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A Nail Porno
When #nailart meets 70’s porn vibes, A Nail Porno is born. Dive into this hand fantasy with nails by Lady Fancy Nails. Photographs by Tayler Smith and set by Jessica Pettway.
Fashion Editorials
The Boyfriend Experience
Photographer Kristiina Wilson explores the plus sized male boudoir in a new editorial shot in the glamorous Poconos. Get the boyfriend experience, complete with heart shaped jacuzzis, champagne glass hot tubs, mirrored ceilings and a whole lot of (body) fur.
Art
YDY x Sleek: Interact with Fashion’s New Muses
We gathered some of New York City’s most promising faces in fashion, from models to muses, to create a special interactive editorial. With 3D body scans created by artist Jimmy Tagliaferri, get eerily close to these future stars.
Fashion
Don’t Bend: A Mission for Slay Models
Our friends at Slay Models & We Shall Run team up to shine a spotlight on Trans talent within the fashion industry in this new editorial that shows off two of the top faces at Slay Models, Zo Shay & Ren Spriggs, and the inclusionary brands repped by We Shall Run.
Art
Red State
Photographer Brandon Barnhart and performing artist Peter Smith find each other in the mountain town of Bozeman, Montana to create photos that unpack the more intimate parts of their practices explored in rural seclusion.
Culture
Mardi Growl 2017
Photographer Tayler Smith travels to Knoxville, Tennessee to document ‘Mardi Growl’, a fundraising dog parade benefiting the Young-Williams Animal Center. You thought dogs didn’t love fashion? Think again.
Fashion
Editorial: Faith
Artist Richie Moo teams up with photographer Robert Omar Nuñez to create an editorial portraying a non-binary polyamorous relationship tinged with with the emotion of the 1980s.
Fashion
Backstage at Maison the Faux Fall 2017
For our first collaboration with the art-drivenSleek Magazine, we bring you exclusive backstage photographs from the F/W17 Maison the Faux runway show! With photos by Kristiina Wilson and text by Sleek’s Donna Schons.
Fashion
Editorial: Raw Synth
A new fashion story from Russian photographer Anya Kislaya brings high drama and and a cinematic insight into role exploration in relationships.
Art
Wigwood 2017
Photographer Kristiina Wilson traveled to Miami in early February to chronicle ‘Wigwood’, an annual queer festival that takes place in the city’s Wynwood district. Check out photos from the event organized by Miami staple Queef Latina feautring everything from drag, to lectures on gender & sexuality, to canned rosé!
Art
Film: To the Right, Turn Around
In his newest film collaboration with YDY, artist Payton Barronian revisits the world of lampooning–this time, it’s about the bizarre ritual that is the red carpet. Watch the full film, with photographs from the set by artist Julian Kapadia.
Culture
Meet Your New Friends: Miami
Meet six creatives breathing new life into the magic city–from designers to performers, see how they’re making Miami their own and how they want to change the world.
Culture
The Women’s March on Washington D.C.
Photographer Tayler Smith captures moments from the peacefully energetic and overflowing crowd of a million in attendance for the Women’s March on D.C.–and even sheds light on the not-so-positive energies that lurked around the capitol that day.
Art
The Character Studies of Vilda & Renee
NYC artists and partners Vilda & Renee give us an in-depth look at their expansive collaborative effort, wherein they satirically exploit some typically vulnerable flawed human traits in attempt to desensitize them in a way.
Fashion
Editorial: Rainy Day Playground
How to look stylish on the rainiest of days. Photographed by Kristiina Wilson and styled by Rika Watanbe. Click for more.