LOUISA BALLOU, TRANSFORMING CLOTHES INTO WORKS OF ART

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Young designer Louisa Ballou transforms the pieces she creates into works of art. Sprays of paint, colourful patterns, prints and abstract geometric shapes spring to life in the designer’s collection.  She transposes paintings onto luxurious Italian fabrics.  For her Spring-Summer 2024 collection, the artist works for the first time with denim, which she declines in […]

JIL SANDER : BETWEEN MINIMALISM AND INNOVATION

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Jil Sander, a European fashion icon, embodies classic elegance and refined luxury. Founded in 1968 by the eponymous designer, Jil Sander has left its mark on the fashion industry with a minimalist, functional aesthetic that has proved revolutionary. The brand’s DNA is based on the duality of sharp masculine ideas fused with feminine lightness and […]

IMMERSIVE SCENOGRAPHY OF BACK OF THE HOUSE

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Anne-Sophie Prevot and Thomas Warren head up the Back of the House production studio. Photographers and architects by profession, the pair has chosen to design a new kind of scenography. Whether for Acne Studios, Nina Ricci, Issey Miyake or Y/Project. Back of the House not only imagines grandiose settings, but also tells stories within them. […]

CLARA DAGUIN, WHEN FASHION MEETS TECHNOLOGY

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Franco-American designer Clara Daguin embodies the bold alliance of fashion tradition and technological innovation. Born in France and raised in Silicon Valley, her unique approach blends savoir-faire and technology, embroidery and electronics, organic and artificial. Based in Paris, Clara Daguin boldly blends haute couture, refined craftsmanship and cutting-edge technology. As a resolutely geeky fashion designer, […]

Michael Bailey-Gates: beyond being, gender and the binary

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The New York-based American photographer breaks down binary perceptions of gender, identity and sexuality. Through his portraits, which are at once intimate and exuberant, queer and neoclassical, timeless and hypermodern, Michael Bailey-Gates reimagines human relationships in a playful, funny, theatrical and sensual way. Whether it’s celebrities, models or his long-time friends. The sets, the postures, […]

FELICITY INGRAM : BURSTS OF REINVENTED BEAUTY

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Felicity Ingram’s vibrant works celebrate female emancipation through a myriad of beauty manifestations. Each meticulously captured stroke of eyeliner is the equivalent of a pencil line in a drawing, telling a powerful story.  The beauty manifesto  Through a plethora of shots commissioned by beauty giants such as Vogue, Dazed Beauty, Chanel and YSL, the London-based […]

EMMA SUMMERTON, VIBRATING ON THE SURFACE OF THE IMAGE

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Emma Summerton cut her teeth in the world of fashion photography. An admirer of the work of Sarah Moon and Paolo Roversi published in Vogue Italia, she later worked for the magazine, as well as for many other prestigious titles. The beauty of her images, however, lies in much more than just her subjects. The […]

TARECK RAFFOUL, CAPTURING THE IN-BETWEEN

Tareck Raffoul’s photographic work is partly fashion, editorial and visual creation, with the same precision and originality in the situations he creates. Tareck Raffoul is a young photographer, video artist and art director living in France, but whose work is already international in scope, collaborating with a number of major brands and magazines. His latest […]

ARDAZAEI, WHERE SOPHISTICATION MEETS SUSTAINABILITY

ArdAzAei, a brand founded in 2021, stands out for its ability to combine elegance, sustainability, tradition and innovation. Blending the Persian heritage of founder Bahareh Ardakani with Swedish modernism and French savoir-faire, the house brings luxurious pieces to life. Although the company is based in Sweden, ArdAzAei products are made entirely in France, as it […]

WENDELIEN DAAN, QUESTIONING THE GAZE

The Dutch photographer questions the viewer in her singular atmospheres, which play with the bizarre and the comical, light and colour, abstraction and surrealism. Wendelien Daan wears many hats. The Eindhoven native, now based in Amsterdam, is a photographer, visual artist, creative director, cinematographer and short-film director. Her portfolio is an ongoing questioning of what […]

ROKSANDA PUTS WOMEN IN THE SPOTLIGHT

  Serbian-born Roksanda Ilincic has emerged as a major force in the London fashion industry. After graduating in architecture and applied arts in Belgrade, she went on to complete a master’s degree in women’s ready-to-wear at Central Saint Martins. Over ten years ago, she founded the Roksanda label. With a distinctive aesthetic, the designer celebrates […]

GREG KADEL , OR VARIATIONS ON THE FEMININE PERSONA

This American photographer and filmmaker sublimate women in his stagings and portraits, where fashion and fine art mingle between sensuality, provocation and humour. “Classic with a modern twist” is how the fashion industry views his powerful photographic work. The Pennsylvania-born, New York-based artist studied marine biology and fine art before embracing his intrinsic passion: photography. […]

AZ FACTORY ANNOUNCES GUEST FOR NEXT COLLECTION

  AZ Factory teams up with Jenny Hytönen for its January couture project. After winning the Grand Prix du Jury Première Vision and the Prix du Public at the Hyères Festival in 2022, the Paris-based Finnish artist and fashion designer will be at the creative helm. For  a season, the young talent will imagine unique […]

IGOR DIERYCK, AN ANALYTICAL MIND AT THE SERVICE OF FASHION

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Igor Dieryck is a 24-year-old Belgian designer who, thanks to his Flemish father and Walloon mother, quickly came to understand the complex workings of the Belgian political landscape. Over time, he also developed an interest in Germanic and Latin cultures, which broadened his perception of the world around him and enriched his work, which he […]

CHARLES DE VILMORIN, A FESTIVE, EGALITARIAN VISION OF HAUTE COUTURE

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Charles de Vilmorin, a young talent at the age of 26, brings to the top a couture universe similar to a kaleidoscope of colours and textures. The designer stands out for his exuberance and modernity, which he draws from art, nature and pop culture, at the crossroads between Tim Burton and Salvador Dali. His unique […]

ROGER VIVIER, OR THE BIRTH OF A MODERN, ELEGANT AND SOPHISTICATED WOMAN

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Founded in 1937, Roger Vivier is above all one of the 20th century’s most talented designers. This multi-talented Frenchman revolutionised the world of luxury shoes and haute couture thanks to his imagination and pronounced taste for detail. Over the years, he put shoes on the most famous women, from Queen Elizabeth II and Josephine Baker […]

LUCIA PIERONI, A STRONG, IMPACTFUL VISION OF MAKE-UP

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English make-up artist Lucia Pieroni is revolutionising the fashion industry with her artistic imprint. Over the years, she has collaborated with giants such as Givenchy and Vogue, as well as famous photographers Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott. Since her debut on the cover of “Elle” in October 1988, the artist has brought her subtle, distinctive […]

JUERGEN TELLER I NEED TO LIVE 

The “I need to live” exhibition traces the introspective, zany, absurd and sometimes offbeat work of photographer Juergen Teller.  Everyone wants to live, to live for love, to live despite ups and downs, to live despite bumpy roads, traumas, joys, sorrows, tears and laughter.  Juergen Teller, internationally renowned and highly regarded in the field of […]

JORDAN HEMINGWAY, UNE AUTRE SENSIBILITÉ DE LA MODE (ANOTHER FASHION PERSPECTIVE)

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The London-based American photographer and filmmaker reinterprets traditional conventions, concepts and stereotypes of beauty in an energetic and magnetic way. Le champ d’exploration du travail de Jordan Hemingway s’étend des beaux-arts à la pellicule celluloïd granuleuse. Cet ancien skateur amateur, originaire du New Jersey et aujourd’hui installé à Londres, s’est bâti une carrière de photographe […]

JAMIE NELSON, CREATOR OF MAJOR FASHION IMAGES

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The American photographer is spicing up the fashion and beauty industry with her glamorous, ultra-colourful, hyper-feminine universe, bursting with energy and creativity. Red, pink, vintage, American kitsch, irreverence and lots of style… Welcome to the sexy, wild world of Jamie Nelson! This Texas native, who grew up in Colorado, lived in New York and now […]

HANNA TVEITE, A TIMELESS VISION THROUGH THE LENS

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Hanna Tveite is a Norwegian-born photographer and director whose timeless aesthetic creates visual worlds of confidence and elegance. Her work is distinguished by a unique fusion of creativity and an acute ability to capture the essence of her subjects, establishing light, colour and texture as the true pillars of her visual identity, whether in fashion […]

JUERGEN TELLER, « I NEED TO LIVE »

L’exposition « I need to live » retrace le travail introspectif, loufoque, absurde et parfois décalé du photographe Juergen Teller.  Tout le monde veut vivre, vivre d’amour, vivre malgré les hauts et les bas, vivre malgré les parcours cabossés, les traumatismes, les joies, les peines, les larmes, les rires.  Juergen Teller, internationalement connu et hautement estimé dans […]

Galerie Mark Hachem & Galerie Joseph present GUNTER SACHS RETROSPECTIVRE 

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One of his photographs, a portrait of supermodel Claudia Schiffer, a tribute to Warhol, was on the cover of our issue 39 and will be on view at the Retrospective exhibition organized by Galerie Mark Hachem and Galerie Joseph, curated by Mark Hachem.  An industrialist and keen sportsman, Gunter Sachs developed his love of photography […]

PATOU OR ELEGANCE A LA FRANÇAISE

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Founded in the early 1900s by designer Jean Patou, the house has embodied the timeless spirit and sophistication of French fashion for over a century. Famous for its approach to fashion, the brand favours classic designs and high-quality materials over ephemeral trends. This approach has enabled Patou to create iconic pieces that stand the test […]