TO PIMP A KING « SAINT LAURENT AT THE PALLADIUM » LOS ANGELES FEBRUARY 10TH 2016 Is what the Yves Saint Laurent [SAINT LAURENT PARIS] @YSL Instagram feed states. The black & white photograph of the PALLADIUM illuminated sign and marquee taken by Hedi Slimane. The language of this post was quickly updated to show that Steve Oklyn • Hedi Slimane
70% OFF David Bowie is dead. How does one react to the news. My first thought was how to describe what we are being presented as the culture of this moment. I have received a number of emails from FASHIONWORLD retailers in the past few days and the subject is 70% OFF. Steve Oklyn • Performance
THE NEW ILLITERATI I have been searching for a phrase that can describe the current FASHIONWORLD focus on synthetically manufacturing another series in the endless production of useless propaganda images. The phrase that best defines this year’s corporately engineered memes is: THE NEW ILLITERATI PETRA COLLINS GOSHA RUBCHINSKIY LILY-ROSE DEPP INDIA Steve Oklyn • demna gvasalia
STEVE OKLYN TRIPTYCH Ils ont besoin de vous. Mais vous n’avez pas besoin d’eux. Tel est le message du TRIPTYCH. Et nous avons le droit d’ignorer la propagande qui créé l’illusion que ces 100 personnes sont importantes pour devenir un membre de la société contemporaine. Ce n’est que Steve Oklyn • 99%YOUTH
OPPOSE HISTORY [STEVE OKLYN] The editors of APAR.TV asked me to comment on the four Courtin-Clarins cousins, in particular Virginie Courtin-Clarins who has been referred to in the French press as an « agitateur d’idée. » As with all FASHIONWORLD propaganda, when your family’s companies spends millions of dollars on print Steve Oklyn • “DISRUPTION”