Category: GUAP Magazine
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Beyoncé has continuously been an innovator in the music scene. From pioneering the modern definition of visual albums in 2007 with B-Day to her surprise release strategy in 2013 with the eponymously titled Beyoncé. However, from House of Deréon in 2005 to Ivy Park, her streak of industry-leading excellence hasn’t previously translated to her fashion…
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Peckham has been a haven for simultaneous culture and chaos, long before the gentrifiers arrived. The buzz of Rye Lane market; the loud music played from cars; the aunties asking you whether you want to do your hair, relentless in their pursuit. It’s an area of south London that can lay claim to being the…
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EVE Z is a reimagined exploration of ideas around the Genesis story of Adam and Eve. The traditional story as you probably know, sees God’s first two human creations Adam and Eve living contently in a paradise-like state. Until Eve, tempted by a snake, eats the fruit forbidden by God and shares this fruit with…
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![RE UP [STACKED EDITION] – THE RECENT RELEASES YOU NEED TO LISTEN TO FT [@NAYANA.AB], [YUNGSBK], [@FLOLIKETHIS] & MORE](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/reupcover-today-1140x850.jpg)
We know we’ve been away, but we come baring gifts. March is proving to be the best month for music so far, here’s a stacked list of some new music to get your teeth sunken into. Welcome to the Re-Up, Stacked Edition. NAYANA AB – Intrusive Thoughts This two-track EP will soothe your soul sonically.…
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Cast your mind back to earlier this year. It’s January 16th, 8:39am. You’ve snoozed your alarm four times already, but you still can’t bear to get up. Twelve minutes ago, after snooze number 3, you tried to put one foot out of the blanket but the bitter cold outside was unbearable. What is there to…
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![Eli Sethna’s [@elisethna] Photographs Make You Freeze And Dig Deeper](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/fujicolor_superia_reala_100_02_21_2023_000093180010-1140x850.jpg)
If you’re lucky to encounter Eli, he’s likely to be dripped out with vintage sunglasses perched on his nose and a camera in hand. From working with Coach x Basquiat to Grey Goose, GUAP interviewed the 25-year-old photographer to explore his creative process and work. GUAP: Tell us about your journey. Eli: I was born in…
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It’s been a little over a month since Louis Vuitton announced OG creative-pioneer Pharrell Williams as it’s new artistic director for menswear. That’s been enough time for us to all cool off from the initial shock & confusion we had when the news broke, since – in the people’s eyes – Pharrell was not a…
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![WHAT WENT DOWN @ DIZZEE RASCAL’S [@DIZZEERASCAL] BOY IN DA CORNER ANNIVERSARY CONCERT](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/DSCF8018-1-1140x850.jpg)
It’s a cold March evening, to the left and right people flit about the London O2 Arena gearing themselves up to commemorate the twentieth anniversary of Dizzee Rascal’s 2003 seminal album Boy In Da Corner. Considering the album’s humble beginnings, it’s incredible to see how even two decades on it can fill one of the…
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![ICA debuts new exhibition by R.I.P. Germain [@ripgermain]: “Jesus Died For Us, We Will Die For Dudus!”](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Mark-Blower-230221-R.I.P.-Germain-ICA-0060-HDR-1140x850.jpg)
R.I.P. Germain’s new exhibition “Jesus Died For Us, We Will Die For Dudus!” opened in February at the Institute of Contemporary Arts (I.C.A.). Saturated with references that explore niche sentiments within lawless and baggy spaces, “Jesus Died For Us, We Will Die For Dudus” is quite possibly one of the most poignant pieces of art happening in…
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Last Wednesday, after yet another successful round of styling a number of stars for the Oscars, celebrity stylist Law Roach announced his retirement. The announcement, a seemingly out of the blue Instagram post with a cryptic caption citing “politics, the lies and false narratives” as the reason for the early retirement, sent the fashion industry…