A STROKE OF GENIUS
From our first issue, it’s cool to see how much our design has evolved. Going through the pages, I see how our taste as well as our readers have grown to become more sophisticated and global.
We take our cue from Nicola Formichetti who has transitioned from being Dazed & Confused’s rookie editor to becoming Lady Gaga’s fashion director and Mugler’s master creative. From what we see, Nicola shuffles fashion’s high and low by creating imagery out of instinct. What we even love more about Nicola, aside from his retweets of our December cover which he styled for a shoot with Benjamin Alexander Huseby, is that he is always out there to inspire his fans from all over the world.
Speaking of inspiration, we are very honored to have graphic designer Paul Boudens customize our cover lines with his strokes. Only those obsessed with typefaces will understand our excitement with this collaboration. As excited as we were to have him work on our cover, we were also a bit tensed on how to instruct Mr. Boudens. I mean, he has worked with Yohji Yamamoto, Haider Ackermann, and Dries Van Noten. In the end, we let his genius lead the way.
Another visionary who sculpts the path to higher realms of creativity is Rein Vollenga. He’s one of the few artists who can balance fine art and fashion. Just watch his gallery-worthy headwear collaboration for Kokon to Zai’s show in London Fashion Week.
I’ve always had high regard for art, fashion, and graphic design. May the visions of these fields’ luminaries push your visual experiences forward as they have pushed ours.
Rosario P. Herrera
Editor-in-chief