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Case Files

Numbered dossiers on the forgotten campaigns, strange objects and turning points that shaped fashion, music, sports, tech and culture. Each file is a seven-frame carousel and a written record.

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Case File / 0013
LEDGERA Case File 0013: Whole Lotta Red's cover is a 1977 punk zine
Music / Design1977 → 2020

Whole Lotta Red's cover is a 1977 punk zine

Case File / 0012
LEDGERA Case File 0012: Polaroid asked you to stop shaking it
Music / Objects2003–2004

Polaroid asked you to stop shaking it

Case File / 0011
LEDGERA Case File 0011: Oakley's Over The Top went over your head
Sport / Design2000

Oakley's Over The Top went over your head

Case File / 0010
LEDGERA Case File 0010: Sony paid for fake graffiti
Gaming / Advertising2005

Sony paid for fake graffiti

Case File / 0009
LEDGERA Case File 0009: The Razr was sold like jewelry
Tech / Style2004–2007

The Razr was sold like jewelry

Case File / 0008
LEDGERA Case File 0008: Before Android, there was the Sidekick
Tech / Internet2002–2011

Before Android, there was the Sidekick

Case File / 0007
LEDGERA Case File 0007: Dennis Rodman married himself to sell a book
Sport / Culture1996

Dennis Rodman married himself to sell a book

Case File / 0006
LEDGERA Case File 0006: WCW took Rey Mysterio's mask
Wrestling1999–2002

WCW took Rey Mysterio's mask

Case File / 0005
LEDGERA Case File 0005: The shoes Naomi fell in went to a museum
Fashion1993

The shoes Naomi fell in went to a museum

Case File / 0004
LEDGERA Case File 0004: Pharrell designed for Louis Vuitton 19 years before he ran it
Fashion2004 → 2023

Pharrell designed for Louis Vuitton 19 years before he ran it

Case File / 0003
LEDGERA Case File 0003: Missy's inflatable suit ran on a bike pump
Music / Style1997

Missy's inflatable suit ran on a bike pump

Case File / 0002
LEDGERA Case File 0002: The NBA airbrushed Allen Iverson
Sport / Culture1999–2005

The NBA airbrushed Allen Iverson

Case File / 0001
LEDGERA Case File 0001: How Jeff Hardy turned wrestling gear into Y2K fashion
Wrestling / Style2000–2009

How Jeff Hardy turned wrestling gear into Y2K fashion