Fakemink and Skepta's First Collaboration Is in the New Stone Island Campaign

Stone Island's "Community as a Form of Research" remains a core part of the label's brand ethos. The recurring visual campaign platforms tastemakers across different disciplines who not only remain relevant in the zeitgeist, but actively contribute to the cultural dialogue. This past year, Stone Island has tapped a star-studded cast of talent to lead the monthly campaign, ranging from A.G. Cook and Feid, to Charlie Hunnam Chito Vera, and Breanna Stewart. For the latest installment of "Community as a Form of Research," Stone Island has enlisted the likes of some of the most timely faces, including fakemink, Skepta, and Stephen Graham.

3House, Samir Bantal, Monika Sprüth and Jia Zhang-Ke also appear in the campaign. From musicians to art dealers, the six members of the campaign each offer what Stone Island calls "a distinct perspective to the broader cultural conversation that informs the brand's continuing research." As per usual, each individual is photographed in Stone Island garb styled by Max Pearmain, and answers a series of questions curated by Hans Ulrich Obrist, which selects from the questionnaire listed down the side.

mink dons a bright orange hooded jacket (Q100027 SLICK NYLON TELA-TC_STONE ISLAND), made from textured nylon tela and manually treated with resin brushed over the entire surface before being heat-pressed for its glossy appearance. Similarly, Skepta also wears a hooded jacket (4100035 DENSE OXFORD NYLON-TC_STONE ISLAND), but his is crafted fully from heavyweight nylon oxford, complete with PrimaLoft®-TC quilted lining on the interior.

Graham picks from the camouflage-inspired, fully monochromatic Ghost Collection, opting for the 0100004 BONDED RUBBERISED LEATHER_STONE ISLAND GHOST, a lambskin coach's jacket with a sprayed, rubberized finish. Japanese musician 3House wears a lightweight tela jacket (Q100031 HAND PAINTED DAVID LIGHT-TC_STONE ISLAND) crafted from Japanese polyester and polyamide yarns, the byproduct of an artisanal design process; each jacket is one-of-one, hand-dyed with careful heat application to shape the structure and manually painted.

Take a closer look at the pieces in Stone Island's new "Community as a Form of Research" below, and find the full cast's portraits in the gallery above.

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