Document Journal

Niccolò Pasqualetti leans into contradiction — Above the Fold
Niccolò Pasqualetti leans into contradiction

The Italian designer speaks on his Spring/Summer 2024 collection, trading fashion’s rulebook for intuitive construction
by Document Journal

Slow fashion according to Greg Chait and Alessandro Sartori — Above the Fold
Slow fashion according to Greg Chait and Alessandro Sartori

The designers speak on the collaboration between the Elder Statesman and Zegna, balancing innovation with garments that last forever
by Colin Boyle

Stacy Kranitz captures Appalachia as it is — Above the Fold
Stacy Kranitz captures Appalachia as it is

Following the release of ‘As It Was Give(n) to Me,’ the photographer joins Document to unravel the region she calls home
by Jayne O'Dwyer

Cherokee Jack takes to Mono Lake for contemplative adventure — At Large
Cherokee Jack takes to Mono Lake for contemplative adventure

Photographer Cole Sprouse and stylist Michelle Cameron capture the activist against natural geometries, equipped with protean garments from the Moncler x Pharrell Williams collection
by Megan Hullander

Inside the Bed-Stuy mansion hosting New York’s wildest house shows — Above the Fold
Inside the Bed-Stuy mansion hosting New York’s wildest house shows

Document secured a ticket to Porches’s sold-out performance with ‘You Missed It,’ rubbing elbows with only the niche-est Downtown celebrities
by Maraya Fisher

Sextile’s ‘Push’ is an experiment, an exercise, an indulgence — Above the Fold
Sextile’s ‘Push’ is an experiment, an exercise, an indulgence

Ahead of taking their record on the road, Melissa Scaduto and Brady Keehn join Document to consider the state of modern music
by Megan Hullander

The Dior woman, reinterpreted

Fashion

The Dior woman, reinterpreted

Maria Grazia Chiuri’s Spring/Summer 2024 presentation teased out the bond between femininity and feminism, lending house signatures a darker edge

‘The Thief’s Journal’ is a self-reclamation

Music

‘The Thief’s Journal’ is a self-reclamation

Billy Bultheel joins Document after the production’s premiere at Berlin Atonal, expounding upon its influences, from church pews to Jean Genet

A night out with Nation of Language

Music

A night out with Nation of Language

The synth-pop trio join Document to discuss their enduring inspirations, courting chaos, and their new album, ‘Strange Disciple’

‘My friends are cyborgs, but that’s okay’ portraits a posthuman paradise

Photography

‘My friends are cyborgs, but that’s okay’ portraits a posthuman paradise

Photographer Ramona Wang joins Document to delineate between punctums and paintings, humans and cyborgs, and stereotypes and realities

Philosophy di Lorenzo Serafini moves instinctually

Fashion

Philosophy di Lorenzo Serafini moves instinctually

The Italian label’s Spring/Summer 2024 collection was a balancing act between breeziness and structure, paring looks down to the essentials

Livestream the Bottega Veneta Summer 2024 show here

Fashion

Livestream the Bottega Veneta Summer 2024 show here

Watch the stream live this Saturday, September 23 at 8:00 p.m. CET / 2:00 p.m. EST

‘Blind Tongue’ constructs Mel Odom’s surrealist dreamscape

Art

‘Blind Tongue’ constructs Mel Odom’s surrealist dreamscape

The artist’s aloof figures are burdened by their own beauty in this career-sweeping exhibition, curated by Michael Bullock and staged at David Lewis Gallery

Moncler x Pharrell Williams drew a crowd to the heart of Milan

Fashion

Moncler x Pharrell Williams drew a crowd to the heart of Milan

Just ahead of its global launch, a crew of dancers, singers, and musicians put the glamping-inspired collection on grand display

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Bookmarked: Everything the Document editors watched, read, ate, bought, and listened to in August

Bookmarked: Everything the Document editors watched, read, ate, bought, and listened to in August

From canned wine to Japanese novellas to electro-pop hits, our team shares the very best of what we consumed this month

by Document Editors

Cillian Murphy and Geoff Dyer evaluate the cross-medium art of observation

Film

Cillian Murphy and Geoff Dyer evaluate the cross-medium art of observation

Years ago, the actor requested the cinematic rights to the writer’s ‘Jeff in Venice, Death in Varanasi’—here, they revisit the proposal

by Megan Hullander

Lucas Ossendrijver and Sarah Richardson step outside the fitting room, seeking the humanist side of fashion

Lucas Ossendrijver and Sarah Richardson step outside the fitting room, seeking the humanist side of fashion

Theory Project’s debut designer and Document’s creative and fashion director reflect on a decade of collaboration, and the future of their industry

by Morgan Becker

For Pieter Mulier and Amber Valletta, luxury is carved from personal connections

For Pieter Mulier and Amber Valletta, luxury is carved from personal connections

The designer and model look back on Alaïa’s heritage, and examine the value of sustainability—for the Earth, and for style, and in relationships

by Megan Hullander

At the feet of LSDXOXO, nightlife’s deity of dance

At the feet of LSDXOXO, nightlife’s deity of dance

For Document’s Spring/Summer 2023 issue, RJ Glasgow divulges his aspirations toward idolatry, detailing his pursuit of the perversion of pop

by Chloe Lula

Thelma Golden and Lisa Phillips reevaluate the function of art institutions as public spaces

Thelma Golden and Lisa Phillips reevaluate the function of art institutions as public spaces

For Document’s Spring/Summer 2023 issue, the museum directors meet to dissect the fast-changing cultural landscape, and the ever-evolving purpose of their line of work

by Kimberly Drew

ANOHNI and Johanna Constantine invoke art from apocalypse

ANOHNI and Johanna Constantine invoke art from apocalypse

For Document’s Spring/Summer 2023 issue, Blacklips Performance Cult’s founders look back on their makeshift, allegorical archive

by Lia Gangitano

Myha’la Herrold pushes the on-screen envelope, redefining the antihero

Myha’la Herrold pushes the on-screen envelope, redefining the antihero

Resistant to the archetype, the actor is emblematic of a new generation of performers, committed to complex characters and storylines

by Morgan Becker

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Fashion Portfolios

Strategy of Desire — Fashion Portfolio
Strategy of Desire

Photographer Craig McDean and Document's fashion and creative director Sarah Richardson collaborate on this fashion portfolio for Document’s Spring/Summer 2023 issue
by Document Journal

Phantasies of Sincerity

Phantasies of Sincerity

Photographer Larissa Hofmann and Document's fashion and creative director Sarah Richardson collaborate on this fashion portfolio for Document’s Spring/Summer 2023 issue

by Document Journal

Photographer Vitali Gelwich and stylist Alexandra Bickerdike live in the space between man and machine

Fashion Portfolio

Photographer Vitali Gelwich and stylist Alexandra Bickerdike live in the space between man and machine

This fashion portfolio subverts the laws of proportion, marrying metallic

by Document Journal

The architecture of eyewear, as envisioned by AKONI

Fashion Portfolio

The architecture of eyewear, as envisioned by AKONI

Photographer Mari Sarai and stylist Caro Jin Park went sky-high

by Document Journal

Photographer Hedvig Jenning and stylist Rosa-Safiah Connell capture the spirit of the Compton Cowboy

Fashion Portfolio

Photographer Hedvig Jenning and stylist Rosa-Safiah Connell capture the spirit of the Compton Cowboy

For this fashion portfolio, Document spoke with Stona Mane on

by Document Journal

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A Return to the Land: Regenerative agricultural practices safeguard future fertility

A Return to the Land: Regenerative agricultural practices safeguard future fertility

Photographer Laurence Ellis captures the farmers paving a new path toward sustainability for Document’s Spring/Summer 2023 issue

by Peter Gleick

Cherokee Jack takes to Mono Lake for contemplative adventure

Fashion

Cherokee Jack takes to Mono Lake for contemplative adventure

Photographer Cole Sprouse and stylist Michelle Cameron capture the activist against natural geometries, equipped with protean garments from the Moncler x Pharrell Williams collection

by Megan Hullander

The sacrament of the secondhand

Culture

The sacrament of the secondhand

Amid the crowds of the kilo sale, Shahidha Bari bears witness to the perennial art of passing down and picking up

by Shahidha Bari

The erotic architecture of Fire Island, where flesh and fantasy meet

Culture

The erotic architecture of Fire Island, where flesh and fantasy meet

Between the Pines and Cherry Grove rests a legacy of gay desire, treading nature and artifice off Long Island’s South Shore

by Jack Parlett

Chasing the mirage of the “future city”

Architecture

Chasing the mirage of the “future city”

From Futurama to The Line, Mohamed Elshahed points to the failed promise of the smart metropolis, where yesterday’s dreams make up tomorrow’s nightmares

by Mohamed Elshahed

Epistolary Filth: The life and death of ‘J.D.s’ zine

Art

Epistolary Filth: The life and death of ‘J.D.s’ zine

For Document’s Spring/Summer 2023 issue, Jesse Doris looks back on the transgressive queer digest, and the subculture it willed into existence

by Jesse Dorris

The thrills and perils of raw-dogging reality

Culture

The thrills and perils of raw-dogging reality

Untethered from drugs, apps, and shoes, Christina Catherine Martinez charts a journey of physical and psychological undress to Mexico’s only nude beach

by Christina Catherine Martinez

Best Of

Cillian Murphy and Geoff Dyer evaluate the cross-medium art of observation

Conversations

Cillian Murphy and Geoff Dyer evaluate the cross-medium art of observation

Years ago, the actor requested the cinematic rights to the writer’s ‘Jeff in Venice, Death in Varanasi’—here, they revisit the proposal

by Megan Hullander

Noname speaks with Lakeith Stanfield about staying independent

Conversations

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

Conversations

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

Above the Fold

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

Above the Fold

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.

by Ann Binlot

At Hedi Slimane’s triumphant Celine men’s debut

Above the Fold

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

Above the Fold

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