Photography by Cole Fawcett
BOTTER SS24 BACKSTAGE
Photography by Hanna Pallot
EGON LAB SS24 BACKSTAGE
Photography by Cole Fawcett
PRADA MEN SS24 - LIVE STREAMING
ARCADIE
In imagery exploring a modern hinterland between reality and surreality, Miu Miu celebrates the emblematic matelassé in two styles - the already-iconic Wander, and the newly-debuted Arcadie - embraced by Gigi Hadid and photographed by Steven Meisel.
Mythologized since Ancient Greece, Arcadie is a destination - an idealised scene, a vista of pleasure, idyllic and Elysian, embedded in nature.
Drawing inspiration from the life and spirit of the American artist Margaret Keane, Meisel evokes her instantly-recognizable aesthetic universe to reshape that of the Miu Miu heroine, an homage that fashions uncanny environs for these portraits capturing both Gigi and these Miu Miu accessories.
Likewise, Keane’s own indomitable character, her freedom, her story, is innately kindred to the unmistakable attitude of Miu Miu, encapsulated here in Gigi’s gestures, moods and emotions.
The everyday can be exceptional, the ordinary can become extraordinary.
The rich nature of these idealised spaces - brushstrokes textured and real - is matched by the intricacy of Miu Miu's characteristic matelassé. Fusing a modern lightness with traditions of leather craft, this hallmark Miu Miu material adds texture and depth to the duo of handbag styles.
In this series of stylized yet intimate and direct portraits alongside striking still-lives, Gigi gazes wide-eyed at us, playing both herself and her persona. Through a simple look, she invites us into this world, part imagined, part actualized, yet wholly Miu Miu.
Y/PROJECT FW23 BACKSTAGE
Photography by Hanna Pallot
HERMÈS FW23 BACKSTAGE
Photography by Hanna Pallot
ANN DEMEULEMEESTER FW23 BACKSTAGE
VALENTINO FW23 BACKSTAGE
ESTER MANAS FW23 BACKSTAGE
Photography by Hanna Pallot
VICTORIA BECKHAM FW23 BACKSTAGE
OFF-WHITE FW23 BACKSTAGE
Photography by Hanna Pallot
LOEWE FW23 BACKSTAGE
MARIE ADAM-LEENAERDT FW23 BACKSTAGE
Photography by Hanna Pallot
SL RIVE DROITE X LIN ZHIPENG (AKA NO.223)
Anthony Vaccarello invites Beijing photographer Lin Zhipeng aka No.223 for a unique exhibition in the Saint Laurent Rive Droite stores in Paris and Los Angeles.
Named "No.223" after the police character in Wong Kar-Wai's Chungking Express, Lin Zhipeng also embraces the Hong Kong director's poetic and dreamy atmosphere as well as the solitude and mystery of many of his characters.
No.223 offers his perspective on an alternative spirit and youth culture in an often conservative Chinese cultural context. His spontaneous photographs depict a young generation indulging in love and life, oscillating between jubilation and deep melancholy, playful sexuality and often the simple human need to be loved in an otherwise indifferent and ever-changing society.
Lin Zhipeng, aka No.223, delves into his intimate memories of loved ones across China, Tibet, Southeast Asia, Japan and Europe.
In the exhibition we find the works Skin in the Orange, 2018; A Fish Wish, 2019; Red Symbol, 2019; Water Ghosts, 2016. A selection of the artworks will be available for sale.
To mark the occasion a new fanzine will be available in stores.
MIU MIU SS 2023 CAMPAIGN
Miu Miu Spring/Summer 2023 Campaign.
Featuring Ever Anderson, Achol Ayor, Emma Corrin, Kendall Jenner, Esther McGregor, Quintessa Swindell, Karolin Wolter and Lim Yoona.
EGONLAB FW23 BACKSTAGE
Photography by Robin Joris Dullers
ICONIC MATELASSÉ
Miu Miu celebrates its iconic matelassé leather collection for the new season with an intimate portraiture captured by Guen Fiore and a series of still life images by Deo Suveera showcasing the bags as protagonists. Merging a sense of protection with power the focus is on individuality and imagination as enriched by the respect for innovation and the finest craftsmanship that this product represents.
The timeless beauty of matelassé leather is reinvented both in terms of size and design. A matelassé treatment appears across all bags in a quietly neutral colour palette that is a perfect mirror to the understated and unconventional vision of luxury that the Miu Miu name evokes.
Shown for the first time on the Miu Miu runway in Paris for the Fall/Winter 2006 season, elaborately worked matelassé leather is by now so central to the brand’s handwriting that it barely needs a logo to be recognised. Combining sophisticated artistry and artisanal technique with experimentation, the highly distinctive, rich texture of the leather is the ultimate marriage between beauty and practicality.
Matelassé leather’s unique and eased finish is, in fact, achieved by a paradoxically rigorous process that entails pairing panels of elegant nappa leather with wadding and elastic cloth to achieve stretch. Such malleability effortlessly adapts to any contents, just as it does to the form of the person carrying it. Nestling close to the body, a plump surface is as comfortable as it is aesthetically appealing.
#YSL48
SAINT LAURENT
MEN SPRING 23
#YSL48 BY ANTHONY VACCARELLO
Featuring
Abel Ferrara
Jim Jarmusch
Pedro Almodóvar
David Cronenberg
S.E.X
SAINT LAURENT RIVE DROITE SEX BY MADONNA EXHIBITION
ART BASEL MIAMI BEACH 2022
Saint Laurent confirms its presence at Art Basel Miami Beach with an exhibition planned and curated by Madonna and Anthony Vaccarello, to celebrate the re-edition by Rive Droite of Madonna’s groundbreaking book Sex published by Callaway.
Saint Laurent Rive Droite will present large-format images from the book during the contemporary art fair. The once-shocking now timeless photographs will be on view in a temporary beachfront box built especially for the occasion.
Upon its release in 1992, Madonna’s provocative book became a controversial sensation around the globe, due to its bold erotic content and liberated views of sexual self-expression. Envisioned by one of the most decorated musicians of all time, Sex contained indelible imagery by Steven Meisel as well as written text by Madonna. 30 years later, Sex remains a seminal artifact of culture and style, having paved the way for countless artists.
To mark the book’s lasting impact and special anniversary, Madonna and Anthony Vaccarello decided to accompany its re-edition by making Sex come alive on the walls of an ephemeral gallery. Large-format prints from the book will be shown in Miami for the first time. Saint Laurent’s re-issue is published by Callaway, New York in a bespoke run of 800 copies created exclusively for Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello, of which a limited number will be signed by Madonna with proceeds benefiting the artist’s Raising Malawi charity via an auction in the upcoming months. T-shirts and tote bags will also be for sale at the exhibition.
The Saint Laurent beachfront gallery will be free to visit for anyone over age 18 from November 29 to December 4 (10 AM - 7 PM).
