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ABASI ROSBOROUGH has continually been on my radar. I like the intention behind the duo's clothing. The two use design as a means of identity and expression, yes, but they're also intent on reworking and reconstructing centuries-old elements of the suit. I appreciate that kind of idealism. They have a future-leaning yet historical view of clothing, incorporating a long view of the past in order to depart from it. The label’s recently dropped lookbook for F/W 2017 is extremely good, as is this “Digital Nomad” collaboration with O.N.S. Love seeing this idealism. Would love to see more features on them. Then again, remaining under the radar can have its advantages amid rapid clickbait circulation. It's great looking at Abasi Rosborough's work alongside RED BULL TV's episode on "The Suit," which has host KYLE NG moving between traditional craft on SAVILE ROW, American black dandyism, and NUDIE COHN's rhinestone cowboy creations. The show is irreverent while at the same time revealing clothing's cultural dimensions... 1GRANARY was founded as a student-run publication at CENTRAL SAINT MARTINS. It's become a strong voice for creativity in fashion, publishing features that rival, if not do better than, traditional industry publications. Now it's founding an initiative called VOID (evocative name, no?) to bring design students and industry veterans together. It's a fascinating experiment. Would love to see more fashion schools become this ambitious with student-run projects... Love the commitment to artistry BERGDORF GOODMAN's visual team has in crafting the store's baroque environments. Seeing how the team works with artists, antique dealers, and artisans to plan the display of the year—the holiday windows—was one of my favorite parts of the documentary SCATTER MY ASHES AT BERGDORF'S. The doc is largely a commercial homage to the store (it's a monumental temple of commerce, after all), but there are some wonderful moments following the visual team and the store's preeminent personal shopper, BETTY HALBREICH... Twelve fashion photographs from the APERTURE FOUNDATION... Remember the subreddit r/streetwear magazine? It leveled up from conceptual PDF to paper magazine. Copies are for sale online... VANESSA FRIEDMAN’s remembrance of AZZEDINE ALAÏA is a poignant, beautiful reflection on the late designer. Enjoy.