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20 Nov

Givenchy’s Recent Book, Celebrating Helmut Newton, Ami’s China Push

ONE FOR THE BOOKS: A definitive volume chronicles the catwalks of Givenchy, spanning from the 1952 debut of Hubert de Givenchy to the autumn 2023 collection by incumbent artistic director Matthew M. Williams. Published by Thames & Hudson, “Givenchy Catwalk, the Complete Collections” is coauthored by fashion historian Alexandre Samson, who's a curator at Paris’ Palais Galliera museum, and fashion critic Anders Christian Madsen. The 632-page volume is organized chronologically, each section starting with a succinct biography of de Givenchy, John Galliano, Alexander McQueen, Julien Macdonald, Riccardo Tisci, Clare Waight Keller and Williams. 1000's of images captured throughout the couture and ready-to-wear presentations give a snapshot of every season. Giving this in-depth and chronological read of Givenchy’s history offers “understanding of the evolution...

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8 Nov

The brand new book capturing the chaos and magic

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Legendary art director Ezra Petronio talks about taking Polaroids of upstart industry trailblazers, being mentored by Miuccia Prada, and pioneering cult fashion mag Self Service In Ezra Petronio’s world, no man is an island and collaboration is king. Accordingly, the primary words the celebrated art director and co-founder and artistic director of Self Service magazine pens in his recent monograph are quite literally, ‘a shared journey’. Similarly, when his publisher suggested some friends might provide quotes about his work, he dismissed the idea for something more universal. “I said no way – if you happen to want people then I’ll ask them to answer questions on creative integrity,” he explains. Subsequently, Ezra Petronio: Visual Pondering & Image Making features,...

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30 Oct

Read ‘Loveboat Without end’ by Abigail Hing Wen Book

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Read ‘Loveboat Without end’ by Abigail Hing Wen Book

It is time for one last ride of the Loveboat! Abigail Hing Wen's series has transported readers for the last couple of years as they followed the story of various students who decided to take the trip of a lifetime and even find some surprises along the best way. Sadly, it's almost time to say goodbye, but not before we give it the massive send-off that it deserves.Cosmopolitan has your first big take a look at Loveboat Without end, which even for those who have not checked out the primary two books within the series, you may still dive into as a standalone. "After I first put pen to paper to create Ever Wong, I never anticipated her Loveboat world...

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12 Oct

This smutty photo book pokes fun at your gay

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This smutty photo book pokes fun at your gay

From peeping Toms, to randy doctors and boys-next-door, SMUT, Volume II dares to summon the voyeur inside us all In the event you’ve ever browsed the categories on any mainstream gay porn site, some familiar groupings pop up time and time again. Whether you want ‘outdoor’, ‘solo’, or ‘age gap’ videos, we don’t often give these categories much thought – they’re just part and parcel of the digital experience. Of their recent photo book, SMUT, Volume II: Voyeurism, the London-based photographer Ezekiel exposes the inherent comedy of those categorisations, presenting a body of labor that pokes fun at how people enjoy their time on gay porn sites. Ezekiel’s photography is aware that, in real...

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