Archive for June 2026
Catalina Negara: Giving Materials a Second Life
The London-based designer turns discarded materials into one-of-a-kind fashion pieces, guided by instinct, movement, and reinvention. Before fashion, Catalina Negara worked with flowers. Today, the Moldova-born, London-based designer applies the same sensitivity to colour, composition, and movement to her upcycled garments. Working with vintage clothing and found materials, she creates one-of-a-kind pieces that challenge conventional…
Read MoreNOW Perfume: Fragrance as a state of mind
Five scents, five moods, one invitation to live in the moment More than a perfume brand, NOW Perfume is built around the idea that scent can shape emotions, enhance experiences, and reconnect us with the present moment. Created in collaboration with Maison Robertet, its collection of genderless fragrances translates moods and energies into olfactory experiences.…
Read MoreIris Brosch Opens Her Archive: Unseen Polaroids Capture Inna Zobova Before Yves Saint Laurent’s Retirement
Through the Lens of Iris Brosch, we discover Inna Zobova at Yves Saint Laurent In 2002, a major chapter in fashion history came to a close. After forty years of revolutionizing women’s wear, Yves Saint Laurent was preparing to leave the stage. As a result, he left behind an unparalleled legacy. Meanwhile, as the House…
Read MoreYves Zurstrassen’s Abstract Paintings
Abstract Painting as Construction and Transformation IRK Magazine had the opportunity to meet Yves Zurstrassen and visit his studio in Viens, in the Vaucluse region of southern France. There, the Belgian artist opened the doors to his working environment and shared insights into his practice, his methods, and the way his place of work shapes…
Read MoreMode en Demeure, The Chic Rebellion
Exclusive interview with Clara Elfort-Louis, Mode en Demeure Mode en Demeure was born from a shared heritage, that of Lola Melendez and Jordi Gomis, both deeply influenced by the elegance of their parents. For Lola, it was a mother who embodied the chic sophistication of the 1950s. For Jordi, a father whose presence recalled that…
Read MoreMin-Ji Kim on Gender Neutral Fashion, Heritage, and Freedom
Min-Ji Kim is a London-based gender neutral fashion designer with roots in Korea and America. Her work challenges gender norms through bold colours, unconventional materials, and boundary-pushing silhouettes. Min-Ji Kim holds an MA from London College of Fashion and a BFA in Textiles from RISD. Drawing on her cross-cultural identity, she builds garments that celebrate…
Read MoreMen’s Beauty Archetypes
From the ‘Chic Boy’ to the ‘Macho’: Rethinking Men’s Beauty Archetypes in Fashion Across men’s beauty archetypes, the image of the male body is changing, but only in a limited way. It may seem more diverse, but in reality, there is still no single clear idea of what the “ideal” man in fashion looks like.…
Read MoreAntic Tonic: The Art of Curated Obsession
Pacha Salomon on instinct, rarity, and building a modern cabinet of curiosities Born between Paris and Venice, Pacha Salomon, founder and creative director of Antic Tonic, grew up surrounded by antique objects, artworks, and art books. Raised by an eccentric father, she developed an early sensitivity to rarity, instinctive collecting, and objects that seem to…
Read MorePauline Anna Gudet’s Institutional Art Performance
Inside Pauline Anna Gudet’s fictional system of recognition Pauline Anna Gudet is a Paris-based artist and filmmaker working across art performance, installation, and video. Her practice explores how institutional, corporate, and bureaucratic systems shape identity, visibility, and self-worth. In “Femme à la recherche d’un prix” (2026), she stages a fictional authority, the Official Authority of…
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