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Prada: Enter the Utopia

Around 2 minutes into the film, the models emerge onto a beach. This collection aims to bring us back into nature, evoking the free and impulsive feelings we have seen in recent years from Raf Simons. This collection implements bold colors, and clean tailoring feels like what we have been missing from this spring '22 menswear season. The classic Prada blacks and jewel-toned pieces were accentuated only that much more by the warm red walkway. Standing out once more against the cool-toned backdrop of the beach scene.

This year's collection brings us the classic functionality we know and love from Prada in more gender-fluid and versatile pieces for every Prada wearer and lover.

Check out the rest of the collection on HERE.

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Louis Vuitton: Walk in the Park

July 03, 2021

Louis Vuitton announces a Men’s Temporary Residency in Soho in two chapters. Opening June 30th, the Soho Temporary Residency is a limited-edition installation dedicated to Louis Vuitton’s most iconic sneakers, jewelry, and sunglasses created by Men’s Artistic Director, Virgil Abloh.

The installation is the latest in a global series of Men’s fashion events and the first in the US. The Temporary Residency will transform, on July 9th, into a pre-launch of the Men’s Fall-Winter 2021 previewing the latest ready-to-wear, accessories, leather goods and gifting items.

During both periods, clients are invited to experience house icons up close and immerse themselves in their creative evolution. The public experiences expand on existing concepts and icons conceived for the house.

Text by Ronald Kahihikolo
Photos courtesy of Louis Vuitton

Rooted In the inclusive values at the heart of his work, the happenings are an expression of the mutual connectivity that exists between the designer and his community. Styles exclusive to the Temporary Residency will drop every week and will be offered alongside a full complement of recently launched sneakers, all attesting to the Artistic Director’s unique vision.

Icons in the grammar of Virgil Abloh at Louis Vuitton, the Cuban chains and Millionaires sunglasses adapted to each collection are exhibited and offered for purchase. The featured chain-link jewelry follows the color-coded rainbow motif central to the visual experience, including a necklace and bracelet exclusive to the Temporary Residency. A curated selection of caps is also available, including an exclusive mesh version. Rounding out the initial offering are hard sided trunks that reference both the house's heritage and Virgil Abloh’s unmistakable imprint. Innovative reimaginings of the classic pieces include speaker trunks and special hard-sided accessories, all made with Louis Vuitton’s incomparable savoir-faire.

Starting July 9th, the Temporary Residency will be reinvented to showcase the Fall-Winter 2021 collection. The collection investigates the unconscious biases instilled in our collective psyche by the archaic norms of society. Predetermined perceptions, they imbue our outlook with man made myths connected to the genetics of people, ideas and art. Abloh employs fashion as a tool to change those preconceptions: keep the codes, but change the values.

Check out some of the exclusive pieces below.

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Reebok Celebrates Personal Identity

July 02, 2021

From a positive-driven viewpoint, Reebok rivals the status quo and uplifts black and brown artists by making Reebok Collective. This collective is an extensive force of queer artists and allies who exceed the limits of creativity. Contributors like Richie Shazam, Armit, Maxwell Pearce, Mizzko, Broderick Hunter, and Lazarus Lynch have collaborated alongside the shoe brand to curate a short film that highlights the sight within their minds.

With help from Reebok, Lazarus constructed a visually compelling story, capturing the idea of Pride in a new form. From establishing agency in track and field or creating spaces on digital platforms, the film captures the ways these creators exhibit freedom and expression in different environments.

Text by Micaih Thomas
Photos courtesy of Reebok

Pride Month has plagued itself with a stifling and oftentimes contradictory history, with big brands manipulating queer creatives. But Reebok’s platform creates a shift in that narrative, opening up a future for authentic relationships — free from alternative intentions.

Through this, the brand has provided a $75k donation to the Sylvia Rivera law project to lift queer, trans, and intersex youth.