Coco Gordon Moore in Lampoon story for Celine. Questioning feminism, womanity and the everyday mundanity of millennial life. Jiro Konami photography for the Spring 24 issue
Coco Gordon Moore for Lampoon, the Boiling issue. Questioning womanity and modern feminism. The millennial revolution
Coco Gordon Moore pokes at the everyday mundanity of millennial life in her Celine editorial for Lampoon. A School of the Art Institute of Chicago student possessing enviable cool, the daughter of Kim Gordon and Thurston Moore defies the caricature that tends to dominate tabloids when it comes to rock-god progeny. Instead, she’s carving a career away from the legacy of her parents. «I’ve seen first-hand what fame can do to a person, and I have no interest in it», she says.
While she is determined to keep her personal life private, the 21-year-old nonetheless has huge expectations piled on her – but she prefers to field questions on feminism (for her, simply, equal rights and equal pay) on her own terms. «People expect me to be feminist because my mom is such a feminist icon», she says. «It’s a subject I’ve stayed away from, or tried to not say too much about, just because it’s complicated and there are so many views on what it is and what we should do about it».
Hedi Slimane Celine’s Spring/Summer 2024 collection
While the Spring/Summer 2024 show took place at France’s Bibliothèque Nationale Richelieu, the collection was anything but scholarly. There were certainly preppy-coded undertones, such as the fitted blazer, loafers and white socks combo, and pleated mini skirts. But what Slimane does so well is keeping alive the indie-sleaze aesthetic for the modern-day customer, something that has been carried into this presentation. The Celine girls of today are all about living in the now, which is mirrored in not only what they wear but how they wear it.
There’s a sexy yet carefree attitude to it all: fur coats paired with denim cutoffs; sequin cardigans atop basic white tanks; leather jackets with low-slung jeans; knee-high shearling boots with gym class-esque mini shorts. This girl’s itinerary? Club, another club, another club, another club, plane, next place, no sleep.
Celine editorial for Lampoon
The accessories were also noteworthy be it the front-flap shoulder bag or headphones sitting around the neck — the latter of which is designed with the Celine Triomphe motif and marks a new collaboration with audio brand Master & Dynamic. As for the color palette, in a typical Slimane fashion, neutrals ruled the day with the occasional inclusion of animal print unveiled.
Slimane’s signature tailoring was also ever-present taking form in matching buttoned cropped jackets and mini skirts, longline blazers over silk slip dresses, and crisp button-downs with black leather pants. While the collection may not be your every day la bibliothèque outfit, Celine may have just made a case for changing that rule.
Coco Gordon Moore for Lampoon, the Boiling issue – Celine editorial
Coco Gordon Moore is a millennial artist and poet. She is the author of A Sketch of Romance, Today I Hate The Sun and A Reading of The S.C.U.M. Manifesto. In 2019 she curated a group show at Reena Spaulings Fine Art Gallery to raise money and awareness for the Brooklyn Community Bail Fund. Her writing has been published in Apology Magazine and Shitwonder Magazine.
Photography Jiro Konami, styling Caitlan Hickey
Photography Jiro Konami
Styling Caitlan Hickey
Hair Kevin Ryan @Art+Commerce using UNITE
Makeup Frank B @HomeAgency
production @CameraClub
light tech Nigel Ho Sang
photography assistants Shimpei Nakagawa and Mike Broussard
styling assistant Janai Rodriguez
makeup assistant Natsuka Hirabayashi
hair assistant Ginger Leigh Ryan
thanks to Ford Models and Bleecker Digital Solutions and BaronMgt
Editorial Team
