Publisher's Description
This beautifully designed three volume boxed set presents new photographic
work by Hedi Slimane, the iconic fashion designer who, during tenures at Yves
Saint Laurent and Christian Dior, has infused men’s fashion with an androgynous,
rock n’ roll swerve. The first volume is an album of Slimane’s photographs
of the Lollapalooza-esque three-day Festival Internacional de Benicássim on
the East coast of Spain, the second is devoted to images of the new British and
American rock scenes and the third contains essays on Slimane’s work by art
critic Vince Aletti and music critic Jon Savage. In a 2003 conversation with
Interview’s Ingrid Sischy, Slimane discussed his beginnings as a photographer:
“I started taking pictures before I even began in fashion. I didn’t start with
clothes until I was 16, but I had my first camera when I was 11. I’ve always taken
pictures, almost like some people take notes or write down their thoughts.”
As this collection reveals, Slimane’s photographs of the international music
scene are as fresh and intrinsic as his paradigm-shifting work in fashion.
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