Welcome Digest [12.19.25]
Rare Frank Ocean remixes, White House close-ups, job opportunities, and more
Welcome To December 19th
Today’s Important Headlines
🎖️ The Jonathan Anderson Era at Dior has begun, and it’s amazing
Unsurprisingly, Jonathan Anderson’s Dior debut with the Pre-Fall 2026 collection is imaginative, clean, and distinct. Highlights include texturally rich tassel bags and medallion-style belts, alongside capes and a reimagining of the classic Book Tote carrying Dracula and Ulysses.
✴️ Unprecedentedly, Frank Ocean clears sample for two House remixes
Known for being notoriously difficult to clear samples from, but also being a big fan of electronic music, Frank Ocean clears two House tracks from Vintage Cultures and Rossi. Both songs are remixing “Lost” off of his 2012 debut Chanel Orange.
🫣 The Vanity Fair White House shoot is an ingenious portrait of American politics
With every pore, ingrown hair, vein, and blood vessel on full display, Christopher Anderson’s White House shoot for Vanity Fair puts the country’s leaders under a microscope. Anderson’s signature approach of extreme close-ups brings viewers closer (literally) to the people running our country than ever before. The result is a faceless institution made imperfectly human, and a piece of social anthropology that will not soon be forgotten.
👥 Versace’s new creative director is a minimalist?
On the heels of Prada’s recent acquisition of Versace, rumors swirl that Pieter Mulier may leave Alaïa for the Italian house, continuing 2025’s trend of chaotic creative-director shifts. While his pedigree at Raf Simons, Jil Sander, and Calvin Klein makes him a logical choice, his restrained minimalism clashes with Versace’s maximalist DNA. Keep an eye out for an aesthetic paradigm shift.
🏓 The Marty Supreme Premiere afterparty was a cultural melting pot
From Zohran and 2hollis to Julia Fox, The Dare, Anna Wintour, Kareem Rahama, and Chloë Sevigny, the Marty Supreme guest list was stacked, and brought unlikely worlds together. Politics, fashion, film, art, and music sharing a single room is a sign of our age’s cultural blurring, and a triumphant exhale at the end of Timothée Chalamet’s massive press tour.
Headline curation and words by Mikail Haroon (@mvkail)
Moodboard 009
Today’s inspiration supplement. Click through to view.
From The Archive
An extra piece of content from the Welcome Archive for Magazine subscribers only.
Bird photographed from behind reveal layered feather structures that create pattern and color.
From the back, the arrangement of wing, covert, and tail feathers shows how birds manage airflow and controlled movement during flight.
In many species, blue coloration on the back is structural, produced by microscopic feather structures that scatter light rather than pigment. Images via ostdrossel.
Classifieds
Exciting opportunities, employment and otherwise
House Work Presents — Artist Residency 2026 (London)
Open call inviting early-career artists to apply for a fully supported one-month residency including creative experimentation, mentorship, and a solo exhibition in an East London space.
Kunstverein Düsseldorf — Assistant Curator (Germany)
Curatorial role supporting exhibition development and institutional programming.
Asian Film Archive — Internships: Programming, Collections, Outreach (Singapore)
Internship opportunities for tertiary students to support archive programming, collections, and outreach.
HARAIZUMI AIR — Artist Residency 2026 (Japan)
Four-week residency offering a quiet, creativity-focused working environment. Open to all artistic disciplines with the option to present an exhibition or performance.
High Tide NYC — Junior & Mid-Level Designers (NYC)
Design roles for ambitious junior and mid-level creatives to join the High Tide NYC team.
Grownkid — Multiple Roles (NYC)
Open positions across design, events, production, photography, and videography supporting youth-focused cultural programming.
Virginia A. Groot Foundation — Sculpture Artist Grant
Grant opportunity supporting sculptors through financial awards for artistic development.
SaveArtSpace x Murmurs Gallery — Public Billboards Exhibition Open Call (Los Angeles)
Open call for a public billboard exhibition presented in partnership with Murmurs Gallery.
Paloma Magazine — Submissions & Editorial Roles
Call for literary submissions alongside volunteer editorial roles supporting the magazine’s next issue.