WORDS RACHEL EDWARDS In London, they say you’re never more than six feet away from a rat. In the same vein, you’re probably never more than six feet away from a woman with a contraception horror story. After a short stint taking the contraceptive pill when I was in my late teens, I randomly told myself that I wasn’t the type of person to get pregnant. Flash forward five years and I was sitting in the hospital ready to have my surgical abortion. Just before I went in, the nurs

WORDS RACHEL EDWARDS PHOTOGRAPHY EMILIANO CUESTA Puerto Rican designer Krystal Paniagua gives a peak into her SS25 capsule collection through short film Tierra, out today. In collaboration with filmmaker Sal Redpath , the pair met by chance in Mexico City and instantly clicked. Shot on Super 16mm by Sal and cinematographer Vladimir Lobunėts , the project reflects the primal qualities that define Paniagua’s work. The word 'tierra' means earth/grounded in Spanish, which mak

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