The Land Below the Wind
SSENSE
Oct 26 2019
Sean + Seng Explore the South China Sea in an Editorial for Y-3
From the eastern coast of Borneo, photographers Sean + Seng boarded a small boat and drifted along the electric cyan of the South China Sea. In this paradise, they discussed the concept of functional dressing with the Bajau Laut fishermen of the Sulu Archipelago, who wear homemade balaclavas and burak face paint to protect themselves from the sun. The exchange points to the notion that both practicality and performance are universal concepts.
Must-Reads Must-Haves Natasha Stagg’s Intellectual Accessorizing Your favorite book often shares a very symbiotic relationship with your favorite bag—living inside it for the duration of its digestion, dragged around the city in the soft leather of a satchel, or toted in an evening bag to dinner for one. Even after you’ve finished a book and set it up on the shelf, a profoundly good read will stay with you forever. Natasha Stagg is a fashion writer, and, as of last year, a published author—her debut novel, , was released through Semiotext(e). 
Catching Wavelengths Photographer Myles Hall's Vision for Spring/Summer 2017 We can only see as far as our eyes will let us. Multitudes remain obscured, and black is the total absence of light. But visible colors—violet, blue, orange—have wavelengths that lie within our fragile range of sight. Teenage photographer Myles Hall uses daylight like a crooking finger, summoning color into the realm of perception, bidding its warmth. 
Home Alone with Jacquemus The Designer Talks About Uniforms and Other Obsessions on a Tour of His New Studio in Paris Simon Porte Jacquemus ’ new studio sits on the edge of Canal Saint Martin—a three-story building that smells of fresh white paint and freshly cut flowers. The view is good, but Jacquemus cares more for the intimacy that comes from sharing what’s inside. Taking a series of self-portraits and still-lifes—softly focused, with his own feet and tulips in many of the frames—the designer opens the door just a crack.