to Be Magazine

to Be is a digital platform that publishes twice a year, highlighting a new wave of creative talent from the fashion, music, arts, and cultural sectors. Our goal is to showcase both lesser-known and well-established artists in every part of our magazine, emphasizing the impact of words, visuals, film, and design. We strive to bring together the diverse communities we discover online, featuring the work of those we admire.

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Amy Taylor and the Power of Australian Ferality

1 month ago | tobemagazine.com.au | George Howarth |Ryan Delaney |Jonah Orbach |Hugh Barton

“Ferals […] raise hackles. They transgress our fences, our ways of thinking. . .” Fiona Probyn-RapseyHumans cannot control the feral. Ferality is a subversive force that burrows beneath boundaries, denies signification and refuses to be fenced in by categorisation. The anarchic potential of ferality is a central preoccupation in contemporary feminist theory and praxis.
Going Clear with Duckwrth, an All American F*ckboy

1 month ago | tobemagazine.com.au | Hugh Barton |Amelia Szabo |a French Monastery

Duckwrth (real name Jared Leonardo Lee) is an American rapper and singer whose sonic influences span from emo to hip-hop. His bold self-styled aesthetic is firmly footed in the fashion world, having featured in campaigns for the likes of Loewe, Camper and adidas. He is also no stranger to the runway pews at major fashion weeks. His new album, All American F*ckboy, is an exploration of reckless desire and self-destructive impulses and the painful journey to self-love.
Harrison Ritchie-Jones Has Never Had a Tantrum

1 month ago | tobemagazine.com.au | Claire Summers |Mahmood Fazal |Lameah Nayeem

It took Harrison Ritchie-Jones about eight weeks to respond to eleven questions about his latest performance, TANTRUM for 6, which debuted at Darebin Arts Centre last February. When your work is as intense and immersive as his, emails understandably fall down the priority list. We will let it slide!Ritchie-Jones is known for his unconventional approach to dance, combining a range of styles and techniques with a focus on physicality, surreal storytelling and experimentation.
Golden Plains, Experience Positive

1 month ago | tobemagazine.com.au | Ella Katz |Val Dechev |Aaron Weinberg

While the quasi-apocalyptic state of the festival industry looms, Golden Plains, the younger sibling of cult favourite Meredith, continues to inspire madness among its acolytes. If the manic desperation of ticket-begging and soul-bargaining on its Facebook group is anything to go off, the two-day festival is a fortuitous event that marks the Labour Day weekend. From alt-rock darlings to electrified weirdos—Golden Plains has it all.
Chanel's Exercise in Preservation

2 months ago | tobemagazine.com.au | Anisha Khemlani |Billy De Luca |Charlie Engman |Tara Robinson

0 $0.00 0 items Chanel has revealed little that we did not already know. As the Maison awaits the highly anticipated arrival of Matthieu Blazy—set to take over as creative director this September following Virginie Viard’s departure last June—the brand has found itself in an extended period of transition.
Paris, Texas at Schiaparelli

2 months ago | tobemagazine.com.au | Carwyn Mcintyre |Lola Mccaughey |Briony Wright

In 1952, Elsa Schiaparelli ventured to Fiera de Santana in Brazil, where she described being “dressed in a cowboy outfit embroidered with white butterflies... in [her] hands held a lasso to catch an invisible cow!” Shortly after the cattle drive, the Vaquieros, or cowboys, rode with Schiaparelli back to the corral. It was here that she was awarded the ‘Order of the Vaquieros,’ something she likened to a primitive rite. Why the cowboy discussion?
Milan In Review

2 months ago | tobemagazine.com.au | Annabel Blue |Sarah Buckley |Deana Stepanian |Tara Robinson

0 $0.00 0 items Milan was a fashion week of celebrations. On the anniversary front, Fendi commemorated its centenary and Dsquared2 honoured three decades of sex and glam.
Prada Covers Up

2 months ago | tobemagazine.com.au | Daphné Gosselin |Letti Koutsouliotas-Ewing |Briony Wright

0 $0.00 0 items At the mark of a quarter-century, Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons negotiate what beauty and femininity mean at Prada. If we were to take a sweeping survey of the Western beauty ideal and the concept of the feminine, it would include a surgical menu of procedures and modifications.
Tanya and Zhenya Posternak Debut Orange

2 months ago | tobemagazine.com.au | Alexia Petsinis |Mahmood Fazal |Billy De Luca

In their first solo exhibition, Orange, photographers Tanya and Zhenya Posternak scrutinise the act of seeing. Celebrated in fashion and editorial circles for their close-up, soft-focus images, the twin sisters—known for their work with Alaïa, Loewe, and Pop Magazine—often position themselves above or below their subjects, capturing the full scope of the scene.
Ok Computer: Rebooting Couture at Viktor & Rolf

Feb 11, 2025 | tobemagazine.com.au | Alison Kubler |Grace Sandles |Rahemma Azwar |Carwyn Mcintyre

It was Karl Lagerfeld, creative director of Chanel for thirty-six years, who quipped that he designed in a manner of a computer, his methods like an Intel processor extraordinaire, as if he was ‘plugged into’ Chanel mode. Lagerfeld’s codifying of Chanel informed Viktor Horsting and Rolf Snoeren’s designs for their Viktor & Rolf couture show. The pair mused that artificial intelligence could reinterpret the house’s archive, namely their use of bows and frills, trims, and notions.