A trailblazer for emerging talent and proudly independent, Dazed magazine aims to set the cultural agenda, both on and offline. Founded by Jefferson Hack and Rankin in 1991, the entire archive of back issues is available for digital subscribers to Dazed. The independent British fashion, culture and arts magazine has a strong global reputation for its groundbreaking and trendsetting editorial and its support of new generations of fashion, art, literature, photography and music talent. DazedDigital.com, their online magazine, is updated daily, hosting interactive projects, extra editorial content, exclusive music and fashion film.
Dazed & Confused
Beauty & Beyond
Starters • Musing on their compulsion to create, this season's panoply of painters, perfumers, rappers and designers with big-belt energy ‘peel back the layers of reality’ to manifest the next vibe-shift in culture
African Giants
Chopped • Bringing jellyfish cuts and acid-neon colour to the streets of Taiwan's fastest-growing city, the Day-Glo masterminds behind OOO-ing Studio have kickstarted a movement, tackling social taboos head-on to tell stories through hair
caught in the web • As part of this year's Dazed 100 with Coach, we explore how the white heat of technology is opening up new modes of expression for artists, coders and AR designers alike. Meet the creatives ‘dreaming in real time’ of a web without frontiers
Body Shop • As doctors take to TikTok and celebs share their before-and-after pics online, our obsession with plastic surgery has finally gone public. But where will the race to look IG-perfect lead us?
Seeing Red
Best Served Chilled • Born in St Louis, made in NYC – but Frost Children are never more at home than when they're online. For the Dazed 100 with Coach, the sibling duo let us into their world of irony-pilled musings, meme accounts and music for the eternal scroll
BOUND TO • All clothes and accessories worn throughout PUMA × PAM and PUMA
Creature Comforts
Uncut Tems • Before even releasing an album, Tems has worked with a parade of pop glitterati from Beyoncé to Rihanna – but more than just a musician, the Nigerian star is a potent symbol of modern African womanhood. Here, she talks about being chased through Paris by fans, hearing music in the sound of a dripping tap, and why she always knew she wasn't born to follow
Raise the Bar
In Bloom
The Beautiful Game
Swingers
Doom and Gloom
Beautiful Strangers
For My Sister Your Sister • When 22-year-old Mahsa Amini was arrested in Tehran for an ‘improperly worn’ hijab, her family was told she'd be released after caution. Three days later she was dead, and anger swept through the streets of Iran as women across the country began cutting their hair in protest. Here, the voices behind the movement reveal why, when the fight for bodily autonomy is all over our newsfeeds, their struggle is also our own
Bald Ambition • When she shaved her head live on Instagram this summer, wigs did fly as fans debated if Doja Cat was having her Britney moment. But the meme-surfing singer and rapper has always been irreverent about what it means to be a modern pop star – here, she breaks down why her new do makes her feel ‘new, fresh and sexy’, her talent for chaos, and why her next era will be punk AF
She Sells Sea Shells
Beauty is in the AI of the Beholder • For teenagers today, filters and AR lenses can be a fun way to try on new identites and stay in touch. According to studies, they can also induce body dysmorphia and push people towards cosmetic surgery. Are we at risk of letting the algorithm decide what's beautiful?
Lost & Found • Gianessa Wride was just seven when she lost all the hair on her head from alopecia areata....