The New Esoteric
Your style guide if you can’t stop telling people that you’re really into jazz.
- By: Dora Boras
- Photographed by: Nik Mirus
You’re the tastemaker of our contemporary age. You love a cashmere turtleneck, and it loves you back. The depth and curvature of an Eames lounge chair never fails to take your breath away. You’re getting excellent mileage out of your Criterion Channel subscription, and you’re most often found in a café enjoying a flat white while sketching in a Moleskine.
Though your thoroughly modern apartment has gone viral on Pinterest and your Letterboxd is faithfully updated, your philosophy is about savoring the world offline. In a culture of short-form content and brain rot, The New Esoteric is an appeal to a world of focus, craftsmanship, and contemplation.
Featured In This Image: ISSEY MIYAKE blouse, AARON ESH vest, OPEN YY trousers, LOEWE glasses, Bottega Veneta bag, The Row flats, Adidas sneakers, TASCHEN book and Gustaf Westman Objects vase.
Your adoration for architecture didn’t stop in undergrad. Bring a feel for innovation and engineering with sculptural volume from the Off-White Paneled Pleats Blouse by ISSEY MIYAKE. The ideal companion for any vernissage, the Purple Tied Roller Neck Vest by AARON ESH is a brushed knit stretch kid mohair-blend vest that delicately extends the neckline for a refined feel. Footwear selections from Adidas, including the Red Taekwondo Mei Sneakers, combine the practicality of a slip-on sneaker with a minimalist and modern silhouette.
Featured In This Image: Taiga Takahashi jeans, YOHJI YAMAMOTO jumpsuit, The Row cardigan, LOEWE glasses, Dries Van Noten bag, Sebago loafers, Dries Van Noten sneakers, Georg Jensen bottle, Phaidon book and Transparent turntable.
For The New Esoteric, the audiophile and cinephile wolves rage inside of you, hoarding vintage Hi-Fi and keeping you glued to the seat of your local historic cinema. Your love of detail and technicality certainly extends to your wardrobe. Nothing gets “intelligence” across like tastefully cuffed, indigo denim. Styled with a rich, suede loafer from Sebago, the crisp Indigo Lot.702 Jeans by Taiga Takahashi are a staple of The New Esoteric wardrobe. Comfortable and reliable, the Khaki Gert Cardigan from The Row is an essential layering piece for lounging as you enjoy your latest pickup from Alice Coltrane. Complete your vibe with statement eyewear from LOEWE, combining a playful oval shape in a soothing and subtle shade of beige.
- By: Dora Boras
- Photographed by: Nik Mirus
- Photography Assistant: William Daviau
- Retouching: Marc-André Dumas
- Prop Styling: Vanessa Lee Jackson
- Date: March 14, 2025
