Category: Fashion
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Almost a decade on from his iconic interview scolding American journalist, radio personality, executive producer and former rapper Sway about how to run business ventures, Ye – the artist formerly known as Kanye West – seems to have realised that contrary to what he said back then, Sway might indeed have had the answers. After…
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Astra are a team of young black designers, coders and digital artists building a one of a kind digital fashion experience in the Metaverse. Astraverse.xyz is a startup gamifying retail with web3 technology. Those of you who aren’t metaverse/tech savvy (me too, don’t worry!) might be wondering, what does this all mean? Let me break…
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With a new name and a new creative director, Ferragamo reintroduced themselves in September with their SS23 collection. Once the go to brand for young VIPs, Maximilian Davis’ SS23 debut at Ferragamo conjured up fantasies of luxury getaways but without their traditionally conservative aesthetic. Now, in their Pre-Fall 23 collection, this conversation continues as Davis…
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![Street Souk: a look inside Nigeria’s biggest streetwear convention [@streetsouk]](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/IMG_6834.jpg)
Street Souk, Nigeria’s biggest streetwear convention, returned last weekend and it was a sight to behold. The event brought together some of the most fashionable and creative individuals from all corners of the country, and the street style was nothing short of extraordinary. Founded in 2018 by Iretidayo ‘Ireti’ Zaccheaus, Street Souk is an annual…
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Known Source, a new online marketplace founded by friends Henry McNeill-Njoku and Theo El-Kattan, is changing the way we shop second-hand. In recent years the growth of the resale industry and platforms such as Depop and ASOS Marketplace has led to sellers forgoing quality, instead just offering as many products as possible. Henry and Theo…
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Out of office is on, the first snow has fallen in London, 2022 is basically done. Before we focus on setting goals for the next year and eating a bit too much, let’s look back at the biggest fashion moments of 2022, as told to us by Eva Chen, head of fashion at Instagram. As…
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Just four weeks after Gucci’s creative director Alessandro Michele’s abrupt exit, the Kering-owned brand announced their return to Milan men’s fashion week for the first time in three years. Michele’s signature of blurring the lines between menswear and womenswear, made the move to a single co-ed show a logical one. Thus, this retrograding towards antiquated…
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Three months after Paris fashion week ended, Jacquemus welcomed us into a summery, Provençal chic paradise for their Spring/Summer 2023 collection – Le Raphia. As the name suggests, this collection was all about the straw-like woven fabric. From raffia rain that cascaded down onto guests and models alike, to oversized sun hats and exaggerated raffia…
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Many of us exist through the chaos of life without giving ourselves opportunities to stop and interrogate who we are and what exactly that means. For most people, adulting is part of a very uncomfortable procedure of self-discovery and setting boundaries to ultimately define who you are. But it almost feels as though we arrive…
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The BLACKLIST returns for its fifth year celebrating Black talent across an array of different industries supported by adidas. It’s HERE. The BLACKLIST 2022 has arrived. Firstly, thank you for rocking with us. If we take a trip down memory lane, 5 years ago we started The BLACKLIST to showcase individuals we felt like deserved…