Review
History of the rise of the miniskirt and its originator Mary Quant
The controversy over the attribution of the garment's invention and a career on the edge of the system: the miniskirt and its inventor
Adolescent Desire – the transition from teenager to adult. Frederik Ruegger for Lampoon 27
Ruegger travels back in time to the early 2000s. The story is about connection, the expression of a desire and a deep understanding for the beauty of youth
Nothing Happens if Nothing Happens, the theme of Isola Design Festival 2023
We’ve come to a critical time in history where designing for energy efficiency and low environmental impact requires taking immediate actions, not just words
The grandeur of the architecture and the encounter with Aperçues by Nina Carini
The site-specific exhibition designed by the artist dialogues with the sacredness and silence of the space of the Basilica di San Celso in Milan
Tartan: chronicles of a revolution, tradition and pride in lands to the north
Folk, punk, rock – On the occasion of the opening of the exhibition at the V&A in London, Lampoon traces the history of the Tartan from its invention until Vivienne...
Regards Vénitiens: the exploited city seen with a reverse glaze. Nikos Aliagas
Fondazione dell'Albero d'Oro hosts an exhibition by the Greek-French photographer Nikos Aliagas. Venice seen from the outside is all about respect and contamination
The carefreeness of childhood collides with adult reality in Luca Staccioli’s exhibition
ArtNoble Gallery presents Luca Staccioli's exhibition WAKE-UP CALL, an intimate reflection on the meaning of childhood in relation to the socio-cultural environment that surrounds us
Maria Felix, Cartier, the crocodiles: shall we still understand an aesthetic delirium?
The complexity of a narration between Paris and Mexico,reviewing the twentieth century: notes on aesthetics during a visit to the Cartier exhibition in Mexico City
Labels are a heteronormative lens: Kobe Wagstaff – Lampoon Digital Edition
Fat, fem, masc, twink: labels are a reflection of the heteronormative lens within the community’s subconscious. They limit us from exploring the complexities of our minds, hearts and souls
Oscar 2023 – which is the difference between an actor and a personality?
Hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, the Oscars welcome the first leading role nominations for an Asian woman next to blockbuster performances from Lady Gaga and Rihanna
March 8th – Feminist Surrealism and the art of repurposing: Meret Oppenheim
The exhibition on the Swiss surrealist artist concludes at New York's MoMA. An exhibition that restores dignity to a central female figure in the artistic scene of the twentieth century
Pablo Picasso x Paul Smith: An homage exhibition at Musée national Picasso, Paris
At Musée national Picasso-Paris, British designer Paul Smith led a three floor homage exhibition to the work of the Spanish painter Pablo Picasso on the fiftieth anniversary of his death
Coperni Fall Winter 2023 robotic takes during Paris Fashion Week
Sébastien Meyer and Arnaud Vaillant: the partnership with Boston Dynamics and robot dogs are the new twist in the collection's show at Paris Fashion Week
Paris Fashion Week report: Hermés’ naturalistic immersion in Fall Winter 2023
After sales beyond all expectations and winning the MetaBirkin trial, the brand returns with a proud woman at Paris Fashion Week
The Sixties of Courrèges revisited by Nicolas Di Felice in FW 2023
«Is the sky blue?» is the leitmotif that accompanies the collection's runway reflecting on contemporaneity and its obsessions
Moncler Richard Quinn and Craig Green – composed and polished like marble: Sanja Marušić
Water streams down the marble, flows through the cities and the taps it's a land of water and resilience, contaminated by many transitions – Sanja Marusic for Lampoon 18
Kindness is punk: Westwood’s advocated ideals pursued by the Vivienne Foundation
«We cannot stand human suffering». Vivienne Westwood's seek for justice is coronated with a not-for-profit foundation in her name, continuing her work for a green economy
Oasi Cashmere – Zegna and The Elder Statesman joins Italian and American heritage
The styles are reinterpreted in off-kilter patterns and casual cuts in collaboration with Bailey Hunter, Creative Director of The Elder Statesman and Zegna Creative director Alessandro Sartori
Paris Fashion Week: Ludovic de Saint Sernin, the label, Balenciaga’s redemption
The tension bubbling up around fashion shows resembles the call for anti-fashion, for something to eradicate a well-preserved, self-absorbed ecosystem as the one of fashion
Maximilian Davis brings contrast and a twist on heritage to Ferragamo FW23
Ferragamo's FW23 collection at Milan Fashion Week features tailoring, monochromatic looks, and lavish details by Maximilian Davis
Milan Fashion Week: Jil Sander’s take on minimalism in Fall Winter 2023
No more limits imposed by the brand's heritage, Lucie and Luke Meier rediscover the present in their fifth year of operation
Change is inevitable. Under Daniel Lee, Burberry plans on conquering the youth
London Fashion Week marks the Burberry rebranding with ex-Bottega Veneta designer in the lead. The Brits are coming to the rescue, this time dressed in faux fur
Cityscapes and empty bleach bottles; Hicham Gardaf, In Praise of Slowness
In conversation with award-winning Moroccan contemporary photographer Hicham Gardaf, whose eyes examine the transformations of social spaces
Artcurial auctions Bauer Grunwald’s heritage, leaping in a Venetian scenery memoir
Between art-deco and byzantine features, the Bauer Grunwald Palace is a veritable style crossword. Artcurial auction house engages its unique pieces to a trade
«My relationship with photography is a love affair», Domino Leaha for Lampoon digital
«I strive to evoke a visceral experience for the viewer. I invite them into a private world; one of raw intensity and honest emotion». Domino Leaha for Lampoon online
Confronting the unknown and embracing the randomness of external forces
In a world that replaces human touch with digital connectivity and normalizes isolation, photographer Devred and stylist Blagoeva take their models outside of their comfort zone
«After Midnight you can play the part the sun can’t understand» Indiana Roma Voss for Lampoon
Indiana Roma Voss' story for Lampoon is a combination of figures emerging from the dark and searching for their essence, catalyzed by the eyes of the viewers
Hilary Alexander – Farewell to a force behind fashion journalism
From her early days in New Zealand to becoming a leading voice in the fashion world, Hilary Alexander’s impact on the industry is unmatched like her personality
Paris Couture. Fashion’s return to allegorical storytelling has Schiaparelli to thank for
Schiaparelli 23 Couture is more about three-dimensional sculpting than surrealist motifs. While animal heads stole the show, masculine tailoring marked femininity
Paris Couture Week welcomed Haider Ackermann back to the runway with Jean Paul Gaultier
The fourth guest designer for the couture show since Gaultier retired, Ackermann tapped into the tailoring magic behind the house’s extravagant facade
Who am I? Botter Fall Winter 2023 and the hybrid culture of Caribbean youth
Venus Comb, Murex Shell: Botter FW 2023 features a 3D printed sneakers produced in collaboration with Reebok and inspired by the Murex seashell
Iga Drobisz, Lampoon Digital – between surrealism, decadence and dreams
Dazzled by Tory, a model she met behind Lou de Betoly's shrunken-rococo style runway shows, photographer Iga Drobisz builds a story to plumb her mysterious aura
Bode came back from America debuting with the womenswear at Paris Fashion Week
Emily Adams Bode Aujla's practice starts with storytelling surrounding her own everyday life to render through clothes a familiar portrait: the FW 2023
Retro graphics: a documentary on dualism and on a distracted gaze
Emma Burlet: about exposing intimacy and modesty to the outside world with the desire to capture the strength, softness as much as the sensitivity of two souls
I do You – Monica Bonvicini, the feminist reappropriation of Neue Nationalgalerie
Construction, deconstruction and reconstruction: the Italian-German artist redefines the architecture of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe’s symbol of modernism
«It’s a very raw state of mind»: JW Anderson restyles the concept of nakedness
Between farm core, erotic stamps and leather, in Milan, JW Anderson Menswear collection leaves us with footwear thanks to the Wellipets collaboration
Gucci returns to the catwalks for the men collection: there’s no sign of Alessandro Michele
Essential and devoid of esoteric narratives, does Fall Winter 2023 prepare for the arrival of a new creative director or mark the ultimate return to heritage?
How publishing is evolving in the metaverse: the Red Eye metazine case
«Living, Seeing, Dreaming. Toward the Metaverse and Back». Red Eye, first magazine in the metaverse, tells about the possibilities of exploration through the web
Tobias Birk Nielsen: winning the fashion jungle at the Danish awards
Founded by Tobias Birk Nielsen in Copenhagen, the brand wins the Danish award gaining new international recognition while bringing sustainability to the next level
Shirley Villavicencio Pizango, between Amazon rainforest and Belgian galleries
Fast lines, colors and acrylic paint for contemporary portraits between drawing and painting, in balance between Peruvian roots and Belgian education
Marie-Elodie Fallourd: Strict Femininity or being free from gender clichés?
Marie-Elodie Fallourd presents to Lampoon Digital Edition her own vision of femininity, trying to break free from gender clichés, and to subvert social roles
Marie Tomanova’s new book is a sweetener for immigration harshness and desolation
Tracing an itinerary of self, Marie Tomanova collects images from her return home. It Was Once My Universe is an intimate volume, documenting the urgency to belong
Against male chauvinism. Underground Goddess is a story of female revenge
Matteo Strocchia, Marco Servina and Giulia Meterangelis intertwines a story of five women in the Milanese that reclaim their femininity in a world atrophied by men
Hermès Lipsticks – Gregoris Pyrpylis on the way that pigments change
For Autumn 2022, Gregoris Pyrpylis introduced five new additions to the emblematic range in order to surround the central pivot of Rouge H based on «intuition and the need to...
What is the difference between art and craft? Silvia Venturini Fendi, presenting Hand in Hand
Silvia Venturini Fendi recounts the new shape of the FENDI hand in hand project. Texts and images to enhance the mastery of thirty artisans chosen to reinterpret the Baguette bag...
Intimacy vs. humidity – I love you more. Eva Wang, Fendi, Lampoon Fall 2022 Issue
A mix of portraits, documentaries, and fashion developed on humanist realism: fine art studying affected Eva Wang aesthetics deeply, giving her a strong sensitivity to colors and composition
