Zino Haro talks Uni-ke and digital fashion Manuela Nora Medic May 13, 2022 Artists, Creativity, Designers, Designers, Fashion Weeks, Interview, MESSFashion, Sustainability, Sustainablefashion Zino Haro is the CEO of Uni-ke, a start-up that stands out with its commitment to providing young creatives with complicated backgrounds and helping them to leave their mark in the industry. Moreover, Zino is also a talented fashion designer and musician who is always ready for new challenges. Her OneRise project under World Economic Forum is changing the lives of many 'immigrants and first-generation start-up founders'. We sat down with this creative visionary to discuss Uni-ke and digital fashion.
Beata Wilczek: Digital Fashion Q&A Manuela Nora Medic February 24, 2022 Artists, Creativity, Interview, Lifestyle, MESSFashion, Sustainability, Sustainablefashion If the future of fashion is digital, sustainable, and diverse, then Beata Wilczek is leading the way. The Polish-born educator is the mastermind behind Unfolding Strategies, a Berlin-based fashion consultancy and education lab specializing in digital culture, tech and sustainability. She has recently joined The Dematerialised, a fashion NFT marketplace, as a Head of Digital Sustainability and Social Impact. Here, she sits down with Mess magazine to answer everything we want to know about the metaverse and digital fashion ethics.
SAMO LIVES: A New Biopic on Jean-Michel Basquiat Manuela Nora Medic January 16, 2022 Artists, cinema, film Jean-Michel Basquiat, an artistic genius, a poetic creator of the most complex and epochal paintings of the 20th century is getting a new perspective. Samo Lives will celebrate the life and the career of the l...
The Rise of Telfar Clemens: Re-writing the Blueprint for Luxury Fashion Eve Rowena August 15, 2021 Artists, Creativity, Designers, Designers, Fashion Weeks, Features, History, Lifestyle, News, Shows, Style, Sustainablefashion, Trends Telfar has been taking the luxury world by storm. The last few years have seen the brand grow exponentially in popularity. All his bags are handmade out of vegan leather and they sell out within minutes of eve...
The Art of The Virtual Human Bethany Chandler July 7, 2021 Artists, Creativity, Designers, Features, MESSFashion Often the thought of digitalised, heavily filtered, reality-altered figures can lend way to a discussion on self-imaging issues and body dysmorphic tendencies. After all, we live in a world dictated by the likes of Instagram where Photoshop and beauty filters are rife. Surely encouraging another, heightened, level of digital humanisation will only further this issue? Perhaps, this argument is too simplistic.
Triple Threat: an interview with Dutch film director, fashion designer and nail artist Chloë van der Klaauw Alexandra Wagner July 2, 2021 Artists, Be Featured, cinema, Designers, Designers, film, Interview, London, MESSFashion, Photographers, Stories, Style, Sustainability, Sustainablefashion, Trends, Women We recently sat down with Chloë van der Klaauw, founder and designer of Studio Henriette Christine, an ethical, slow fashion brand that has caught many influencers' attention since its online launch in 2020. O...
Chatting With XFEMINADESIGNS: The Small Business Starting Its Own Sustainable Fashion Revolution Bethany Chandler June 8, 2021 Artists, Community, Creativity, Designers, Designers, Features, Fresh Mess, Interview, MESSFashion, MESSFeature, MESSsubmissions, News, Stories, Style, Sustainability, Sustainablefashion, Trends, Women "Positive representation and love for colour is my inspiration. Growing up a plus sized, mixed race girl in Britain, I felt out of place. I never wore bright colours or patterns in fear of being called out, and assumed that fashion like that wasn't meant for me. I mean, where do you see chubby brown girls in cool clothes in the 90's fashion scene?"
Julia Sky: “Mystery Night” Lily Bell May 19, 2021 Artists, Creativity, Photographers, Stories, Women Browse below the new photo series titled "Mystery Night" by Julia Sky. Julia Sky is a Jewish Russian immigrant currently living in Chicago, Illinois, specialising in portrait, beauty and fashion photography. ...
The Facets of Art Activism in Today’s social media Sabrine Tabet May 8, 2021 Artists, Community, Creativity, Fresh Mess, Interview, Society It will take a moment for the skeptics to realize the vital impact of the social media on the global political scene. We can forever argue that arts activism on social media does not bring real changes and tha...
