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Editor's Letter 8 Punk is a state of mind - editorial 12 Interview with CULT's designer: Victoria Adaeze Ejiogu 24 Eccentric - cover story 28 Must Have: all the seasonal trends 42 Alèatoires - editorial 62 Eco Furs: the future of luxury 76
ART Impressive - editorial 80 The exhibitions not to be missed this spring/summer 95
BEAUTY Lotus - editorial 96 Done - editorial 106 Self Care: beauty products for this spring/summer - 120
ACCESSORIES My Double Me - editorial 134 The perfect guide to accessories for this spring/summer - 146
Blush Rococo - editorial 160 Punk Wedding - editorial 170
ALTERNATIVE DESIGN Recycled materials in design - 182
EDITOR'S LETTER 106
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assword: Courage. Becoming a mother has triggered a myriad of changes in me. I had to find incredible willpower and courage to face some problems. What's new, many will say, every mother has problems. But that was no way to complain. I just realized that, even if pushed to the limit, I can handle it like anyone. And that my thoughts and wishes are important, and my words can make a difference when used in the right way. 2022 ended with the loss of a Star. Vivienne Westwood was many things besides a great designer. Among other things, she has always been an icon of courage. The courage to speak her mind, the courage to say it again even if not listened to, the courage to be completely herself and the courage to deal with issues dear to her. And on this I will base my future and the future of LATEST. Being yourself, really being yourself, is never easy. But it makes you happy. Telling the world what we think sometimes seems pointless, but it is liberating.
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Punk is a state of mind Photography Karoliina Bärlund Style Sanna Silander Model Arina Besedina c/o VECTOR Makeup, Hair Style Jenny Jansson c/o MIKAs LOOKs using Mádara Cosmetics Style assistance Noora Lähdesmäki
Punk is angry. And why are you angry? Are you kidding me? Have you looked around? We live in constant social injustice, and there is no solution because, unfortunately, anarchy is a beautiful utopia that can never be applied. If you are smart enough you can never be a truly happy human being. You won't be able to look around and just be happy. At most you will be able to laugh, mock the power. Mocking those who feel at ease in this world and who don't believe that being standardized and pigeonholed is a problem.
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CULT DESIGNER Victoria Adaeze Ejiogu As we often say and remember, the most interesting people come from great cultural mixes. And, even in the case of Victoria, we can only confirm. She was born to a native English mother and a Nigerian father, she grew up in Italy, with the "punk" style of the family, which makes her nothing short of perfect for her work as a designer of the CULT brand. She recently participated, during Milan Fashion Week, in the first Black Carpet Awards (BCA) gala event as a member of the international jury and she told us something more about this new and necessary fashion event. An event to tell stories, where the beauty of diversity is celebrated and valued. We talked to her about the history of the CULT brand and her transformations, her arrival at the Zeis Excelsa fashion group and the future projects. As per her words, projects in a “life-style” logic, because CULT is a way of being.
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the Eccentric COVER STORY Photography Oliver Beckmann Style Elke Dostal c/o Nina Klein Agency Model Jee Hye Lee c/o Izaio Management Hair Style, Makeup Jane Jakobi Nina Klein Agency Assistance Michel Truong Nhu Location Nakedstudios
fig. "Referring to a person or to the acts and behavior of a person, bizarre, extravagant, departing from common ways" It is clear that this adjective is perfect for a personality like that of Vivienne Westwood who has been, throughout her life, decidedly against custom. Precisely this way of being of her, probably, has always kept her away from the media. I doubt she really liked journalists (except her declared sympathy for Julian Assange) or fashion magazines, although in the end she was part of the system. I don't think she wanted to be a "fashion" designer either. I think more that she wanted to sell was a style, hers, and that she did it very well. Eccentric, then, yes. She has never cared about doing things that almost nobody did in fashion. Leaving the women's fashion week, for example, to present her collections via the look book. And what a look book! I want to pay homage to not only her out-of-the-ordinary clothing style, but BEING out-of-the-ordinary and living boldly. Hoping that I will be able to do the same, living fully and proudly supporting what I believe in. -Marta Forgione
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Photography, Art Direction Reve Ryu Style, Art Direction Alice Secchi Models Paulina Pitsikalis c/o Titanium Management & Ania Nogueira c/o Titanium Management Makeup, Hair Style Reve Ryu
aléatoires "People nowadays dress badly. We are very conformist, nobody really thinks about what they wear, you have to buy less but choose well and take care of your clothes...The truth is that in the past people dressed better than Now!" - taken from a statement by Vivienne Westwood. Speaking of Vivienne, we could not fail to include a story entirely in vintage clothes. Taking care of clothes? It obviously means choosing them well according to your style, well made, paying the right price and making sure they last. It's more about style than fashion. And it is something that would also be good for the planet.
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Trousers Vintage Jumper Fiorucci Iro Heels Tights VintageTezenis Guess
Photography Kevin Aldrich Style Milane De Cazanove And Ana De Casanove Model Margaux Brazhnyk c/o System Agency Hair Style, Makeup Charleene Evrat
IMPRESSIVE From a quote by Vivienne Westwood: "You have a more interesting life if you wear impressive clothes". So, you will say, was our Vivienne also such a frivolous person who looked more at the aesthetic aspect than at the substance? Clearly not. As with everything, Westwood used to tease us. What she meant, I suppose, is that the more strangely dressed you are, the more people label you as someone who has a particular and interesting life. And, sadly, that's just how most people watch the world.
Red Dress Chambre de Fan Purple | Purple Shoes Gia Borghini | Socks Tabio
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Lotus Photography Sun Choi Style Blair Cannon Talent Jessica Wu Hair Style Takao Hayashi Makeup Sena Murahashi
1991 was the 30th birthday of the famous Sindy doll. A huge party was organized for the occasion in a glass-roofed location in London, and displayed was a doll wearing a pink dress with corset and wedges, made by Vivienne Westwood. At the same party Vivienne was also present together with the muse of the time, the model Sarah Stockbridge, who wore a real version of the doll's costume (the very famous photo of Sarah standing from behind her). The dress for the doll was never produced, of course, too expensive. Only two exist, one of which hangs in the V&A Museum of Childhood in London, which has a large Sindy collection on display.
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DONE Not much is known about Vivienne Westwood's personal life, and the moment of her life that is most usually remembered is linked to the period she least talked about with pleasure, namely the McLaren / Sex Pistols period. It's over with McLaren, how badly only Vivienne knows it and the continuation of their story was a dark moment, in which they say she sewed by candlelight. But, in the end, it made her the very strong woman that she became. Dark times shouldn't be put under the rug, they should be remembered and celebrated, they make us grow and make us understand what we want to become.
Photography Sebastian Vistisen Toft Art Direction, Style Charmaine Lago Models: Marcia, Cesilia c/o 96StudioManagement Kanya c/o Le Management Makeup, Hair Style Sidsel Marie Bøg Casting 96StudioManagement Production 96StudioCreation Assistance Maggie Wang, Josefine Rosenkilde, Jude Kimuli
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Photography Daniela Rettore Style Benedetta Ceppi Models Daseul e Dasol Kim c/o Tank Agency Milan Hair Style Agata Branchina Makeup Cristina Bonetti c/o Julian Watson Agency Makeup Assistance Alessandra Nacri' Post Production Kai Retouching Agency
my double me The continuous search for one's uniqueness to escape from homologation was a key point in Vivienne Westwood's life. But, you know, being such a unique and rare individual and also being a fashion personality embodies her contrasts. Wanting to destroy the system and be the system at the same time. And finally, once you have become the system, mock it from within and try to change it. Look in the mirror and, why not, laugh at yourself and at your identity. Every day the same, but constantly evolving.
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Front: Microfibre body: BlackWolford Corset Act 1 tulle dress/jacket Esaú Yori Pink sling-back with Swarovski Evangelie Smyrniotaki x Sergio Rossi Back: Alessandro Vigilante bodysuit Act 1 tulle jacket Leggings with stirrup in recycled jersey and inserts in eco-leather and mesh by Wolford Black sling-back with Swarovski Evangelie Smyrniotaki x Sergio Rossi
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ROCOCO Youth is the answer. Being young means having everything ahead, not being afraid, not feeling the pain, and sometimes feeling it twice as much. Being young makes you have hope, it makes you believe that you will achieve your dreams. So let's deal with this disease, called youth of mind. Let's keep it with us, feed it every day and give it a couple of reasons to stay. Being young makes you believe that you will never die.
Photography Edda Petursdottir Style Ricarda Venjacob Model Rosalie Nerlich c/o Tiger Management Hair Style, Makeup Tinna Empera c/o Nina Klein Photography assisance Leon Grunau
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