INSANITY X2

NIGO & Virgil Abloh (2008)

RIP Virgil Abloh, first Black man to lead Louis Vuitton menswear

Alek Wek at Betsey Johnson FW 1998

In 1998, while walking in a Betsey Johnson runway show, she threw off the blonde wig that she’d been styled in. In a recent interview with the BBC, she reflected on the moment saying, “that wig was not just about me taking it off to make a scene. It was a time that I was just starting in fashion, to work. And the one thing that I told my agents was if you are going to represent me, I’m not going to be a gimmick and be in for a couple of seasons. You’re going to take it all or leave it.” Today that moment has become a very literal symbol of rebelling against a European standard of beauty.

olly jeavons, hotheadedness

Jeans by Handcukk

A false teeth sofa, with a soft and life-like tongue for some idle lounging. Designed by Jon Wealleans and upholstered by Felicity Youett, it’s sold by Mr Freedom for £160. Photograph by Tim Street-Porter, 1971

Album art by Leif Podhajsky for Innerspeaker by Tame Impala