12 faces for 24 hours: a cast of Shanghai youth chart new horizons in an otherworldly portrait series for Cartier by Leslie Zhang 张家诚.
In Tokyo, Rei Kawakubo’s ‘Darkroom’
Reporting from Tokyo, Noam Levinger and Arieh Rosen visit Comme Des Garçons HQ for an intimate audience with Rei Kawakubo’s ‘Homme Plus’ collection for Autumn Winter 2021-22.
Iris van Herpen’s Roots of Rebirth
Iris van Herpen discusses her SS2021 haute couture collection ‘Roots of Rebirth’, inspired by the scientist Merlin Sheldrake’s book Entangled Life.
Peter Doig’s ‘Rara Avis’
On the occasion of the Dior Men Winter 2021-22 collection designed by Kim Jones, we revisit the designer’s A Magazine alphabet with the letter ‘O’ for ornithology, a birdwatching story featuring the Scottish painter Peter Doig.
OMA designs Prada’s ‘Possible Feelings’
After Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons’ first menswear show, OMA AMO’s Giulio Margheri discusses the whimsical complexities behind its set design – a narrative of time and texture.
A#1 Maison Martin Margiela (The Reprint!)
Discover this landmark 2004 issue anew, with a limited-edition reprint and collectible Maison Martin Margiela archive photo prints.
SUSTAIN by Dilys Williams
An essay by Professor Dilys Williams on positive evolution and a new collective conscience in the fashion industry, originally published inside A Magazine Curated By Lucie and Luke Meier, 2020.
FRESQUE ft. (La)Horde, Marseille
Inspired by Italian frescos and riviera sunsets, Francois Quillacq and Axell Katomba paint a moving portrait of the avant-garde dancers of the National Ballet of Marseille.
TENANT OF CULTURE
Tracing the death and fossilisation of fashion with the Dutch artist Tenant of Culture’s eponymous art book.
TAMBOURINE DREAMS
A conversation with Dior milliner and A#12 curator Stephen Jones, as he puts the finishing touch upon Kim Jones’ Dior Fall 2021 Men’s collection with artist Kenny Scharf.
Deciphering Coco Chanel, Through Her Clothes
Unveiling the new Palais Galliera in Paris, ‘Gabrielle Chanel. Manifeste de mode’ is an encyclopaedic look at Chanel through the designs of its illustrious founder.
Fashion Furniture: An Ambient Vessel for Brand Identity
From Marine Serre to Balenciaga and Rick Owens, fashion designers today are looking at new ways to project their brand identity into our lives and homes. Read more, as Madeleine Holth explores a recent history of ‘fashion furniture’.
India on strike, as seen by Bharat Sikka
Across India, 250 million people are protesting for farmers rights. Indian photographer Bharat Sikka shares his story on the ground from this historical event.
Tek Hod: The Embroidered Wrestlers of the North
A new book by British photographer David Ellison explores a centuries-old wrestling community that sees outdoor displays of brute strength meet the fragile art of cross-stitch embroidered costumes.
Object & Thing at the Noyes House, New Canaan, Connecticut
Handicrafts and contemporary works live side-by-side in a radically modern house (turned art & design fair) in New Canaan, Connecticut.
Faded Memories
A narration of still life photography at its most personal: objects from the collection of NY-based stylist Haidee Findlay-Levin photographed by Magda Kmiecik.
Undercover’s Sixth Sense
Jun Takahashi presents his Undercover SS 2021 collection as a six-part narrative, from Picasso’s Blue Period to Patti Smith.
Casa Iolas — Citofonare Vezzoli
In an elegant apartment-turned-gallery in the centre of Milan, the late Greek gallerist Alexander Iolas is celebrated in a dense, decorative exhibition curated by Francesco Vezzoli.