Esquire Singapore

the maximalists

There’s no question that Toiletpaper is bold. Yes, there’s that name in uppercase styling. And of course, the loud visuals the magazine is famous for. You may be familiar with its cover of a man painting over the continents of a desk globe, or more notably the multiple ad campaigns with Kenzo spanning seasons ’13 to ’15.

Though we may not know what the intended message for each depiction truly is, we can’t help but attempt to interpret it. A little bit like a Banksy, we’d like to think;

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