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M/M Paris/
“You no longer judge a picture for the picture – you judge it on how well it has been photoshopped. Photographers shouldn’t be called photographers; they should be called image makers,” Mathias Augustyniak memorably said, talking to writer Glenn O’Brien at MoMA PS1’s Sunday session. He’s half of the graphic design duo M/M Paris.
Augustyniak and partner Michael Amzalag created a name for themselves by collaborating with the likes of Kanye West, Madonna, Calvin Klein, Jil Sander and Stella McCartney. They have also art directed French Vogue, Interview and their own magazine, Man About Town, and have built a reputation as true graphic design pioneers. Now they have released a monograph of their 20-plus years in graphic design hybridizing art, fashion and music.
They met in the late 80s when both of them attended École nationale supérieure des Arts Décoratifs in Paris. “Pousse-toi monochrome,” was the first thing Augustyniak said to Amzalag after overhearing Amzalag bragging about being dressed head-to-toe in blue. “I had blue moccasins, blue socks, blue pants, a blue shirt, a blue jacket and a blue cap on,” he says, his partner nodding in recognition.
Their first job together was designing a letter-heading for a friend in Paris. They admit they had no idea what they were doing. “We set up a kind of fantasy studio in my room; we had a desk, an unplugged phone, a couple of pens and we said ’OK this is going to be our office,’” Amzalag recalls with a grin.
Both agree that they were lucky to start in the pre-internet era. “We had time to develop our core skills, because we didn’t have to create and upload things every day,” Amzalag says. “Back then we didn’t even have to show a reference picture; we just explained our idea and did it.”
Even though they don’t necessarily agree on the way the industry has evolved post-internet, they do love the advantages of this millennium’s helpful technologies. “I can’t draw,” Amzalag says, while his partner is heavily pre-occupied sketching on his napkin. “I can correct and perfect a drawing, but I can’t make one,” he says, expressing his love for Photoshop and InDesign.
The book has taken on an unusual format offering two covers – back and front – featuring a silhouette portrait of each of them and starting from the middle with the list of content. Even though this is to be expected from such enfants terribles of graphic design, they laugh at the fact that they didn’t design the book themselves. “The designers wanted to portray a ’country’ built between two partners. The book is an atlas of our work,” Augustyniak says.
The book, M to M of M/M Paris, is published by Thames and Hudson and is available online and in shops worldwide.
Words / Lars Byrresen Petersen
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LE SPORT A TOUTE ALLURE by Marco Falcetta/
Art director Akmal Shaukat revamps the term “war paint” in the stylish, colour-intensified sportswear editorial, ‘Le Sport a Toute Allure’ (the sport has any pace), shot by Italian photographer Marco Falcetta. By adding bright hues of pink, blue, and yellow to the already vivid fashion colour-palette, Shaukat elevates the photo shoot from ordinary sports chic to high-fashion glamour. Styled by Manos Samartzis, the stunning fashion model Kat Cordts poses in a wide selection of casual jackets, t-shirts, and tights by Jean Paul Gaultier, Federica Moretti, Versace and D&G. This high-end, neon-luxe sports editorial is featured in issue #17 of Schön! Magazine.
Photographer / Marco Falcetta
Art Direction / Akmal Shaukat
Styling / Manos Samartzis
Photography Assistant / Pietro Frizzi
Styling Assistant / Josefine Englund
Make Up / David Jones
Hair / Roberto Nardozzi
Model / Kat Cordts @ Joy Model Management, Milano
Waterfalls by Greg Lotus/
The ravishing Frederick Valentin is effortlessly captured by the outstanding photographer, Greg Lotus, to offer the exemplary poolside editorial, ‘Waterfalls.’
Valentin bares all in trunks and shorts by Dsquared2, Tom Ford, Alexis Mabille and Moncler Gamme Bleu to offer a sultry monochrome editorial from fashion editor, Laurent Dombrowicz.
Schön! 17 – We Are The Champions
The creative contestants are eagerly waiting, ready to unleash their talents onto the pages of the exemplary issue 17 of Schön! Magazine. We have a splendid line-up for you, including our transformative cover model Crystal Renn shot by the riveting photographer Ellen von Unwerth. Contributing fashion editor, Laurent Dombrowicz lends us his exceptional eye for fashion in not one but three fashion editorials for this issue including teaming up with discerning photographer, Greg Lotus to produce a steaming hot editorial ‘Waterfalls.’
Canadian model Meghan Collison will have you doing a double take as she sheds her distinguishing long brown locks for an edgier blonde do. We are thrilled to present you with an intimate look at the creative’s behind the revolutionary sportswear brand, UVU; Will Forrester and Hayder Tuaima where we discover the extreme importance of the clothing they create. And there you have it, the competition has come to a close; everyone has been declared a winner in their own right, each deserving of the gold. So go ahead and indulge in our fascinating issue and let us show you why,
We Are The Champions!
#WINNER
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Burn Free By Anne Combaz/
Fashion Editor Laurent Dombrowicz’s choice of New Era caps and denim from Levi’s and Calvin Klein add to the street-chic bad boy vibe for the storyline Burn Free.
Noted men’s designer Qasimi’s tailored ensembles combined with model Carlos Ferra’s edgy look, provides a contrast to the surrealism reoccurring throughout the current issue. The industrialised theme of this story captured by photographer Anne Combaz reveals the rawness and actuality of reality.
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Sun Killssed/
In a time when the fashion industry is obsessing over the androgynous scene, issue fourteen of Schön! Magazine depicts lady-like male model Victor Soria performing a tale of drama and sincerity through the lens of photographer Javier Ortúzar.
Styled and fashioned by Soria himself, in fitted and feminine suits, dresses or even just barely covered – this is a shoot that beautifully illustrates and embraces the unisexual energy surrounding fashion right now.
Photography / Javier Ortúzar
Styling & Fashion Edition / Víctor Soria
Photo Assistant / Jena Megan James
Styling Assistant / Elena Zapatero
Make-up & Hair / Joanna Berdzinska
Make-up & Hair Assistant / Beca Thorne
Manicurist / Trevor Yale
Model / Víctor Soria
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Schön! 14 – Strike! out now/
STRIKE!
Where to begin with our amazing 14th issue? Our latest offering is like a lucky dip of treats, each prize as lovely as the last. We’re opening our issue with a double cover with two emerging heavyweights of the fashion industry: Andrej Pejec with Allure, and Rick Genest with Undercover. Shot by Christos Karantzolas, Andrej Pejec, Jean Paul Gaultier’s choice pick, shows us the right way to approach the theme of androgyny, taking it from a totally new angle and raising it to new heights, where he simply drips glamour and style, clutch handbag and all!
The amazing and enigmatic Canadian based Rick Genest, otherwise known as Zombie Boy, shot to fame for his remarkable full body tattoos of a human skeleton and decomposing flesh, shows us the attitude and charisma that has kept him firmly in fashion’s good-books. Shot by Matthew Lyn, and styled by our very own fashion editor Kay Korsh, he even gives us a peek at his true face under his signature tattoos, giving Schön! a very privileged exclusive!
As you pass through the pages, you’ll join on us on our globe trekking adventure, where we pick up the very best of international creative talent along the way – as always! Hye Jung Lee and Lina Zhang continue the theme of Allure with a sharp and edgy twist, showing us a new side to ‘Asian Girls’, as captured by our fave of the moment, Christos Karantzolas. Think glamour, steeped in patent leather and statement shades, and you’ll have the picture! As we celebrate our recent print distribution to China we also speak with Hung Huang, hailed as the Chinese Oprah Winfrey, and gain an earnest insight into her truly inspiring upbringing in her home country, and impressive rise to fame as a woman in a largely patriarchal society. We also skip over to Spain with beautiful actress Ivana Baquero, who talks to us about how she went from her school uniform to the big screen in a heartbeat, displaying her new found prowess with lensman Sergi Pons.
Now have you ever wondered who gets to create the amazing super hero costumes, or the haunting creatures that feature in all of your favourite blockbusters? We talk to Christian Beckman of Quantum Creation FX who is responsible for many of the ‘marvel’-ous makeup effects and costumes that make cinema seem so very real. Then from bringing heroes and legends to life, we speak to a real life legend in photography, Oliviero Toscani, where we give to you the most candid interview of the iconic figure, which will certainly leave you with an impression of the well accomplished man.
Revelling in the gloriously vintage, Mary Pierce and Sebastien Mercier bring us straight back to the mid 20th century, rejoicing in the timeless class of a past era of fashion, shot by Anne Combaz and styled by the keen eye of Laurent Dombrowicz, who also works his magic in our gloriously dark ‘Better The Devil You Know’ feature. With his rugged beard and manly scowl, Mateus Verdelho is the epitome of masculinity in the aptly named ‘Draconic’, where Omar Macchiavelli captures the gentleman within from this fiercely handsome model. And there is so much more!
So join us in luxuriating in the international magnetism of this issue, and the thrill of uncovering the gems that we have in store. We will not disappoint!
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Schön! 14 – Strike!/
Where to begin with our amazing 14th issue? Our latest offering is like a lucky dip of treats, each prize as lovely as the last. We’re opening our issue with a double cover with two emerging heavyweights of the fashion industry: Andrej Pejec with Allure, and Rick Genest with Undercover. Shot by Christos Karantzolas, Andrej Pejec, Jean Paul Gaultier’s choice pick, shows us the right way to approach the theme of androgyny, taking it from a totally new angle and raising it to new heights, where he simply drips glamour and style, clutch handbag and all!
The amazing and enigmatic Canadian based Rick Genest, otherwise known as Zombie Boy, shot to fame for his remarkable full body tattoos of a human skeleton and decomposing flesh, shows us the attitude and charisma that has kept him firmly in fashion’s good-books. Shot by Matthew Lyn, and styled by our very own fashion editor Kay Korsh, he even gives us a peek at his true face under his signature tattoos, giving Schön! a very privileged exclusive!
As you pass through the pages, you’ll join on us on our globe trekking adventure, where we pick up the very best of international creative talent along the way – as always! Hye Jung Lee and Lina Zhang continue the theme of Allure with a sharp and edgy twist, showing us a new side to ‘Asian Girls’, as captured by our fave of the moment, Christos Karantzolas. Think glamour, steeped in patent leather and statement shades, and you’ll have the picture! As we celebrate our recent print distribution to China we also speak with Hung Huang, hailed as the Chinese Oprah Winfrey, and gain an earnest insight into her truly inspiring upbringing in her home country, and impressive rise to fame as a woman in a largely patriarchal society. We also skip over to Spain with beautiful actress Ivana Baquero, who talks to us about how she went from her school uniform to the big screen in a heartbeat, displaying her new found prowess with lensman Sergi Pons.
Now have you ever wondered who gets to create the amazing super hero costumes, or the haunting creatures that feature in all of your favourite blockbusters? We talk to Christian Beckman of Quantum Creation FX who is responsible for many of the ‘marvel’-ous makeup effects and costumes that make cinema seem so very real. Then from bringing heroes and legends to life, we speak to a real life legend in photography, Oliviero Toscani, where we give to you the most candid interview of the iconic figure, which will certainly leave you with an impression of the well accomplished man.
Revelling in the gloriously vintage, Mary Pierce and Sebastien Mercier bring us straight back to the mid 20th century, rejoicing in the timeless class of a past era of fashion, shot by Anne Combaz and styled by the keen eye of Laurent Dombrowicz, who also works his magic in our gloriously dark ‘Better The Devil You Know’ feature. With his rugged beard and manly scowl, Mateus Verdelho is the epitome of masculinity in the aptly named ‘Draconic’, where Omar Macchiavelli captures the gentleman within from this fiercely handsome model. And there is so much more!
So join us in luxuriating in the international magnetism of this issue, and the thrill of uncovering the gems that we have in store. We will not disappoint!
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Divine Elegance by Bo Brinkenfalk/
High drama and the hourglass figure rule in “Devine Elegance”, photographed by Bo Brinkenfalk. The classic shapes and styles of the past are reborn in a new generation of design, and stylist Gordana Zlatanovic rocks our socks off with her enviable hat collection. See in only in Issue Thirteen!
Photographer / Bo Brinkenfalk
Styling / Gordana Zlatanovic
Hair and Make Up / Eva Brodin
Model / Astrid S
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Neon Noise/
Step in to summer with some colour captured under the glare of the sun by photographer Neil Francis Dawson. Yes black is in, but black is always in, so why not have some fun when you can? Think in orange, yellow, pink, blue, and green.
More designers and contributors featured: Samuel Karaux, Mark Fast, Jil Sander, Prada, Christopher Kane, Fenton, Jonathan Saunders, Linda Farrow, Misticon, Moncler, Lisa Marie Fernandez, Proenza Shouler, Vanessa Bruno, Katya Averyanova
