Articles by Wilbert L. Cooper
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A$AP Rocky and Jeremy Scott Schooled Me on How to Be a Pretty Motherfucker
It's finally the end of New York Fashion Week, so I caught up with Rocky and Jeremy after a VICE event in SoHo to talk about style, creativity, and why adidas sneakers are better than Jordans. Full story
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All Dressed Up with Nowhere to Go at New York Fashion Week Pt. 2
I was a part of the grand farce, parading down the sidewalk of the Meat Packing District wearing a collage of designer clothes that retail for nine times what I have in my checking account. Like everyone else, I wanted to be seen this week, to be noticed on the street, to be mist… Full story
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The Blonds NYFW Show Was the Gayest Thing I've Ever Seen
When I say the Blonds Sping/Summer 2013 show at Milk Studios last night was gay, I don't mean it was, like, Imma-physically-put-my-dick-in-your-booty gay. I just mean it was like over the top, fabulous, firerce, guy-in-dolphin-pants gay. Full story
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All Dressed Up with Nowhere to Go at New York Fashion Week Pt. 1
With all its snotty parties, self-aggrandizing people, and the commerciality that seems to be symptomatic of New York Fashion Week, it's easy to forget that fashion is actually a good thing. Full story
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For a Diffusion Line, MM6 Maison Martin Margiela Doesn't Suck
Typically, I like girl clothes the most when they are extremely uncomfortable because I'm a chauvinist pig who wants to see women suffer for fashion. But I enjoyed MM6 despite how practical and wearable the garments actually were. Full story
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The Good, Bad, and Ugly from NYC’s Fashion Night Out
Fashion's Night Out is an excuse to get sloppy on free vodka and run around the fancy part of town, gawking at weird people who take it really seriously. Also, sometimes Three 6 Mafia plays. Full story
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Ice-T Caught Me in Coco’s Dressing Room at Her NYFW Show
I went to the debut show for Coco's line Licious. The clothes were good, the vibe was super fun, and by the end of the night I found myself backstage in Coco’s dressing room getting the stankiest of all stink eyes from my pimp hero, Ice-T. Full story
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Getting Fresh with Wilbert
I'm Covering NYFW for VICE So I Bought Some New Shit Swag
Covering New York Fashion Week is the kind of shit I dreamed about when I was a measly VICE intern fetching dildos. How could I not cop some new gear for this special occassion? Full story
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The Will to Kill
‘Real Deal Magazine’ Is the Greatest and Most Violent Comic Book You’ve Never Seen
People speak about their discovery of 'Real Deal Magazine' in revelatory terms. This is mostly because it contains scenes of black characters perpetrating such extreme violence and political incorrectness that it is capable of searing a new wrinkle into your brain. Full story
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Getting Fresh with Wilbert
Getting Fresh with Wilbert - Mamma's Musty Attic Hand-Me-Down Swag
When you're money is tighter than the vagina of a virgin midget in pants two sizes too small, don't buy more stuff, just hit your folks up for some hand-me-downs. Full story
Deportee Purgatory
Welcome to Tijuana’s El Bordo
'Leviathan,' I Love You
James Franco at the Movies
Juggalos Are OK, Cupid
Don’t Be a Tumblr Asshole
Get Rich or High Trying
The Coming Age of Corporate Cannabis
Triple Hate - Part 1
The KKK vs. the Crips vs. Memphis City Council
Rave and Hardcore YouTube Comments
They Will Restore Your Faith in Humanity