The phrase "" most prominently refers to a specific period of activity for the Italian fashion magazine Velvet and various indie music and film projects from that month. 1. Velvet Magazine (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. Velvet – June 2012
The year also saw the production of an indie short film titled , directed by David Thomson . The phrase "" most prominently refers to a
: The "Velvet" label here represented a specific 2012 revival of lush, layered, and droning soundscapes. 3. Indie Film: Velvet (2012) " which curated the best shoegaze