LEATHERETTTE MAGAZINE
2O22-2024
I STARTED LEATHERETTTE AS A JOURNAL TO
DESCRIBE THE INTERSECTION OF SEX AND CAR CULTURE.
THE RESULT HAS MANIFESTED AS PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGES,
EVENTS, RAVES, ROAD TRIPS AND 3D MODELS THAT ALL SPEAK
TOWARDS A VISUAL REPRESENTATION OF THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN
CUSTOM CAR CULTURE AND SEX. THIS WAS A PRINT MAGAZINE OF 2 ISSUES
THAT WAS DISTRIBUTED TO THE FOLLOWING STOCKISTS:
STOCKISTS:
NORTH FIG BOOKSHOP
SKYLIGHT BOOKS ANNEX
STORIES BOOKSHOP
LEATHERETTTE 1 - 2021
PRODUCED BY BRENT LAWSON
SHOT BY SUNSIARE, POVI PULLINEN, BRENT LAWSON, SKILO
DIGITAL IMAGING: ALEX “BOKI”, FILIP PERECIC, HUSSAIN AGHA
2O22-2024
I STARTED LEATHERETTTE AS A JOURNAL TO
DESCRIBE THE INTERSECTION OF SEX AND CAR CULTURE.
THE RESULT HAS MANIFESTED AS PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGES,
EVENTS, RAVES, ROAD TRIPS AND 3D MODELS THAT ALL SPEAK
TOWARDS A VISUAL REPRESENTATION OF THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN
CUSTOM CAR CULTURE AND SEX. THIS WAS A PRINT MAGAZINE OF 2 ISSUES
THAT WAS DISTRIBUTED TO THE FOLLOWING STOCKISTS:
STOCKISTS:
NORTH FIG BOOKSHOP
SKYLIGHT BOOKS ANNEX
STORIES BOOKSHOP
LEATHERETTTE 1 - 2021
PRODUCED BY BRENT LAWSON
SHOT BY SUNSIARE, POVI PULLINEN, BRENT LAWSON, SKILO
DIGITAL IMAGING: ALEX “BOKI”, FILIP PERECIC, HUSSAIN AGHA
GARAGISME MAGAZINE
2O19-2023
PRODUCER, DIRECTOR OF TRANSPORTATION
GARAGISME 8
GARAGISME 9 - IMPORT MYSTIQUE
ABOUT:
BRENT LAWSON REACHED OUT TO INFLUENCER RJ DE VERA TO OBTAIN ACCESS TO HIS PHOTO ARCHIVE.
RJ DE VERA WAS AN INFRASTRUCTURAL COMPONENT TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AMERICAN IMPORT TUNING
CULTURE. A PHOTOGRAPHER AND JOURNALIST, RJ DE VERA WAS HIRED ON BY SUPERSTREET MAGAZINE IN
1997 TO TRAVEL TO JAPAN AND PHOTOGRAPH TOKYO AUTO SALON. THOSE PHOTOS WOULD DEBUT IN THE FALL
ISSUE OF IMPORT TUNER MAGAZINE WHICH WOULD CHANGE THE COURSE OF AMERICAN JAPANESE SPORT COMPACT
TUNING. GARAGISME IMPORT MYSTIQUE WAS MADE AS A PHOTO JOURNAL OF SOME OF THE MOST INTERESTING
PIECES IN RJ’S COLLECTION WHICH WE FELT HIGHLIGHTED UNIQUE PERSPECTIVES ABOUT IDENTITY AND
PERFORMANCE. IMPORT MYSTIQUE WAS CURATED AND PRODUCED BY AN LGBTQ CAST.
2O19-2023
PRODUCER, DIRECTOR OF TRANSPORTATION
GARAGISME 8
GARAGISME 9 - IMPORT MYSTIQUE
ABOUT:
BRENT LAWSON REACHED OUT TO INFLUENCER RJ DE VERA TO OBTAIN ACCESS TO HIS PHOTO ARCHIVE.
RJ DE VERA WAS AN INFRASTRUCTURAL COMPONENT TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AMERICAN IMPORT TUNING
CULTURE. A PHOTOGRAPHER AND JOURNALIST, RJ DE VERA WAS HIRED ON BY SUPERSTREET MAGAZINE IN
1997 TO TRAVEL TO JAPAN AND PHOTOGRAPH TOKYO AUTO SALON. THOSE PHOTOS WOULD DEBUT IN THE FALL
ISSUE OF IMPORT TUNER MAGAZINE WHICH WOULD CHANGE THE COURSE OF AMERICAN JAPANESE SPORT COMPACT
TUNING. GARAGISME IMPORT MYSTIQUE WAS MADE AS A PHOTO JOURNAL OF SOME OF THE MOST INTERESTING
PIECES IN RJ’S COLLECTION WHICH WE FELT HIGHLIGHTED UNIQUE PERSPECTIVES ABOUT IDENTITY AND
PERFORMANCE. IMPORT MYSTIQUE WAS CURATED AND PRODUCED BY AN LGBTQ CAST.
