Sebastian Jean

Sep 23, 2024 | highsnobiety.com | Sebastian Jean

Travel is innate to us all. Dating all the way back to the beginning of history, the spirit of wanderlust has powered our desire to seek out the unknown and forge trailblazing narratives. As the forebear of modern travel, Samsonite champions the new-age nomads as they carry on the generational pursuit of global exploration.

Sep 11, 2024 | highsnobiety.com | Jake Boyer |Sebastian Jean

In this FRONTPAGE story, David Lynch’s golden boy and TikTok’s reigning comedy king reminisces on a damn fine acting career. The fact that Kyle MacLachlan has to stop our interview after just 30 seconds to attend to his coffee is almost too on the nose. As a devout acolyte of the cult of Twin Peaks, seeing the actor who will forever be synonymous with the TV show’s caffeine-loving FBI agent rush to pour himself a (damn fine) cup of coffee is like seeing Santa Claus come out of the chimney.

Sep 5, 2024 | highsnobiety.com | Sebastian Jean

When Opening Ceremony’s Howard Street location closed its doors in 2020, creatives, fashion enthusiasts, and tourists alike were left without a space that cultivated community as well as clothing below 14th Street. For three years, there was nowhere you could go to experience the creations of independent international designers while being guided by retail associates who felt more like friends. Then, ESSX came along.

Aug 8, 2024 | highsnobiety.com | Ana Velasco |Eric Johnson |Sebastian Jean

Bad Gyal burst onto the scene with “PAI,” a Catalan-sung cover of Rihanna’s “Work.” But now, between her debut album, La Joia, and warily delving into AI experimentation, the artist is only getting started. We explore in this FRONTPAGE story. When something is suddenly everywhere, it’s the modern condition to assume it’s always been that way.

Jul 16, 2024 | highsnobiety.com | Jordan Coley |Sebastian Jean |Julius Fraser

In this FRONTPAGE story, 4Batz lays out his wild artistic journey to st4rdom. A lot can change in a year. If life is a grand-old mansion with winding staircases, brilliant chandeliers, powder rooms, and vine-covered terraces, then 12 months ago, Neko Bennett was still very much in the cobweb-infested cellar. “I was working a 12-hour job in a hot-ass warehouse — big-ass steel-toed boots and goddamn long sleeves with stupid glasses on,” he says.