Where The Air Is Clear: Contemplating The Significance Of Breathing In Our Everyday

We don’t have to think about breathing; our bodies have found an equilibrium, and it comes naturally to us. But there are places where the air thins, and we are forced to meditate on each inhale and exhale. So, what is gained by experiencing life many kilometres from sea level, where the air is clear?

Spores In Style: How The Fantastical World Of Fungi Wove Its Way Into Fashion

Every so often, a new alternative material is touted as the ‘new thing’ in fashion. So, how does the industry’s new darling, mushroom leather, measure up?

Dirty Fashion: The Fine Line Between Sex Workers And Fashion

Sex and sex workers are feeling the warming glow of fashion’s spotlight. But when the lines between appreciation and appropriation become blurred, are we propelling a community towards legitimate recognition, or simply capitalising on the latest social currency?

We’ll Always Have Paris: The Restaurateur And Renegade Creative Consultant

‘Phamily first’ is the vocabulary that underscores the restaurateur and creative consultant’s work. Fuelled by an inherent sense of community, Julien Pham is found at the intersection of alternative brand strategy, salivating gourmand-inspired culinary experiences and always at the bar of the latest hospitality hotspot, including his newly-opened winery, Chop Chop.

We’ll Always Have Paris: The Vintage Clothing Boutique Owner

In the Marais, French-Italian Lisa Lingenti has curated a vintage fashion boutique ripe for sartorialist collectors and ’90s and 2000s collectors alike. In Lingenti’s trove, Nuovo, Tom Ford’s Gucci mingles with John Galliano’s Dior, resulting in a curated universe inspired by Carrie Bradshaw’s wardrobe. Her style isn’t berets or Birkins, but the zenith of a French fashion redux.

We’ll Always Have Paris: The Style Guru And Fashion Content Creator

As a mosaic of European avant-garde designers, content creator Lara Violetta encapsulates the contemporary Parisian paradigm towards a less sanitised depiction of their city and clothing. An amalgam of French sensibility, German underground expression and Belgian empiricism, Violetta’s Paris is one viewed through rose-coloured eyeshadow.

We’ll Always Have Paris: The Nightclub Co-Owner, Fashion Critic, Writer And Advocate

Louis Pisano is a self-proclaimed “American immigrant bouncing around this fabulous city”. The definition of a multi-hyphenated creative, Pisano is part journalist, editor, creative director, fashion critic and full-time activist advocating for Black visibility and LGBTQA+ inclusivity. Currently, you can find them on the dance floor at their newly opened nightclub, La Nuit located on Boulevard de la Madeleine.

We’ll Always Have Paris: The ‘Francophile’ Author And Travel & Culture Journalist

Not a voyeur, but an avid observer, commentator and participant in the happenings of contemporary Paris, Lindsey Tramuta is a writer and content creator focused on documenting the cultural shifts in the city she calls home. Her first book, ‘The New Paris: the People, Places & Ideas Fueling a Movement’, could be viewed as an extensive compendium to this piece.