MERDE's tenth print issue lives inside the theme of "DOUBLE" — the space where opposites meet, where high and low, serious and playful, sincerity and satire all sit comfortably in the same book you can hold in your hands.
The cover travels to SĂŁo Paulo with Thalita Farie, shot by Rogger Cordeiro, in a candid conversation about mental health and an image-driven industry that too often pressures people to keep quiet. From there, the issue opens into a string of honest conversations and global features including Sunshine Benzi, Alioune Badara Fall, Dorque World, MaĂŻcee, Michael McGregor, Jazelle aka @uglyworldwide, and more.
Longtime collaborators return throughout, including London-based photographer Tom Brannigan and Paris-based artist Alona Sobolevska (@iksoxo), alongside brand moments with off script ny, Jeffrey Campbell and Boy London America.
The content still holds the core of MERDE humor, with a 'hairy fruit' quiz, quippy interviews, short essays and multi-media imagery that remind you not to take any of it too seriously.
Ten issues in, MERDE still knows how to hold both: the weight and the wit, the polish and the mess, the beautiful and the absurd.
Back Issues
Featuring Cover Stars Eva Gutowski (USA) photographed in New York City by Paige Powell, and Mikano (FRANCE) photographed in Marseille by Maxence Renard.
192 pages of sharp interviews and visuals that speak to this year's theme: YAP – Your Ambition Pays. Headlined by cover stars Lisa Rinna, Sam Quealy, and Miss Bashful—three forces of ambition, disruption, and unapologetic self-mythology spanning Los Angeles, Paris, and Berlin.
Inside, you’ll find your favorite yappers—Gabby Windey, Jake Shane, Xunami Muse—alongside artist highlights like Red Longo, Alona Sobolvska, and Vasco Del Rey. Plus, industry-icon conversations with Diane Pernet of ASVOFF and master thrifter Macy Eleni.
Printed in a low-run for those who still believe in the weight of paper, MERDE 9 questions what ambition and success even mean in a culture that sells both as lifestyle accessories.
The sixth issue of MERDE simultaneously explores the physicality of archival fashion and enters the metaverse to establish new modes of documentation. Cover star Bea Miller photographed in Los Angeles by Paris Mumpower.