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.
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
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
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
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
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
“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...
Sterling Ruby reveals an acid washed dream with his debut fashion line
The artist-turned-designer revealed his new line, S.R. STUDIO. LA. CA., at Pitti Uomo.
Watch the Ermenegildo Zegna XXX Summer 2020 show live from Milan
Watch the livestream starting Friday, June 14th at 8:30pm Milan/2:30pm EST.
If innovation is the new luxury, fur is headed for the bargain bin
Reckoning with the growing pains of shifting toward sustainability at Maison de Mode's Future of Fashion summit.
MSGM celebrates its 10th anniversary with lobsters and leopards at a digital pool party
Creative director Massimo Giorgetti comes full circle with bright florals and exuberant prints in an ode to the brand's 90s roots at Pitti.
Celebrating Swingueira, the Brazilian dance form imbued with narratives of race, gender, and identity
Barbara Wagner and Benjamin de Burca bring Swingueira to an international stage at the Venice Biennale.
Givenchy’s Clare Waight Keller fuses Beaudelaire with the Internet age at Pitti
The artistic director marks her first full menswear collection for the brand with a “Nouveau Glitch.”
Edmund White’s 7 books to take to Provincetown
The author of 'A Boy's Own Story' gives his primer on LGBTQ+ literature.
Theresa Chromati’s technicolor portraits of women being as loud as they want
The artist brings thunder and dazzling vortexes of color to Kravets Wehby Gallery.
Watch Charles Jeffrey’s club kids take over The British Library
Poems by Adrienne Rich and Dylan Thomas punctuated the designer's latest show at Kings Cross.
Ferragamo rings in a new era at Pitti
Salvatore Ferragamo marked creative director Paul Andrew’s first collection, and Peter Saville's runway debut, at the famed Piazza della Signoria.
Open Mike Eagle subverts deadly stereotypes with caustic humor
The alt-rap icon reflects on the first season of his Comedy Central show, and explains why the rap industry is a reflection of American society...
Artist Elliott Hundley embraces chaos by getting closer to it
In his current exhibition 'Clearing,' Hundley uses two decades of unused material to craft explosive intricacy
Martine Rose holds a funhouse mirror to Brexit madness
The designer revels in the darkly humorous aspects of political chaos for Spring 2020.
Carmen Winant’s radical art of reappropriation
Following her artist portfolio in Document S/S 2019, Winant speaks on the physical intimacy of her art practice, and bringing thousands of vaginas to MoMA.
Stefan Cooke reimagines period costume as college attire
The designers look to the informal aesthetic of NYU students for their Spring 2020 show at London Men's fashion week.
Why a feminist political organization from 1848 is back in the spotlight
Austria just got its first female chancellor—Here's how The Viennese Democratic Women's Association laid the groundwork.
On the brink of environmental catastrophe, 6 designers hope to create change
The fashion industry is one of the largest polluters in the world; designers including Stella McCartney and Vivienne Westwood are trying to change that.
Bianca Saunders, the London designer inspired by Frank Ocean and her father
The designer shares the origins of her sharp, innovative menswear, from Prince to Lorna Simpson, following her show at London Men's fashion week.
Occupation, appropriation, and the Palestinian scarf at the center of it all
The story behind the keffiyeh, the traditional Palestinian scarf co-opted by Urban Outfitters.
The drill rappers fighting censorship with music, blood, and the ‘Banksy of Russia’
Skengdo, AM, and Drillminister pair up with artist Andrei Molodkin to take on Britain's political establishment.
Tyra Mitchell documents the eroding culture—and resilient beauty—of D.C.’s young black families
The photographer shares exclusive images from her show ‘Raising Our Youth’, opening today at IA& at Hillyer.
Linder’s Spring 2020 show plays on oppressive privilege
Drawing on his own upbringing, Kirk Millar critiques affluent etiquette in his dark take on preppy classics.
Karoline Vitto reasserts women’s bodily autonomy by accentuating their flesh
Ahead of her RCA degree show, the Brazilian designer tells Document how she found beauty in the little rolls women are taught to hate.
Watch as Saint Laurent takes to LA for its Men’s Spring 2020 show
Watch the livestream Thursday, June 6 at 7:30PM Los Angeles time.
Amber Pinkerton captures inimitable everyday style in Jamaica
"Every time I go back to Jamaica, I develop new eyes, new ears, and continue to learn lessons about my own culture and self."
The ghosts of China’s Tiananmen Square
In Beijing, the 30th anniversary of the student-led protests was marked with a deafening silence.
Is the self-care generation killing fashion’s ‘hype model’?
Amidst the loud landscape of grail pieces and hyper-consumerism, the most subversive trend is turning your back on it all.
Robert Mapplethorpe and Mickalene Thomas were the muses of Aperture’s Spring Gala
The non-profit's spring gala on Monday evening championed collective empowerment and radical perspectives.
Léon is the finest Swedish pop export since Robyn
Influenced by everything from classical and neo-soul to Janis Joplin and Etta James, the smoky-voiced singer-songwriter keeps rising after her debut album and sold-out tour.
Shelby Lorman’s 5 science fiction books for navigating our existing mess
The author and illustrator of 'Awards for Good Boys,' released today, selects otherworldly sci-fi books for discovering universal truths.
Fighting for brown-skinned, queer visibility in the Philippines
Photographer Regine David wanted to show another side of the Philippines while shooting a menswear editorial featuring queer Filipino models, but the racially driven response...
The revolution will be televised? Kim Kardashian, Elizabeth Gilbert, and criminal injustice as entertainment
As Hollywood attempts to illuminate cracks in the criminal justice system, it must also dismantle the dangerous racial paradigms of criminality and virtue.
Ava DuVernay explains why When They See Us is ‘a triumph of black people against injustice’
Filmmaker Ava DuVernay spoke with Henry Louis Gates Jr. on her latest mini series chronicling the Central Park Five case at the Vision & Justice...
Nadia Tehran turns inherited trauma into scorching, genreless sounds
With her debut album ten years in the making, the Swedish-Iranian artist embraces her identity without prejudice.
Lord Birthday’s 7 ‘religious’ texts for the post-religious age
The author and illustrator tells Document about the books that redeem and recharge him, from gripping personal memoirs about loss of faith to E. B....
Sufjan Stevens kicks off Pride celebrations early with a surprise EP drop
Love Yourself / With My Whole Heart' is the singer-songwriter's first musical release since 'Call Me By Your Name.
Tschabalala Self stitches together faces from her past, present, and future
Following her portfolio in Document's S/S 2019 issue, the New York-born-and-bred artist discusses her process, her inspirations, and why she's so drawn to the color...
4 female directors challenging the Cannes status quo
As the film industry grapples with the size of steps taken to spotlight more women at Cannes, we take a look at the record-tying four...
John Waters shares very John Waters advice for the 2020 presidential candidates
At Marfa Ballroom's 2019 spring celebration at the Times Square Edition hotel, the Pope of Trash revealed why the White House needs a brutalist makeover.
Tilda Swinton’s first photography show, inspired by Virginia Woolf’s ‘Orlando’
The actor draws upon the gender-bending novel to guest edit Aperture's Summer 2019 issue, featuring photography by Collier Schorr and Carmen Winant.
Finding beauty in the in-between at the Venice Biennale
Writer Justin Polera explores the Biennale grounds to finds walls, borders, and hybrid identities on display.
Fatimah Asghar talks poetry, prose and the diverse nature of being a Muslim American
Document speaks with the artist about the power of social media, expanding the narrative, and why collaboration is always her guiding principle with an exclusive...
