We are in the midst of a zine revival, friends! Tavi Gevinson’s is on a mission to bring the zine to the young girls everywhere via the internet. Just last month, the Fales Collection at NYU acquired all of Sheila Heti’s zine from her youth, Brillantine. Now we have a new favorite zine coming out of NYU to share with you: The Fly By Night.
One part blog, one part quarterly zine, The Fly By Night is a self-professed “art platform for the free-living aesthete.” TFBN, which takes its name from Charlie Chaplin’s tramp in The Kid, is DIY in technique but not aesthetic. Pages from TFBN’s newest issue resemble Vogue more than the Riot Grrrl zines that popularized the medium.
This high-fashion look is no mistake. TFBN is just as concerned with visual art as it is with fashion. Our favorite component of their blog is the Art Breaker in which Culture Editor, Vanessa Castro, turns to iconic artworks for sartorial inspiration. This fun, casual approach to highbrow art is part of TFBN’s appeal. Sorry gentleman, they have yet to look at the stylish men of paintings. Read more…

















