Available at Dover Street Market, Soho indie newsstands, or directly via the Jung Frei web store. Hurry, the print run for 117 was notoriously limited. Are you a fan of avant-garde fashion media? Have you picked up Issue 117? Let me know your thoughts on the "Körper 2.0" editorial in the comments below.
9/10 (Deducted one point for the spine cracking too easily—cheap glue, expensive soul). Jung Frei Magazine 117
The answer, according to the editors of 117, is . Models are shot in motion, faces obscured by motion blur or pixelation. Text runs over images in unreadable layers. It is disorienting, but that is the point. This issue isn't trying to sell you a sweater; it is trying to sell you a state of mind—one where perfection is boring and anonymity is the ultimate luxury. The "Post-Human" Cover Story The centerpiece of Issue 117 is a 34-page spread titled "Körper 2.0" (Body 2.0) . Without giving too much away, the editorial uses AI-generated backgrounds paired with real human models to explore the uncanny valley. Available at Dover Street Market, Soho indie newsstands,
This isn't just fetishizing tech. There is a melancholy to the images. The styling—lots of straps, utilitarian vests, and protective goggles—suggests a body preparing for battle against the digital world, rather than embracing it. What makes Jung Frei 117 stand out from 032c or Purple is its raw, fanzine energy. The magazine has not forgotten its indie roots. Interspersed between the high-fashion editorials are Xeroxed-looking pages of protest photography from Berlin and Paris. Graffiti tags share space with Dior advertisements. Have you picked up Issue 117