Recently Sophia wrote the article: “The Things We Don’t Post: The Weight We Don’t See On Mental Health, Silence and the Courage to Speak” and it stayed with me. Not because it said something new, but because it said something we’ve all been quietly avoiding: there’s a gap between what we feel and what we show. And lately, that gap feels like it’s getting wider. Somewhere along the way, we didn’t just learn how to feel our emotions; we learned how to present them.There’s a di

In a culture built on constant visibility, being seen has never been easier or more misleading. Bella Hadid has spent the better part of a decade at the center of that contradiction. Her image has circulated endlessly: across runways, campaigns, paparazzi shots, and social media feeds. She is, by all measures, one of the most visible figures of her generation. And yet, that level of exposure has never quite translated into clarity. If anything, it has done the opposite. This

We say we want love, so why are we negotiating it… There’s a conversation that keeps coming up lately, at dinners, in group chats, on socials, in passing comments that are half-jokes but not really… “Women just want a provider.”  “Men are scared of being used.”  “Girls these days only date for money.” And on the other side:  “Men don’t want to invest anymore.”  “They want girlfriend benefits at zero cost.”  “They call you a gold digger the moment you have standards.” Somewher

There’s a quiet narrative that sits beneath most creative careers. Work hard. Improve. Build something. And eventually, you’ll arrive. Arrive at success, recognition, a version of yourself that feels complete. Sitting across from Oliver, I found myself questioning that narrative in real time. Because neither of us seemed particularly interested in arriving. Oliver, a UK-based director working across fashion films, music videos, and narrative-driven projects, creates from a pl

There’s a certain kind of desire we don’t talk about enough. Not the kind that builds into something real, but the kind that exists in the in-between. The almost. The chase. The part where wanting feels more powerful than having. Here’s an uncomfortable truth I had to admit to myself at some point: I used to lose interest the moment I got what I wanted. Not slowly. Not over time. Instantly. The second it shifted from wondering if he wanted me  to knowing he did … something in

Let’s be honest, plastic surgery didn’t just become accepted. It became expected. Somewhere between the rise of injectables and the algorithm, we stopped questioning it. What was once whispered about is now casually discussed over dinner, openly documented on TikTok, and framed as just another form of self-care. Botox at 25. Lip filler as a rite of passage. “Subtle tweaks” positioned as maintenance, not transformation. And the narrative that made this shift possible? Empowerm

In the influencer economy, we talk endlessly about the girl in the frame. The outfit.The aesthetic. The perfectly composed image that lands on millions of screens. But rarely do we talk about the person holding the camera. For Linda Schulz, Roe Magazine’s March cover star, that person is Mati, her boyfriend, creative partner, unofficial photographer, strategist, and the quiet force behind the images that built her career. While Linda’s name is the one audiences know, Mati has

For years, Euphoria has been praised as the defining visual language of Gen Z; stylised, chaotic, emotionally raw. But with Season 3, something has shifted. And not in the way its creator, Sam Levinson, might think. What once felt like an unfiltered exploration of youth now feels like something else entirely: indulgent, voyeuristic and, at times, deeply uncomfortable for all the wrong reasons. The Problem: When One Voice Becomes Too Loud There’s a reason most prestige televis

At Coachella 2026, where everything is supposed to be hyper-produced and perfectly curated, Justin Bieber said… what if we just vibe? And that’s exactly what he did. In a headline set that will likely go down as one of the most unconventional—and culturally defining—Coachella performances to date, Bieber stripped back the idea of what a festival set should look like and replaced it with something far more reflective of the internet generation he helped shape. Instead of follo

In a digital world that rewards speed, sameness, and surface-level attention, Paolo Fiore is choosing something slower, sharper, and far more personal. He is not interested in becoming just another face in the algorithm. He wants to build a body of work. He wants to act, direct, write, create, and tell stories that live beyond the scroll. And more than anything, he wants it to mean something. Speaking to us from Berlin, where he shares a creative office with close collaborato

You know when you repeat a word so many times that it starts to lose its meaning? I couldn’t help but wonder… Life, much like fashion, has become watched, scheduled, and optimised to the point where it feels as though no one is really having fun anymore. And with that, identity has blurred into a loop of online personas that coexist, overlap, and dilute each other between camera lenses and curated Instagram feeds. Everyone is trying to be cool, chic, and sexy, but what most p

There’s a quiet intentionality to the way Dragos Sora moves through the world, one that translates seamlessly into his work. I’ve been personally following his journey for some time now, drawn to the way he captures what others might overlook: the in-between moments, the raw light, the feeling before the frame fully forms. His approach is rooted in observation rather than control. There’s a sense, when looking at his work, that this is only the beginning, and that something m

No matter the name, Ye is still Kanye West, and he’s still saying what no one else will.I think people are focusing on the wrong things when it comes to Bully. The rollout, the controversy, the name; Ye vs Kanye. It’s easy to get caught up in all of that. But if you actually sit with the album, if you listen properly, read the lyrics one by one, something else becomes very obvious: This isn’t random. It’s not chaos for the sake of chaos. It’s intentional. Because at the core

Some creative careers begin with a plan. Others begin with a feeling, a quiet sense that something is missing, and a curiosity strong enough to follow it. For Ken, filmmaking did not come from film school or a lifelong blueprint. It came from instinct. From picking up an iPhone while working in finance. From filming friends in music studios. From noticing that what excited him most was not the safe, expected path he had already stepped onto, but the possibility of making some

There’s something deeply disarming about honesty. Not the curated kind. Not the version that’s been softened, filtered, or repackaged to be more “digestible.” But the kind that arrives unpolished. Emotional. Uncertain. The kind that doesn’t try to have all the answers, but simply tells the truth. That’s what Gabrielle Caunesil   did in her recent YouTube video, The Hardest Decision I Have Ever Made | Healing Journey. She didn’t just explain why she had been absent. She opened