It’s a dog beat eat dog world in VICE‘swonderfully whacky and subversively sadomasochistic editorial “Doggy District,” shot by Bryan Derballa with canine couture by Asher Levine.

While they may have seen better days, these old dogs have nevertheless learned to turn new tricks. As our month of all things sexy — and clearly we mean all things — is in full-swing, we thought this midday doggy diversion particularly appropriate.

No matter how inappropriate it actually is.

“Lagos defies logic. It’s an immensely frustrating place to be. The corruption, homophobia and traffic are a joke, and everything else seems fake, broken or breaking. But the young people are delicious. The models are heavenly, and the way they dance to Nigerian ‘dancehall’ is mind-boggling. No one got paid at this fashion week, but no one seemed to care either. There’s nowhere else like it.”

The models truly are heavenly as Nigeria’s greatest natural resource is clearly its stunning youth. Literally, pluck any girl from the low-rent, no budget knockoff of America’s Next Top Model — imaginatively titled Africa’s Next Supermodel — and throw her on the runway or the cover of Italian Vogue. And the men, while hopelessly narcissistic, kind of have the right to be — just take a look at the part of the episode where some male models discuss the endowment of Nigerian men. Cocky doesn’t even begin to describe it.

Check out the season finale of Fashion Week Internationale below and make sure to catch up on any episodes you might have missed:

Cambodia

Las Vegas

Colombia

Islamabad/New York Full-Figured Fashion Week

On the one side, there’s the crop of  young fashionistas excited to  take advantage of newfound  freedoms as the country pulls itself from the devastating aftermath of the Khmer Rouge communist regime. Then there’s the sobering reality of factory workers paid $2 a day to work in grueling and unhealthy conditions in order to supply the West with its full of fast fashion. And in between the two diametrically-opposed worlds, the glorious Cambodian tranny flits unfettered.

The statuesque Charlet Duboc takes to the streets of Phnom Penh to explore what Cambodia Fashion Week has to offer and as befits a third world nation, she found more than she bargained:

“Culturally, Cambodia is on still on wobbly legs after the Khmer Rouge’s ruthless genocide obliterated any trace of creativity the country had. The very concept of fashion is still ‘Greek’ to most Cambodians. Modeling is frowned upon and many people just wear pajamas, which is ironic considering the country’s biggest source of export revenue is its garment industry, which produces clothes for the West, paying its workers $2 per day to do so. So, you’ll see there were plenty of things to distract me from Cambodia’s first ever fashion week.”

Parts 2 and 3 will debut tomorrow but for now enjoy Part 1 below:

Duboc traveled to the Nevada desert to explore Sin City’s “cutting edge lingerie,” though all she found were some moonlighting strippers flaunting their assets for some old dudes who effortlessly give renewed meaning to the word “creepy.” In her travels, Charlet encounters a G-string factory (the largest in Nevada, thank you), gets her hands dirty in Las Vegas’s Lingerie Football League, stares into the gaping hole of many a crotchless panty and generally learns why what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas.

Check out Part 1 below and visit VICE for more cheerfully disturbing fashion coverage:

Colombian women of all ages seek out the coveted hourglass figure of the Latina bombshell, in hopes of a better life and a better sense of self. Butt, at what cost? While gluteoplasty — i.e. butt implants — cost about a third of what they would in the U.S., some women risk everything, even their lives, in the pursuit of gluteal perfection. Duboc witnesses one of these surgeries for herself when a rather ravishing 45-year-old woman goes under the knife.  ”If you’re squeamish you might find it challenging to watch through til the end!” Duboc warns, and it really is harrowing/disgusting/vomit-inducing watching a doctor gingerly shove a piece of plastic into a sedated butt cheek. After all was said and done, however, Duboc admitted to feeling a bit of “ass-envy.”

Check out the first part of the doc below and check out Vice.com for more Fashion Week Internationale!

Richard Kern’s retrospective of photography 1980-2009 opens tonight at Rental Gallery.  You’ve probably seen his spreads in Dazed & Confused and Vice.

 If you’re a fan of the underground artist’s voyeuristic work (or nekkid chicks), check it out.

Rental Gallery
120 East Broadway, 6th floor
212.608.6002
New York, NY

Show runs from June 4th – July 5th
Opening reception: June 4th, 6-8pm

Two indierific magazines are hosting launch parties.

Heres a play by play of what each offers and which to head to…

COVER STORY

Radar: A new look for the magazine and a Pamela Anderson cover story

Vice: Mexican Issue Launch

CELEBRITY

Radar: Pamela Anderson

Vice: The Mexicans that rule your life

PHOTOG

Radar: Terry Richardson

Vice: ???

ALCOHOL

Radar: Belvedere, New Castle Brown Ale

Vice: Colt 45, 42 Below

DJ’s

Radar: DJ Jedi

Vice: Semen Sperms, Max Wowch, and “Special Guests” (aka they have no idea)

LOCATION

Radar: Room Service

Vice: Santos Party House

WINNER

Radar magazine for giving Pamela Anderson something to do besides wait for a Baywatch movie or Borat 2. Plus, we’re still in hearts with Terry Richardson.