Radical Vertical
The magazine is published in collaboration between radicalvertical, Berlin, kulturspace, Los Angeles & LAFFF.
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Sneaker Pig &<br />
Sock Monkey<br />
The new fetish<br />
of the<br />
fashion industry<br />
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SNEAKER PIG & SOCK MONKEY<br />
Many leading luxury brands have followed consumers<br />
toward less formal dress, which these days means a lot<br />
of athletic wear, especially sneakers. Louis Vuitton hired<br />
fashion designer Virgil Abloh, known for his streetwear<br />
leanings, to design its menswear. Balenciaga’s creative<br />
director, Demna Gvasalia, has found success with items<br />
such as sneakers and hoodies. Women are ditching<br />
heels and formal black shoes that have ruled the world.<br />
Instead, they are turning to sneakers—the new fetish<br />
of the fashion industry.<br />
Slava Mogutin was prosecuted for his articles<br />
and interviews dealing with gay issues and the war in<br />
Chechnya, at the time when homosexuality was an absolute<br />
taboo in the Russian media and the Russian society.<br />
The artwork of the provocative New York-based Russian-<br />
American multimedia artist, filmmaker and writer has<br />
been exhibited worldwide. Over the past decade he’s<br />
also done plenty of personal and commissioned projects<br />
that involve fashion. His new book, Bros & Brosephines,<br />
merges his studio and fashion photography, portraits and<br />
unseen early work but also continues to explore fetishes—<br />
such as sneakers and socks.
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