“Forward”

Political activism has always been a focus of Shepard Fairey. Over his three-decade career his many posters and building-sized murals have become part of the cultural landscape. Fairey’s “HOPE” (2008) artwork became one of the campaign symbols for then-U.S. presidential nominee Barack Obama, as well as another stylized work the LA-based artist created following the terrorist attacks […]

TAWD August 17, 2024

The Pigeon Gets It’s Moment

A massive pigeon will perch onto the High Line in Downtown Manhattan. The 16-foot-tall sculptural artwork is the brainchild of Columbian artist and filmmaker Ivan Argote, whose dubbed the pudgy feathered bird “Dinosaur.” Pigeons aren’t the most glorified bird in the animal kingdom—not like its distant cousins in the eagle and hawk. However, Argote’s iteration will be […]

TAWD August 12, 2024

“Dirty Willy Underwear”

Willy Chavarria, the 2023 American Menswear Designer of the Year, is now an underwear designer, too. The Fresno-hailing designer has launched his own luxury sub-label, titled “Dirty Willy Underwear”—and the name should be taken at face value. Chavarria’s underwear is intentionally stained with realistic sweat marks and urine dribbles, as well holes around the waist. […]

TAWD August 12, 2024

Vidal Sassoon @ 70

Vidal Sassoon was a British East-End boy who started from humble beginnings and spent some of his childhood in an orphanage. His vision for clean classic cuts was the look of the sixties with Mary Quant as the perfect poster girl. His rise to fame allowed him to give a chance to many young creative […]

TAWD August 1, 2024

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