Ruggable’s Runway for Cynthia Rowley at New York Fashion Week

Seussian whimsy underfoot at the womenswear designer's Spring 2020 show

If all the news of dancing, divine venues and honest demonstrations of diversity haven’t made clear, fashion week no longer resembles its pop-up tented uptown days. But with buyers and editors divided by increasingly-more brands scraping together a spectacle, every component plays an integral role in attendance, experience and its aftermath. Cynthia Rowley brought it all together with her Spring 2020 show—hosted outdoors, on an …

Steven Holl Architects’ Experimental “Crinkle Concrete”

Developed for Washington DC’s John F Kennedy Center for Performing Arts, Steven Holl Architects’ experimental “crinkle concrete” treatment gives walls in the new expansion, known as The Reach, the appearance of crumpled paper. More than an aesthetic development of an ancient material, the cast-in-place concrete diffuses sound and offers additional acoustic support in performance spaces. In a detailed interview with CityLab, Garrick Ambrose, the project …

Charli XCX feat. Troye Sivan: 2099

A sonic, synth-driven tease to the future, “2099” once again sees Charli XCX collaborate with Troye Sivan. Rather than look back for inspiration, as they did with their 2018 hit “1999,” they’ve developed a futuristic soundscape of electronic accents and modified vocals. It captivates from the start and doesn’t let go. The track is set to close out Charli XCX’s LP Charli, released this Friday.