Since before the pandemic, these spaces have declined in numbers, with several still facing battles due to transphobia, homophobia, and gentrification. The beating heart of many queer communities and an important way to be inspired - each of the collectives offer their communities a space to connect and celebrate, allowing freedom to be themselves, whether performing or in the crowd.
Embodying the creativity and individuality of each collaborator, international music festival headliners, Horse Meat Disco's T-shirt features a bold and colourful DISCO design representing the community coming together through the love of disco and dancing, while New York-based House of Yes, a space dedicated to connection and creativity, offers a powerful heart-shaped design with interconnected lines to represent love while creating something unique and beautiful. Alongside this, legendary UK collective and advocates of self-expression, Sink The Pink, share a playful Queen of Club's design - a beautiful representation of their legacy, and Spain's festival of fun, Churros con Chocolate, recreate their iconic poster designs, which illustrate dress-up and their flamboyant guests.
Shot by Brett Lloyd, the campaign features faces that form the heart and soul of worldwide LGBTQIA+ communities.
The collection will be available in-store at Siam Paragon, EmQuartier and ICONSIAM, as well as online at th.cos.com.
About COS?
Inspired by contemporary culture, the London-based fashion brand is known for iconic wardrobe pieces, elevated essentials, and innovative designs that are made to last. Dedicated to quality and sustainability, COS takes a bespoke approach to design, creating unique collections that combine function with timeless style. Experimental design details and material innovation are frequently revisited to include the latest sartorial advances and ensure the considered use of fibres whether they be recycled, renewed, or sustainably sourced.??
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HORSEMEAT DISCO
Horse Meat Disco is a byword for Sunday night London bacchanalia which coincidentally helped resuscitate the original dance music genre onto the world stage. The four-strong DJ collective of Luke Howard, Severino Panzetta, James Hillard and Jim Stanton began their disco shenanigans on New Year's Day, 2004 at The Eagle, Vauxhall. Beside their famous well-hung equine neon logo ("Our Eiffel Tower"), their brand of reverential, revisionist bonhomie turned out to be its own form of futurism, restructuring the London nightclub pyramid. In the 19 years of their nightclub tenure, HMD have become a global brand. They have added residencies in Berlin, New York and Glasgow to their London bedrock. They are a band of brothers devoted to wrapping their arms round a community and a genre, finding connections through it as their Pied Piper success rolls along, super powered by its joyful momentum alone.
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SINK THE PINK
Sink the Pink was formed in 2008 by best friends Glyn Fussell and Amy Redmond to create a night where misfits were celebrated, and chaos reigned free. Born in Bethnal Green Working Men's Club and closing at the infamous Printworks, Sink The Pink ran for 15 all-conquering camp years that saw them tour the world, perform on Graham Norton, appear in magazines from Vogue, GQ, Dazed and i-D and give space for everybody that never felt they belonged. Over the years Sink The Pink provided crucial safe spaces for people the thrive, love, be free and uniquely themselves and changed the way that people club in London.
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CHURROS CON CHOCOLATE
Churros con Chocolate has been throwing themed parties on Sundays since 2011 in Barcelona with a clear objective: to accompany and be part of the lives of a generation through fun, community building and entertainment. Echoing the ethos of traditional 'verbenas' or block parties, they offer prime entertainment with live acts, shows, dj sets, and interactive actions with their community like the traditional serving of Churros con Chocolate, a typical Spanish snack. With regular parties taking place in Barcelona (Sala Apolo), Madrid, and Valencia, the promoter team behind these parties -established as PUMALU2- works unceasingly in this and other projects always aimed at building community and making everyone shine.
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HOUSE OF YES
Founded in 2008, House of Yes is a world-renowned performance-infused nightclub, theatre and creative collective based in Bushwick, Brooklyn. Dubbed by the New York Times as a "revolution in New York nightlife," House of Yes is celebrated for producing exceptional experiences, dance parties, cabaret shows, and theatrical spectacles that defy categorization and transcend genre. Originally founded by Kae Burke and Anya Sapozhnikova as an artist live-workspace, HOY has evolved throughout the years to become an arts venue and destination for humans seeking a supportive place to express themselves. The House of Yes is dedicated to inspiring healthy hedonism in dance culture through its dedication to safer spaces practices, harm reduction initiatives and consent culture to create a container where all can feel loved, accepted, and celebrated. Learn more here. https://www.houseofyes.org/long-story
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