Milan-based Japanese artist Keisuke Otobe reinterprets a series of images from inside (and outside) the 2021 limited edition reprint of A Magazine Curated By Maison Martin Margiela.
Cortina Cross-Country: Miu Miu AW2021-22 by Zora Sicher
As is often the case in Miuccia Prada’s universe, any easy reading of narrative or reference was thrown off at every turn with her Autumn Winter 2021-22 collection for Miu Miu. Brooklyn-based photographer Zora Sicher documented the lookbook and film project in an exclusive portfolio of behind-the-scenes imagery revealed here.
Windows to the Clouds, by Matthew Lutz-Kinoy
In a new show at Berlin’s Museum Frieder Burda, Paris-based artist Matthew Lutz-Kinoy creates portals into not-quite-other worlds: scenes, landscapes or events tied to our present or past reimagined.
Watanabe-san’s Glam Rock Girls
In Tokyo, Comme Des Garçons’ Junya Watanabe staged a faux rock concert for his Autumn Winter 2021-22 women’s collection, collaborating with Versace on archive rococo prints.
Wrap / Up
A further look at the methodology of styling itself, in a visual portfolio by Paris-based stylist Imruh Asha photographed by long-time collaborator Carlijn Jacobs.
Via Jonathan Anderson, An Homage To Joe Brainard (1942-1944)
By unearthing the all but forgotten works of the American artist and writer Joe Brainard, Jonathan Anderson presents a trio of insightful dialogues ft. Jim Jarmusch, Paul Auster and more, complementing Loewe’s Autumn Winter 2021-22 men’s collection with nostalgic memories from the New York School.
MPP, MÊME PAS PEUR
Detached from traditional purpose, everyday objects find new meaning in the hands of artists and designers. Discover their subtle takeover of a Milanese apartment curated by Italian artist Davide Stucchi.
At Fendi, Noel Fielding’s Art Brut Rainbow
Up close and personal with Silvia Venturini Fendi’s latest partner in crime.
Leslie Zhang’s Face of Shanghai
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.