Schön! 11 – Sparkle!/
We’ve made our way to the ends of the earth and back again, pillaging and plundering and conquering all to bring you a treasure chest bursting with sparkling talent: from the boldly androgynous to the colorfully whimsical … with just a sprinkling of royalty.Our eleventh issue has been devoted to all that sparkles—and we aren’t just talking about jewels.
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II will be celebrating her Diamond Jubilee next year, and we are delighted to present an exclusive preview of the National Portrait Gallery’s touring exhibition of her portraits planned to commemorate it. We are honoured to publish Chris Levine’s image of the most photographed woman in the world on the cover of Schön! 11.
Our fashion alternative to The Queen is the rising stars of the modelling world: we are proud to present an elite league of up and coming, not to mention extremely successful, male models in Issue 11: the gorgeous Willy Cartier and Stephen Thompson, who have campaigned for Givenchy, and Sebastian Sauvé, who was featured in the latest Zara campaign and shot by Dimitris Theocharis for Schön! 11, have enough talent to impress even The Queen.
Continuing in our royal theme, Saskia Reis interviews a queen of the stage: prima ballerina of the Staatsballett in Berlin, Polina Semionova. And Thanassis Krikis presents “Home Alone,” an enchanting editorial spread with an air of melancholy nobility about it.
Back to art, we’ve discovered some hidden gems for you in Elena Bombardelli and Stephan Balleux: two painters from two different countries, both with an extraordinary gift.
I won’t spoil the fun by telling you all the secrets of what talent we have enfolded within our pages … but I will say you don’t want to miss Stefan Milev’s Little Red Riding Hood-inspired shoot, just in time for the upcoming film, Rocio Frausto’s interview with Oscar and Golden Globe nominated Visual Effects frontrunner Alex Frisch, nor actress Lisa Edelstein’s candid conversation with Andre Da Silva about winning her first award and the price of fame.
Like the rarest diamond, Issue 11 of Schön! Magazine has been perfectly formed to bring you the best and brightest talent the world has to offer. We’ve filled our pages with the crown jewels of the creative world just for you, our loyal readers—only the best for the best.
Schön! 10 – More Future Please!/
We’ve squeezed out the pips of 2010 for this 10th edition of Schön! Magazine, to bring you a fresh and juicy array of glistening talent. You’ll notice that we’ve dived into our dressing-up box to bring you an exclusive preview of the new shapes and silhouettes from the Spring fashion calendar. Inspired by our cover and accompanying shoot by Jannis Tsipoulanis ‘Mrs Indiana Jones’, Schön!’s dedicated team have picked up their bows and arrows to fire on target for the coming seasons ahead.Who better to appear in the first 2011 edition of Schön! than ……… the fearless Roisin Murphy? She lounges in luxury in Fulvio Maiani’s editorial. Recognised for her alternative take on stage outfits and a lifelong attachment to costume, she heralds this issue’s playful affair with clothes.
Let us cure your January blues with a first glimpse of Spring to lighten up these dim Winter days. Andrej Skok’s visionary styling in ‘The New Kids on the Block’ will get you warmed up. Inject colour into the dark with the extreme futurist layering in our ‘Escapism’ feature photographed by regular contributor Jannis Tsipoulanis’. And a first look at Spanish designer Amaya Arzuaga’s fantastic statement clothing will have you desiring a taste of them before the season is ripe.
This tenth issue profiles strong personalities in fashion who have been altering perceptions of the industry through their work. Including the woman behind international label H&M, Margareta Van Den Bosch, interviewed by our own Joao Paulo Nunes. Her pioneering collaborations have transformed the industry’s relationship with the high street. And as a regular contributor to Nick Knight’s SHOWstudio, fashion and celebrity manicurist Marian Newman’s career has carved the way for nail art to be appreciated alongside the regular hair and make-up mavens. Then there’s the couple behind new London-based design house with global aspirations, ‘Bunmi Koko’, who are pushing boundaries to provide a more diverse and richer fashion community, interviewed exclusively for Schön!
Continuing on our hunt for global talent, we’ve collected a passport’s worth of talent from the new face of half French, half Norwegian model Nils Butler to established Croatian artist Dimitrije Popovic. Read about Canadian ceramist France Goneau’s ‘Japon’ series and look to the East in Kyrre Wangen’s ‘Asiana’ shoot. Meanwhile blogger The Pessimiss takes a look at the health of South African fashion in ‘The Lay of the Land’ – where the outlook for this growing fashion destination sounds promising. Whilst traditionally the New Year is a time for others to reflect on the past, let Schön! whisk you into the months ahead looking forward to the new shapes, names and talent under the spotlight that you’ll need to know.
Happy 2011!
Schön! 9 – Tony Ward/
This time Schön! Magazine has been given over to all that is dark, different, and above all extraordinary, combining the supermodel status of our cover star Tony Ward with news of fresh talent.
With an exclusive preview of next season’s spring/summer menswear from Lanvin and Alexander McQueen, shot by Jannis Tsipoulanis before you see them anywhere else, it’s our most fashion-forward edition yet. The Parisian label JITROIS has recognised the rising brilliance of Schön! and chosen us for their first editorial outside of the major global magazines, featuring their signature stretched leather.We’ve ventured into the deepest night through a series of dusky editorials, from the LaRoache Brothers’ shadow-like models, barely illuminated by their halos of piled-high hair, to the statuesque onyx of ‘Carbon’ by Pierre Dal Corso. Mysterious shapes in the night continue to intrigue in Stefan Milev’s lingerie story and Matthew Lyn’s gritty street-side fashion photography from the heart of New York. The tension reaches fever pitch in a ghostly, flame-lit collection of images from You Bin, refracted by chilling light and highlighted in a wash of acid blue, aptly entitled ‘Exorcism.’
The mood lifts slightly courtesy of Rocio Frausto’s interview with choreographer and director Shelly Love and the exotic, foreign beauty of a modern day geisha captured by Stefan Giftthaler. In our search for the next wave of global talent, we’ve been talking to innovative furniture designer Yahϊa Ouled-Moussa and the two halves behind fashion force Mastori*Motwary as well as delving into new photography art book, The Dualism. Sensational painter Liu Fei has given us an exclusive preview of his work while Yvonne Renard asks “Can you say ‘Dior,’ baby?” in her regular opinion column, exercising her sharp wit and sartorial irony.
Breathing heat into an otherwise eerie edition of Schön! Magazine is the seductive beauty of lace-clad limbs on cool stone in our seductive ‘Marble’ editorial and Rayan Ayash’s autumnal fashion story. We’ve cherry picked and interviewed four of the best young European menswear designers, and travelled to some of the world’s most exclusive boutique hotels in our travel feature. A round-the-world trip through Africa, Asia, Europe and America wouldn’t be complete without a turn at one of these seductive hideaways.
As things heat up, we’ve been more provocative and daring than ever before in our full-length editorial featuring the legendary Tony Ward photographed by Dimitris Theochardis. Shot like you’ve never seen him before, Tony exudes strength and masculinity in a series of smouldering portraits. It’s been an honour to work with one of the most immediately recognisable men in fashion, and we’re thrilled with the results.
Schön! 8 – Just A Dream?/
Welcome to Schön! 8. Erupting with creativity, pulsing with expression, this time the team at Schön! have created a euphoric paradise that is waiting to be explored. A spirit of rebellion permeates throughout the issue, demanding the disregard of reality in favour of something explosive, sensual and alive … something beyond the boundaries of normality, something which can only exist on the lustrous pages of Schön!Our world of fantasy kicks off with Michael Kutsche’s Wonderland illustrations, then embraces dark theatrics from photographer Paco Peregrin and a gothic retelling of fairytale as shot by Rui Aguiar. A more familiar fantasy arrives in the form of Jannis Tsipoulanis’ beguiling lingerie shoot.
We’ll have you palpitating with our selection of visual extravagances; fleeting moments become eternal in one stunning feature after another, a marathon of seduction. Dreamy yet graphic, each editorial challenges expectations and lends itself to the dreamlike ambience of this eighth edition of Schön! where there are no rules. In the pursuit of pleasure, all other enterprises have been forgotten.
As the images which grace our pages flirt with the shadows and push the very limits of creativity, we discover the personalities behind the art in a series of incisive interviews. From the obscure to the notorious, creatives who usually work from behind the camera step onto centre stage, allowing us a rare insight into their craft.
This month we also have the honour of launching an exhibition in association with the German Embassy in London, showcasing a selection of the best designers, artists and photographers from this multi-talented nation. Their work has trickled over into this issue as they take their place among our international cast of contributors. Bold, intoxicating and directional, their work creates a dazzling show of fantasy and desire, ready to arrest your eyes and claim all of your attention.
Let Schön! tease your senses in its many forms: in print, online, or through our new iPhone and iPad applications. With an outstanding line-up that includes Brad Elterman, Jannis Tsipoulanis, Dimitris Theocharis, McBess and the fruits of Wolfgang Joop’s Wunderkind label, every turn of the page or click of the button promises a new indulgence.
You may just think it was all a dream.
Love as always xx
Schön! 7 – Get Addicted/
Amidst the sweltering stickiness and the hustle and bustle of city humidity, Schön! 7 blooms worldwide offering a refreshing whisper of breeze with each feature.
Weʼve basked in the radiance of the sun, drawing from its energy and warmth to cultivate the essence of summer. Sampling the vibrancy of natureʼs pallet, weʼve splashed the ripe flora across the pages, nurtured the fields of ingenuity and watered the seeds of enthusiasm to ensure a healthy growth. While youʼre seduced by the season of sizzling temperatures and sexy shenanigans, we aim to soothe you even further with our latest issue; so cool that it trickles condensation from its very gloss.
Stay hydrated with our array of hypnotic visuals that tickle the flesh like the breath from a sleeping lover. From delicately warm daylight playfulness to the sultry excitement of night time unpredictability, weʼve encompassed all the tipsy frolics and dizzying pleasure that thesunshine emits. Our apologies in advance if our flamboyant parade of scorching fashion gets you hot and bothered, but the team at nineteen74.com aim to unleash your endorphins in a rush of ecstasy that will have you floating on the pastel coloured clouds.
With sexuality being ripe in the air, we celebrate the unveiling of the flesh, and encourage the flirting of fabric. Teasing you to boiling point then dabbing your perspiration, we get feverish with smouldering displays by Schön! Veterans Jannis Tsipoulanis, Claudia Guimarães, Dimitris Theocharis and Fulvio Maiani; a heat wave of high quality elegance. As the mercury rises, we retreat to the shade with an exclusive interview with fashion icon, journalist and actress in the hit US TV show Gossip girls, Lydia Hearst stunningly shot by Christopher Kolk.
If you arenʼt already slick with sweat at the mere suggestion of our elite summer line-up, then weʼve also plucked an ensemble of richly flavoursome talent to permeate the dew of monotony, including Jamie Nelson, Rocio Frausto, Stefan Giftthaler and Mirko Ilic.
Planted with the aim to inspire and blossoming with the petals of progression, our outrageously dedicated focus to harvesting the crops of creativity has produced Schön!7: Addiction. You can reap the benefits in print, online or as an application to be downloaded on your iPhone.
Stay cool with Schön! wherever you are
