i-D journeys back to 2013 to look back on conversations about changes in technology, and the effects these have on the fashion industry.
In Arizona Women, models Molly Bair and Natalie Westling cross the flat lands, gorges, mountains and canyons of the great American state to meet everyone from cowgirls-cum-beauty-queens to hippy mystics...and find out what it means to be an American woman in 2016.
With one week left to register to vote in the General Election, i-D has paired grime star JME with leader of the Labour Party Jeremy Corbyn to discuss the importance of a high youth turnout on 8 June. This full-length film touches on grime, engagement and the need to make your voice heard, it sees the pair trading thoughts on why young people voting is more vital than ever before.
i-D journeys back to 2013 to look back on conversations about changes in technology, and the effects these have on the fashion industry.
24-year-old Londoner Eliot Sumner (formally known as I Blame Coco) knows a thing or two about growing up. After four years of touring and writing songs, the brooding beauty is back with a gritty new sound, captured in this intimate tour diary by director John Linquist. Following the husky-voiced musician as she supports Lykke Li on her travels across Europe, i-D hangs out with Eliot and her crew on the road, on days off, and backstage pre-show before joining them on stage each night.
We all talk about the Stone Age, the Iron Age and the Bronze Age, but what era are we living in right now? People are starting to refer to us as the - far less romantic - Plastic Age. We make 288 million tonnes of plastic a year, and unlike paper, metal, glass or wood, it does not oxidise or biodegrade, instead it ends up in our oceans, making the ratio of plastic to plankton 100:1. The way to make use of The Great Pacific Garbage Patch? Bionic yarn. Co-designed by Pharrell, G-Star’s RAW for the Oceans collection is the world’s first denim line created from plastic that has been fished out of the big blue and recycled. Find out how we can pick 700,000 tonnes of plastic up off the sea floor in our documentary, made possible by G-Star, The Plastic Age.
In this series directed by Liza Mandelup, we explore the very different faces of American beauty today. From the picket-fenced suburbia of Long Island to the pastel-coloured storefronts of Miami, we examine the transformative powers of a hairstyle, and the cultural meanings that come with it. Braided, curled, flat-ironed, whipped back and forth, in the first episode we travel to South Central, Los Angeles, for the cheapest and best weave in town, and where we meet the women of Mr & Mrs Salon for whom a trip to the hairdressers is about so much more than just hair.
Beauty is the smile that comes from within. In a series directed by Liza Mandelup, we travel across America to explore the many faces of beauty. It’s prom time in Long Island, and everyone wants to look their best. But what does their best even look like? For this bunch of prom-obsessed schoolgirls it’s whatever their mothers tell them: perfect hair, perfect dress and perfect smile. After all, it’s not the girls who want to outdo one another; it’s their hyper competitive mothers, for whom prom is almost as big as a wedding. But the white-picket bliss of suburbia is starting to stir as more and more girls are beginning to question whether there is more to life than looking beautiful. Introducing the Class of 2015.
In this episode of Real American Beauty, directed by Liza Mandelup, we journey to the pastel-coloured boom town that is Miami. Uncovering another side to this palm-fringed vacationland, we visit a barbershop where the rising stars of the boxing world come to get their hair done, and meet the young Cuban-Americans whose parents came to the US in hopes of living the American Dream. But for these guys, who dream of becoming world champion boxers, it doesn’t matter if you’re king of the ring; if you don’t look sharp upon entering you’ve lost before the game has even begun. Theirs, like Miami itself, is a story of self-renewal; one that could happen only in America. Meet the victors of tomorrow.
Get to know Grace Neutral, the 26-year-old handpoke tattoo artist who took herself from self-confessed alternative weirdo to actual pixie dreamgirl with a series of dramatic body modifications. Surrounded by her fluffy friends Totoro, Stitch and Pusheen, Grace welcomes us into the bedroom of her London flat where we discover the emotional and physical steps she went through on the journey towards becoming her true self; the tattoo-covered alien princess with purple eyes, pointed elf ears, a forked tongue, scarification and no bellybutton that just walked for Ashley Williams during LFW and keeps her quarter of a million fans inspired on Instagram. Be you. Be beautiful.
In episode one, Nabihah meets creatives who have already made the move, relocating from London to Lisbon, and makes herself at home in the city’s thriving music scene.
New Year, new start, new city? Follow DJ, producer and NTS radio presenter Nabihah Iqbal as she explores the opportunities and burgeoning cultural scenes in Lisbon and Leipzig. Despite living in London her entire life, Nabihah is questioning whether it’s still the city for her and she’s not alone. 323,000 emigrated from Britain last year and with spiralling costs of living, contrasted with the perceived better quality of life elsewhere, it's easy to see why. After meeting creatives who have already made the move from London to Lisbon, Nabihah explores the city’s nightlife before investigating how the Portuguese capital is attracting and supporting young creatives.
New Year, new start, new city? DJ, producer and NTS radio presenter Nabihah Iqbal is questioning whether London is still the city for her and she’s not alone. 323,000 emigrated from Britain last year and with spiralling costs of living, contrasted with the perceived better quality of life elsewhere, it's easy to see why. Having already delved into the opportunities and burgeoning cultural scenes of Lisbon, Nabihah looks to Leipzig and uncovers why Germany’s 14th largest city is inheriting Berlin’s reputation as the city to move to if you want to concentrate on your art. In this episode, she meets creatives who have been drawn by its youthful energy, community spirit and affordability.
New Year, new start, new city? DJ, producer and NTS radio presenter Nabihah Iqbal is questioning whether London is still the city for her and she’s not alone. 323,000 emigrated from Britain last year and with spiralling costs of living, contrasted with the perceived better quality of life elsewhere, it's easy to see why. Having already delved into the opportunities and burgeoning cultural scenes of Lisbon, Nabihah looks to Leipzig. After meeting creatives who have already made the move to Germany’s 14th largest city, Nabihah explores the city’s nightlife before evaluating the options. Is it really that much easier to be a young artist elsewhere? To what extent is this dream a reality?
In Arizona Women, models Molly Bair and Natalie Westling cross the flat lands, gorges, mountains and canyons of the great American state to meet everyone from cowgirls-cum-beauty-queens to hippy mystics...and find out what it means to be an American woman in 2016.
The 2014 revolution brought Kiev nightlife to a complete standstill. As protests turned into riots, and government security forces opened fire on protestors, the country fell into crisis. But out of the ashes of revolution has risen a new generation. Slava Lepsheev, who’d lost his job because of the financial crisis triggered by the war, had had enough, and started Cxema, a raw, hard and hypnotic techno rave that he took to whatever semi-legal venue he could set a soundsystem up in. So together with Slava, and the city’s brightest young lights, we followed young Kiev as they prepared for a night at Cxema, from building the venue to watching the sunrise break.
We hit the A13 (Beckton Exit) with East Ham’s finest, Kano. Re-energised by Made In The Manor, his fifth and most successful album to date, i-D joins K-A and pals - including Wiley - on his 6-date European tour as the direct rudeboy reflects candidly on, life, love and lyrics.
Model, actress and cover star of i-D’s Female Gaze Issue Adwoa Aboah is on a mission to get girls across the world to open up about mental health, body image and sexuality through her project Gurls Talk. In our new three-part series, we travel with the young advocate to LA, to meet the city's strong and powerful women making a stand for change. In part one, Adwoa spends time getting to know the girls challenging the status quo with #FreeTheNipple. From the founder of the movement, Lina Esco, to the teenage girls protesting in the streets, these are the women reclaiming power over their own bodies and promoting self-love along the way.
Model, actress and cover star of i-D’s Female Gaze Issue Adwoa Aboah is on a mission to get girls across the world to open up about mental health, body image and sexuality through her project Gurls Talk. In our new three-part series, we travel with the young advocate to LA, to meet the city's strong and powerful women making a stand for change. In part two, Adwoa investigates the stripping scene of the City of Angels, currently worth one billion dollars, which employs more women than ever before. Adwoa meets dancers Shay, Kasey and Alabama to explore how they embrace their sexuality, why they have chosen this career, and unpack the stigma surrounding pole dancing.
Model, actress and cover star of i-D’s Female Gaze Issue Adwoa Aboah is on a mission to get girls across the world to open up about mental health, body image and sexuality through her project Gurls Talk. In our new three-part series, we travel with the young advocate to LA, to meet the city's strong and powerful women making a stand for change. In the third and final episode Adwoa discusses the birth of Gurls Talk, spending time with a range of women who are challenging the norm. Follow Adwoa as she hangs out with activist and MIA’s drummer Kiran Gandhi who ran the marathon whilst menstruating, takes a trip to the tattoo parlour with Brooke Candy to discuss sexual freedom and cruises around with The Velvets, an all-female motorcycle club to explore how together, we can make a difference for the future of womanhood.
Model, actress and cover star of i-D's Female Gaze Issue Adwoa Aboah is on a mission to get girls across the world to open up about mental health, body image and sexuality through her project Gurls Talk. In our latest series, we travel with the young advocate to LA, to meet the city's strong and powerful women making a stand for change. Join Adwoa in the City of Angels as she hangs with a range of pioneering women from the teenage girls supporting #FreeTheNipple to professional pole dancers and an all-female motorcycle club, exploring how together we can make a difference for the future of womanhood.
Meet photographer Harley Weir and the other image makers shaping the world through a female gaze, presented by CHANEL and i-D. London-born Harley Weir began experimenting with analogue photography and film whilst studying Fine Art at Central St Martin’s College of Art and Design. Harley has developed a uniquely intimate style that’s attracted some of fashion’s biggest brands such as Calvin Klein, Proenza Schouler, Missoni and McQ, and her images are frequently featured on the pages of American, French and British Vogue, i-D, Self Service and Pop. Here we see Harley’s journey to capturing 5 different women from around the world on her project for The Fifth Sense, 5 Women, inspired by Chanel No. 5. We also meet the different women who are defining the image of today, including Inez van Lamsweerde, Chen Man, Juno Calypso, Ashley Armitage, Jen Davies, Arvida Bystrom and writer Reba Maybury.
Meet Digital Artist and Creative Director Lucy Hardcastle on a behind the scenes into the making of her piece ‘Intangible Matter’. Lucy Hardcastle is known for her boundary pushing work, blurring the lines between computer graphics, printed textiles and photorealism, riffs on the balance between human craft and generated perfection. Here we see Lucy’s journey into the creation of her piece featuring producer Fatima Al Qadiri and artist Chris Lee, as well as meeting other digital artists using new media technologies to re-imagine the possibilities of creative expression