July 31, 2015
Instagram is a vast, vast place. It also happens to provide the best sartorial inspiration you can find, if you know where to look. In her new weekly column, FADER style writer Liz Raiss goes into an Instagram K-hole and comes out with 10 great snaps from the past seven days. This week—perhaps inspired by Skepta's comprehensive NYC takeover—it's all about black & white. From chiaroscuro photography to monochromatic fits, you don't need anything but god and death to look fly.
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1. For proper B&W inspiration, look to veterans of the palette, like Ivana Carpio
2. And Creepyyeha, who's setting up monochromatic shop
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3. And yes, duh, Skepta
(Who does it better than anyone)
4. But B&W and fashion go way back, peep this Yohji Yamamoto catalogue from 2000
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5. Or this shot from 1990s Vogue Italia
6. It still goes just as hard today. Take Secaina Hudson in I-D mag
7. And we know you didn't miss Grimes' FADER cover
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8. There's a reason black and white dominate street style
9. And strange, staged tableaus featuring kinky lingerie
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