In All Our Decadence People Die

An NYC exhibit displays 3,000 works from English punk band Crass' seven-year reign

Though London’s famed punk venue The Roxy is now a decidedly sober Speedo Swimwear outlet, in the late ’70s and early ’80s, the U.K. was in the midst of a royal cultural battle between the Thatcherite establishment and a new breed of shock-and-awe artists and musicians. At the forefront of the movement, the English band Crass’ two-chord rant Banned from The Roxy was somewhat of …

Salvor Projects Update

Reconnecting with our favorite screen printing fashion designer

With the recent opening of their first official storefront, Salvor Projects has come a long way since founding designer Ross Menuez began the underground screen printing operation some years ago. With time and dedication came refinement and a narrowing of skills, placing the art-based fashion label in a category of its own. Centered on a combination of kaleidoscopic colors and Cy Twombly-esque designs, Salvor offers …

150 Years of Elegance

A historic look at Italy's fashion industry curated by two of its most prominent visionaries

In celebration of Italy’s 150th anniversary as a unified country, the marvelous Reggia di Venaria is hosting the exhibition “Fashion in Italy: 150 Years of Elegance” in the recently restored and equally ornate “Italian Versailles,” a few miles outside of Turin. The long journey through the history of Italian fashion is divided in two parts. The first is curated by Academy Award winning customer designer …