Raf Simons has the prescription for ‘youth in motion’
The Belgian designer fused nods to rave culture and Flemish feasts, while acknowledging the deep influences of New York City culture in his FW18 presentation.
Ryker Allen looks at the upcoming models of New York Fashion Week Men’s
Seeing the new look of the next generation of models at New York Men's Fashion Week.
The Document Agenda: “Time is not at all something that is an immutable truth”
Director Agnes Varda sends the Academy of Motion Pictures a cut-out of her face, the first Britons may have actually been black, and Facebook’s algorithms...
The Document Agenda: “Like reality, but distorted”
Youtube algorithms are biased, traffic noise can disrupt you on the molecular level, and healthy food tastes better when it looks better.
The ‘Soul of a Nation’ comes to a small corner of America’s heartland
The groundbreaking Tate Modern show comes, of all places, to the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Arkansas
The cryptocurrency revolution begins to fray
Is one of the most-hyped advancements in technology beginning to wreak havoc?
Museums are gradually practicing the art of embracing women’s stories
Museums in the UK are removing stereotypical representations of the female form and replacing them with stories of female empowerment
The Vatican is looking to capitalize on Andy Warhol’s closeted Catholicism
A retrospective of the artist's "spiritual works" will be featured in a joint exhibition by the Vatican and The Andy Warhol Museum in 2019
PFW18: Viktor & Rolf’s couture is a meticulous cultural commentary
The Dutch "fashion artists" can't just do style for style's sake
Hobby Lobby can’t stop smuggling Mesopotamian artifacts
The Justice Department has requested another 245 artifacts smuggled out of Iraq
The Dutch Fashion Police are scanning the streets for Gucci and Rolex
Police in Rotterdam will soon be on the hunt for “Big Rolexes" and "Gucci jackets"
The epidemic ravaging the developed world? Loneliness.
Social atomization, separated families and lack of physical contact between people are creating a spike of loneliness across the U.S. and U.K.
The #resistance might be great for your career says study
Civic engagement is, unsurprisingly, a good thing for individuals
FW18: Luxury is the go with Fendi’s accessories for men
It's fitting considering the fashion house started as an accessories boutique back in 1918
Cape Town is at risk of running out of water by April
South Africa's second-largest city has nearly drained its reservoirs
Algorithms could aid in the successful integration of refugees
Researchers have produced an algorithm that processes multiple factors to formalize the perfect match between a migrant and a location
German linguistics declare ‘alternative facts’ as the most offensive word of the year
It's the first time an American-born term has won the dubious honor
New York City reviews its “symbols of hate,” removes only one
The statue of Dr. J. Marion Sims will be relocated to Green-Wood Cemetery
Massimo Giorgetti and MSGM are Italian fashion for a new generation
"It’s fashion, but it’s important that it is still believable."
The latest health trend for affluent Americans is tracking sleep
And no one can say why they're doing it
CVS bans the airbrush on its beauty products
And introduces the "beauty mark" for brands that retouch
South Korea Wants to Ban Bitcoin Trading Because It’s a Lot Like Gambling
The regulatory move would be among the first of its kind
The Country’s Top Museum Curators Have Very Little to Say About the Current Political Climate
Despite using a lot of words
LFWM 2018: Edward Crutchley Isn’t a Menswear Company
Almost all of the British designer's latest collection is for everyone
Gucci Opens a Restaurant in the Latest Example of Fashion’s Enduring Obsession With Food
Haute couture meets haute cuisine
LFWM 2018: Cottweiler Wants to Make Sportswear to Obsess Over
"Sportswear has just always been something to do sport in and not something to look at and to touch."
Job Automation Might Cut Wages For a Lot of New Yorkers
A report estimates that $92 billion could be cut
The NYPD is Attempting to Obtain the ‘Entire Digital History’ of a Minor
The department has requested contacts, e-mails, history and other digital documentation
The 2017 Document Gift Guide
Curated by some of our nearest and dearest collaborators
Converse Gives the Fastbreak Mid Zip a Utilitarian Update
Converse gives it's iconic shoe a makeover.
What Will Take the Place of Beauty?
Document alum Max Hirschberger sets the unlikely against the traditional in this web-exclusive editorial.
Jack Pierson Explores the Depth of Connection in The Hunger Years
In The Hunger Years, Jack Pierson views his friends and lovers with the same tender gaze.
Hermès Continues Their Mastery of the Luxury Home
Hermès expands into a line of furnishing fabrics and wallpapers with an interactive launch party.
“Not Yours”: A New Film by Document and Diane Russo
The filmmaker pays homage to the vital history of democracy’s one true lifeblood: a revolutionary spirit that reinforces that protest is timeless.
Transient Hedonism at Blind Man’s Ball
On the search for pleasure and temporary intimacy, costume clad New Yorkers swarmed a dilapidated Yonkers mansion for Blind Man's Ball.
Fashion Superstars in the Eyes of Drew Jarrett
Drew Jarrett reveals his intimate snapshots of ’90s fashion icons in his book 1994.
Volez, Voguez, Voyagez Has Landed in New York
Fashion curator and historian Olivier Saillard explores the storied legacy of Louis Vuitton in the American debut of Volez, Voguez, Voyagez.
An Optimistic Escape: Backstage Paris Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2018
Maria Cornejo’s Family Affair
Maria Cornejo celebrates nearly 20 years of her eponymous brand.
Letter from the Editor
For the second issue celebrating five years of Document, founder and editor-in-chief Nick Vogelson speaks on unification and the Fall/Winter issue.
Capitalism in the Kardashian Era
Lauren Greenfield's case study of the opulent lives and expenditures of the one-percent.
Andre Walker’s Collection 30 Years in the Making
Following his celebrated Spring/Summer 2018 collection, fashion hero Andre Walker discusses the presence of absence.
Prada Channels the Wonder Women Illustrators of the 1940s
Introducing the subversive female comic book pioneers that inspired Miuccia Prada for Spring/Summer 2018.
Embodying Rick Owens
Casting director Angus Munro, co-founder of AM Casting, provides a rare glimpse into the thoughtful process behind a Rick Owens casting.
Toasting the New Edition of Document
Editor in chief Nick Vogelsen and fashion director Sarah Richardson host an intimate preview of the upcoming Fall/Winter 2017 edition of Document Journal, the second...
A Week of Icons: Backstage Milan Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2018
Document goes backstage at Milan Fashion Week SS18.
Spring/Summer 2018 Through the Lens of Designer Erdem Moralıoğlu
Erdem Moralıoğlu records this Document exclusive photo diary of his Spring/Summer 2018 collection.
Archetypes Redefined: Backstage London Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2018
Document looks back at the highlights of Burberry, Versus Versace, Pringle of Scotland, JW Anderson and Erdem during London Fashion Week with photographer David Richardson.
Distortion of the Everyday at Faustine Steinmetz
Document visits the studio of Faustine Steinmetz ahead of her Spring/Summer 2018 collection.
