Petra Collins, Addison Rae, and Richard Kern Walk Into a Beach House…

… and reveal the latest collection from Collins’s SSENSE exclusive brand I’m Sorry by Petra Collins.

 

Goths in Heat

Has your music taste been described as scary? Are you mourning the loss of VampireFreaks.com but also slightly surprised it lasted that long? Are you dedicated to a life of dark and complex fashion inspired by the occult? Do you catch yourself talking to your taxidermy animals and bidding on macabre Victorian antiques online?

 

In the Mood for Ruffles

Have you ever been in love? The bliss of infatuation can inspire a feeling of indulgence—the desire to immerse yourself in ruffles, lace, silks and satin. Speak the language of love with a wardrobe that takes romance to heart.

 

Back to Business

You’ve been skipping out on your Pilates classes to miss the sparkling naivete of all the New Years hopefuls, but that excuse is quickly running out. You haven’t woken up before 10 AM in two weeks or worn proper trousers. Your phone is overheating from endless Instagram Reels—it’s time to put it down and get back to work. The winter holidays are officially wrapping up, and the moment has come to emerge from your BBC iPlayer and eggnog-induced coma to hit the office with a refreshed sense of grit and perspective.

 

No Free Feet Pics

Get ready to let the dogs out. After months of brutal weather that demanded the protection of wool socks and rubber boots, it’s time to book that pedicure and pamper your feet with new sandals to savor the summer in style.

 

It’s Time to Stock Up at the SSENSE Sale

Have you ever caught yourself 100 pages deep on SSENSE with an already full Wishlist? While you may be feeling the mounting pressure to get the most out of your beloved brands, good form and technique can transform your passion and dedication into the best scores of the year. Let your mind wander and imagine indulging in the compliments you’ll receive on your new digs. Here are our best tips on figuring out what you need to get the most out of the SSENSE Sale.


What’s Happening
to New York
Fashion Week?

With the rising cost of living, fraying infrastructure, and a rapid media cycle, will designers have to choose between fight or flight?

 

The Next Generation of It Bags

Picture this: You’re stepping out on Rodeo Drive with your beau after the release of his band’s latest album. You’re rocking the most ideal messy-chic outfit: a combination of designer cargos, chunky wedges, and salt-spray textured hair. Everything is effortless and looks expensive. Paparazzi huddle in wait along the sidewalks as you two hop in and out of luxury boutiques. It’s the perfect lazy Saturday afternoon in It Girl world, which, of course, requires a perfect cool bag to kickstart the next hot trend. Here’s our round-up of the up-and-coming It Bags on our radar.

 

How Watches Became a Young Person’s Game

Once upon a wrist, in a timeline not so long ago, the game of luxury watches had a different class of power players. Typically associated exclusively with an accomplished audience, the luxury watch rightfully symbolized a certain level of achievement—and a mandatory accessory for foreshadowing an early retirement. 

 

Ditch Your Nine-to-Five Life: Boho is Back

Here’s hoping those slouchy boots aren’t buried too deep in the family storage unit. Boho chic is back with a dentelle-and-denim vengeance. Easygoing and delicate, boho style captures the weightlessness and nostalgia of Laurel Canyon’s golden era. If you were stressed out about the parking at the Hollywood Bowl for Joni Mitchell’s Joni Jam last weekend (or just admiring the scene from afar, on Instagram, incense smoldering), it’s time to pull flowing lace and ruffles back into your rotation.

 

The Best Men’s Shorts for Your Summer Provocations

It’s the urgent debate in menswear this summer: to slut or not to slut? It’s the season for the fervently discussed semiotics of men’s inseam lengths and their meanings—and SS24’s menswear offers new factors to consider. Read on to approach the most intense debates of summer dressing with a whole new outlook.

 

Everything You Need to Survive the Winter

There’s no suppressing the unsettling feeling that stirs in your chest when you realize it’s dark out and yet it’s only 5 PM. In many cases, the conditions have turned less than ideal for pulling off your more creative styling ideas. However, leaning into the season with the best designer accessories to keep you warm while maintaining your vibe is the key to the colder months—that and vitamin D supplements.


The New Esoteric

Your style guide if you can’t stop telling people that you’re really into jazz.

 

The Best Argyle Sweaters
for a Most Emo Autumn

Is a shared taste in music enough for you to fall in love? Do you catch yourself writing poems about the leaves changing colors? Are you very defensive of The Smiths?

 

Dashing Through the SSENSE 2024 Holiday Beauty Bag

This holiday season, go beyond the typical gift set and grab the ideal present for the luxury beauty guru in your life–even if that person happens to be you. Introducing the SSENSE 2024 Holiday Beauty Bag, featuring 26 of the best self-care products from beloved high-end beauty favorites like La Mer, Le Labo, Aesop, Oribe, Byredo, and more. Stashed in an exclusive neoprene drawstring bag by Simone Rocha, this expertly curated selection of beauty must-haves gives the gift of self-care and discovery, with an array of full-size and deluxe sample-size products to explore.

 

Summer Essentials for Your Most Feral Season Yet

The late spring, early summer sunlight has brought the sparkle back into your eyes and the rouge onto your cheeks. Fantasies of tan lines, late nights, dinners alfresco, and festival glamping tents dance in your head. A new energy has taken over your body and lifted your spirit as you begin to crave a rambunctiousness that will lead you to making the most of the heat.

 

Winter 2025’s Jackets are a Work of Art

You’re a young art world ingénue (according to yourself) hungry for a career in the actual art world. You are both highly ambitious and ambition-less. Your online presence is too chaotic to be represented by an established gallery, though this is part of your practice. And as such this winter, you will require an appropriate jacket.

 

Three of the Best Ways to Style Shorts This Spring

Remember sunshine? The golden, ultraviolet rays that boost your mood and bring the world around you to life? While we may be in the midst of April showers, the ease of warmer weather is just around the corner.