FKA Twigs Launches Smart And Cool Insta Magazine ‘AVANTgarden’

All about braids.

Text by Hayley Morgan

While working on a new record, ur girl FKA twigs has launched a really special project. It’s called AVANTgarden, and according to twigs it’s an ‘Instagram magazine’.

The first issue is titled ‘ROOTS.SHOCK.BEAUTY’, centres around braided hair — something twigs is verrrrry good at. The aesthetics are so fresh, with an itnernetty take on barber shop squares.

The launch of the issue follows a twitter sesh wherein twigs asked her fans about braids:

She told Dazed, “I think it’s also a way for me to create on a low budget again, like I’ve come from a very punk way of working. All my early music videos were just my friends setting up in my living room and stuff like that.” She also said if she wants to do a whole issue on cats then she’ll do that. Here’s to hoping!

AVANTgarden issue 1. ROOTS ∙ SHOCK ∙ BEAUTY Creative Director: FKA twigs @fkatwigs Editor: Suzannah Pettigrew @suz_p Styling: Matthew Josephs @matthew_josephs Hair: Rio Sreedharan @rio_hair Casting: FKA twigs @fkatwigs and Olivia Kaifa @livokai Photography and post production: R + D @reecendean MUA: Bea Sweet @beasweetbeauty Set Design: Suzannah Pettigrew @suz_p Models: Chanel @chanellygirl / Naomi @_flowerchildx / Olivia @livokai / James @j_magz / Malick @ssandroidx / Kaner @kanerflex / Vanessa @vanessaohenlen / Jourdan @jourdancopeland / Rachellé @rachellehollandxx Logo: Matt de Jong @go_dejong Layout: FKA twigs @fkatwigs / Suzannah Pettigrew @suz_p / Matt de Jong @go_dejong Illustrations: Roxie Warder @roxiepandora

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