HOW TO HELP UKRAINE
The world must stand with the people of Ukraine, and make all financial and humanitarian assistance available to all who will be impacted by the unfolding humanitarian catastrophe.
Aggression will surely result in violence, in hundreds of thousands of people being displaced and deprived of basic human rights, pushing more people to the brink of hunger and poverty.
Here is a list of organizations providing support as war breaks out with Russia.
DONATE
Ukrainians have put together a list of organizations where you can donate to help people affected by the crisis. Those organizations include:
1. Medical Supplies and Humanitarian Aid
United Help Ukraine receives and distributes donations, food, and medical supplies to internally displaced Ukrainians, anyone affected by the conflict, and the families of wounded or killed soldiers. Donate here.
Nova Ukraine, a Ukraine-based nonprofit, provides citizens with everything from baby food and hygiene products, to clothes and household supplies. Donate here.
People in Need is providing humanitarian aid to over 200,000 people on the ground. For those most in need, they provide food packages, emergency shelter, safe access to drinking water, hygiene items, and coal for heating. Donate here.
The Ukrainian Red Cross does loads of humanitarian work, from aiding refugees to training doctors. Donate here.
2. Helping Children Affected by War
UNICEF Ukraine is repairing schools damaged by the bombings and providing an emergency response to children affected by the conflict. Donate here.
3. Supporting Journalism
The Kyiv Independent describes itself as “created by journalists who were fired from the Kyiv Post for defending editorial independence.” You can help keep the curtains up for the independent Ukrainian English-language media outlet by donating to its Patreon or GoFundMe fundraiser.
Ukraine World is an independent English-language multimedia project that emerged from a volunteer initiative helping international journalists during the 2014 “Revolution of Dignity.” Support it by donating to its Patreon.
4. Supporting Refugees
Of course, for many Ukrainians, the threat of full-scale war is driving them to seek safety in neighboring countries.
In a statement, Filippo Grandi, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, said: “We have already seen reports of casualties and people starting to flee their homes to seek safety.”
Accordingly, the United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) has stepped up its operations and is working with governments in neighboring countries “calling on them to keep borders open to those seeking safety and protection.” Germany has already offered Poland help with refugees.
You can help support refugees by donating here.
STAY INFORMED
Follow the News Regarding the Ongoing Situation With Trustworthy Sources:
The Kyiv Independent
The Kyiv Independent has been a leading voice on the front lines, covering a timeline of ongoing events since the beginning and highlighting those who have been most affected by the violent attack. The English-language outlet is continuously reporting on how the invasion and conflict are impacting citizens, the economy, as well as Ukrainian foreign politics. Keep up to date on its website here, or on the Twitter page here.
The New Voice of Ukraine
Covering news in three different languages — English, Ukrainian, and Russian — the New Voice of Ukraine has not only covered breaking news, but has released informative analyses on the situation that detail how the situation led to this point, and is continuously publishing op-eds by Ukranian scholars and experts that help to give a view of tone of the situation. Read more on its website here.
Ukraine World
While Ukraine World is not posting breaking news and timeline updates on its website, it is very active on its social media accounts. Its independent journalists on the front lines have gathered first-hand footage, and it is using its account to share other informative sources that its followers can refer to in order to keep up to date. Follow Ukraine World here.
Kyiv Post
The Kyiv Post is the only non-independent media outlet on this list, and it is important that those following state-funded outlets are aware that they are affiliated with the state. Having said that, the outlet has been at the forefront of delivering breaking news directly from government and national offices, releasing statements from ministry officials, military leads, and other dignitaries. You can read more on its website here, or follow it on Twitter here.
Follow Informational Accounts on Social Media:
If your first source for receiving and consuming news is social media, then follow these accounts and turn on your notifications to stay enlightened on breaking stories as well as ways you can help citizens.
Stand With Ukraine
Uploading concise, yet well-informed Instagram posts and stories, Stand With Ukraine is a community page that has been dedicated to sharing knowledge wrap-ups based on the ongoing situation, as well as ways that followers can support citizens from wherever they are. You can follow it here.
Svidomi
Get updates on the ongoing conflict as they happen from this Instagram account — the English version of a Ukrainian social media-based media outlet — which is sharing brief, yet frequent posts about exactly what is happening on the front lines, and who is being most impacted. Stay informed by following the account here.
Ukranians in Solidarity
This is an Instagram account that has posted digestible information on how followers can support Ukrainian citizens, and has used the platform to upload messages of solidarity for citizens in the country. Previously the account has been used to stand in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement, and taught Ukrainian citizens how to be an ally to people of color. Give it a follow here.
FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE SITUATION
If this is the first you’re hearing about the crisis in Ukraine and you want to learn more about the background to the situation read this Kyiv Post article, “10 popular misconceptions about Ukraine debunked”; watch Netflix’s documentary Winter On Fire: Ukraine’s Fight for Freedom; and listen to this podcast by Ukraine World on how Russia uses disinformation as an instrument of war.
Source: Global Citizen
Cruise 2024/25 Show
Radio CHANEL – Live from Marseille
CHANEL goes on air with Radio CHANEL, a special programme broadcast on the day of the Cruise 2024/25 show.
Animated by House ambassador Caroline de Maigret, journalist and producer Géraldine Sarratia as well as music curator Pedro Winter, Radio CHANEL will bring together artists and personalities from Marseille along with ambassadors and friends of the House for an eclectic dialogue about creation.
Among them, Akhenaton, Anna Mouglalis, Angela Yuen, Asinine, Audrey Diwan, Charlote Casiraghi, Cyril Tomas Cimmino, DouceSœur, Emmanuelle Luciani, Jean-Michel Jarre, Johan Papaconstantino, (LA)HORDE, Ladj Ly, Lily-Rose Depp, Lyna Khoudri, Margaret Zhang, Marion Barbeau, Marion Cotillard, Maryam Kaba, Maryline Bellieud-Vigouroux, Michel Gaubert, Moodoïd, Nix, Olivier Amsellem, Phoebe Tonkin, Rosalie Varda, Sébastien Tellier, Valentin Raffali, Wu Meng-Ke, Zamdane and Zita Hanrot.
The two live sessions will be broadcast on Thursday, May 2nd at 12.30pm and 5pm, Marseille time on chanel.com and the CHANEL Instagram, Facebook and YouTube plaorms. They will be followed by the film of the Cruise 2024/25 show at 6.30pm.
Photograph by Jamie Hawkesworth / Le Corbusier, Unité d’habitation, Marseille © F.L.C. / ADAGP, Paris, 2024
Photograph by Jamie Hawkesworth
Photograph by Jamie Hawkesworth / Le Corbusier, Unité d’habitation, Marseille © F.L.C. / ADAGP, Paris, 2024
CHANEL and Virginie Viard have chosen to present the Cruise 2024/25 collection in Marseille, the pulsing heart of the Mediterranean, at the crossroads of contemporary cultures. In a film directed by Ladj Ly, with a choreography imagined by (LA)HORDE, dancers of the Ballet National de Marseille and dancer and friend of the House Marion Barbeau explore the landmarks of the Phocaean City, from the Vieux Port to the Cité radieuse.
The film of the CHANEL Cruise 2024/25 show will be revealed on Thursday, May 2nd at 6.30pm, Marseille time.
BIRGIT KOS X DRY CLEAN ONLY MAGAZINE
Dutch supermodel Birgit Kos stars in the new Beymen 2023 Spring/Summer Campaign shot by the famous duo Cristian Borillo and Martin Cespedes, aka Hunter & Gatti, who have accomplished successful projects for the big fashion houses in the fields of art, film, and photography with their visionary perspectives.
We discussed her rise to international superstardom within the fashion and modeling realms, her greatest achievements, and the new Beymen campaign she starred in.
Interview By: Ceren Taspinar
1. Do you remember where your interest in fashion came from?
I have never been very interested in fashion itself. The interest and passion for it really came from modelling and being in front of the camera trying to create an image with the whole team.
2. What kind of value do you place on the early jobs that helped you work up the ladder and reach the level of fame you have today?
Every job I did has helped me in some way. To learn how to move and work with my emotions but also how to communicate with new teams all the time and how to represent yourself in the right way. I value every job I have ever been able to do.
3. Of the four major fashion capitals, which city best encapsulates your fashion aesthetic and how?
I think I am not the most fashionable person, I really enjoy it mainly because of the passion I have for modelling itself and meeting new people all over the world. So my style is very casual and comfortable but I guess I would fit in the best in New York just because its so many styles blended together.
4. What is your definition of a ‘Model as Muse’ and which model are you most inspired by?
My favorite model will always be Linda Evangelista. I think she was everyone’s muse back in the days.
5. What do you consider to be a great achievement in your career?
It’s hard to choose one but definitely my Vogue Italy cover is in the top 3 of my greatest achievements
6. What was the most memorable part of your Beymen campaign shoot?
I think the house we shot in and working together with the photographers. It was a very nice team work on set.
7. How do you know when a job is right for you and what appealed to you most with the new Beymen Campaign?
The team really appealed to me by doing the Beymen shoot as the team and also seeing their previous campaigns. It’s always a really cool concept so I knew this was going to be great as well. Knowing what’s the right job for you too has many different factors from what the previous work looks like to what is the team you work with and how the exposure of the job you’re doing is. That’s why it’s so important to have a good relationship with your agency’s because they usually will tell us what is right to do.
BEYMEN SS23 CAMPAIGN
Video/Photography: Hunter & Gatti
Talent: Birgit Kos & Parker Van Noord
Stylist: Konca Aykan
Dry Clean Only Magazine presents Prada Men’s Collection of Fall-Winter 2023/2024 from Milan Men’s Fashion Week.
Starting at 2:00 p.m. CET on January 15th, Prada’s Fall-Winter Menswear 2023/2024 runway show will be streaming from Milan, right here. Enjoy the show!
Dry Clean Only Magazine presents Etro Men’s Collection of Fall-Winter 2023/2024 from Milan Men’s Fashion Week.
Starting at 12:00 p.m. CET on January 15th, Etro’s Fall-Winter Menswear 2023/2024 runway show will be streaming from Milan, right here. Enjoy the show!
CREATING INFINITY:
THE WORLDS OF LOUIS VUITTON x YAYOI KUSAMA
A decade after they first collaborated, Louis Vuitton and Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama reunite once again for an exclusive collaboration that offers an assortment of polka-dotted accessories and ready-to-wear pieces. Kusama’s signature objects, motifs, and imaginings of infinity take-over the Maison and all of its product categories: from bags to menswear; womenswear to sunglasses; fragrances to shoes and accessories. In turn, there is an evolution of some of Louis Vuitton’s own emblematic pieces, making them equally part of their own and Kusama’s transformative world. Yayoi Kusama’s extensive portfolio of works brings a sense of cheerfulness to the fashion house.
In line with Louis Vuitton’s past artistic collaborations, the encounter between the Maison and Yayoi Kusama is grounded in sincerity, in iconoclasm, and above all, in a mutual appreciation of craft and excellence over the commonplace. At Louis Vuitton, when it comes to the magic of making objects, anything is possible.
The collaboration brings Kusama’s talismanic objects, signature dots and hypnotic motifs into the Maison’s own emblems. The first drop will explore four distinguished motives of Kusama’s repertoire, painted dots, metal dots, infinity dots and psychedelic flowers. Each incarnation of the polka dots has been presided over by Kusama personally – as have all the many and varied objects in the project – being moved with precision to the nearest millimetre, brushstrokes echoed in uncanny detail with their texture and weight intact. It is in this pursuit of the infinite through craft that both Louis Vuitton and Yayoi Kusama are ultimately united. It is in the making of magical objects that transcend space and time that both are engaged in and recognise each other through. It is here that both Louis Vuitton and Yayoi Kusama want the person who possesses such objects to feel both the care and emotional investment it took to make them; to become part of their story and one that will hopefully become part of the story of future generations – stretching into infinity.
An Inside Look At Prada Mode’s Collaboration with Damien Hirst in Dubai
PRADA MODE DUBAI
9-10 NOVEMBER, 2022
AT ICD BROOKFIELD PLACE, DIFC
Prada Mode, the trending pop-up that also serves as a traveling social club with a focus on contemporary culture, presented its eighth iteration in Dubai featuring an installation by the renowned British artist Damien Hirst. “I’m thrilled and honored to be invited by Miuccia Prada to recreate Pharmacy for Prada Mode in Dubai after our successful collaboration in Moscow,” said the artist. “I’m working really hard with a complicated but beautiful space, ICD Brookfield Place, to create harmony between the inside and outside of the new building.”
On November 9 and 10, Prada provided members of the club with a unique and immersive art experience along with music, dining, and conversations in the newest landmark building in Dubai designed by Foster + Partners. The building was transformed by Damien Hirst, into a new edition of Pharmacy, a fully functioning restaurant, and the follow-up installation to the artist’s work with Prada Mode Moscow in 2021.
For Prada Mode Dubai, Hirst designed furniture, architectural details such as a huge molecular model in its window, light boxes, and a wallpaper design taken from a catalogue of prescription medicine. It is fitting for this to be made especially for Prada Mode: the artist’s long-time friend Miuccia Prada designed the staff uniforms for the original restaurant.
A Cultural And Political Echo – Adesuwa Paves The Way For Emerging Artists in Africa Through “Legacy World”
Interview: Ceren Taşpınar
Driven by her determination to make a difference by launching “Legacy World”, model-activist Adesuwa Aighewi paves the way for African craftsmanship to break new ground across the globe. The multidisciplinary brand serves as a vehicle to offer young creators the opportunity to exhibit their work to a global audience. At its core, it’s a creative platform to showcase and highlight African art while restoring pride in local craftsmanship.
Legacy World is based around expanding the perception of Africa’s art scene and providing exposure to emerging artists. How were you first introduced to the Pan-African art scene?
Adesuwa Aighewi: I moved to Nigeria when I was 3 years old to Benin City, my father’s home town which is part of the Benin kingdom, Edo Empire.
How did your background shape your creative vision?
Adesuwa Aighewi: I see all sides like Chanel.
Your products vary from ornate jewelry pieces that employ images and motifs associated with ancestral existence such as the “Legacy Necklace” to “Ivie Hoodie”, a cultural staple of the Nigerian Royalty. How did you come up with the concept of mixing traditional African style with contemporary fashion garments such as a hoodie?
Adesuwa Aighewi: I like juxtapositions like myself. Opposites but one. I wanted to show it visually: royalty but also the common man. Traditional & Modern. Yin & Yang.
The first collection embraces Africa’s cultural wealth and shares stories from the national past with a spiritualistic approach. What else inspired you during the creative process of your first collection?
Adesuwa Aighewi: My mother. She’s a Horticulturist and Buddhist.
What would you say the fundamentals were in building the brand and the collective?
Adesuwa Aighewi: Unity. Female empowerment and Beauty.
Over the past five years, you have collaborated with local artisans from Nigeria to Asia and were able to witness their opportunities and challenges first-hand. Where do you think their biggest challenges originated from?
Adesuwa Aighewi: Education and play. Without both of those things as humans it’s kind of an unfair game in this life.
Where does your appetite for collaboration and creation come from?
Adesuwa Aighewi: I want peace. I know unity takes us there. It’s no secret but each has to try.
As someone who’s well known for their successful modeling career, being featured on the covers of magazines to walking numerous fashion shows, how doe it feel to work on the design side of things?
Adesuwa Aighewi: Like a human.
Legacy advocates for sustainability by encouraging customers to hold onto their jewelry. What does pursuing sustainability in fashion mean for you?
Adesuwa Aighewi: Finding existence from life in art.
How would you like to see legacy grow?
Adesuwa Aighewi: Beyond me.
ANOTHER LEGEND FLIES AWAY: ISSEY MIYAKE
Renowned avant-garde fashion designer and innovator Issey Miyake has died in hospital in Tokyo aged 84…
After surviving the atomic bombing of Hiroshima as a child, Miyake turned to clothes as a modern, optimistic form of creativity, and revived the use of pleats to create wearable, free-flowing, unisex clothes.
Miyake rose to prominence in the 1970s, with his work over the years defined by technology-driven designs, avant garde cuts, bold, colourful styles and origami-like pleats – the latter of which earned him the title ‘Prince of Pleats’ and signature fragnances.
Miyake was born in Hiroshima Prefecture in 1938 and studied graphic design at the Tama Art University in Tokyo. His education occurred around the same time that fellow Japanese designer Kenzo Takada broke into the Parisian fashion scene, being the first Japanese brand to do so. Like Takada, Miyake moved to Paris, spirited by his predecessor’s success and a fascination with the fashion magazines his sister used to read. In 1965, he enrolled at the tailoring and dressmaking school École de la Chambre Syndicale de la Couture Parisienne. This formative education led Miyake to work for Guy Laroche, Hubert de Givenchy, and Geoffrey Beene, before founding the eponymous Miyake Design Studio in 1970, which has served as the foundation for his creations for the past 52 years.
In 1983, Miyake displayed an array of his textile innovations—including unorthodox materials such as rattan and reinforced plastic—in his seminal exhibit “Issey Miyake: Body Works” in Tokyo. It was one of the first exhibits in Asia that showed fashion as an art form, and his clothing continued to challenge the constraints of fashion by penetrating the world of science and design. For instance, in 1998, he founded A Piece of Cloth (A-POC), a line of garments machine-knitted from a single thread. The fabric had various lines of demarcation; upon snipping, it could produce a dress, a hat—any garment conceivable—as well as a cover for Ron Arad’s looping figure-eight Ripple Chair. Known as “A-POC Trampoline,” the collaboration was exhibited at Milan’s annual Salone del Mobile design conference in 2006.
The designer was opposed to the overconsumption fostered by the fashion cycle. To address this, he created the A Piece of Clothing (A-POC) line, which revolved around a single, tube-like piece of fabric that could be cut by the wearer to create a custom outfit. For his Spring/Summer 1999 collection, he showed models attached to each other through a single piece of red fabric. This eventually became a signature of the house and was showcased in multiple collections and runway shows.
Issey Miyake was always ahead of his time, with ideas that weren’t just pleasing to look at but were equally thought-provoking and meaningful. His loss is a wound that the fashion industry has felt deeply.
MEN’S SS23 FASHION WEEK: WHAT HAVE YOU MISSED?
DENIZ AKKAYA
From grass-sprouting pieces at Jonathon Anderson’s Loewe to jock straps and cowboy boots! The Paris spring-summer 2023 collections were anything but dull…
Rick Owens
Taking over the Palais de Tokyo fountain once again for Paris Fashion Week, Rick Owens shared his eponymous label’s Spring/Summer 2023 collection. Titled “EDFU,” the site of the Ptolemaic Temple of Horus, the range follows the designer’s recent vacation in Egypt. Inspired by the movement of Egypt’s cultural aesthetic that remained for millennia despite the long passing of its creators, Owens further reflected on his place in fashion.
Dries Van Noten
Dries Van Noten presented the SS23 collection as part of Paris Fashion Week. Beginning with the premise of ‘unusual elegance,’ this season focuses on classic sartorialism infused with a sense of loucheness and sensuality.
Dior
The collection takes inspiration from the natural surroundings of the garden, including floral based sweaters and muted, earth tones for classic staples like the Dior Saddle bag. The house’s iconic emblem are seen evidently on the accessories such as the camper water bottle.
Celine
Titled “DYSFUNCTIONAL BAUHAUS,” the SS23 collection that made its way down the runway was scored by the evocative sounds of a specially commissioned soundtrack from New York new-new wave band Gustaf.
Louis Vuitton
Titled “Strange Math,” the runway was an exploration of imagination and reality, kicking off with a marching band performance from the Florida A&M University in Tallahassee, Florida. Models then walked out onto the stage dressed entirely in canary yellow as Kendrick Lamar delivered a powerful performance from his seat at the show. He began with chanting “Virgil,” following up with some of his tracks including “N95.”
Loewe
For his Spring/Summer 2023 collection for Loewe, Jonathan Anderson aimed to find a balance between nature and technology, incorporating grass and digital screens onto garments on the runway.
Hermès
This season’s Hermès collection traded its equestrian heritage for sensuality and softened silhouettes. Playing with the notion of traditionalism and classical styling.
Givenchy
Creative director Matthew M. Willams took the personal and autobiographical route this Spring/Summer 2023 season for Givenchy‘s latest collection.
KENZO
KENZO artistic director, NIGO continues to set the bar for the Parisian fashion house. The Spring/Summer 2023 collection continues to see the label stay true to founder Kenzo Takada’s ready-to-wear philosophy.
Y/PROJECT
This time around at Paris Fashion Week Men’s, Glenn Martens invited guests to a lush garden to present his Spring/Summer 2023 collection for Y/Project.
PRADA
Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons brought their classic design lines to the runway shaping the label’s formalwear in the trends to come.
FENDI
“It’s about a balance of decoration and simplicity. An ageless sense of freedom to play, as we rediscover the luxury of free time,” explains Miss. Fendi. The collection reflects on the free time many search for, pulling from the great outdoors to offer colors such as melon and indigo to ochre, putty, cornflower blue and silver-gray.
VERSACE
Built around existing in-between unexpected juxtapositions, the Spring/Summer 2023 collection is an expression of “fun and formal, bravado and sensitivity, Baroque and pop.”
ETRO
Stemming from his love for literature, Etro celebrates poetry as a utopia, composed of sentimental verses as a way of shaping chaos.
MOWALOLA TOOK OVER THE SS23 FASHION WEEK
DENIZ AKKAYA
Mowalola returns to the runway with new collection and New Balance collaboration announcement…
After graduating from Central Saint Martins in 2017, the London-based Nigerian designer Mowalola Ogunlesi has become known for signature rave aesthetic and coveted trucker hats, and has been co-signed by Kim Kardashian and Kanye West, who hired her as the design director of his Yeezy partnership with Gap in 2020. With Mowalola’s Paris debut, she’s ready to focus full-time on her own business, which is currently undergoing a revamp. “Now we have a full team behind the brand. I’m really excited to see how far we can take this creatively,” she told BoF.
Then after a three-year hiatus Mowalola debuted her Spring Summer 2023 collection at Paris Fashion Week Men’s . Titled “Burglarwear,” the collection draws inspiration from the act of stealing, full of striking symbolic looks and undeniable sex appeal. The designer Mowalola Ogunlesi was candid about the collection’s motif, the unification of all types of criminals from robbers to white-collar bankers and a reminder that being a thief/criminal is a state of mind.
Mowalola’s runway shows characters like white-collar bankers, pastors, and the Lagos online fraudsters (also known as “Yahoo boys”) sharing a similar ground because as the designer is fascinated by what it takes to steal. The characters exhibit a sort of cocky pride in taking what is theirs, which is visible in their attire, and are united by a lack of remorse.
Real-life criminals aren’t the only rule-breakers represented in the collection; Bright pops of red and yellow along with geometric t-shirt logos pay a subtle nod to comic book villains.
SUPRANAV DASH’S PORTRAITS REFLECTS THE RESILLIENCE OF INDIA’S LGBTQI+ COMMUNITY
DENIZ AKKAYA
Based between Kolkata and New York, Supranav Dash is a photographer who explores the identities and experiences of LGBTQ+ individuals living in India…
Eros And Its Discontents explores the lives and desires of individuals from the LGBTQI+ community living in India. These photos see struggles of identity, hopes and dreams, pleasure, pains and rejections. The people in my images are treading a psychological minefield. Working with these people I find so much solace in the written works of Plato, Freud and Jung. These fields are crisscrossed with complexities that arise out of a religious, conservative, and homophobic Indian culture that is quick to marginalize and discriminate. The photographs of this body of work are witness to this subjugated community; they document the crest and trough of these lives.
“Eros And Its Discontents explores the lives and desires of individuals in India’s LGBTQIA+ community. These photos see struggles of identity, hopes and dreams, pleasure, pain, and rejection. The people in my images are treading a psychological minefield, and while undertaking this project, I’ve found much solace in the written works of Plato, Freud, and Jung. These fields are crisscrossed with complexities that arise out of a religious, conservative, and homophobic Indian culture that is quick to marginalize and discriminate. The project is witness to this subjugated community; they document the crest and trough of these lives… My intention with ‘Eros And Its Discontents’ is to portray the stories of struggles of my close circle and friends alike, celebrating their lives and subverting societal challenges through visibility, inclusivity, and empowerment.” Says Dash in an interview about his Project.
