: June 2012 fell between the May issue (#66 "Donne Dandy") and the August issue (#69 "Sex Power"), featuring a focus on summer minimalism and bold, androgynous styling common in 2012 fashion trends. 2. Music: "Some Velvet Mixtape"

: Conceived as a collaboration exploring "mayhem, desire, thoughts, and consequences," it captured the moody, experimental aesthetic popular in the early 2010s indie film circuit. 4. Fashion Trends of June 2012

In April and June 2012, the influential music site released its "Some Velvet Mixtape," which curated the best shoegaze, noise-rock, and "velvet-textured" music of the year.

The year also saw the production of an indie short film titled , directed by David Thomson .

: Neon colors, electric blues, and peplum pieces were the dominant trends of June 2012.

: The "Velvet" label here represented a specific 2012 revival of lush, layered, and droning soundscapes. 3. Indie Film: Velvet (2012)