STORIES
Icons: Man Ray
A retrospective of Man Ray’s approach to exploring photography, and how his ethos affected both fashion photography and surrealism.
Rude!
Fan favourite of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK season 2, Asttina Mandella was robbed in the sewing competition of the series, becoming the third contestant to sashay away, leaving viewers gagging for more. Now a proud icon for the black and queer community, Asttina shows off her multi-talented skills as a dancer, model and drag queen for ZERO NINE’s Pride issue; talking style, Drag Race and ASOS.
Transhumans
Gallery producer, curator, DJ and musician – Parma Ham is a multidisciplinary artist known for their big hair and extraordinary club nights. Together with partner Salvia, we met the extreme dressers to talk about gender, identity and Pride.
History of Pride
We at ZERO.NINE love to celebrate Pride month, not by plastering a rainbow over our logo, but by taking a closer look at the radical roots of LGBTQIA+ history that has led to this moment in time.
Icons: Robert Mapplethorpe
A look at Robert Mapplethorpe through his closest relationships with Patti Smith and Sam Wagstaff, and how his artistic career was directed as a result.
Darling Josephine
Josephine Jones’ fashion collection debuted in 2019, with beautiful floral pieces that made those who wear them look like an ethereal goddess; Josephine is to the optics what Lana Del Rey is to the auditory, only with much more intelligent cultural knowledge. We sat down with the ever-so charming Ms Jones to discuss gender expression and her ultimate queer icons.
Queer Manifesto
The man about town (London and NYC to be exact), Jack Guinness, has just published his first book and manifesto ‘The Queer Bible’, celebrating the works and lives of the global queer community alongside original illustrations by young LGBTQ+ artists. We asked Jack a few questions in-between takes during our shoot, to learn more about his book and his thoughts on gender expression.
To Survive on This Shore
There’s very little representation of older transgender people in our culture and those that do exist are often one-dimensional. For over five years, photographer Jess T. Dugan and social worker Vanessa Fabbre travelled across the United States to find people to photograph and interview.
Fancy Boy
Fancy Boy is a London based costume designer to most of the nation’s drag queen stars, most notably, Tayce and Cheryl Hole from Ru Paul’s Drag Race UK. We sat down with the designer Harry Whitham in his studio in East London to talk all things sparkle and rainbow washing.
Avant-Garde Kink
We caught up with the beautiful deity Ada Zanditon to find out more about her fashion fused with fetish couture line.
The Artivist
Daniel Lismore is a British fabric sculptor, designer, and activist. We caught up with Daniel over lockdown 3.0 to discover his thoughts on Pride celebrations post pandemic.