The Freedom Issue : Yann Weber’s editor’s letter
For its fall/winter 2016- 2017 issue Antidote Magazine decided to explore the idea of freedom. In his editor’s letter Yann Weber, the magazine’s editorial and creative director, discusses his choice of photographer Ren Hang, the issue’s broad selection of exclusive content and the leading writers who all came together to examine the many facets of freedom.
Who is Ren Hang, The Freedom Issue’s photographer ?
Rien ne semblait prédestiner Ren Hang à la réalisation de ce nouveau numéro d’Antidote. Son œuvre, qu’il complète au jour le jour à coups de flashs de son boîtier argentique, se compose principalement de photos de nu, souvent brutes, des corps enlacés, sans artifice. Pour The Freedom Issue, ce photographe chinois de 29 ans s’est essayé à l’exercice de la photographie de mode. Avec l’audace qui le caractérise.
Pokemon Go could get the Fashion treatment
On Sunday Pokémon Go final went live in France. Already the rest of the western world has been over run by the augmented reality (AR) game and all its fanciful creatures. Who doesn’t want to get their hands on a Pikachu or Voltali?
Paris Haute Couture FW16 : Maison Margiela’s Military Might
John Galliano is one of those designers whose work is a greatindicator of his current state of mind. On Wednesdaymorning, in the halls of the Hotel des Invalides and steps away from where Napoléon is entombed, he presented one of his strongest and most well-rounded collections since his appointment at Masion Margiela. So John must be in a pretty good place right now.
Dior’s New Leading Lady
It’s finally official, after 17 years at Valentino and more than 25 years with her creative partner Pierpaolo Piccioli, designer Maria Grazia Chiuri has decided it was time to go solo. It has still not been announced that Chiuri will become the first female fashion designer in the history of Christian Dior, but that is just a formality at this point.
Paris Haute Couture FW16 : Valentino’s Doomed Romance
In their final collection together as a creative couple designers Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pierpaolo Piccioli presented a fall/winter 2016 Valentino haute couture collection of Shakespearian proportions.
Paris Haute Couture FW16 : Chanel’s Family Couture
It was family day at the Chanel Haute Couture show on Tuesday. Will Smith showed up with his daughter Willow, Milla Jovovich brought her daughter Ever and Inès de la Fressange’s two equally stunning daughters Nine and Violette d’Urso were also in the house. And in his own way Karl Lagerfeld also brought his family with him. He transported his entire couture atelier to the Grand Palais and populated it with Chanel’s famous “petites mains”, who bring his fashion visions to life.
Paris Haute Couture FW16 : Dior’s Real World Appeal
Designers Lucie Meier and Serge Ruffieux have been a perfect example of grace under fire since they were first thrown into the spotlight at Christian Dior last October after Raf Simons decided to part ways with the house and they assumed interim. As rumors swirled (and continue to swirl) about who would be named the next designer for one of the most prestigious fashion houses in the world, this pair stepped up and produced collections that proposed, if ever so subtly, a contemporary vision of what the future of this industry should look like.
Paris Haute Couture FW16 : Versace’s Draping Desire
Change was a-foot on the Versace haute couture catwalk on Sunday. Designer Donatella Versace toned down the shimmer and the sparkle and instead focused her creative energy on shapes, using draping to create undulating, curving lines that really celebrated the female form.
Vetements’ Fashion World Domination
Juicy Couture, Canada Goose and Manolo Blahnik were just some of the brands that took up the challenge of collaborating with Demna Gvasalia on his lasted ready-to-wear collection for Vetements. The show, presented at the Galeries Lafayette yesterday, was on the official French couture calendar. A benchmark move for a brand on the path to fashion world domination.
All Eyes on Atlein
Antonin Tron has made it onto the short list for the ANDAM first collection prize this year with his nascent brand Atlein. After years spent learning the fashion ropes at Balenciaga the designer has finally set out on his own in hopes of becoming the next Rick Owens or Dries van Noten.
8 must-see shows from Paris Mens’ Fashion Week
Paris’ menswear week was one filled with upheaval. Aside from the buzz surrounding the possible new designer for Dior womenswear and the shocking result of the Brexit vote, there was also the passing of the iconic fashion photographer Bill Cunningham. His death marks the end of an era for fashion and it reinforces the sense that the industry is in the throws of some fundamental changes.
Paris Fashion Week SS17 : Lanvin’s Creative Freedom
Change is in the air at Dior. An announcement is expected any day now, revealing the name of the new designer for the brand’s womenswear collections. But on Saturday the only Dior anyone was taking about was the fiery Dior Homme collection that Kris Van Assche presented alongside a massive « Lite-Brite » swirling rollercoaster fun fair set.