The handbag has always carried a little more responsibility than most accessories. It holds the essentials, finishes an outfit, and somehow manages to say something about the person carrying it. But not every bag needs to be the loudest thing in the room. Behno, the New York-based handbag label founded by designer Shivam Punjya, takes
Living Color: A two-look meditation on chromatic extremity, with supermodel Aweng Chuol as the vessel for the story. Architectural restraint meets maximalist spectacle, color rendered as art and identity. Look one is maximalist saturation — rainbow-foiled hair, iridescent violet lips, and a sequined sculptural skirt by AndreDNA set against confetti and candy-colored ballons. Look two
There’s something almost comical about everyone suddenly pretending they were MySpace power users. I’ll be honest—I never actually had one. Or at least not one worth talking about. I somehow convinced my friends I did because, at the time, admitting you weren’t on MySpace felt like showing up to school without the right shoes. Still,
Fashion pop-ups are everywhere. A truly participatory one is much harder to find. This July, Los Angeles-born streetwear label Aelfric Eden is bringing its pop-up retail activation to New York, transforming a Tribeca storefront into a temporary playground for customization, creativity and social content. Running from July 5 through July 19 at 68 Franklin Street,