What happened in 2020? Recapping the year that wasn’t

How did you wake up on January...

Ideas | Jan 10, 21

EIRINN HAYHOW - ANOTHER FLOWER IN THE DUSTBIN

Discovery and appreciation for beauty is a...

YUGEN Brands | Nov 27, 20

LOCKDOWN SUCKS - HERE ARE 5 THINGS TO DO

UNRULY TIMES With Lockdown 2.0 rolling across...

Ideas | Nov 16, 20

MLIU - REAL LIFE, REAL FASHION

It is easy to get caught up...

YUGEN Brands | Nov 12, 20

CLAIRE NORMAND - TURNING THE BROKEN INTO THE BEAUTIFUL

French jewelry designer & lapidary artist, Claire...

YUGEN Brands | Nov 09, 20

OTTO MASTERS - PHOTOGRAPHING THE INTRICATE RELATIONSHIPS OF LIFE

Otto Masters has carved out an extraordinary...

Icons | Oct 30, 20

10 EMERGING CHINESE FASHION BRANDS TO WATCH IN 2020

Made in China Once a stigma, now...

Fashion | Oct 25, 20

TOKKOU - THE RETURN OF BŌSŌZOKU JAPANESE BIKER CULTURE

The Japanese streetwear movement has been picking...

YUGEN Brands | Oct 11, 20

A GUIDE TO LIGHT AND SPACE ART & 5 ARTISTS TO KNOW ABOUT

The Birth of the Movement Born under...

Design | Oct 09, 20

CLASS OF 2020 - MEET THE NEW FASHION VISIONARIES

A Frenzied Climate The global pandemic has...

Fashion | Oct 02, 20

DAMARA INGLÊS - DIVING INTO THE MULTI-FACETED WORLD OF DIGITAL REALITY

Digital realities are being created left and...

Tech | Sep 30, 20

YUGEN Presents - KIKIITO's MUGEN Collection at London Fashion Week

Although Covid-19 threatened to hinder presentations at...

YUGEN Brands | Sep 26, 20

ALEXANDER MCQUEEN - THE BEAUTY, THE UGLY AND THE TRAGIC

Few designers have had as radical an...

Icons | Sep 19, 20

THE DIGITAL FACE OF FASHION - AN ACCESSORY AND A NECESSITY

Whether it be the GOAT app letting...

Tech | Sep 12, 20

DESIGNER LEATHER SNEAKERS - THE 8 EMERGING BRANDS TO KNOW

The 21st century has seen a vast...

Fashion | Sep 07, 20

APHER® JEWELRY & SOLIDS - SPIRITUALITY TAKES A MATERIAL FORM

Contemporary jewelry is one of the hottest...

YUGEN Brands | Sep 03, 20

A GUIDE TO JAPANESE STREETWEAR & THE 13 BRANDS TO KNOW

The Origins of Japanese Streetwear Japanese streetwear...

Fashion | Aug 26, 20

THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO BRUTALIST ARCHITECTURE

Brutalism is one of the most controversial...

Design | Aug 21, 20

IGWE - THE COOLEST NEW KICKS ON THE BLOCK

With a few sneakerheads amongst the YUGEN...

YUGEN Brands | Aug 09, 20

YUGEN10: EMERGING DESIGNERS TO WATCH

With unprecedented change occurring throughout the fashion...

YUGEN 10 | Aug 04, 20

HELENA THULIN - THE CRYSTALLINE POETRY OF NATURE

We at YUGEN are excited to introduce...

YUGEN Brands | Jul 29, 20

SPREZZATURA, OR HOW TO DRESS LIKE AN ITALIAN?

Exposure to new cultures is an enlightening...

Culture | Jul 24, 20

A VISUAL GUIDE TO GOOGIE ARCHITECTURE

Googie; there is nothing quite like it...

Design | Jul 16, 20

CONFLICT OF EGO - MAKING AN ENTRANCE

To mark the launch of her UK-based label on...

YUGEN Brands | Jul 12, 20

GIORGIANDREAZZA - THE PROUD FACE OF SELF-EXPRESSION & GENDER NEUTRALITY

Introducing GIORGIANDREAZZA, the latest addition to the...

YUGEN Brands | Jul 04, 20

SALVATORE VIGNOLA - THE MASTER OF IMAGINATION AND BOUNDLESS CURIOSITY

We at YUGEN are proud to announce another addition...

YUGEN Brands | Jun 29, 20

5 MUST-SEE EMERGING FRENCH DESIGNERS

It has been a long time since...

Fashion | Jun 22, 20

QUEER CULTURE'S IMPACT ON THE MUSIC SCENE

Chromatica and the Forgotten Queerness of Dance...

Culture | Jun 17, 20

RICK OWENS: a BRAND, an ARTIST, and the CREATIVE EXPRESSION of a DARK VISION

If fashion was a cult, we would...

Icons | Jun 12, 20

NEON HOPE - SEIZE EVERY SUNRISE

We are thrilled to announce the addition...

YUGEN Brands | Jun 10, 20

YUGEN10: BLACK STORIES FROM BLACK VOICES

In the wake of the death of...

YUGEN 10 | Jun 05, 20

LOOKING INTO THE FUTURE - Creative Interpretations

In the past few months, we all...

Ideas | Jun 04, 20

CYBERPUNK: ART, MOVEMENT or a REFLECTION of THE PRESENT

Exposure to new cultures is an enlightening...

Culture | May 26, 20

YUGEN10 FASHION INDUSTRY RESPONSES TO COVID-19

Despite the unprecedented implications of the global...

YUGEN 10 | May 22, 20

NOT GOING OUT DOES NOT MEAN NOT DRESSING UP - CREATIVE QUARANSTYLES

The past several months of quarantine have...

Fashion | May 13, 20

KINTSUGI: THE ART OF GOLDEN IMPERFECTION

Exposure to new cultures is an enlightening...

Culture | May 10, 20

CREATIVE REFLECTIONS IN TIMES OF CORONA - A FACETIME SHOOT

With lockdowns in place and photography and...

Ideas | May 05, 20

ADVANCED MATERIALS, 3D PRINTING AND SPIDERS. WHAT IT ALL MEANS TO FASHION?

We’ve already spent some time writing about...

Tech | Apr 30, 20

YUGEN 10: MUST-SEE FASHION DOCUMENTARIES

 Introducing YUGEN10, our selection of ten cultural...

YUGEN 10 | Apr 27, 20

KIKIITO - AN INSPIRING LESSON OF PERSEVERANCE

We are proud and excited to announce...

YUGEN Brands | Apr 24, 20

10 THINGS YOU CAN DO ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE RIGHT NOW

Earth Day is the time to honour our...

Sustainability | Apr 22, 20

START-UPS AND FASHION TECH, THE COMPANIES LEADING THE FASHION REVOLUTION

The centuries old relationship between fashion and...

Tech | Apr 21, 20

YUGEN 10: GENDERFLUID STATEMENTS OF THE DECADE: A TIMELINE

It would be a considerable oversight to...

YUGEN 10 | Apr 18, 20

SUSTAINABLE FASHION - PART 1: WHAT IS IT AND WHY IS IT IMPORTANT?

Sustainability has emerged as a key theme...

Sustainability | Apr 16, 20

THE HASHTAGS KEEPING US CONNECTED, SANE AND INSPIRED IN TIMES OF CORONAVIRUS

These are challenging times. Whether you’re on...

Culture, Ideas | Apr 09, 20

A GUIDE TO KOREAN STREETWEAR & THE 10 BRANDS TO KNOW

In recent years, Korean fashion has been...

Fashion | Apr 03, 20

OFF-WHITE’S VIRGIL ABLOH - THE RISING STAR OF STREETWEAR AND ALL THINGS COOL

Off-White. Virgil Abloh. These are not foreign...

Icons | Mar 24, 20

COVID-19 Support and Guidance for Freelancers and Creatives

Illustration by Hassan Rahim Due to the...

Business | Mar 21, 20

SOULLAND MEETS NUMBERS

Soulland was founded in Copenhagen, Denmark in...

Fashion | Dec 02, 19

XING - CHALLENGING THE FETISHISATION OF ASIAN WOMEN

Words by Vivien Chan XING is the...

Culture | Dec 02, 19