for their continuation are likely to come true by Megan Hullander
Zegna marries the natural with the pragmatic For Spring/Summer 2024, Alessandro Sartori leans into linen’s flexibility with tailored ensembles both unconstricted and functional by Erin Ikeuchi
A brief history of tweed, from the Scottish countryside to Karl Lagerfeld The fabric has utilitarian roots and elegant connotations—neither of which has been lost in its recent cultural resurgence by Meehika Barua
The coronation of Charles Jeffrey Loverboy The label’s Spring/Summer 2024 collection subverts the hallmarks of British royalty, irreverently reinventing the status symbol for the future by Yasmeen Khan
JW Anderson distorts domesticity for Spring/Summer 2024 The designer’s latest menswear collection riffs on tradition and reimagines knitwear, drawing humor and beauty from the mundane by Olivia Treynor
For Spring/Summer 2024, MSGM rests between the ethereal and the terrestrial With organic textiles, subtle animal prints, and earthy tones, Massimo Giorgetti embeds personal experience into his label’s legacy of play by Morgan Becker
Livestream the Louis Vuitton Men’s Spring/Summer 2024 show here Watch the stream live this Tuesday, June 20 at 9:30 p.m. CEST / 3:30 p.m. EST by Document Journal
The queer performers keeping the Chelsea’s subversive legacy alive Decades after its heyday, the historic hotel serves as a safe haven for burlesque and sideshow artists to perform their most transgressive acts by Camille Sojit Pejcha
In Daniel Arnold’s New York, everyone is God Ahead of the publication of his zine for New York Life Gallery, the photographer joins Document to ruminate on the philosophies of his practice by Megan Hullander
‘Castro to Christopher’ documents bygone queer utopias Nicholas Blair’s debut photography book offers a vision of Pride on the cusp of AIDS, from the streets of San Francisco and New York by Olivia Treynor
Jessica Stoya and Samantha Cole on sex, tech, and censorship The adult industry experts join Document to discuss the internet’s horny history and the shadowy forces that determine what kind of porn you see by Camille Sojit Pejcha
Carlos Idun-Tawiah recasts his boyhood The photographer’s ‘Sunday Special’ series blurs memory with fiction in staged recollections along the coast of Ghana by Olivia Treynor
Charting manga and anime’s trans history, from the ’60s through today Japan has a ways to go in terms of LGBTQ+ rights—but its media reflects a wide range of progressive stories, shedding subtlety over time by Gabriel Hernandez
Objects of Desire: Givenchy’s Voyou Bag Document’s definitive guide to the season’s most covetable accessories by Document Journal
For Caterina Barbieri, a record is a photograph Ahead of the release of ‘Myuthafoo,’ the composer joins Document to detail the dynamic process of her craft, and unpack its origins by Megan Hullander
Blush wants to teach you how to flirt The dating simulator is the latest of several AI apps aimed at improving your game—but its chatbots are anything but smooth by Camille Sojit Pejcha
Saint Laurent renders classic suiting light-as-air Anthony Vaccarello took to Berlin for Summer 2024, presenting a menswear collection marked by feminine details and a cohesive silhouette by Morgan Becker
Tamo Jugeli lets the process lead her paintbrush The Georgian artist speaks on creative risk-taking, the chaos of New York, and stumbling upon her craft by Ann Binlot
Geese’s booklist for finding nuance in nightmares The Brooklyn-based band offers Document a selection of books that embody the same ethos as their upcoming sophomore record, ‘3D Country’ by Megan Hullander
Queerness is an ancient medicine Kelsey Rhodes unravels the inherent power of Pride, its history, and collective community’s capacity for diversifying modes of care by Kelsey Rhodes
Daytripping: Embracing the barely-known In her biweekly column for Document, McKenzie Wark mediates on the work of Elysia Crampton, and the problem of letting otherness into our lives by McKenzie Wark
Meet Rayne Fisher-Quann, the people’s (internet) princess The Canadian essayist joins Document to discuss online culture, the modern mental health landscape, and playing a character who just happens to be herself by Camille Sojit Pejcha
For Oliver Frank Chanarin, fact is forever in flux Following the release of ‘A Perfect Sentence,’ the photographer joins Document to unpack the still-evolving philosophies of his practice by Megan Hullander
Brontez Purnell’s parafiction of performance Staged at Trotter & Sholer, the artist’s first solo exhibition challenges the borders of identity and artifice, dreaming of an in-between space by Erin Ikeuchi
Kristie Muller’s subject is peculiarity itself For Document, the photographer shares a selection of images that illustrate the weight of perspective by Megan Hullander
Objects of Desire: Alaïa’s Le Cœur Bag Document’s definitive guide to the season’s most covetable accessories by Document Journal
Erdem Moralıoğlu’s costuming bridges dynamism with delicacy For the Royal Opera House’s ‘Corybantic Games,’ the designer recasts visions of intimacy, athleticism, and ’50s femininity by Olivia Treynor
Transcending Cannes—at Cannes Despite its reputation as a playground for the industry’s elite, this year’s festival selection did champion a diverse intellectual spirit by Sarah Daoui
The resurrection of Youth Lagoon Ahead of the release of ‘Heaven Is a Junkyard,’ Trevor Powers joins Document to discuss dogs, God, names, and music by Megan Hullander
The curious case of hallucinating chatbots Microsoft Bing went off the rails, and Google’s Bard made an error in its first public demo—yet search engines are still racing to integrate AI by Camille Sojit Pejcha
The Deep Water Literary Festival builds upon George Orwell’s enduring vision The small town of Narrowsburg, New York will host contemporary literature’s visionaries, as they reflect on the great English novelist’s legacy by Yasmeen Khan
For Jeanette Andrews, magic is a mode of philosophy Ahead of the premiere of ‘In Plain Listen,’ the artist joins Document to examine the meaning of her medium, and make a case for its... by Megan Hullander
Reading Sean DeLear: A vicarious, astral convergence of past and future lives Journey Streams reflects on ‘I Could Not Believe It,’ the artist’s 1979 diary archiving the complex landscape of adolescent Black queerness by Journey Streams
True crime TikTokers are employing AI to resurrect murder victims Deepfakes, which have long been used to create explicit content without consent, are now being leveraged to craft a new kind of trauma porn by Camille Sojit Pejcha
The vulgar, campy, radical world of filmmaker Bruce LaBruce From the prop room of his upcoming feature ‘The Visitor,’ the shock connoisseur talks Pasolini, religious ecstasy, and the true ethos of experimental art by Amelia Abraham
A tech bro created an AI-powered clone of his own girlfriend The framework for the project, dubbed ‘GirlfriendGPT,’ is now available online, spurring concerns about consent in the era of customized chatbots by Camille Sojit Pejcha
‘Titanic Depression’ is not a parody Following a two-night run of her show, Jibz Cameron joins Document to philosophize on Jack and Rose, tragedy addiction, and the nature of performance by Megan Hullander