The North Face Founder Douglas Tompkins Dies at 72

Douglas Tompkins—a non-stop adventurer, prolific conservationist and founder of The North Face—has died on Tuesday at the age of 72 while exploring the Patagonia region of southern Chile. Before founding The North Face, Tompkins spent his days hiking, skiing and climbing mountains—a life he later returned to after selling his stake in the company to focus on his conservation efforts. He spent most of his …

Elise Peterson’s #blackfolk Series Challenges the Art World’s Whiteness

From Foxy Brown, Grace Jones, Sade and more, Brooklyn-based artist Elise R. Peterson adds photos of prominent black figures to fine art paintings in a collision of creative eras. The collage series, called #blackfolk, is Peterson’s way of opening up a conversation around gender, identity, sexuality, blackness and people who are marginalized. Speaking to the FADER, she explains, “The work […] evolved into not only …

Getting There: Isabel Marant

French designer Isabel Marant (who launched her independently owned label in 1990 under the name Twen before renaming it in 1994) invited NOWNESS to follow her daily routine and talk about authenticity, femininity, design and perfection. Beginning her day with a swim, Marant says that she is inspired by everything from music to women in the streets and explains, “I love femininity in a woman, …