In 1998, the Skelton family was on holiday in the Loire Valley of France. It was a hot summer day when an 8-year-old John Alexander Skelton wearily followed his family as they visited one after another cultural landmark. Just a few hours previously they had been in Bayeux, a town famous for holding the roughly 950-year-old namesake tapestry of British origin; then they walked into the Abbaye Royale de Fontevraud.

Words by Estefania Campillo

With music and art fueling its pitch black aesthetic, Darklands stands at the helm of Berlin’s wearable avant-garde. Daniel Jones explains why the techno world and fashionistas alike flock to the showroom and chats with the store’s owner, Campbell McDougall.