Jenni Avins
De Nimes
Before we had low-rise, straight-leg, skinny, selvage, stretchy, resin-coated, lotion-infused, or mom jeans, there was simply jean—the fabric. The name likely originated from gênes, referring to Genoa, Italy, where sailors wore a twill blend of cotton...
Tuck It All in There
I wanted to get closer to latex’s special type of power, so I followed it to its source—Japaratinga, Brazil. There I met Willi Graber, a Swiss fetishist who established the communal kink-factory of his dreams in a beachside jungle, just an hour's drive...
Free Range Fur
I went hunting to see how difficult it would be to transform dead animal skin into haute couture. It’s a macabre, but doable task—given some expert assistance.
