Hypebeast Issue 35 : The Wavelength Issue

Hypebeast Magazine Issue 35: The Wavelength Issue is a deep dive into the talents who have developed a cohesive vision throughout their artistic output, regardless of the medium, spotlighting their ethereal, even ineffable but understandable creative through-lines. These icons have built a movement, a wave, that ripples throughout the culture at large.

These icons have built a movement, a wave, that ripples through culture at large.

This world-building is undeniable in the output of cover star, Playboi Carti, whose albums have shattered expectations of rap time and time again, only to become era-defining cultural staples. In our exclusive feature, photographer Gabriel Moses captures the hip-hop demigod’s mystique while writer Paul Thompson unpacks Carti’s long-awaited LP, MUSIC.

The second cover celebrates the 50th anniversary of iconic eyewear institution Oakley, with meditations on what continues to make the brand so influential from collaborators including Kyle Ng of Oakley Factory Team, Brice Partouche of SATISFY, design guru Nic Garfias, and others.

And the third cover spotlights electronic music maestro Kaytranada, who gets introspective in conversation about embracing self-growth and self-love in order to enhance his inimitable self-expression.
Beyond the cover features, this issue explores a diverse range of influential voices in music, including Pa Salieu, Feid, and Sexyy Red, as well as survey of the burgeoning hi-fi listening bars across America. 

In addition, the fashion features showcase the most exciting labels and designers, including A.Presse, Salehe Bembury, Liberal Youth Ministry, XLIM, District Vision, Greg Ross, 424, Willy Chavarria, O Thongthai, and Phantom Ranch. On the other hand, the art session showcases the mind-bending portfolios of Eri Wakiyama and the future-forward practices of interdisciplinary architecture collective sub.

256-page
Format: Softback
275mm x 200mm
Product Code: HYPEBEAST-35

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