Dominique Sisley

London

Senior Editor at AnOther Magazine

Senior Editor at Dazed Magazine

Senior Editor at Dazed Media

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Articles

Ocean Vuong: ‘I started a book with suicide, because it was personal’

3 weeks ago | dazeddigital.com | Dominique Sisley

The bestselling author and poet is back with his long-awaited second novel, The Emperor of Gladness. Here, he reflects on modern work, kindness and the death of the American dream Ocean Vuong describes himself as a “very slow thinker”. When the 36-year-old author speaks, he does so slowly and softly, handling each word like a baby animal. When he writes books, he is equally careful.
My Neighbour Totoro: How the cult classic finally made it to the stage

2 months ago | dazeddigital.com | Dominique Sisley

“We were trying to build a house that a soot sprite would like to live in,” says Goro Miyazaki. The director and architect – and son of Studio Ghibli’s revered founder Hayao Miyazaki – is sitting on the floor of a traditional 50s Japanese house, his knees crossed against the tatami floor. It’s a quiet space, but there are echoes of life in every corner: the pantry is stocked, the desk drawers stuffed with pens and colouring books, and a pair of children’s geta sandals rest on a boulder outside.
Soft Core: The Novel Taking Us Inside San Francisco’s Erotic Underground

2 months ago | anothermag.com | Dominique Sisley |TextDominique Sisley

Author and professional dominatrix Brittany Newell discusses her new novel Soft Core – a ghostly, feverish love story that unfolds in the city’s sex dungeons and strip clubs Brittany Newell’s new novel, Soft Core, is not a mystery or a thriller. The San Francisco author is fairly adamant about that. At its heart, it could be read as a love story, but there is also something more spectral – and intangible – lurking in its pages.
David Lynch and the shrinking value of imagination

Feb 21, 2025 | dazeddigital.com | Dominique Sisley

Great imagination comes from consciousness and contemplation. But how do we nurture those qualities in a world that increasingly demands, and monetises, our attention? When David Lynchpassed away in January, social media was awash with tributes, quotes, and resurfaced lore about his approach to creativity. The director took regimental care of his imagination, cultivating a life defined by routine and reflection.
How Chinese Poetry and Nina Simone Inspired Aesop’s Latest Fragrance

Feb 11, 2025 | anothermag.com | Dominique Sisley |TextDominique Sisley

Perfumier Céline Barel opens up about the process behind Aesop’s new perfume Aurner – a “defiant” floral inspired by Lilac Wine and the ancient female poet Li Qingzhao Aesop is arguably best known for its scents. From its heady, herbaceous body scrubs to its enlivening hand balms, the Melbourne-born brand has established itself as a pioneer of modern fragrance-making, creating an abundance of wonders from nature’s seeds, soils, plants and bark.
Laura Marling on Motherhood, Mushrooms and the Mystery of Songwriting

Oct 28, 2024 | anothermag.com | Laura Marling |Dominique Sisley |Nick Cave |TextDominique Sisley

The songwriter has returned with new album Patterns In Repeat, a moving meditation on domesticity and familial love, which is already being widely praised as the best work of her careerLead Image I first saw Laura Marling 11 years ago, performing in the basement of a derelict hospital somewhere in east London. It was a liminal space; a Gothic manor where vines crawled through cracked glass, and the veil between worlds could be disturbed by a drafty window.
Rachel Kushner: “Gentleness Can Inspire Other People”

Sep 20, 2024 | anothermag.com | Dominique Sisley |TextDominique Sisley

We speak to the acclaimed American author about charisma, political disenchantment, and her Booker Prize-shortlisted new novel Creation LakeLead Image For the last 14 years, Rachel Kushner has spent her summers in France’s Vézère Valley. The region, located deep in the country’s southwestern centre, is a UNESCO World Heritage site: an ancient landscape of limestone cliffs and undulating forests. But its secrets lie in the labyrinthine complex of caverns beneath its surface.
Willow Smith is out of the woods

Sep 10, 2024 | dazeddigital.com | Dominique Sisley

TextDominique SisleyPhotographyLea ColomboStylingImruh Asha11 Taken from the autumn 2024 issue of Dazed. Get your copyhere. In the opening scenes of Willow Smith’s self-directed “Symptom of Life” video, we see her stumble, woozy on ‘plant medicine’, through a lush woodland. Her Dr. Martens slush through the dead leaves as she laughs with two of her friends, swaying into them affectionately.
Jamie Hawkesworth’s Dreamlike Portrait of 21st Century Britain

Jul 11, 2024 | anothermag.com | Dominique Sisley |TextDominique Sisley

Lead Image One of Jamie Hawkesworth’s most well-known photographs was taken on Unst, Britain’s northernmost point. The landscape – which happens to be the inspiration behind Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island – is known for being jagged and treacherous, pummeled by centuries of thrashing waves and sharp winds. “I took a train, and then a ferry, and then a bus, and then another bus, and then another ferry, to get there,” Hawkesworth remembers.
Designer Steve O Smith Is Standing on the Precipice of Fame. Catch Him While You Can

Jul 9, 2024 | culturedmag.com | Dominique Sisley

When we meet, Steve O Smith is facing one of the biggest moments of his career. He’s zipping around his East London living room turned studio, chipping away at a dauntingly long to-do list. In a few days, his designs would make their Met Gala debut, appearing on actor Eddie Redmayne and his wife, Hannah Bagshawe. The space is suitably chaotic—a whirlwind of pins, paper, discarded fabrics, and tobacco dust.