When the Artist Met the All-Star The first piece of art that Knicks player Karl-Anthony Towns ever bought was from the artist Rashid Johnson’s “Anxious Men” series. When the two finally met in person last year, at Johnson’s Guggenheim show, it was quite the powerhouse meet-cute. Per Towns: “It felt like the world was at a standstill.” In our latest Frontpage cover story, Highsnob brought Johnson and KAT back together for a conversation on their respective crafts — and the exciting intersection of art and basketball where the pair now find themselves at the center. Read more… |
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Public School is Back at NYFW After being crowned as an early 2010s fashion darling, with the approval of retailers like Harrod’s, Saks, and Bergdorf, Public School stopped showing shortly before the pandemic and went on hiatus. But at New York Fashion Week, the brand returned in full force with a runway show that featured a very beautiful, very Public School take on some Nike sneakers. Read more... |
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I Don’t Know About These Fancy Bathhouses, Man If your nearest urban center is also being overrun by luxe, extravagantly photogenic bathhouses, might our beauty columnist Sable Yong interest you in the argument that sauna-based wellness shouldn’t have to feel so…performative? Call it a hot (ahem) take, but the “bathing suit bathhouses” simply don’t hold a candle to the real ones that require you to strip allll the way down. Read more… |
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| Fashion Is in its Try-Hard Era At a time when technology keeps trying to make everything feel smoother, slicker, more tap-to-pay-able, a new cultural currency is turning up in, well, visible effort. From Rosalía’s recent multilingual album to Bottega’s craft-centric messaging, Heated Rivalry fandom to the rise of fashion illustration, the writer Edmond Lau examines how life with a little meaningful friction has become a status signifier all its own. Read more… |
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