Absolut Vodka have worked with designers like Gianni Versace, Tom Ford, Marc Jacobs, Jean Paul Gaultier, John Galliano, Hussein Chalayan and Stella McCartney, collaborated with photographers like Herb Ritts, Ellen Von Unwerth and Helmut Newton. This year, The Absolut Mode Edition campaign, starring model Shannan Click shot by Sharif Hamza. The Mode Edition follows on from the brand’s successful ‘Disco’, ‘Rock’ and ‘Glimmer’ vodka bottles.
To celebrate Dazed & Confused turning 20 this autumn, a new book charting the visual history of the magazine is released, published by Rizzoli. Edited by its founders, writer and journalist Jefferson Hack and photographer Rankin, the pages in the book feature the magazine’s most legendary shoots, iconic images, extraordinary interviews and controversial collaborations.
Inspired by traditional British tailoring, the former intern at Alexander McQueen and Antwerp Royal Academy graduate from 2009, Six Lee, is presenting his new collection named after a Feist song “We’re all in the Dance”. Clean cuts and sharp lines combined with soft colours and boyish detaills are blend with what Lee calls the “Antwerp aesthetic”. A modern twist of proportions with a futuristic touch on classical tailoring.
In an explosive finale to Dazed & Confused’s 20th Anniversary season, magazine co-founder Rankin has photographed a series of 20 covers for the December 2011 issue, each unique cover has a gatefold pull out, which features 20 rising stars chosen by each celebrity, resulting in a groundbreaking portrait of pop culture heroes of the future.
The New York Times Magazine Photographs, edited by The New York Times Magazine’s director of photography, Kathy Ryan. The original images in this portfolio appear in that volume and make their second appearances in the magazine. Each is accompanied by a new picture of the same subject, in most cases taken by the original photographer.
With its new worldwide communication campaign, United Colors of Benetton invites the leaders and citizens of the world to combat the “culture of hatred” and creates the UNHATE Foundation. The central theme is the kiss, the most universal symbol of love, between world political and religious leaders.
