Fashion Freak Show : Stripes, Sex and Scandal on Stage, in True Gaultier Style
By Alexia Petsinis
Korby's Debut EP Brings Us a Sense of Euphoria
By Jonah Orbach
Hangin' Around Paris With Dustin Muchuvitz and Lucky Love
By Rachel Weinberg
Detroit Techno Pioneer Jeff Mills Is Bringing The Harvest To Golden Plains XVI
By Anna Stewart
Sporting Codes and Revolutionary Modes: Andreas Kronthaler for Vivienne Westwood
By Carwyn Mcintyre
LB aka LABAT On The Advantage Of Limitations
By Rob Feher
to Be is an online and biannual print-issue platform exploring an emerging generation of creatives attributable to coveted fashion, music, arts and cultural industries.
Every Designer Has a Story: Interview with Sean McCallum and Jaxon Stickler
By Hugh Barton
Stacy Kranitz and the Power of Coming Undone
By Rebecca Loftin
Kimbra’s Reckoning: Demanding Reflection, Inspiring Connection and Crafting Sonic Transformations
By Rachel Weinberg
BEHIND the CURTAIN to ALEXANDER MCQUEEN’S CREATIVE UNIVERSE
By Briony Wright
Isamu Noguchi’s Playgrounds Inspire WOOD WOOD’s Functional and Expressive Collection
By To Be Team
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‘Multi-hyphenate’ and ‘multi-disciplinary’ are labels for individuals who embody numerous roles. Yet, the idea of excelling in various fields contradicts what we’re taught growing up: choose one profession, follow one path, be one thing. In fashion—and the creative world at large—that simply isn’t possible. Writers are artists, musicians are graphic designers, directors are actors. Why is this the case? Partly because our industries are under-resourced and largely under-funded, requiring people to take on multiple roles. But more fundamentally, creative people can indeed do many things. And, more importantly, they want to. This issue of to Be explores this very impulse to adapt and redefine our positions, our inclination to shapeshift into the many roles we play.
