Riku Matsumoto continues to prove why he’s one of the most stylish surfers in the game. The Japanese goof-footer lives and work as a surf guide at Alaia in the Mentawai’s where he couldn’t ask for a ...

KOMPAS.com – Kabupaten Kepulauan Mentawai resmi memperkenalkan wajah baru pariwisatanya melalui peluncuran city branding bertajuk Mentawai Surf and Soul. Peluncuran tersebut dilakukan dalam rangkaian ...

Seorang nelayan bersandar di salah satu pantai di Kabupaten Kepulauan Mentawai, Sumatera Barat. ANTARA/Muhammad Zulfikar Kota Padang (ANTARA) - Pemerintah Provinsi (Pemprov) Sumatera Barat (Sumbar) ...

Pieter Mulier will officially be parting ways with Alaïa, where he spent five years as creative director, the brand announced in a statement today. He will show his final collection for the house, for ...

Pieter Mulier is stepping down as creative director of Alaïa after five years. His final collection will be shown during the upcoming fall 2026 season in Paris—the end of a very short but very ...

If you thought fashion’s creative director merry-go-round would slow down in 2026, think again. We’re less than a month in, and we already have another big change in the industry. After five years as ...

Pieter Mulier is leaving Alaïa. “We sincerely thank Pieter for his vision and commitment, writing an important chapter in the ongoing evolution of the Maison. Over the past five years, Pieter and the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover luxury beauty, fashion and innovation from Paris and London. La Galerie Dior and the Azzedine Alaïa Foundation have joined ...

Over the last few years, one can identify several Japanese-born pro surfers who bring various flavors and approaches to the pro surfing table. Kaito Ohashi, Amuro Tsuzuki, Hiroto Ohhara and Reno Inaba ...

EMPTY MILES is a 15-minute surf film featuring Japanese surfer Riku Matsumoto, filmed and produced at Alaia Mentawai in the Mentawai Islands, Indonesia. Edited by Natsuko Shibata, with cinematography ...

In the Mentawai Islands of Indonesia, Indigenous youths continue to practice Arat Sabulungan, a cosmology that sees nature as filled with spirits, while blending it with Islam and Christianity.