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COVER STORIES BY BELDINA
Swedish artist Beldina recording her upcoming album in Los Angeles, California. Click to view her live cover of “We Fond Love” by Rihanna.
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Fashion story: Willow’s Closet
Photography by Jungwoo Park and fashion by Young Beom Kim.
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Interview. Byronesque and the Value of Fashion History
Fashion archives are living in a new era. Not only are luxury fashion brands investing in rebuilding their own past, but a new definition and consumption of vintage clothing is emerging. The revival of the past has become more than an expression of nostalgia. Rather, it is an answer to today’s mass production and consumption. We asked Gill Linton, co-founder of Byronesque – the online editorial-based shop for contemporary vintage fashion – to lead us through the intricate world of ‘future vintage’. Together we reflect on the practice of commercialising the past and its potential for reaffirming values that the fashion industry has forgotten, but that may come back. Interview by Marco Pecorari and photography by Maxime Ballesteros.
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Experiencing Fashion Photography. Essay by Andrea Kollnitz
Fashion photographs, both everywhere and far detached. I first encountered them as a child in the shape of my mother’s German women’s magazines. Shyly devouring every image, wondering about what grown-up life in grown-up bodies might be like. Later glossy luxurious fashion magazines, hardly ever purchased, mainly found, seen, touched, glanced at in public spaces, at hair dressers, places where wo/men are indulging into becoming more perfected, idealized versions of themselves. Inspired by model images. Essay by Andrea Kollnitz
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Fashion Visionary. Interview with Nathalie Dufour
If there is one thing that is clear in fashion, it’s that designers can never make it alone. After all, fashion is a field involving many different professions that bring their respective knowledge, network and expertise together in order to realize a designer’s vision. This is something Nathalie Dufour knew when she set up the prestigious ANDAM award in 1989. Paris was famous for launching international names, but the French were lacking the necessary entrepreneurial spirit and managerial skills. Interview by Philippe Pourhashemi
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Out Now! The New Issue of Contributor is here
What’s in the box? The new print issue of Contributor is here! Instead of a conventional format, we continue to package the magazine in a box. Inside you’ll find a selection of large prints. The theme that runs through this collection of photography, interviews and essays is “escape”. Because fashion has always provided space for fantasy.
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#15
“Conventional surfaces are no longer what they once seemed, imbuing everyday reality with fantasy, feeling and the freedom to experience clothing in new ways. As fashion finds ways to make the virtual and the physical converge, the surfaces lining our bodies may begin to conceal the challenges we face, or provide temporary escapes from the […]
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From Our Latest Issue: I Am The Source Of Energy
From our latest issue. Available in our online shop and selected stores worldwide. Photography by Magnus Magnusson and Styling by Robert Rydberg. Hair by Karolina Liedberg at Link Details Using Less is More, Make Up by Josefina Zarmén at Link Details Using RMS Beauty. Modeling by Ola Rudnicka at Next Models Photographer’s Assistant by Niklas Marklund Stylist’s Assistants by Hilda Sandstöm and Anna Sundelin. Hair styling assistance by Janina Grantor, Sara Eriksson and Melina Arnesson. Make up assistance by Johanna Nordlander, Tove Dalsryd and Mathilda Hedin.
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#12
Introducing the latest issue of Contributor featuring cover star Pamela Anderson. Ever since she entered the pop culture sphere, she has been tirelessly using her celebrity to fight for issues dear to her. “Activism is sexy,” she says. “Having a meaningful sensual life means caring for others.” In our twelfth print issue we focus […]
