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SSENSE
Oct 26 2019
Teenage Photographer Myles Hall Captures the Abandon of a Lazy Afternoon
Whoever said youth is wasted on the young knew the frantic feeling of wanting desperately to grow into something, only to grow out of it. Silhouettes of confusion mark the backdrop of young adulthood. But this outward appearance of confusion can be deceiving. Those who are suspended in these moments of transition move freely through the world. The dandelion seed knows that it travels through the air faster than a rock in the gutter.
The Politics of Dress Inside the Mind and Atelier of the French Collective Études Études is a collective of six Frenchmen who grew up as neighbours in Grenoble. A true boys club—raised in the nineties and connected through their love of graffiti. Aurélien Arbet, Jérémie Egry, Nicolas Poillot, José Lamali, Antoine Belekian, and Marc Bothorel identify Études as a brand for “contemporary men.” They coalesce between multiple creative disciplines, from accessible clothing to a recently established publishing house. Collaborating with German artist Andrzej Steinbach, Études is debuting a political image-series: a special edition hoodie, t-shirt, and long-sleeve tee, each branded with the Flag of Europe, exclusively created for SSENSE. 
New Icons: Wearable Mythology Find the Big Bang in Your Sweater Dress It’s going to be okay. Continue to pore over your horoscope during lunch, uttering sentences to your friends prefaced with “Maybe the universe is telling me...” Wishing to rejoin the abstract that comforts you is normal. As the universe expands, so does the dark matter and dark energy that makes up 96 percent of it. However, Moby said it best: “People they come together/People they fall apart/No one can stop us now/Because we are all made of stars.” In the face of darkness, don’t let your light wilt. 
Altitude Sickness Off-White’s Hikers Embody Cross-Climate Cult Hybridity Intent on sidestepping beige predictability, Virgil Abloh’s Off-White imprint has rapidly ventured beyond the beaten path over a handful of seasons. Prominent in the January 2015 Mode à Paris presentation, the brand’s hiking boot debuted as part of a young collection that aimed impressively high. Created with a motivational “Don’t look down” motto in mind, a mountaineering theme recurred, down to the climbing ropes used as fastenings and styled around shoulders.