Digital artist Claudia Rafael on painting with code
The Berlin-based digital artist works with AI and AR to create surreal portraits and filters. She talks to us about ethics, beauty, and the exchange between analogue and digital
The many faces of Samuel Fosso
For nearly five decades, the photographer has experimented with fashion and performance to create resonant self-portraits. Here, he talks about opening a studio aged 13, adopting personas and his fashion industry crossovers with discount chains and luxury brands
The love-hate world of perfume ads
As the festive season wafts in, on a cloud of scent, we find out what makes fragrance ads so compelling – with help from spoof Twitter sensation @perfumeads
The North Face on where function and fashion collide
Outdoor brands have boomed amid the movement to reconnect with nature – and the North Face has been at its forefront. Design director Darren Shooter discusses the brand’s rich visual history, its new focus on circularity, and the Gucci collab that broke the internet
Meet the companies combatting fashion’s sustainability problem
As trend cycles become ever quicker and fast fashion dominates the news, some brands are making a stand for sustainability. We find out what it takes to create a real difference
How Crocs became an unlikely fashion icon
Once the world’s most-hated shoe brand, today Crocs is loved by everyone from Justin Bieber to Balenciaga. We speak to global creative director James Gardner about how the brand bit its way back from the cultural brink
Billie: The razor brand championing body hair
Adopting a different approach to shake up the industry, Billie has put customers first when it comes to marketing, often making personal choice the centre of campaigns rather than its own product
How I Got Here: Penny Martin
The editor in chief of The Gentlewoman talks to CR about shifting from a career in curating and academia to magazines, by way of seminal fashion website SHOWstudio. Plus tips on making a mag in the digital age
How Farfetch is finding its own identity in retail
Global brand and culture director Ronojoy Dam talks to us about how Farfetch is putting its own stamp on the luxury fashion retail space, and what digital fashion might mean for the industry
Why fashion is embracing gaming
As brands cotton on to the potential of gaming, CR explores why it’s a good fit for fashion labels, and what the future could hold for digital clothes, esports sponsorships and in-game narratives
Lea Colombo on her obsession with colour
The visual artist talks to us about making it as a self-taught fashion photographer, how the darkroom opened up her practice, and moving between commercial projects and the art world
Megaforce creates gravity-defying new ad for Burberry
The magical spot pays homage to windswept Autumn days and the wide open spaces of nature
Lazy Oaf at 20: Lessons on running a fashion brand
We speak to Lazy Oaf founder Gemma Shiel about her journey from printing T-shirts in her dad’s garage to spending the last two decades at the helm of one of the most creative fashion brands going
Fashion meets culture in Nicholas Daley’s brand world
The London-based menswear designer works with a circle of collaborators to bring his eponymous label to life across imagery, graphics, exhibitions and live music. He talks to us about his holistic approach to brand-building
Michael Bailey-Gates’ photos artfully redress gender roles
The photographer’s debut monograph, A Glint in the Kindling, features self-portraits interrogating the gender binary while exposing the tools involved in image-making
The changing nature of beauty packaging
In a fiercely competitive market, packaging can make an enormous difference in which beauty products do best. Here we examine how sustainability and influencer marketing is affecting the look and feel of the beauty sector