Interview: We Are Handsome

Sydney's cult swimwear label dives into a new range of photo-based offerings

Back in 2009, buddies Indhra Chagoury and Jeremy Somershad a great idea for what was potentially just a side project. What began with five sample products is now Australias We Are Handsome, a fully-formed label thats exploded at an international scaletheir goodies are available in more than 40 cities around the world. WAH swimwear initially made waves among fashion editors and style authorities with their …

I’m So Wild About Your Strawberry Mouth

Artist Aïda Ruilova talks about themes of desire, exploitation and escape in her first West Coast show

by Vivianne Lapointe “I’m So Wild About Your Strawberry Mouth,” a multidisciplinary exhibition by West Virginia-born, New York-based artist Aïda Ruilova, presents a new series of works on paper created out of 25 Emmanuelle movie posters collected over time, bought by the artist from posters shops and on eBay. The show marks the West Coast debut for the prolific artist, whose work has shown in …

Himo

Mimosa Pale's sculptural hats range from lampshades to a house of cards

by Jason Kenny In the bustling Neukölln area of Berlin, about a block down from a stretch of small bars on Weserstrasse, milliner Mimosa Pale creates irreverent hats in her small studio and shop, Himo. The name of the store comes from the Finnish word for lust or passion, and describes the wares precisely. “I’m a hat lover from my childhood,” Pale explains. “My dream …