• Rosalía fronts the Acne Studios Fall/Winter 2022 campaign

    Written by Fashion Tales

    Acne Studios introduces the Fall/Winter 2022 campaign, fronted by the trailblazing Spanish singer and songwriter Rosalía.
    Photographed by the Dutch artist Paul Kooiker, the campaign reimagines the musical icon as a historical muse in a series
    of intimate still and moving images. Wearing key pieces from the fall/winter runway collection, each look infused with
    Rosalía’s own uncompromising style.

    The fall collection was a collage of different ideas and feelings, so we wanted to explore this clash of historical references
    but with a cultural icon who feels so effortlessly of the moment,” says Jonny Johansson, Creative Director of Acne Studios.
    “We felt Rosalía was the perfect fit, because she has a unique ability to shapeshift through time, history and culture, all
    with a contemporary lens. Meanwhile there is a timelessness, brutalism and elegance to Paul Kooiker’s work that felt right
    for the mood of the campaign.”

    Rosalía,who is currently touring the world with her third studio album ‘Motomami’, featuring her chart-topping hit
    ‘Despechà’, took time out from her intensive tour rehearsals to shoot the campaign in her hometown Barcelona. “When I
    pose for a photographer, I always try to be myself but also try to channel an energy. What appealed to me the most about
    working with Paul [Kooiker] was that he has an atemporal style, his pictures could have been taken when photography was
    invented. But, at the same time, he transmits a freshness of the moment. His pictures are badass,” says Rosalía.

    The campaign is intended to showcase the experimental materiality that anchors Acne Studios, and which manifests in
    the fall collection in the manipulation and repurposing of denim, jersey and leather. The singer’s favourite pieces were the
    jersey boots and the sunglasses. “I love how bold but elegant everything is. To me, Acne Studios is a brand that takes care
    with the fabrics, the colors, the textures – everything is so well thought through, impeccable and fresh,” she says.

    For Paul Kooiker, Rosalía offered an opportunity to experiment with different visual worlds, without compromising her
    own intrinsically modern aesthetic. “The campaign tried to capture Rosalía in a way she is rarely seen. While shooting the
    videos I discovered that her movements were so strong and confident that we continued this way of working for the stills.
    The approach was to shoot the contemporary collection in a timeless and historical atmosphere,” says Kooiker.


    The campaign will launch worldwide on 6 October 2022 with a series of exclusive activations across the globe from, New
    York, Barcelona, Los Angeles, Mexico City, London and Paris. The FW22 collection will be available in Acne Studios stores
    worldwide and online at acnestudios.com from 6 October 2022.

  • The Coperni Spray-on Dress

    Written by Yasmine M

    Coperni is truly back on the map with the latest installation on Paris Fashion Week. The French brand suprisied everyone with its Spring Summer 2023 collection - which ended in a scientific art piece starring Bella Hadid.

    Coperni joined forces with Fabrican ltd, lead by Doctor Manel Torres, for a 'Blade Runner' futuristic collaboration that resulted in the making of a dress - live on the runway. The art meets fashion performance saw Manel Torres use a spray-on fabric that once sprayed, dries to create a physical form.

    The spray-on technique was developed by Fabrican, a company founded by Spanish fashion designer and scientist Manel Torres. Fabrican liquid contains cotton or synthetic fibres, suspended in a polymer solution that transforms when making contact with the body. After wearing, it can be removed and turned back into a solution, ready for reuse. Now on stage, the spray-on is following the curves of Bella Hadid, almost as a sculpture you see the art piece come to life. The almost silver/white spray transformed Hadid’s nude clothing into a dress. The act can almost be described as a performance art piece, where the audience are part of the transformation, and historical event. With futuristic music the event becomes even more intense. Coperni co-founders Sébastien Meyer and Arnaud Vaillant have been working with Torres and his team at London’s Bioscience Innovation Centre over the past six months to develop the spray-on, one-shouldered dress.

    In an interview with Vogue Business, co-founder Sébastien Meyer says that “It’s our duty as designers to try new things and show a possible future. We’re not going to make money on this, but it’s a beautiful moment — an experience that creates emotion.” The dress and iconic moment will definitely become a part of the history of fashion. 

  • Alex Israel, Self Portrait (Dodgers), 2014‒2015. Photo credit: Joshua White

    Cut-outs

    Written by Art & Culture

    Alex Israel’s art explores the visual iconography of everything Hollywood - celebrity cult, clichés, and the illusion of the American dream. The Los Angeles based artist inhabits the roles of filmmaker, talk-show host and eyewear designer with ease and has often used film studio props as his material. Cut-outs of his own profile wearing sunglasses in bright pastel hues is a recurring motif blending the worlds of art, fashion, marketing and entertainment in a reflection of our current times.

    Israel earned his BA at Yale and received his MFA from the University of Southern California’s Roski School of Fine Arts. His work has been acquired by the Museum of Modern Art, Centre Pompidou, Guggenheim Museum, Astrup Fearnley Museet, and Moderna Museet Stockholm among others.

    Cut-outs by Alex Israel opens Sep 23 at Hospitalet Stockholm. The exhibition is presented by Carl Kostyal.

    Alex Israel, Wave Grid, 2021

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