Brain Matter
Gabriella Karefa-JohnsonFront-row access. Backstage chaos. Slow-burn cultural critiques and brutally honest hot takes. Penned by stylist and former Vogue editor Gabriella Karefa-Johnson. This is your brain on fashion.
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Galliano Goes Bye-Bye? Yeah, No Shit.
This morning’s Brain Matter, Monday, August 31, 10:11am: I am ricocheting between two realms of disappointment and disbelief. And not the kind you might think...
I believe in forgiveness. I believe in redemption. I believe John Galliano is...
Unfortunately, I Have Lore.
A Brain Matter moment on a Sunday?
It simply couldn’t be…
System Magazine, though? Now they, like the fashion industry, really love to just never stop working! Even in Europe and EVEN in August.
Man, do I love a bonus byline, especially...
Oh Fuck, It’s Almost Shoe Season. Let Me Put You On…
GKJ’s definitive indie shoe edit: trans-seasonal beauts to take you from horny summer to freaked-up fall.
One thing about me: the 7th day of August rolls around and I’m like, “That’s a wrap on summer, everyone. Pack it up!” It’s a bizarre...
ON ANGELS, POOP & THE POLITICS OF BEAUTY
Can I interest you in some Zendaya with a side of celestial aesthetics on this fine Sunday morning? Perhaps some poop culture for the lady? A K-Pax interlude to finish?
The fact that style writers had to report that Zendaya wore Matières F...
Where Has All the Shame Gone? Vol. II
Louis Vuitton protects its IP like a blood sport. So what happens when the house might be the one infringing?
Louis Vuitton …
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Gabriella Karefa-Johnson is a New York-based stylist, fashion editor, and visual storyteller redefining who gets seen and how.
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