Editorials
Photo collections and visual stories.
Maggie II: Gold and Orange
Two moods, one muse: a blonde wig and liquid gold satin against black, then a sheer orange column on a London bridge in flat summer light. We like the clash.
Resentimiento
Resentment, made physical: a red-haired figure in black leather wrestles a glowing, splintering double across a white studio floor. We watch the fight with ourselves play out frame by frame.
Cordyceps
A body taken over: skin stretches, mirrors and sprouts into pale tendrils, like the fungus the series is named after. We find it unsettling and strangely beautiful.
Studio Figures
Velvet, tartan, patchwork sportswear and a cascade of red ruching, each look given the whole studio to itself. We keep the light low and the poses sculptural.
The Poem About Color and the Girl
A girl wanders through fields and forests where color behaves like weather: pink sleeves on green, an orange suitcase turned chessboard, light falling in beams. We read it as a poem.
Calendar
The seasons arrive as envoys from a known-unknown alien world, each in its own months and its own costume. We follow the year from frost to fire, then move in close on the makeup.
Under the Skin
Charlotte Haulot photographs Philou against saturated red: wet hair, glossy black lips, clawed hands and skin streaked with paint, shot at SSM Photo Paris.
Transit
Jules Le Van Nhuong photographs Marine Lemonnier in black and white, styled by Victor Piette in Ann Demeulemeester, Yohji Yamamoto, Comme des Garçons Homme Plus and vintage.
The Real Issue
The Issue 2 cover story: Jeremy Locca photographs Charlotte Vionnet and Vuvu Khonde on the coast from midday sun to night, styled by Jacopo Fiorentino.
The Omen
Hqeivy photographs Jia Huan Zhang in soft-focus, dreamlike frames: iridescent fabric, a crystal fringe earring, glowing cords of light, styled by PiaoPiao.
Sensible Sensibility
Rustynero photographs model Liu Hao in GreyDeng's 2021 collection: sharp-shouldered black tailoring, long braids and sculptural curves on a stark grey and white set.
Loong
London-based photographer Yanle Shen takes inspiration from Loong, the majestic mythical dragon of Chinese folklore, in a surreal editorial featuring MUKZIN, a Hangzhou brand known for its neo-orientalist aesthetic language.
Face à Face
Laura Barrado photographs Nathaly Cruz face to face: close portraits under sheer netting, red pigment smeared across the eyes, a cigarette and a red rose.
Crash Test
Margot Debaisieux photographs Philou, Touré Daika and Lou-Anne Mercourt inside a cocoon of plastic sheeting, wearing garments by Angèle Lepolard.
Cogito Ergo Sumus
Anna Koblish photographs Mara Valentine in a white shirt and loose black tie, red hair and red lips sprawled across a black and white checkerboard set by Paige Strabala.
Auburn Love
Inspired by the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster. "Disastrous events do not have the ability of stopping love, one of the instincts humanity contains that goes beyond time and space."
Svadhistana
Cedric Ho, aka Chinack Did It, in a floral slip dress among blossoms, leaves and rooftop light, photographed by Nicolas Mach.
Obatala: The Creator King
Alexandre Ndoumba as Obatala, the Yoruba creator king, in all-white fringe, lace veils and beaded net caps designed and styled by Grégory Assad.
The Journey
Kelly Lin crosses bare fields under wide skies in ruffled silk, tailoring and knotted nets, shifting between color and black and white.
The Blue Human
Théo Senesane drifts through Paris streets in a pale blue puffer and pinstripes by Honja CO H/F, with Y/Project and Rick Owens.
Stormy Renaissance
Mia Pichon under heavy skies in tartan, patchwork coats and wrapped scarves, shot among dandelions and long grass by Aurélien Duthoit.
PFW Pre-COVID Memories
Street portraits from the last Paris Fashion Week before the pandemic: turbans, balaclavas, sheer hoods and neon details in the crowd.
Glacial
Paintings by Bela Bertram: black textures, torn shapes and white strokes that read like ice, horizons and surf.
Demos
Black and white portraits of the banlieue around Paris, from Franc Moisin to Vitry and Orly. In literary or oratorical prose, the demos represents the common people, as opposed to the rich and the powerful.