Welcome To The Written Archive Of 713 Magazine. Essays, Reflections, And Observations That Define Our Language.
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Exploring The Philosophy Behind One Of Fashions Most Influential Minds If you want to understand Yohji Yamamoto, you have to stop thinking about him as a fashion designer first and start thinking about him as a philosopher who happens to use clothing as his medium. For more than five decades, Yohji Yamamoto has challenged nearly…
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Bringing, film, art, and community together at Houston’s most iconic theaters. This summer, 713 Magazine begins a new chapter with River Oaks Theatre, one of Houston’s most significant cultural institutions and one of the city’s most enduring homes for independent film, art house cinema, and creative dialogue. Since opening in 1939, River Oaks Theatre has…
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Junghoon Son on immigration, storytelling, and creating an emotional universe beyond fashion Long before collaborations with names like Pokémon, Salomon, and Clarks, VANDYTHEPINK was being built through instinct, nostalgia, and a curiosity shaped between two different worlds. After moving from Korea to Virginia at 17, founder Junghoon Son found himself far from the environments typically…
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How a Houston event inspired by Pharrell became a conversation around intention, spatial design, and the environments that shape community At a time when experiences increasingly exist to be documented, Piece by Piece approached community differently. Inspired by Pharrell’s story and the themes explored throughout the film, the Houston event brought together creative direction, spatial…
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While Fashion Releases Look Books, Colm Dillane Builds Worlds For years, fashion campaigns have followed a familiar formula. Collections are photographed in carefully controlled environments, celebrity placement generates headlines, and products remain at the center of attention. Even as brands increasingly reference storytelling, many campaigns still function as advertisements first and narratives second. Colm Dillane…
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André Leon Talley defied the fashion norms of his time, emerging as a groundbreaking figure in the industry. From his roots in Durham, North Carolina, to the elite circles of Paris, Talley’s journey is a testament to resilience and style. His grandmother’s influence instilled in him values of discipline and elegance, shaping his approach to…
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Hussein Chalayan’s 1998 collection explored anonymity, digital identity, and the future of perception long before those conversations entered fashion. By the late 1990s, fashion was entering a period obsessed with spectacle. Luxury houses leaned into excess, celebrity culture was accelerating, and technology largely existed outside the conversation of clothing beyond novelty. Hussein Chalayan was moving…
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Who are you most excited to see? Paris Fashion Week returns this season with one of the most anticipated menswear calendars in recent memory, bringing together legacy houses, independent labels, and designers who continue to reshape what contemporary fashion looks like. Across the week, the schedule moves between runway shows and presentations, offering a condensed…
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How Sierra Rena Went From NASA Intern to Building SIV Fashion tends to romanticize people who always knew where they were headed. The designer sketching collections at ten years old. The stylist raised on archive magazines. Sierra Rena’s story feels different because, for a long time, fashion was not supposed to be the destination. Before…
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Documenting The World Behind Bape Looking back at NIGO’s General Seminar through old Relax Magazine scans feels strange now because the pages almost resemble an Instagram dump, a founder Substack, an archive account, and a travel diary combined into one. Except these existed decades before any of those formats. The difference is that General Seminar…
