Backstage with Olivier Mohrińge by Lukas Goldschmidt

February 13, 2023

photography by Lukas Goldschmidt
styling by Olivier Mohringe
hair by Tina Pachta
makeup by Janette Peters and Darja Crainiucenco
set design by Nina Oswald
styling assistance by Vlada Kitaeva
hair assistance by Caroline Raick
modeling by Sandra @ MIHA Managament, Nastya @ Viva Models, Ana @ IZAIO Management, Celine and Zen @ A Management

Nastya wear dress by Miu Miu
boots by Balenciaga

Celine wears dress by & Other Stories
bag by Vagabond
rings by mussels and muscles

Nastya wears jumper by Raf Simons
boots by Balenciaga
bag by Vagabond

Sandra wears dress and earrings by Balenciaga
pumps by Steve Madden
bag by Agneel
ring by mussels and muscles

Zen wears top by Axel Arigato
skirt by Joseph
shoes by Vagabond
necklace by Bottega Veneta
earrings by mussels and muscles

Celine wears top by Jacquemus
pants by Aligne
earrrings by Sabrina Dehoff

Ana wears two-pieces by & Other Stories
boots by Iceberg
earrings by Sabrina Dehoff

Ana wears full look by Balenciaga
earrings by Sabrina Dehoff

Sandra wears dress by Wolford
earrings by Balenciaga
bag by Bottega Veneta
pumps by Scarcosso

Zen wears bodysuit by Falke
culottes by Joseph
earrings by Sabrina Dehoff
ring by Akind
bag by Jérôme Dreyfuss

Celine wears body by Ganni
pants by Ivy & Oak
earrings by Sabrina Dehoff
belt by Diesel
bag by Jérôme Dreyfuss
mules by Kurt Geiger

Zen wears trenchcoat by & Other Stories
tights by Falke
earrings by Vivienne Westwood
gloves by Roeckl
shoes by Vagabond

Zen wears two-piece by Ganni
tights by Falke

Celine wears pants by Ivy & Oak
earrings by Sabrina Dehoff
gloves by Roeckl
bag and belt by Diesel
shoes by Kurt Geiger

Nastya wears dress by Marc Cain
bag by Dior
mules by Ferragamo

Lara Monro Interviews Choreographer Holly Blakey In Anticipation of the Premiere of Cowpuncher My Ass →

February 8, 2023

Photo of four dancers dancing in unison in front of large windows — Photograph by Max Barnett

Born in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, Holly Blakey found contemporary dance as a teenager. After she was rejected by a number of well-known dance schools, she attended University of Roehampton where teaching dance was the only option. What was initially a devastating and painful life transition turned out to be a profound moment for Blakey, leading to a fruitful career as a choreographer. Free from the confines of institutional models and languages of dance, she created her own — one that advocates drama and our lived experiences.

Honesty, intimacy, and a sense of community feed into her work, as does her fascination with music, film, and TV. Her ability to emulate pop culture has led Blakey to traverse multiple creative industries such as directing music videos for musicians who include Florence Welch and Coldplay. She also had a longstanding collaboration with the late fashion designer Vivienne Westwood, whose widower Andreas Kronthaler, has designed the costumes for the return of her performance of Cowpuncher My Ass. This Wild West dance show, scored by Mica Levi, takes the notion of the hyper masculine, yet camp cowboy, as a starting point to explore the archetypes of masculinity through non-linear perspectives.

Cowpuncher My Ass will be playing at Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, Wednesday 15 February at 7:30 pm.

Autre’s London editor at large, Lara Monro, spoke with Blakey in between rehearsals to discuss how the performance challenges what might be deemed acceptable in choreography and much more. Read more.

Backstage At Vivienne Westwood's SS18 Presentation During Paris Fashion Week

October 3, 2017

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photographs by Jim Tobias Johnston

Politicians Are Criminals: A Special Message From Vivienne Westwood

January 16, 2016

Politicians R Criminals / COP 21 is a lie - say one thing + mean another. Business as usual will kills us. A green economy will save us.

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Be Specific: Save our Rainforest - Cool Earth - coolearth.org
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Be Specific: You - switch to Green Energy - www.ecotricity.co.uk
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Who do OUR! politicians think they are?
Who gives them the right to WRECK the Earth?
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Tattered to Shreds: Read Our Interview of Patrick Matamoros of Chapel NYC on the Perfect T-Shirt →

September 15, 2015

The first time I met Patrick Matamoros, we decided to drive to Malibu – to John Frusciante’s house – to shoot a wet t-shirt contest fashion editorial with some of his incredible vintage tees. He had just come in from New York where he would sell his tees either on the street or in pop up shops throughout the city – and often got arrested for not having a merchant’s license. There were original Vivienne Westwood and Malcolm Mclaren seditionary tees with Minnie Mouse getting fucked by Mickey, and Snow White getting gang banged by the Seven Dwarves. Click here to read the full interview and click here to shop for some Chapel NYC's vintage tees now available on Autre.

Yasmin Eslami Collab with Kaori Ed

May 3, 2012

Illustration by Kaori Ed

Japanese artist Kaori Ed wife and muse of photographer Araki is also a talented actress and illustrator. She has has teamed up with Yasmin Eslami with an illustration of cats embroidered on a her new line of lingerie.

Vivienne Westwood Shoes at the Sursock Palace in Beirut

May 25, 2011

Vivienne Westwood's collections of shoes since the seventies have been on whats shaping out the be a world wide tour after the success of a show in London last year. You could also contribute the success to the rash of designer retrospectives. Right now the exhibition is on view at the Sursock Palace in Beirut. Vivienne Westwood Shoes, An Exhibition 1973 – 2011, which has opened in Beirut, will be followed by a stop in the north of England then on to Hong Kong, China and Japan. www.viviennewestwood.co.uk

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“There is this pendulum within me that swings from caring about commerciality to not caring about it at all. And then, there is this thing where I gravitate only to what I love.” @charli_xcx interviewed by @hansulrichobrist for Autre SS24 Levity. 🔗 in bio Wearing @balenciaga #charlixcx #hansulrichobrist

Yesterday, before the Met Gala, we got a special preview of the @metmuseum Costume Institute’s Spring 2024 exhibition ‘Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion.’ This is what all the pomp and circumstance is all about. A true multi-sensorial and emotional feast of sight, sound, smell and sound. X-rays, molecular olfactory extraction, artificial intelligence, soundscapes, video projection and 3D modeling bring masterworks from the collection’s archives to life in an historic way - what curator Andrew Bolton says is the future of museum exhibitions the Met. The exhibition allowed viewers to smell the wearer, hear the wearer and even travel back in time to ask the wearer what life was like in the 1930s. If you’re wondering, Why the Met Gala? It brings tens of millions of dollars to make exhibitions like this come to life, which allows millions of people to experience these works of art. The exhibition opens May 10th #metgala #themet #sleepingbeauties #costumeinstitute #annawintour #fashion

Last night on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan with artist Sandra Mujinga and friends. Autre celebrated its Spring/Summer 2024 ‘Levity’ issue with a very small and intimate soirée in the private dining bar of Fasano directly facing Central Park. Guests enjoyed wine and light bites in Northern Italian gastronomic tradition. The ultra-exclusive Private Members Club & Hotel, Fasano Fifth Avenue, is the first North American outpost of a family run hospitality group founded in 1902. Special thanks to @prconsulting and @fasanofifthavenue #fasano #fifthavenue #manhattan #nyc #sandramujinga #charlixcx

Maurizio Cattelan with his interview in Autre’s SS24 Levity Issue at the opening of his first solo gallery exhibition in over two decades at @gagosian how do we make light of a violent and chaotic world? Preorder 🔗 in bio #mauriziocattelan #gagosian #sculpture

@charli_xcx in @miumiu Who Is Charli XCX? for AUTRE Levity (preorder 🔗 in bio) In an in-depth, career spanning interview @hansulrichobrist goes back to Charli’s early days of releasing demos on Myspace, dropping out of art school, the power of collaboration, unfinished projects, creating the famous driving song for the Barbie movie, her advice for young artists, and her new album. But who is Charli XCX? We also asked her friends and collaborators, from @jtfirstman to @glennmartens to @carolineplz and more, to offer clues through quotes, tweets, and behind the scenes photos. Preord3r the issue now by clicking the 🔗 in bi0. All preord3rs come with a full digital preview delivered to your inbox immediately after checkout while you wait for the print edition to arrive. Photography @daveyadesida Styling @julieragolia Hair @MattBenns Makeup @rommynajor Stylist assistant Amy Bialek (@wearisamy) Design @martinmajor #charlixcx #brat #miumiu

🌎🌍🌏 EARTH DAY 🌏🌎🌍 Image of Earth Rise taken during lunar orbit, 1969. Published in our Biodiversity Issue (FW21) Earth Rise as Seen From Lunar Surface. This incredible image of the Earth rise was taken during lunar orbit by the Apollo 11 mission crew in July of 1969. The first manned lunar mission, Apollo 11 launched aboard a Saturn V launch vehicle from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida on July 16, 1969 and safely returned to Earth on July 24, 1969. The 3-man crew aboard the flight consisted of Neil A. Armstrong, commander; Michael Collins, Command Module pilot; and Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., Lunar Module pilot. courtesy NASA #earthday #earthrise #nasa

MAURIZIO CATTELAN for AUTRE LEVITY (SS24) - preorder 🔗 in bi0 - on the occasion of his inclusion in the Vatican’s Holy See Pavilion at the @venice.art.biennale and his first gallery exhibition in 20 years opening later this month at @gagosian in NYC, we speak to the legendary prankster artist about the power of Levity in art Artwork: Mother, 1999 portrait by Alberto Zanetti #mauriziocattelan #venicebiennale #holysee #vatican #pope

ADAM CURTIS AND NATALIE MERING (aka @weyesblood) IN CONVERSATION FOR AUTRE LEVITY (SS24 #18) 🔗 in bi0 For nearly forty years, the documentaries of elusive BBC journalist Adam Curtis have told us fascinating, complex stories about the disenchantment caused by the fables we tell ourselves to make sense of a violent and chaotic world. Last year, Curtis tapped into his vast trove of video archives to create the concert visuals for Weyes Blood (the moniker of critically recognized American musician Natalie Mering) to support her 2023 album And In The Darkness, Hearts Aglow. He also created the music video for the single, God Turn Me Into A Flower, a poignant track about the myth of Narcissus, but also our eternal fall into the black mirror of a technology-obsessed world. Preord3r the issue now by clicking the 🔗 in bi0. All preord3rs come with a full digital preview delivered to your inbox immediately after checkout while you wait for the print edition to arrive. Featured: trailer for ALL WATCHED OVER BY MACHINES OF LOVING GRACE (2011) #adamcurtis #nataliemering #weyesblood

OTIS HOUSTON JR. BY NICK SETHI. FROM FDR DRIVE TO…. Autre is thrilled to present its S/S24 LEVITY ISSUE Issue (preord3r 🔗 in biO), a 300+ page investigation into our zeitgeist of antigravity. Multiple days in the life of NYC legend Otis Houston Jr. - over 20 pages of pure joy by @sicknethi A self-taught artist and musician, Otis Houston Jr. began making work after taking an art class while incarcerated. Since 1997, he has maintained an ongoing presence under the Triborough Bridge on the FDR Drive in New York, where he stages impromptu performances and a site-specific installation of signage and sculpture. His exhibition, All Eyes On Who?, is on view now at @gordonrobichaux Preord3r the issue now by clicking the 🔗 in biO. All preord3rs come with a full digital preview delivered to your inbox immediately after checkout while you wait for the print edition to arrive (third week of April). Photographs by @sicknethi Essay by @taraanned #otishoustonjr #nyc #artist #fdrdrive

THE GREAT SPIRIT IS IN ALL THINGS. Autre is thrilled to present its S/S24 LEVITY ISSUE (preord3r 🔗 in biO), a 300+ page investigation into our zeitgeist of antigravity. Featuring our fifth cover, an original artwork by Jeffrey Gibson, the first Indigenous artist to be chosen for the United States Pavilion with a solo album exhibition at the 2024 Venice Biennale. Since the 1990s, Jeffrey Gibson has been weaving his own Native traditions and queer history with pop cultural references—particularly song titles, into kaleidoscopic textile works, paintings, videos, and performances. A member of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians and of Cherokee descent, he is the first Indigenous artist to represent the United States with a solo presentation at the Venice Biennale. His exhibition at the US Pavilion, the space in which to place me, takes its title from Oglala Lakota poet Layli Long Soldier’s poem e Sápa. In the following interview, Nellie Scott, the director of the Corita Art Center in Los Angeles, delves into Gibson’s history-mining practice. Preord3r the issue now by clicking the 🔗 in biO. All preord3rs come with a full digital preview delivered to your inbox immediately after checkout while you wait for the print edition to arrive (third week of April). #jeffreygibson #nativeamerican #indigenous #venicebiennale #venicebiennale2024

MICHELANGELO PISTOLETTO BY ALESSANDRO SARTORI. Autre is thrilled to present its S/S24 LEVITY ISSUE (preord3r 🔗 in biO), a 300+ page investigation into our zeitgeist of antigravity. Featuring our fourth cover, an in-depth profile on Arte Povera legend Michelangelo Pistoletto by Zegna artistic director @alessandrosartoriofficial with an interview by @danthawley . The legendary Italian artist discusses his life’s work from his foundation, Cittadellarte, in Biella—including the unique philosophical machinations behind his mirror paintings and the Third Paradise, a conceptual anchor for Pistoletto’s artworks and the marriage between nature and artifice, symbolized by an infinity logo. Preord3r the issue now by clicking the 🔗 in biO. All preord3rs come with a full digital preview delivered to your inbox immediately after checkout while you wait for the print edition to arrive (third week of April). Photography @alessandrosartoriofficial interview by @danthawley special thanks @luhringaugustine / @cittadellarte #michelangelopistoletto #pistoletto #italy #biella #zegna #alessandrosartori #danthawley

BOTTEGA VENETA… A LOVE STORY. Autre is thrilled to present its S/S24 LEVITY ISSUE Issue (preord3r 🔗in biO), a 300+ page investigation into our zeitgeist of antigravity. Featuring our third cover, a special collaboration with Bottega Veneta by @matthieu_blazy photography by @parker__woods Across 30 pages we cast our favorite friends, actors, models and artists in an expansive editorial featuring Bottega Veneta’s SS24 collection. In line with the issue’s theme, they interpret the new weightless energy of the iconic Italian fashion house. See Akon Adichol (cover), Matthew Modine, Kandis Williams, Karon Davis, Julie Mehretu, Clairo, and more. Preord3r the issue now by clicking the 🔗 in biO. All preord3rs come with a full digital preview delivered to your inbox immediately after checkout while you wait for the print edition to arrive (third week of April). Photography @parker__woods Styled by @julieragolia Casting @ben_grimes_casting Makeup @alliesmithmakeup Set design @ericmestman Assistant @wearisamy #bottegaveneta #matthieublazy #fashion

ROSE WYLIE BY JUERGEN TELLER. ⚡️Autre is thrilled to present its S/S24 LEVITY ISSUE (preord3r 🔗 in bi0), a 300+ page investigation into our zeitgeist of antigravity. Featuring almost ninety-year-old British painter Rose Wylie photographed by Juergen Teller. A nearly 40-page document of classic portraits. Interview by novelist and critic @jennifer_higgie. Preord3r the issue now by clicking the 🔗 in bi0. All preord3rs come with a full digital preview delivered to your inbox immediately after checkout while you wait for the print edition to arrive (third week of April). Photography Juergen Teller Creative Partner @doviledrizyte Special thanks @davidzwirner Postproduction: Lucas Rios Palazesi at Quickfix #rosewylie #juergenteller #magazine #issue #ss24

WHO IS CHARLI XCX? Autre is thrilled to present its S/S24 LEVITY ISSUE Issue (preord3r 🔗 in bi0), a 300+ page investigation into our zeitgeist of antigravity. Featuring genre defying pop phenom @charli_xcx on the occasion of her upcoming album BRAT. In an in-depth, career spanning interview @hansulrichobrist goes back to Charli’s early days of releasing demos on Myspace, dropping out of art school, the power of collaboration, unfinished projects, creating the famous driving song for the Barbie movie, her advice for young artists, and her new album. But who is Charli XCX? We also asked her friends and collaborators, from @jtfirstman to @glennmartens to @carolineplz and more, to offer clues through quotes, tweets, and behind the scenes photos. Preord3r the issue now by clicking the 🔗 in bi0. All preord3rs come with a full digital preview delivered to your inbox immediately after checkout while you wait for the print edition to arrive (third week of April). Photography @daveyadesida Styling @julieragolia Hair @MattBenns Makeup @rommynajor Stylist assistant Amy Bialek (@wearisamy) Design @martinmajor #charlixcx #autremagazine #levity #eclipse #light

Gaetano Pesce (1939–2024) “The time of copies is behind us. We are in a time of originals.” Very sad to hear the news of Pesce’s passing, a legendary architect and designer with a meteoric influence on design, both in practice and theory. He was featured in our Utopia issue (SS23) alongside other giants of the Italian Radical Design movement. His work was deeply political and revolutionary—even a simple chair was an act of resistance. Portraits by @noua_unu #gaetanopesce #design #architecture