Editor's Log 001
Burberry flops, Dave pops, and no one danced (but I did).
Hi all, I’m Sik - founder, editor, and chief writer here at Øscill8. As we close out the year (somehow?), I’m hoping to ramp up our publishing game. Instead of clogging up your inbox every time we drop something new, I’ll be sending out a weekly Editor’s Log every Sunday - part musings, part recap, part chaos.
This week, a lot happened. London Fashion Week wrapped up (Burberry closed, naturally), before a mixture of wider culture and politics took the wheel for the rest of the week.
Sunday
The tail end of LFW saw Paolo Carzana take over the British Library (last season was at his house in Hackney, so this was a slight - albeit less intimate - upgrade). The collection was gorgeously detailed - think hand painted garments and dyed textures - and I was thrilled to see Nasir Mazhar (arguably my favourite designer ever) return to design Paolo’s headwear. Also on Sunday, Jawara Alleyne showed his new work, which Vogue described as a series of “so-wrong-they’re right sartorial smorgasbords” - which feels fitting for a designer drawing from both Caymanian and London diasporic dance cultures. A beautiful mess (in the best way).
Monday
Monday marked the official end of LFW - and Laura Weir’s first as BFC CEO. We got:
Conner Ives, who showed with a Mac lipstick partnership benefiting trans charities and an almost entirely non-cisgender model lineup (love to see it).
Ashish, with a powerful show described by Luke Leitch as “a gesture of resistance above and beyond this particular moment of dismal social division” - couldn’t put it better myself.
Leo Prothmann’s sexy, subversive LFW debut.
And, of course, Daniel Lee’s latest outing for Burberry. I usually love his work, particularly at Burberry, but this one missed for me. The brand’s charm lately has come from its contemporary British references (Kano, Cole Palmer, Eze…), and this time they swerved hard into Beatles/skinny suit territory. A bit too Carnaby Street cosplay for my taste.
We also dropped our Fashion East show review over on our Instagram.
Tuesday
Paolina Russo released their Spring 2026 lookbook, a girly, dreamy remix of sports jerseys, tracksuits, and more spring/summer basics.
Perfect Lives also announced their move from New Cross to Hackney (opening November-ish, mark your calendars), and we published our Yaku Stapleton review on Insta.
Wednesday
Christina Adane, our very first interviewee and my fave TikToker, turned another year older and wiser. Revisit our interview here, and check out her Substack, Consuming, here.
Matt Copson, one of our favourite artists here at Øscill8, made Artnet’s 25 of 2025 list. His work sits somewhere between myth, meme, and moodboard - he’s collaborated with the likes of Caroline Polacheck and Oliver Leith, and is certainly one to keep an eye on.
We also dropped our Lueder show review.
Thursday
The Barbican opened ‘Dirty Looks’, an exhibition featuring Øscill8 faves like Matty Bovan, Michaela Stark, and Paolo Carzana - I haven’t made it down yet, but a review is probably coming.
Dan Hancox (author of Inner City Pressure, go read it) released the transcript of Burial’s last interview… from 2007. (He’s not dead, just extremely offline.) It’s a wild read - he talks All Bar One, Twin Peaks, and so much more. For a guy who basically soundtracked an era, he comes across incredibly humble. My dream music interview, no question.
Also, my Aaron Esh review went live - by far my favourite show from all of LFW. It opened with Esdeekid’s ‘Phantom,’ bass shaking the walls, and nobody was dancing?? (Criminal.)
Also: Assata Shakur passed away (peacefully, at 78). Once dubbed one of the FBI’s Most Wanted, she lived a fascinating life. If you’re unfamiliar, her autobiography is high on my reading list, and should be on yours too.
Friday
A bit of a breather. The big news: Mo Chara’s terrorism charges were dropped. One of the few recent wins for free speech in the UK.
Saturday
The Turner Prize exhibition opened with Nnena Kalu, Mohammed Sami, Zadie Xa and Rene Matić shortlisted. My pick? Rene - their work is a bold, tender exploration of subculture, identity, and family. If they win, they’ll be just the second photographer ever to take the prize. New to their work? Start here.
Meanwhile, British(!!) designer Louise Trotter debuted at Bottega Veneta, bringing tailoring back to the forefront, intertwining it with their iconic Intrecciato weaving. One cape took 4000(!!!) hours to make. Mental.
Also on Saturday, I wrote a piece celebrating 10 years of KwolleM, frontman of Mellow Grime - read it here.
And in the evening? I headed East to Jim Legxacy’s homecoming show at Hackney’s EartH. He tore through the best of black british music, performing most of the songs from his (album-of-the-year-worthy) July release, and brought out Dave for their track ‘3x’. It felt like a proper passing of the torch moment - and it was a nice reminder that yes, Dave is still alive.
Here’s to another week celebrating (young) British excellence.
Until next Sunday,
Sik
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