Kyle Lamar Rice
@kylelamarrice.bsky.social
Emmy-Nominated & Award-Winning
Editor & Art Director
Previously @rollingstone
Work in @highsnobiety @papermagazine @thecultured_swine
Editor & Art Director
Previously @rollingstone
Work in @highsnobiety @papermagazine @thecultured_swine
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The footwear association APICCAPS is leading a revolution in how Europe makes, markets, and modernizes shoes. From luxury exports to green tech it’s not just about what Portugal produces—but how.
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My childhood was split between Ne-Yo’s smooth, lush vocals and Nirvana’s grungy guitar strums. Didn’t expect the perfect cardigan to feel like home to both.
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SO... WHAT IS THE PERFECT SWEATER, REALLY?
This isn't a shopping story, sorry.
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December 12, 2025 at 2:06 PM
My childhood was split between Ne-Yo’s smooth, lush vocals and Nirvana’s grungy guitar strums. Didn’t expect the perfect cardigan to feel like home to both.
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This is so performative. If you wanted to make an ethical statement, it should have happened decades ago when fur farming and slaughter was at its peak. Instead, you waited when it was no longer an economic concern. Appeal from consumers have fallen and designers haven’t used exotic skins for years.
December 11, 2025 at 10:40 AM
This is so performative. If you wanted to make an ethical statement, it should have happened decades ago when fur farming and slaughter was at its peak. Instead, you waited when it was no longer an economic concern. Appeal from consumers have fallen and designers haven’t used exotic skins for years.
Antonin Tron is the new Creative Director of Balmain—an Antwerp grad and alum of LV, Givenchy, Balenciaga, and Saint Laurent, he’s pausing his label Atlein to focus on the house. His first Balmain collection drops March 2026 at Paris Fashion Week
November 19, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Antonin Tron is the new Creative Director of Balmain—an Antwerp grad and alum of LV, Givenchy, Balenciaga, and Saint Laurent, he’s pausing his label Atlein to focus on the house. His first Balmain collection drops March 2026 at Paris Fashion Week
Fitting title for a week of tariff “breakthroughs,” luxury spin, and ZARA trying to look expensive. Different stories, same theme: money runs the show, and we’re paying admission. Read the dispatch ⬇️
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"WE HAVEN'T SOLD OUR SOUL TO THE DEVIL."
ZARA and tariffs are having a heyday
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November 18, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Fitting title for a week of tariff “breakthroughs,” luxury spin, and ZARA trying to look expensive. Different stories, same theme: money runs the show, and we’re paying admission. Read the dispatch ⬇️
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Truthfully, you could find these items thrifting (or perhaps in your own closet if you dig deep enough). Rather than buy new and feed a wasteful production cycle, take cues on styling and proportion
November 17, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Truthfully, you could find these items thrifting (or perhaps in your own closet if you dig deep enough). Rather than buy new and feed a wasteful production cycle, take cues on styling and proportion
I like to find myself in the middle of nowhere just to take a few photos 😂
November 16, 2025 at 8:34 PM
I like to find myself in the middle of nowhere just to take a few photos 😂
I don’t know if I like the Vanity Fair logo redesign 😅 In a time when it’s crucial to be authentic, this now feels very generic
November 13, 2025 at 2:24 PM
I don’t know if I like the Vanity Fair logo redesign 😅 In a time when it’s crucial to be authentic, this now feels very generic
Even if Trump tries to deny wrongdoing, the sheer fact that he was indeed in the Epstein files to this capacity and claimed he wasn’t… was surrounded by government officials that claimed he wasn’t… should be enough to indict him for perjury
November 13, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Even if Trump tries to deny wrongdoing, the sheer fact that he was indeed in the Epstein files to this capacity and claimed he wasn’t… was surrounded by government officials that claimed he wasn’t… should be enough to indict him for perjury
Fashion Month flew by, but the conversations lingered—thanks to all the new creative directors.
Fashion editor Gabriella Onessimo joined me for the first-ever Cultured Swine chat, covering McQueen, Dior, JPG, Gucci, Balenciaga & Chanel.
Watch + discuss:
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Fashion editor Gabriella Onessimo joined me for the first-ever Cultured Swine chat, covering McQueen, Dior, JPG, Gucci, Balenciaga & Chanel.
Watch + discuss:
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One Big Fashion Month Review—The Biggest Runway Highlights and Trends from September 2025
YouTube video by Cultured Swine
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November 6, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Fashion Month flew by, but the conversations lingered—thanks to all the new creative directors.
Fashion editor Gabriella Onessimo joined me for the first-ever Cultured Swine chat, covering McQueen, Dior, JPG, Gucci, Balenciaga & Chanel.
Watch + discuss:
youtu.be/J6BbJtNJlU0?...
Fashion editor Gabriella Onessimo joined me for the first-ever Cultured Swine chat, covering McQueen, Dior, JPG, Gucci, Balenciaga & Chanel.
Watch + discuss:
youtu.be/J6BbJtNJlU0?...
Five collections in and Seán McGirr finally shows glimmers of true McQueen: military edge, bumpster revival, but still missing that Sarah Burton-level polish.
I weigh in with fashion editor Gabriella Onessimo on the latest show.
I weigh in with fashion editor Gabriella Onessimo on the latest show.
November 1, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Five collections in and Seán McGirr finally shows glimmers of true McQueen: military edge, bumpster revival, but still missing that Sarah Burton-level polish.
I weigh in with fashion editor Gabriella Onessimo on the latest show.
I weigh in with fashion editor Gabriella Onessimo on the latest show.
Politico uncovered racist, misogynistic, Nazi-adjacent messages from Young GOP leaders — and JD Vance dismissed it all as just “edgy jokes.” Is this really the branding Republicans want?
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JD VANCE WON’T DENOUNCE THE REPUBLICAN NAZIS—HE’S COURTING THEM
Is this the branding Republicans want?
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October 20, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Politico uncovered racist, misogynistic, Nazi-adjacent messages from Young GOP leaders — and JD Vance dismissed it all as just “edgy jokes.” Is this really the branding Republicans want?
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Unpopular Opinion: Alexander Skarsgård’s shoulders aren’t broad enough to truly pull this look off. It narrows in and makes him look smaller than he is
October 20, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Unpopular Opinion: Alexander Skarsgård’s shoulders aren’t broad enough to truly pull this look off. It narrows in and makes him look smaller than he is
Jenna Lyons was on that Chanel moodboard 🙂↕️
October 7, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Jenna Lyons was on that Chanel moodboard 🙂↕️
There are few true fashion critics left in the industry. And there are none more revered than Rachel Tashjian. I find her critiques measured and paralleled to the wider culture, if not leading it. But I don’t always agree, especially when it came to #NYFW ⬇️
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SOME SAY NYFW WAS "BORING." I DISAGREE.
Not a takedown, but a continuation—just a necessary balance of power
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September 25, 2025 at 1:16 PM
There are few true fashion critics left in the industry. And there are none more revered than Rachel Tashjian. I find her critiques measured and paralleled to the wider culture, if not leading it. But I don’t always agree, especially when it came to #NYFW ⬇️
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Nothing hits like Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross of the Nine Inch Nails ❤️🔥 Their new Tron: Ares soundtrack amplifies their place as the architects of sonic desire.
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THE ECSTASY OF THE NINE INCH NAILS
Plus the suppression of free speech after Charlie Kirk’s death, Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension, a pending government shutdown, and the USDA canceling its food-security report. Buckle up.
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September 22, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Nothing hits like Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross of the Nine Inch Nails ❤️🔥 Their new Tron: Ares soundtrack amplifies their place as the architects of sonic desire.
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Too-small suits, short-leg woes, hybrid gym/dinner shorts—men’s style problems, solved. I took reader shopping questions to the Rose & Born #menswear experts.
Check out the collective Q&A and our solutions ➡️ open.substack.com/pub/thecultu...
Check out the collective Q&A and our solutions ➡️ open.substack.com/pub/thecultu...
YOUR MEN’S STYLE QUESTIONS, ANSWERED BY THE EXPERTS
The Rose & Born team join me to tackle reader questions—from breathable fabrics to the eternal debate: double-breasted or single.
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August 14, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Too-small suits, short-leg woes, hybrid gym/dinner shorts—men’s style problems, solved. I took reader shopping questions to the Rose & Born #menswear experts.
Check out the collective Q&A and our solutions ➡️ open.substack.com/pub/thecultu...
Check out the collective Q&A and our solutions ➡️ open.substack.com/pub/thecultu...
ANNA WINTOUR’S SUCCESSOR ➡️ open.substack.com/pub/thecultu...
August 3, 2025 at 12:47 PM
ANNA WINTOUR’S SUCCESSOR ➡️ open.substack.com/pub/thecultu...
This summer I tried sneaking #sportswear into my office rotation—track jackets/pants, windbreakers, maybe even a gym short in the near future 👀—nobody batted an eye. Are we finally past the tyranny of business casual?
→ Read the experiment at the link below ⬇️
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→ Read the experiment at the link below ⬇️
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July 31, 2025 at 1:17 PM
This summer I tried sneaking #sportswear into my office rotation—track jackets/pants, windbreakers, maybe even a gym short in the near future 👀—nobody batted an eye. Are we finally past the tyranny of business casual?
→ Read the experiment at the link below ⬇️
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→ Read the experiment at the link below ⬇️
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I previously criticized Pharrell Williams for designing suit shorts in his latest menswear collection—and I stand by that critique.
But in the case of the latest Tommy Hilfiger #menswear lookbook, it actually works. Maybe it’s because it feels more authentic.
But in the case of the latest Tommy Hilfiger #menswear lookbook, it actually works. Maybe it’s because it feels more authentic.
July 28, 2025 at 4:46 PM
I previously criticized Pharrell Williams for designing suit shorts in his latest menswear collection—and I stand by that critique.
But in the case of the latest Tommy Hilfiger #menswear lookbook, it actually works. Maybe it’s because it feels more authentic.
But in the case of the latest Tommy Hilfiger #menswear lookbook, it actually works. Maybe it’s because it feels more authentic.
Loro Piana is officially under judicial administration.
🇮🇹 Italian authorities found ties to sweatshops—undocumented workers paid €4/hr, working 90+ hours a week.
Dior isn’t clean either. Is the entire luxury system broken?
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🇮🇹 Italian authorities found ties to sweatshops—undocumented workers paid €4/hr, working 90+ hours a week.
Dior isn’t clean either. Is the entire luxury system broken?
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Loro Piana Was Supposed to Be Untouchable. Now It’s in Court.
Plus, the man whose movement helped ignite it all and the fire he set in his own temple
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July 20, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Loro Piana is officially under judicial administration.
🇮🇹 Italian authorities found ties to sweatshops—undocumented workers paid €4/hr, working 90+ hours a week.
Dior isn’t clean either. Is the entire luxury system broken?
open.substack.com/pub/thecultu...
🇮🇹 Italian authorities found ties to sweatshops—undocumented workers paid €4/hr, working 90+ hours a week.
Dior isn’t clean either. Is the entire luxury system broken?
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From CIA tours to Capitol Hill— @slotkin.senate.gov ‘s militant look is raising eyebrows. What does it say about American power and style in 2025?
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Authoritarian Style Is Trending. Should a U.S. Senator Be Wearing It?
From sharp shoulders to military greens, Elissa Slotkin’s look channels control—and controversy. What happens when fashion’s most intimidating aesthetic enters the halls of American power?
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July 15, 2025 at 1:44 PM
From CIA tours to Capitol Hill— @slotkin.senate.gov ‘s militant look is raising eyebrows. What does it say about American power and style in 2025?
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In light of the #ICEraids in LA’s Fashion District, it felt like the right moment to revisit an interview I did with Chris Habana for Rolling Stone. Because if we’re going to talk about who makes America, we might want to start with the people defining it.
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IMMIGRANTS IN FASHION—CHRIS HABANA'S UNASSUMING EMPIRE
Plus the assassination of a democratic state representative
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June 15, 2025 at 1:29 PM
In light of the #ICEraids in LA’s Fashion District, it felt like the right moment to revisit an interview I did with Chris Habana for Rolling Stone. Because if we’re going to talk about who makes America, we might want to start with the people defining it.
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Buyers are already circling like hawks for Tom Ford by #HaiderAckermann but for the rest of us, the Tom Ford accessories have begun their infiltration. Chief among them: the Bronson sunglasses.
The catch? They’re $235. Instead, I found the perfect $15 dupe.
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The catch? They’re $235. Instead, I found the perfect $15 dupe.
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June 13, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Buyers are already circling like hawks for Tom Ford by #HaiderAckermann but for the rest of us, the Tom Ford accessories have begun their infiltration. Chief among them: the Bronson sunglasses.
The catch? They’re $235. Instead, I found the perfect $15 dupe.
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The catch? They’re $235. Instead, I found the perfect $15 dupe.
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