Document Journal

OAMC blends elegance and practicality for Spring 2020 — Above the Fold
OAMC blends elegance and practicality for Spring 2020
Document goes behind the scenes of designer Luke Meier's latest workwear-inspired collection.
by Sophia Rose Segarra

Vasilis Loizides, the designer putting a genderless spin on Greek Life — Above the Fold
Vasilis Loizides, the designer putting a genderless spin on Greek Life
James Emmerman photographs the designer's Spring 2020 collection, inspired by ancient myth and broken promises, for Document.
by Clara Malley

Papi Juice on peers, parties, and pleasure — Above the Fold
Papi Juice on peers, parties, and pleasure
Adam Rhodes, Oscar Nñ, and Mohammed Fayaz discuss the challenge of throwing uniquely intentional parties following their most recent event at the Brooklyn Museum.
by Genevieve Shuster

‘Plantasia’ reissued: how music for plants became the cult album of a century

‘Plantasia’ reissued: how music for plants became the cult album of a century

Mort Garson's wonderfully strange album of Moog compositions gets its first official rerelease since 1976.

Vampires: from gruesome outcast to tragic survivor

Vampires: from gruesome outcast to tragic survivor

How depictions of vampires have betrayed our worst anxieties about sex, death, and disease.

Felicia Abban’s immortalization of the Ghanian female gaze

Felicia Abban’s immortalization of the Ghanian female gaze

At 84, Ghana's first professional female photographer finally gets international recognition at the Venice Biennale.

5 books that shaped Simone Rocha’s version of womanhood

5 books that shaped Simone Rocha’s version of womanhood

The designer tells Document about the books that informed her romantic Edwardian aesthetic and made her laugh during pregnancy.

Bright skirts, clattering hooves, and sherry—welcome to Feria del Callabo

Bright skirts, clattering hooves, and sherry—welcome to Feria del Callabo

Photographer Daniel Ciufo traveled to Jerez, Spain to document the century-old celebration of horses.

Erika Cavallini enters a new era with sensuality and poise

Erika Cavallini enters a new era with sensuality and poise

With Laura Palmieri newly at the helm, Erika Cavallini honors its heritage and strikes out new ground for Spring 2020.

Ermenegildo Zegna XXX: sustainable luxury for a post-industrial world

Ermenegildo Zegna XXX: sustainable luxury for a post-industrial world

Using upcycled fabrics and eco-friendly dyes, Alessandro Sartori brings sustainability to the upscale market.

Celebrating Walt Whitman’s vulnerable, inclusive patriotism on his 200th birthday

Celebrating Walt Whitman’s vulnerable, inclusive patriotism on his 200th birthday

“The genius of the United States is not best or most in its executives or legislatures, nor in its ambassadors or authors or colleges, or...

More Above The Fold

Blood, Christ, and shock value: the gospel according to Ron Athey

Blood, Christ, and shock value: the gospel according to Ron Athey

The underground performance artist talks to Slava Mogutin about penetration, catharsis, and spirituality for Document S/S 2019.

by Clara Malley

Tiff Massey and Laura Raicovich on why the art world needs a new model

Tiff Massey and Laura Raicovich on why the art world needs a new model

The Detroit artist and the curator discuss sanctuaries, hair salons, and the art world's conservative underbelly.

by Hannah Ongley

Critics Parul Sehgal and Teju Cole on the changing authority of words

Critics Parul Sehgal and Teju Cole on the changing authority of words

The writers reflect on the strenuous, theatrical, and brutally confessional craft of contemporary criticism in Document S/S 2019.

Samin Nosrat and José Andrés get to the root of the food industry’s malnourishment

Samin Nosrat and José Andrés get to the root of the food industry’s malnourishment

The culinary giants discuss farming insecurity, workplace harassment, and the unsung merits of zucchini.

by Clara Malley

Photographer Mitch Epstein on the incisive eye of his mentor Garry Winogrand

Photographer Mitch Epstein on the incisive eye of his mentor Garry Winogrand

As ‘Garry Winogrand: Color’ opens at The Brooklyn Museum, his former student tells Document why the emotive character of Winogrand's color photography still resonates today.

by Clara Malley

DJs Stud1nt and NK Badtz Maru on NYC nightlife, from Bossa to beach raves

DJs Stud1nt and NK Badtz Maru on NYC nightlife, from Bossa to beach raves

Rising NYC techno magicians Izzy Barreiro and Nicole Kim discuss their dream venues, graveyard raves, and the false promise of club utopias.

by Hannah Ongley

John Waters and Edmund White decode death, sexting, and the flaws of Dalí

John Waters and Edmund White decode death, sexting, and the flaws of Dalí

Ahead of Waters's new essay collection, 'Mr. Know-It-All: The Tarnished Wisdom of a Filth Elder,' the writers reminisce on glory holes and redeem Warhol's legacy...

by Maraya Fisher

More Conversations

Fashion Portfolios

Jil Sander+ by Andrew Jacobs and Shawn Lakin — Fashion Portfolio
Jil Sander+ by Andrew Jacobs and Shawn Lakin
Document's senior fashion editor teams up with the photographer for this exclusive special.
by Document Journal

David Sims and Karl Templer

David Sims and Karl Templer

Photographer David Sims and stylist Karl Templer capture exclusive looks in a fashion portfolio for Document S/S 2019.

by Document Journal

The evolution of Jacquemus, captured by Document

Fashion Portfolio

The evolution of Jacquemus, captured by Document

Celebrating 10 years of Jacquemus with a look back at

by Document Journal

Ryan Croxton and Janina Gruber

Fashion Portfolio

Ryan Croxton and Janina Gruber

Photographer Ryan Croxton and stylist Janina Gruber collaborate on this

by Document Journal

Mario Sorrenti and Sarah Richardson

Fashion Portfolio

Mario Sorrenti and Sarah Richardson

Photographer Mario Sorrenti and Document's creative and fashion director Sarah

by Document Journal

More Fashion Portfolios

The new Space Race, and the desperately outdated laws that govern it

The new Space Race, and the desperately outdated laws that govern it

With talk of Space Force and Moon colonization, Becky Ferreira explains why it might be time to update our 50 year old space treaty in...

by Becky Ferreira

‘The Village Voice’ nurtured New York’s preeminent thinkers—here are their untold stories

‘The Village Voice’ nurtured New York’s preeminent thinkers—here are their untold stories

Writer Bob Morris reflects on the alternative weekly golden era with Hilton Als, Lynn Yaeger, Michael Musto, and Vince Aletti.

Peter Saville’s fashion apocalypse now

Peter Saville’s fashion apocalypse now

The graphic artist discusses his relationships with Yohji Yamamoto and Adidas and why it’s time to ask the hard questions about the fashion industry.

Andre Walker’s uniquely candid approach to aesthetics basics

Andre Walker’s uniquely candid approach to aesthetics basics

Hilton Als captures Andre Walker's ingenious, sensual world in a cross-cultural stream of consciousness.

Fashion’s “new” problem? Moving the needle forward in the age of infinite reference

Fashion’s “new” problem? Moving the needle forward in the age of infinite reference

Is fashion suffering a crisis of originality? We can’t seem to stop talking about who’s stealing from whom but appropriation is a thoroughly old-fashioned practice—the...

by Katharine K. Zarrella

Revisiting Suck magazine’s experiment in radical feminist pornography

Revisiting Suck magazine’s experiment in radical feminist pornography

Lynne Tillman and other contributors to Suck magazine look back and analyze the legacy that the transgressive magazine left behind.

by Alison M. Gingeras

At Alaska’s “ground zero” for climate change, a new generation of activists fights to preserve a vanishing way of life

At Alaska’s “ground zero” for climate change, a new generation of activists fights to preserve a vanishing way of life

Photographer Laurence Ellis and Peter H. Gleick chronicle Alaskans' efforts to fight climate change in Document's Fall/Winter 2018 issue.

by Peter Gleick

Vivian Suter sculpts her own meaning out of landscape painting — Documented
Vivian Suter sculpts her own meaning out of landscape painting
By allowing leaves and fruit to fall on her canvases, Suter invites the natural elements of Guatemala to become collaborators in her artistic process, in...
by Cecilia Alemani

Carmen Winant is taking vintage covergirls and shining a new, abstracted spotlight on them

Carmen Winant is taking vintage covergirls and shining a new, abstracted spotlight on them

The artist pounds, massages, and wrinkles images of Playboy models into radical feminist art in Document S/S 2019.

Tschabalala Self maps the intricacy of the black aesthetic

Tschabalala Self maps the intricacy of the black aesthetic

In her portfolio for Document S/S 2019, the artist layers and collages fabrics in a movement toward black beings existing without compromise.

by Sasha Bonét

The climate activists fighting for our future, from the deep south to Canadian north

The climate activists fighting for our future, from the deep south to Canadian north

Photographer Laurence Ellis documents the fight against rising sea levels and Big Oil in a photo essay for Document S/S 2019.

by Nathaniel Rich

Ming Smith’s ‘Strange Fruit’ reveals the specters of American history

Ming Smith’s ‘Strange Fruit’ reveals the specters of American history

The photographer’s experiments in shadow and light reform gender and racial boundaries in a portfolio for Document S/S 2019.

More Documented

Best Of

Noname speaks with Lakeith Stanfield about staying independent

Noname speaks with Lakeith Stanfield about staying independent

Noname's new track, ‘Song 32,’ is just for her fans. In Document's Spring/Summer 2019 issue, she and Lakeith Stanfield talk dodging and chasing the spotlight.

by Maraya Fisher

Sita Abellan talks to electroclash legend Kittin about defying haters and making history

Sita Abellan talks to electroclash legend Kittin about defying haters and making history

The self-described technoprincess talks to Caroline Hervé (Miss Kittin) about proving yourself in an image-obsessed world.

by Hannah Ongley

Photographing the everyday lives of Havana’s future boxing champions

Photographing the everyday lives of Havana’s future boxing champions

With his new photo journal ‘Boxing in Havana,’ Dominick Sheldon celebrates Cuba's rich sporting history.

by Hannah Ongley

Close Journal’s new issue will make you want to call your mom

Close Journal’s new issue will make you want to call your mom

The bi-coastal magazine explores the myriad meanings of "family" through fashion, art, photography, and design.

At Hedi Slimane’s triumphant Celine men’s debut

At Hedi Slimane’s triumphant Celine men’s debut

The designer’s Fall/Winter 2019 menswear collection for Celine arrived with rock star swagger, an electrifying soundtrack, and some seriously covetable outerwear.

by Hannah Ongley

Aries, David Sims, and Jeremy Deller create a streetwear tribute to Stonehenge

Aries, David Sims, and Jeremy Deller create a streetwear tribute to Stonehenge

Aries designer Sofia Prantera talks to Document about shooting a fashion campaign at the world's most famous Neolithic monument.

by Hannah Ongley

The Asian designers of London transforming the meaning of culture

The Asian designers of London transforming the meaning of culture

In the midst of globalization, appropriation, and rising nationalism, meet the designers redefining fashion's view of "the East."

by Lulu Yao Gioiello