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What's Contemporary Now?

Designed for curious minds, "What's Contemporary Now?" engages various thought leaders across cultur

Episodes

Total: 84

In recent years, it’s become harder to tell whether fashion can still stand on its own, without lean

It’s easy to repeat oneself in fashion. Certain truths return again and again, not because we lack i

Met Ball Monday

2025/5/5

 It is Monday, but not just any Monday. It's the first Monday in May queue. The flash bulbs, the gro

Describing Lyas as a "fashion narrator" rather than a critic or commentator feels curiously apt in a

In fashion, there are stylists—and then there are image-makers. As the “C” in KCD and one of the fir

Once upon a time—not so long ago—it was fashionable to declare that print would only endure if it be

Some may have balked at the news that a Brit would take the helm of Vogue France, but anyone familia

Sarah Harrelson, founder and editor-in-chief of CULTURED magazine, joins us to discuss what it means

Few figures have shaped fashion’s visual language like Marie-Amélie Sauvé. From her formative years

Fashion thrives on newness but resists change, celebrates young designers yet makes survival nearly

For years, celebrity stylists were seen as separate from those consulting for brands and shaping fas

The inevitability of change is something we can either fear or embrace with insatiable curiosity, an

We often bring up the idea of humanity on this show, exploring the anthropology of it all with the c

Daniel Arnold's work can be seen anywhere one consumes visual content, whether it's on the walls of

The audacity of achievement is beautifully illustrated in the story of LUAR’s Raul Lopez, whose show

Under Michael Kliger’s stewardship, Mytheresa has emerged as perhaps the most profitable platform of

While many in the fashion industry were already well-versed in the work of journalist Lauren Sherman

Comment sections are often awash with bold opinions, many of them originating from anonymous or priv

The Best Performances issue of W Magazine is here, marking the unofficial start of awards season wit

Season 5 Trailer

2024/12/23

As the curtain falls on one year and rises on the next, we find ourselves poised at the edge of a ne