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Huda Kattan on realising she didn’t love herself, and how she overcame it

With the launch of her new Rose Quartz collection, the beauty mogul opens up about her imposter syndrome, coming to terms with success, and how her relationship with make-up has changed over lockdown

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Oct 16, 2023

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10 of the best photos from Dazed July 2023

We select the most striking photos published on the site over the last month, exploring expansive narratives of selfhood, community, and identity

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Aug 01, 2023

Sola Adeaga
Art & PhotographyChristina Quarles, “Cherry Moon” (2023)

These artworks express the disorientating experience of ‘being in a body’

Christina Quarles’ latest exhibition Come In From An Endless Place develops the Los Angeles-based artist’s portraiture of being in your body and moving through the world

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Jun 23, 2023

Emily Dinsdale
Art & PhotographyFotómetro, Tell Me Where Your Freedom Lies

Intimate portraits of young people in the privacy of their bedrooms

Tell Me Where Your Freedom Lies is the ongoing photo project by Fotómetro – aka Ofek Avshalom and Rona Bar –  exploring identity and self-expression

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Apr 24, 2023

Carla Pelosoff
Art & PhotographyJester Bulnes, DENTRO (2023)

These photos explore queer Latine youth culture in LA

Jester Bulnes’ new photo book is dedicated to ‘the girls, the gays, the dolls, the Latin ‘slayers’ and anyone who’s ever felt like they don’t belong’

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Mar 29, 2023

Madison Bulnes
Art & PhotographyLinder, “The Goddess Who has Five Faces” (2019)

These radical artworks play with the conventions of pornography

A shared exhibition brings together the work of Hannah Wilke and Linder – two provocative artists exploring the commodification of women’s bodies and consumer desire

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Feb 22, 2023

Rose Dodd
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In defence of the word ‘queer’

The debate over the use of ‘Q-word’ has raged for years, but its detractors’ arguments are dumb at best and transphobic at worst

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Jan 23, 2023

James Greig
Art & PhotographyNordine Makhloufi paris queer nightlife party

No place like home: powerful portraits of queer communities in 2022

We take a look back at some of this year’s most celebratory and potent photo stories, sharing the stories of queer communities from all over the world

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Dec 29, 2022

Elliot Hoste
FashionRoxy Murray disabled fashion identity

How fashion helped these disabled people embrace their identity

Accessible, adaptable clothing may be absent from catwalks across the world, but disabled people are finding liberation and fun in fashion on their own terms

Fashion

Nov 17, 2022

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The new guard of young designers interrogating cultural identity

Meet five rising creatives working to dismantle – and upcycle – tired perceptions of cultural markers today

Fashion

Jan 17, 2022

Liam Hess
Art & PhotographyTraplord (2021)

Traplord: the stage show uplifting overlooked stories of Black masculinity

Ivan Michael Blackstock is the rising star of the dance world, using movement and hip hop to unpack the lives of socially disenfranchised young Black men for theatre audiences

Art & Photography

Nov 18, 2021

Emily Dinsdale
Art & PhotographyGillian Wearing, Self-Portrait (2000)

Gillian Wearing on masks, inhabiting disguises, and identity as performance

As a retrospective of her work opens at the Guggenheim New York, we speak to the renowned artist about her ongoing examination of identity, the allure of reality TV, and her love of Michaela Coel

Art & Photography

Nov 10, 2021

Emily Dinsdale
Art & PhotographyAmoako Boafo, “Monstera Leaf Sleeves” (2021)

Amoako Boafo’s stylish portraits celebrate Blackness in all its multitudes

We talk to the rising art-world star about his upcoming exhibition, Singular Duality: Me Can Make We, and his enduring vocation as an artist

Art & Photography

Sep 09, 2021

Emily Dinsdale
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K.NGSLEY is the cult label uplifting the queer Black community

Founded by Nigerian-American designer Kingsley Gbadegesin, the NY brand is rooted in activism and authenticity

Fashion

Mar 01, 2021

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FashionThe power, joy, and freedom of dressing a lover

The people letting their lovers choose what they wear

From kinky pleasure to the ability to fully explore their identity and gender, three couples – and one submissive – discuss the freedom and joy that comes from putting their style in the hands of another

Fashion

Feb 02, 2021

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