The TABOO Series

August 19, 2025

UK artists Opake and Slawn come together for TABOO, a new project which toes the line, presenting a series of almost-explicit prints, paintings, and skateboards. Drawing from the impact of censorship on both artists’ practices, the Hentai girls that populate the pieces explore the question of who gets marked “off-limits” online and who doesn’t.

“I have never looked at Hentai as porn. I see drawing, discipline, exaggeration, storytelling. The minute you stick a label like ‘taboo’ on an image, people stop seeing the craft. TABOO is about removing that label and asking better questions," says Opake.

The figures, painted by Opake, are drawn over with Slawn’s iconic graphics, striking a compositional balance through their distinctive styles. The two collaborators began as friends, a bond which comes through bold works.

Images courtesy of Opake and Slawn

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Gramicci’s West Coast Mythology

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Over 40 years after it first sprang to life in a garage in Ventura, California, Gramicci is circling back to where it all began. For FW25, the cult outdoor label traces its steps to 1982 Yosemite, exploring an era that cemented its reputation for marrying rugged functionality with a quietly radical sense of style. The collection reads like an homage to the brand’s own mythology: a uniform built for movement, freedom, and the unexpected.

Fleeces and mohair wool vests nod to the warmth and texture of alpine gear, while Japanese denim, sourced from the brand’s current home base in Tokyo, grounds the pieces in a global sensibility. The result is a blend of West Coast climbing culture and meticulous Japanese craftsmanship, bridging decades and continents. It’s not nostalgia for nostalgia’s sake, but a reimagining of what it means to dress for adventure in 2025.