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We could all use a break, a chance to snap out of our routines, to step away from work and wander. Our most common impulse is to plan a trip and take a vacation. As wonderful as that can be, what if we tapped into this traveling state of mind when we stayed in place? How might we play and dream where we already live?

Image’s 26th issue invites you to lean into the space of reverie and fantasy without the need to get on a plane. What if you spent the night at a cozy local hotel? Or tried on a pair of green-tinted sunglasses for the day? DJ and stylist Giselle Lopez takes us to Mariachi Plaza, where she hears cumbia sonidera bands on the weekends, and styles herself for the occasion (Acne Studios bag in tow). Johnny Valencia has us traveling back in time with fits from his vintage archive, Pechuga Vintage, including a scintillating Gucci silver mesh mask that might have its wearer feeling like a disco ball. How liberating might it be to perform and try on different selves, especially if we can have the Wiltern stage as our backdrop?

But perhaps what is most obviously within reach and frequently overlooked is our nightly invitation to travel within our own dreams. Louise Rosager, who teaches “dream work” to actors and writers around L.A., will guide you in talking with your dreams (a warning: they talk back). The Dreaming Life, as Jenny Boully labels it in her essay, is not an escape, but it might be your “way out” — a means to confront your Waking Life and make it more beautiful. So go forth, travel with your dreams. Boully even has a list for you to keep by your bedside to remind you how. Enjoy the journey.

Elisa Wouk Almino
Deputy Editor


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Do you know the Issey Miyake dress that was set on fire? Pechuga Vintage has a treasure trove of stories

Do you know the Issey Miyake dress that was set on fire? Pechuga Vintage has a treasure trove of stories

From Vivienne Westwood “SEX” chokers to John Galliano-era Dior logo rings, the list in this vintage archive goes on, and it goes deep.  Read the story  👠  
Dreaming about vacation? Consider a beautiful pair of sunglasses

Dreaming about vacation? Consider a beautiful pair of sunglasses

The greatest luxury of a vacation is the right to reinvent yourself, to see the world differently. And there’s no better way to see the world differently than through a beautiful pair of sunglasses.  Read the story  🕶️  
What is it like to live in an L.A. hotel? Here’s a glimpse

What is it like to live in an L.A. hotel? Here’s a glimpse

In this town, actors often stay at hotels for transient periods of time. But what is it actually like?  Read the story  🛏️  
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Want to engage your dreams? Start with mugwort and a full bladder

Want to engage your dreams? Start with mugwort and a full bladder

Everyone suddenly, it seems, wants to lucid dream. I say: First dream, but dream actively. Here are some practices I take to ensure an engagement in my Dream Life.  Read the story  📝  
Designer Bobby Cabbagestalk styles an Acne Studios bag for the future

Designer Bobby Cabbagestalk styles an Acne Studios bag for the future

‘I try to design as if I'm in the future, not as if I’m trying to imagine what the future is about.’  Read the story  🧵  
What does rebellious style look like? Enter artist Saturn Risin9

What does rebellious style look like? Enter artist Saturn Risin9

Saturn Risin9, a singer, performer and DJ, takes us to Pirate Studios, where the multi-hyphenate practices DJ sets ahead of the weekend.  Read the story  🔊  
This teacher will guide you into talking with your dreams. A warning: They will talk back

This teacher will guide you into talking with your dreams. A warning: They will talk back

Watching your dream play out before your eyes in waking life is like inhabiting an alternate reality: hair-raising, confronting, wrecking.  Read the story  💭  
Here’s your fashion horoscope for what to wear this Taurus season

Here’s your fashion horoscope for what to wear this Taurus season

We find ourselves in that time of year dedicated to the most sensuous and worldly of the earth signs. What is the missing item from your wardrobe?  Read the story  ✨  
12-year-old emo self stays winning. Giselle Lopez is a case in point

12-year-old emo self stays winning. Giselle Lopez is a case in point

“I’ve tried colorful styles. I’ve tried classy or minimalist,” says Lopez. “But I always go back to all black, studs, spikes.”  Read the story  🖤  
Want to make comfortable, highly functional clothing pop? Gage Crismond has answers

Want to make comfortable, highly functional clothing pop? Gage Crismond has answers

The multidisciplinary artist recognizes something in a bag that’s always been present in his personal style: utility.  Read the story  💥  
‘Something more dream-like’: These butterflies tell an unexpected story about migration

‘Something more dream-like’: These butterflies tell an unexpected story about migration

From a young age, I knew that people were crossing the border from Mexico through my little factory town I grew up in, Plaster City, Calif. I’d see them go into the night, not knowing how they would get through the harsh desert.  Read the story  🦋  
Want to travel with style? These 7 items got you covered

Want to travel with style? These 7 items got you covered

From eye-popping swimwear to brightly colored portable speakers, here’s some inspiration for your next vacation.  Read the story  🩳  
Your guide for what to see, shop and journey for in April

Your guide for what to see, shop and journey for in April

From Tyler, the Creator's LV capsule collection to Ed Ruscha at LACMA, there's plenty to choose from this month.  Read the story  🛍️