Tony Scott’s horny vampire flick
The Hunger was the subject of Alexander McQueen’s SS96 show. In the film, an icey David Bowie and Catherine Deneuve romp about, feeding on the blood of goths and luring hopeless victims into sex-fuelled death traps.
It was this almost comedic level of blood lust that was translated onto the McQueen catwalk. Models staggered onto the runway like drunken revellers, writhing in grotesque shapes and flipping off the front row. Shirts were stained with bloody handprints, claw-slashed tops and spliced trews came together like gaping wounds, and transparent bustiers were sent out filled with real life worms.
The results of the trials will inform government guidance about how venues should operate when they reopen at the end of June. So far, trials of mass events appear to have yielded positive results. Primavera Sound hosted one of Europe’s first non-socially distanced gigs in December, resulting in no infection rate among the 1,000 attendees.
In November, the Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) warned that nightclubs in the UK face extinction due to COVID and a lack of government support. Speaking to Dazed, NTIA’s CEO Michael Kill said: “Without support, businesses will be lost. The once-strong sector of over 1,400 venues pre-covid will shrink by an estimated 50/60 per cent, which will lead to a shortage of venues and events which are fundamental to the growth and support of the electronic music industry.”
Vroom Vroom EP, which was released shortly before these sessions, SOPHIE’s work on
Fuck It Up EP provides a beautiful snapshot at a fruitful yet transitionary time for the massively influential producer in between her debut singles collection
PRODUCT and the brave new world to come with her full-length
Oil of Every Pearl s Un-Insides,” reads a description on Bandcamp.
Last week, Unsound Festival released a new track by SOPHIE and producer Jlin, titled “JSLOIPHNIE”, as part of a compilation called
Intermission – listen to it here.
Following her death, fans launched a petition calling on NASA to name a planet after SOPHIE. The petition read: “I want her name to be remembered and her influence to continue to flourish for many years to come.”
Elsewhere in the shoot, the
Euphoria star strikes a rebellious pose in a hot pink overshirt, which is immediately offset by the sudden entrance of a demurely shot LBD. It’s the same swing in extremes that were present on the runway last September where linear, monochromatic looks abruptly bloomed into bright, ethereal cape dresses blasted with vibrantly-hued floral prints.
For creative director Pierpaolo Piccioli, “equality, inclusivity, and empathy” are core values of the fashion house, so uniting with Zendaya was always going to be a no brainer. Just last year she was heralded as a visionary and last weekend, she accepted the SeeHer accolade (dressed in Valentino couture, obvs) at The Critics Choice Awards, which honours women who push boundaries and defy stereotypes within the entertainment industry.
In a new, year-long collaboration with WeTransfer, the legendary artist handpicks five artists breaking new ground in performance art, from Berlin to Guatemala