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Above the Fold Loris Messina and Simone Rizzo cultivate the SUNNEI state of mind ...positive, smiley, and free-spirited, “with a touch of nastiness at the core.” Morgan Becker: What sorts of research went into the design of this latest... by Morgan Becker Fashion Portfolio Photographer Karolina Wilczyńska and stylist Alexandra Bickerdike lean into the shapeshifting that Shwetambari coaxes forth In this fashion portfolio for Document, the label’s latest collection ‘Edition 02’ is brought to life, foregrounding its pragmatic fluidity... by Document Journal Above the Fold Model/Actriz’s ‘Dogsbody’ is an emotional map of New York ...‘coming-of-age album,’ and, traditionally, when we think about coming of age, it trends toward teens. Do you think that period expands beyond that? Cole: Throughout... by Megan Hullander Above the Fold Survivalist dramas are topping the charts, but are they subverting the status quo? Aside from the abandoned malls, there’s one thing late-stage capitalism and the zombie apocalypse has in common: ethical consumption is hard to come by. As... by Camille Sojit Pejcha Above the Fold A guide to the tender films of Mia Hansen-Løve ...the middle of a story, unfurling in all of its complexity. The untameability of life is her co-conspirator. With the release of her latest feature,... by Tia Glista Above the Fold Microsoft “lobotomized” its chaotic chatbot—now, it’s rolling back those restrictions ...until the least competitive search engine added AI to its roster, announcing the launch of a GPT-powered chatbot—Bing Chat, or as it refers to itself,... by Camille Sojit Pejcha Above the Fold Peter Phillips renders Fendi’s DIY elegance ...and soft, almost romantic,” in keeping with the characteristic elegance of Jones’s latest collection. For Document, he shares snapshots of his process backstage, capturing the... by Morgan Becker Above the Fold Moncler Genuis celebrates its evolution with 10,000 of its closest friends At the Olympia London, the house underscored its reputation for cross-medium innovation, showcasing the designs of its latest creative class... by Document Journal Above the Fold How a coercive cult took hold at a college founded on free-thinking ...New York City. Known for a non-traditional pedagogy that emphasizes freedom of thought, Sarah Lawrence is a school unlike any other—which is part of the... by Camille Sojit Pejcha Above the Fold For Soltera, music is a means of sovereignty ...like that!” It’s a funny sentiment, coming from an artist who spent the last year playing non-stop shows. TODO O NADA, VOL. 1, which is... by Mallory Bea Above the Fold For Carlita, the art of DJing follows no rules ...is in high demand, and she’s only getting bigger. The multi-instrumentalist DJ-slash-producer pulls a good crowd wherever she goes, from Cinecittà to Burning Man—a testament... by Morgan Becker Above the Fold The Timberland yellow boot celebrates half a century of cultural impact In 1973, the Abington Shoe Company introduced a weatherproof boot in Newmarket, New Hampshire. Made with injection-molding waterproof technology, it was created to withstand the... by Ann Binlot Above the Fold A night out with DeSe Escobar at CELINE’s Winter 2023 runway show Hedi Slimane chose Le Palace—Paris’s answer to Studio 54—as the stage and the playground for his latest menswear collection... by Morgan Becker Above the Fold For Betony Vernon, eroticism is a way of life ...was the late-’90s, and at the time, the idea of using luxury materials for a sensual experience was “completely foreign” in a culture that didn’t... by Camille Sojit Pejcha Above the Fold From heart-racing to heart-melting, Erika Lust’s Valentine’s Day film list will evoke your fantasies ...it, two real-life kinksters portray intense moments of lust, submission, domination, pain, communication, and complicity in a story about the trust required to experiment with... by Camille Sojit Pejcha Above the Fold Inside Document Journal and LOEWE Perfumes’s Fashion Week soirée ...Huber. Right: Aleasandra Caporaso. The Carry Nation. Left: Maike Inga, Rachel Marx, and Akeem. Left: Michael Seater. Right: Lior Cole. Left: Brock Colyar. Jonah Almost.... by Document Journal Above the Fold CJ Harvey and Vivien Goldman champion the experimental stamina of David Bowie Every life is comprised of a series of distinct worlds—of places and characters and jokes and tears that belong to those who occupy it. For... by Megan Hullander Above the Fold Clothes for the Chronically Online: Irreverent DIY brands are carving out space in the fashion industry ...brands create community. They echo the 1970s punk era, where fans crudely cut up and reassembled clothing—a countercultural ethos that has since been replicated by... by Madeleine Connors Above the Fold Wesley Joseph shares songs that feel like cinema ...in which he moves seamlessly between the characters he embodies, from supervillain to hedonistic hero. This latest project, which launches on February 17 via Secretly... by Megan Hullander Above the Fold How TikTok’s dark psychology trend rebranded emotional manipulation “Conceal your intentions. Always say less than necessary. Court attention. Make other people come to you. Cultivate an air of unpredictability. Don’t commit to anyone.”... by Camille Sojit Pejcha Above the Fold Daytripping: How dancing can make you gay ...the crowd here. Who sort of get it. X: Until they have kids. M: Until they have kids. But, you know, kids grow up, and... by McKenzie Wark Above the Fold ‘FACES II’ subverts traditional forms of portraiture A portrait has the capacity to transcend time and space. It’s a means of understanding the complexities and intricacies of the person portrayed, of the... by Megan Hullander Above the Fold ‘This Will Not End Well’ positions Nan Goldin as a filmmaker first ...Moderna Museet, Stockholm, alongside a retrospective show and tour of the same name. The comprehensive overview of Goldin’s art examines the full-bodied experience that emerges... by Megan Hullander Above the Fold Andy Shauf doesn’t play God ...intention,” as one YouTube commenter writes. “If you wanna know how to write a perfect song, just listen to Andy.” Ironically, Shauf hasn’t always been... by Camille Sojit Pejcha Above the Fold Feeld is the dating app for the next sexual revolution ...intervention from the app’s administrators—other users are likely to call them out, acting on long-upheld codes from real-world kink communities. That’s not the work of... by Morgan Becker Above the Fold Will transparency be enough to improve TikTok’s famously overzealous censorship policy? What do “accountants,” influencers, and sex educators have in common? They’re all worried about being banned from TikTok. It’s why, following complaints from creators about... by Camille Sojit Pejcha Above the Fold Cracks in the Facade: The shameful—and foundational—pursuit of pseudo-status online ...it,” she writes. “On their face, Photoshop fails feel deceptive. But they actually reveal a genuine, primal, universal desire: to be perceived as the best... by Josh Greenblatt Above the Fold Rita Ackermann’s ‘Vertical Vanish’ is anchored in ambiguity The Hungary-born artist’s latest exhibition oscillates between abstraction and representation, with pre-drawn, half-erased scenes that peer through wild brushstrokes... by Megan Hullander Above the Fold Mayan Toledano’s portraits rest between the authenticity and fantasy of queer Mexico City Mayan Toledano’s photographs are founded on intimacy—a component of the work of any portrait artist, to be sure, but one that can get lost in... by Morgan Becker Above the Fold Deepfake porn isn’t just a consent issue, it’s a labor issue ...“At the end of the day, this boils down to a labor issue, an intellectual property right issue, and a creator compensation issue,” Roux says.... by Camille Sojit Pejcha Above the Fold Marni’s Fall/Winter 2023 collection takes to Tokyo, proposing an open-ended approach to high fashion Marni’s traveling fair just hit Tokyo—the latest stop on its itinerant runway. Francesco Risso set the series in motion last September, hosting a show beneath... by Morgan Becker Above the Fold In the eyes of photographer Axel Swan, the appeal of youth is its ease of fascination ...Summer seemed to best promote this spirit; without school, days are lazy, and time is consumed freely and easily. “What really struck me was the... by Megan Hullander Above the Fold Bookmarked: Everything the Document editors watched, read, ate, and listened to in January ...best book I read last year was Projections by clinical psychiatrist and professor of bioengineering Karl Deisseroth, a series of case studies that illustrates the... by Document Editors Above the Fold Julia Fox’s “mascara” controversy illustrates the problem with algospeak ...feel bad for you lol,” wrote Fox, apparently unaware that “mascara” is the latest word TikTok users have come up with to reference sex or... by Camille Sojit Pejcha Above the Fold 15 sex workers on the joys and challenges of their line of work ...not only the alternative forms of economic survival and financial freedom sex work provides, but also its commonality with other forms of transactional exchange and... by Camille Sojit Pejcha Above the Fold Bad Words: In defense of the faithless ...global standard from which non-monogamous and polyamorous communities diverge, though all are laboring toward the same goal: staying together. Comparatively, I’m a fatalist. I am... by Alexander Cheves Above the Fold Ask Liara: A sex worker’s guide to living, loving, and fucking ...Love, Liara Send your questions for Liara to advice@documentjournal.com to have them answered in future columns—next month’s topic is Sex Addiction. They can also be... by Liara Roux Above the Fold Charting the past, present, and future of emotionally-intelligent chatbots, from ELIZA to GPT-3 ...questions to interpersonal advice, the chatbot has even passed the tests required for medical licenses and business degrees—spurring interest in new potential applications for the... by Camille Sojit Pejcha Above the Fold Model Diaries: Paris Men’s Fashion Week, through the lens of Yura Nakano ...balaclava, at Kenzo. Document: Your favorite show overall? Yura: Kenzo! Document: What about the best party? Yura: The 44 Label rave was amazing. Document: What... by Document Journal Above the Fold The winding path to Mac DeMarco’s ‘Five Easy Hot Dogs’ Mac DeMarco has never recorded one album in the same place—jumping from his bedroom in Rockaway to his home studio in Los Angeles, to now... by Ariana Mamnoon Above the Fold Daniel Arsham’s ‘Objects IV Life Chapter .003’ embraces decay to create living garments ...with this Teenage Engineering OP-1 synthesizer a couple of months ago, and reached out on Instagram to my community, to see if somebody who was... by Megan Hullander Above the Fold DIOR haute couture honors Joséphine Baker’s radical mark on style ...was definitively imprinted on the pages of high fashion: DIOR’s haute couture collection honored the late icon—one of their founder’s best customers—celebrating her sartorial impact,... by Morgan Becker Above the Fold The C.I.A. play with the parables of punk ...is just, like, a little bit of exposure for me.” Among the best-kept commandments of punk is the redirection of self-contempt or self-consciousness toward hatred... by Megan Hullander Above the Fold Word on the Street: Document surveys the crowd outside Givenchy’s Fall 2023 menswear show ...superfans quickly reached consensus: Fall 2023 was Matthew Williams’s best menswear season yet. The designer was on the same page: “It’s one of my favorite... by Morgan Becker Above the Fold Hed Mayner views clothes as a second skin ...his collections today are simply more mature versions of his first few: “This latest one is a reference to the very first collection, with its... by Jordan Anderson Above the Fold Model Diaries: Inside Paris Men’s Fashion Week with Adamu Bulus ...Kendrick Lamar complimented me, while performing at Louis Vuitton Spring/Summer 2023. Document: What’s the best part of working Fashion Week? The worst part? Adamu: The... by Document Journal Above the Fold Backstage at Hermès’s Winter 2023 menswear show, where metamorphosis is subtle and steady Véronique Nichanian playfully iterated on the house’s classics, while imbuing her latest collection with an air of sensuality... by Morgan Becker Above the Fold Loewe embraces radical reduction for its latest menswear collection Fashion Week has come to be a competition of excess—every detail imagined in its most extravagant form. For Loewe’s latest show, creative director Jonathan Anderson... by Megan Hullander Above the Fold In Dior’s latest menswear collection, the old world meets the new ...shades of blue, and ultramodern raincoats, rain boots, and fisherman smocks. Dior’s latest menswear collection was laden with references to the past. Within that, however,... by Megan Hullander Above the Fold Issey Miyake’s latest mens collection augments its pleated language The perfect pleats synonymous with Issey Miyake are elegant for their simplicity—for their easy grace. That sort of geometric construction served as the basis for... by Megan Hullander
Above the Fold Loris Messina and Simone Rizzo cultivate the SUNNEI state of mind ...positive, smiley, and free-spirited, “with a touch of nastiness at the core.” Morgan Becker: What sorts of research went into the design of this latest... by Morgan Becker
Fashion Portfolio Photographer Karolina Wilczyńska and stylist Alexandra Bickerdike lean into the shapeshifting that Shwetambari coaxes forth In this fashion portfolio for Document, the label’s latest collection ‘Edition 02’ is brought to life, foregrounding its pragmatic fluidity... by Document Journal
Above the Fold Model/Actriz’s ‘Dogsbody’ is an emotional map of New York ...‘coming-of-age album,’ and, traditionally, when we think about coming of age, it trends toward teens. Do you think that period expands beyond that? Cole: Throughout... by Megan Hullander
Above the Fold Survivalist dramas are topping the charts, but are they subverting the status quo? Aside from the abandoned malls, there’s one thing late-stage capitalism and the zombie apocalypse has in common: ethical consumption is hard to come by. As... by Camille Sojit Pejcha
Above the Fold A guide to the tender films of Mia Hansen-Løve ...the middle of a story, unfurling in all of its complexity. The untameability of life is her co-conspirator. With the release of her latest feature,... by Tia Glista
Above the Fold Microsoft “lobotomized” its chaotic chatbot—now, it’s rolling back those restrictions ...until the least competitive search engine added AI to its roster, announcing the launch of a GPT-powered chatbot—Bing Chat, or as it refers to itself,... by Camille Sojit Pejcha
Above the Fold Peter Phillips renders Fendi’s DIY elegance ...and soft, almost romantic,” in keeping with the characteristic elegance of Jones’s latest collection. For Document, he shares snapshots of his process backstage, capturing the... by Morgan Becker
Above the Fold Moncler Genuis celebrates its evolution with 10,000 of its closest friends At the Olympia London, the house underscored its reputation for cross-medium innovation, showcasing the designs of its latest creative class... by Document Journal
Above the Fold How a coercive cult took hold at a college founded on free-thinking ...New York City. Known for a non-traditional pedagogy that emphasizes freedom of thought, Sarah Lawrence is a school unlike any other—which is part of the... by Camille Sojit Pejcha
Above the Fold For Soltera, music is a means of sovereignty ...like that!” It’s a funny sentiment, coming from an artist who spent the last year playing non-stop shows. TODO O NADA, VOL. 1, which is... by Mallory Bea
Above the Fold For Carlita, the art of DJing follows no rules ...is in high demand, and she’s only getting bigger. The multi-instrumentalist DJ-slash-producer pulls a good crowd wherever she goes, from Cinecittà to Burning Man—a testament... by Morgan Becker
Above the Fold The Timberland yellow boot celebrates half a century of cultural impact In 1973, the Abington Shoe Company introduced a weatherproof boot in Newmarket, New Hampshire. Made with injection-molding waterproof technology, it was created to withstand the... by Ann Binlot
Above the Fold A night out with DeSe Escobar at CELINE’s Winter 2023 runway show Hedi Slimane chose Le Palace—Paris’s answer to Studio 54—as the stage and the playground for his latest menswear collection... by Morgan Becker
Above the Fold For Betony Vernon, eroticism is a way of life ...was the late-’90s, and at the time, the idea of using luxury materials for a sensual experience was “completely foreign” in a culture that didn’t... by Camille Sojit Pejcha
Above the Fold From heart-racing to heart-melting, Erika Lust’s Valentine’s Day film list will evoke your fantasies ...it, two real-life kinksters portray intense moments of lust, submission, domination, pain, communication, and complicity in a story about the trust required to experiment with... by Camille Sojit Pejcha
Above the Fold Inside Document Journal and LOEWE Perfumes’s Fashion Week soirée ...Huber. Right: Aleasandra Caporaso. The Carry Nation. Left: Maike Inga, Rachel Marx, and Akeem. Left: Michael Seater. Right: Lior Cole. Left: Brock Colyar. Jonah Almost.... by Document Journal
Above the Fold CJ Harvey and Vivien Goldman champion the experimental stamina of David Bowie Every life is comprised of a series of distinct worlds—of places and characters and jokes and tears that belong to those who occupy it. For... by Megan Hullander
Above the Fold Clothes for the Chronically Online: Irreverent DIY brands are carving out space in the fashion industry ...brands create community. They echo the 1970s punk era, where fans crudely cut up and reassembled clothing—a countercultural ethos that has since been replicated by... by Madeleine Connors
Above the Fold Wesley Joseph shares songs that feel like cinema ...in which he moves seamlessly between the characters he embodies, from supervillain to hedonistic hero. This latest project, which launches on February 17 via Secretly... by Megan Hullander
Above the Fold How TikTok’s dark psychology trend rebranded emotional manipulation “Conceal your intentions. Always say less than necessary. Court attention. Make other people come to you. Cultivate an air of unpredictability. Don’t commit to anyone.”... by Camille Sojit Pejcha
Above the Fold Daytripping: How dancing can make you gay ...the crowd here. Who sort of get it. X: Until they have kids. M: Until they have kids. But, you know, kids grow up, and... by McKenzie Wark
Above the Fold ‘FACES II’ subverts traditional forms of portraiture A portrait has the capacity to transcend time and space. It’s a means of understanding the complexities and intricacies of the person portrayed, of the... by Megan Hullander
Above the Fold ‘This Will Not End Well’ positions Nan Goldin as a filmmaker first ...Moderna Museet, Stockholm, alongside a retrospective show and tour of the same name. The comprehensive overview of Goldin’s art examines the full-bodied experience that emerges... by Megan Hullander
Above the Fold Andy Shauf doesn’t play God ...intention,” as one YouTube commenter writes. “If you wanna know how to write a perfect song, just listen to Andy.” Ironically, Shauf hasn’t always been... by Camille Sojit Pejcha
Above the Fold Feeld is the dating app for the next sexual revolution ...intervention from the app’s administrators—other users are likely to call them out, acting on long-upheld codes from real-world kink communities. That’s not the work of... by Morgan Becker
Above the Fold Will transparency be enough to improve TikTok’s famously overzealous censorship policy? What do “accountants,” influencers, and sex educators have in common? They’re all worried about being banned from TikTok. It’s why, following complaints from creators about... by Camille Sojit Pejcha
Above the Fold Cracks in the Facade: The shameful—and foundational—pursuit of pseudo-status online ...it,” she writes. “On their face, Photoshop fails feel deceptive. But they actually reveal a genuine, primal, universal desire: to be perceived as the best... by Josh Greenblatt
Above the Fold Rita Ackermann’s ‘Vertical Vanish’ is anchored in ambiguity The Hungary-born artist’s latest exhibition oscillates between abstraction and representation, with pre-drawn, half-erased scenes that peer through wild brushstrokes... by Megan Hullander
Above the Fold Mayan Toledano’s portraits rest between the authenticity and fantasy of queer Mexico City Mayan Toledano’s photographs are founded on intimacy—a component of the work of any portrait artist, to be sure, but one that can get lost in... by Morgan Becker
Above the Fold Deepfake porn isn’t just a consent issue, it’s a labor issue ...“At the end of the day, this boils down to a labor issue, an intellectual property right issue, and a creator compensation issue,” Roux says.... by Camille Sojit Pejcha
Above the Fold Marni’s Fall/Winter 2023 collection takes to Tokyo, proposing an open-ended approach to high fashion Marni’s traveling fair just hit Tokyo—the latest stop on its itinerant runway. Francesco Risso set the series in motion last September, hosting a show beneath... by Morgan Becker
Above the Fold In the eyes of photographer Axel Swan, the appeal of youth is its ease of fascination ...Summer seemed to best promote this spirit; without school, days are lazy, and time is consumed freely and easily. “What really struck me was the... by Megan Hullander
Above the Fold Bookmarked: Everything the Document editors watched, read, ate, and listened to in January ...best book I read last year was Projections by clinical psychiatrist and professor of bioengineering Karl Deisseroth, a series of case studies that illustrates the... by Document Editors
Above the Fold Julia Fox’s “mascara” controversy illustrates the problem with algospeak ...feel bad for you lol,” wrote Fox, apparently unaware that “mascara” is the latest word TikTok users have come up with to reference sex or... by Camille Sojit Pejcha
Above the Fold 15 sex workers on the joys and challenges of their line of work ...not only the alternative forms of economic survival and financial freedom sex work provides, but also its commonality with other forms of transactional exchange and... by Camille Sojit Pejcha
Above the Fold Bad Words: In defense of the faithless ...global standard from which non-monogamous and polyamorous communities diverge, though all are laboring toward the same goal: staying together. Comparatively, I’m a fatalist. I am... by Alexander Cheves
Above the Fold Ask Liara: A sex worker’s guide to living, loving, and fucking ...Love, Liara Send your questions for Liara to advice@documentjournal.com to have them answered in future columns—next month’s topic is Sex Addiction. They can also be... by Liara Roux
Above the Fold Charting the past, present, and future of emotionally-intelligent chatbots, from ELIZA to GPT-3 ...questions to interpersonal advice, the chatbot has even passed the tests required for medical licenses and business degrees—spurring interest in new potential applications for the... by Camille Sojit Pejcha
Above the Fold Model Diaries: Paris Men’s Fashion Week, through the lens of Yura Nakano ...balaclava, at Kenzo. Document: Your favorite show overall? Yura: Kenzo! Document: What about the best party? Yura: The 44 Label rave was amazing. Document: What... by Document Journal
Above the Fold The winding path to Mac DeMarco’s ‘Five Easy Hot Dogs’ Mac DeMarco has never recorded one album in the same place—jumping from his bedroom in Rockaway to his home studio in Los Angeles, to now... by Ariana Mamnoon
Above the Fold Daniel Arsham’s ‘Objects IV Life Chapter .003’ embraces decay to create living garments ...with this Teenage Engineering OP-1 synthesizer a couple of months ago, and reached out on Instagram to my community, to see if somebody who was... by Megan Hullander
Above the Fold DIOR haute couture honors Joséphine Baker’s radical mark on style ...was definitively imprinted on the pages of high fashion: DIOR’s haute couture collection honored the late icon—one of their founder’s best customers—celebrating her sartorial impact,... by Morgan Becker
Above the Fold The C.I.A. play with the parables of punk ...is just, like, a little bit of exposure for me.” Among the best-kept commandments of punk is the redirection of self-contempt or self-consciousness toward hatred... by Megan Hullander
Above the Fold Word on the Street: Document surveys the crowd outside Givenchy’s Fall 2023 menswear show ...superfans quickly reached consensus: Fall 2023 was Matthew Williams’s best menswear season yet. The designer was on the same page: “It’s one of my favorite... by Morgan Becker
Above the Fold Hed Mayner views clothes as a second skin ...his collections today are simply more mature versions of his first few: “This latest one is a reference to the very first collection, with its... by Jordan Anderson
Above the Fold Model Diaries: Inside Paris Men’s Fashion Week with Adamu Bulus ...Kendrick Lamar complimented me, while performing at Louis Vuitton Spring/Summer 2023. Document: What’s the best part of working Fashion Week? The worst part? Adamu: The... by Document Journal
Above the Fold Backstage at Hermès’s Winter 2023 menswear show, where metamorphosis is subtle and steady Véronique Nichanian playfully iterated on the house’s classics, while imbuing her latest collection with an air of sensuality... by Morgan Becker
Above the Fold Loewe embraces radical reduction for its latest menswear collection Fashion Week has come to be a competition of excess—every detail imagined in its most extravagant form. For Loewe’s latest show, creative director Jonathan Anderson... by Megan Hullander
Above the Fold In Dior’s latest menswear collection, the old world meets the new ...shades of blue, and ultramodern raincoats, rain boots, and fisherman smocks. Dior’s latest menswear collection was laden with references to the past. Within that, however,... by Megan Hullander
Above the Fold Issey Miyake’s latest mens collection augments its pleated language The perfect pleats synonymous with Issey Miyake are elegant for their simplicity—for their easy grace. That sort of geometric construction served as the basis for... by Megan Hullander