Dazed & Confused

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

global visions

HARLEM, early 90s • “It took a long time for people to trust me and my camera.” When Katsu Naito arrived in Harlem in the 1980s, he began photographing people as a way of getting to know the community. Here, the Japanese photographer shares stills that speak to the nostalgic pull of NY’s bustling streets

inspiration in isolation • Days from deadline and with hope on the horizon, Dazed’s newly instated editor-in-chief Ibrahim Kamara and executive editorial director Lynette Nylander reflect on starting points for their inaugural issue and where we might be headed

heritage wear • Meet the new generation of style makers fusing fashion with their own identities, and finding fans around the world

meet outdoors

Digital Euphoria

hands on • When life comes at you fast, go slow: in NYC, a new band of creatives are taking their sweet time to master their craft and seek out human connection with their communities

IN ORBIT • Guatemala City, Cape Town, Saigon: three points on the map dominated by youth populations. Here, we connect with the local collectives challenging national narratives

GÃY, Saigon

RADIO SÓNICA, Guatemala City • New frequencies: From their ‘space cabin’, this roaming student station is fighting fake Covid news – and building a new radio movement for young people

from GHANA with love • The armed police raid on Ghana’s first LGBTQ+ community space marked a dark new chapter in the fight for queer freedom across Africa. Here, founder Alex Kofi Donkor reveals why his faith in the future is unshaken

DAZED 100 • Future Proof: This year’s Dazed 100 celebrates the cross-disciplinary risk-takers of a new generation who fearlessly define creativity going forward. Here, six from the list prove that, despite lockdowns, quarantines and culture-freezes, our world is always open to change

outta sight

the revolution will be digitised

virtually yours • all clothes PALACE SKATEBOARDS summer 2021

move it

MARCUS RASHFORD, in his own words • His crusading work on food poverty has seen him go from footballing wunderkind to scourge of the political establishment – but what do we know about Marcus Rashford behind the headlines? Here, the England star and social justice icon pens a powerful manifesto on the triumph of community spirit, and what it can do for the next generation

cue the future

street life

y’all wanna hear a story? • In JANICZA BRAVO’s surreal strip-club odyssey Zola, TAYLOUR PAIGE and RILEY KEOUGH turn a viral Twitter thread into the year’s wildest cinematic ride

touch it

SONIC YOUTH • From new adventures in alte to bossa nova, Kazakh techno and beyond, a new generation of noisemakers are bringing hyperlocal sounds and subcultures to a world ready to reconnect Dive even deeper and scan the QR codes for an exclusive mix from each artist

hello world

anglophilia

guangzhou boys

NIGERIA now

bound to

global local

STOCKISTS SUMMER 2021

DAZED gallery: MARTINE SYMS

six degrees of separation • On a mission to bring...