System Magazine

‘Pasolini costumes are monuments.’

Curator Olivier Saillard on the Pasolini costume archives and their discreet influence on fashion.

Pier Paolo Pasolini in The Decameron (1971). © Album/Alamy Stock Photo - © Pier Paolo Pasolini in The Decameron (1971). © Album/Alamy Stock Photo, System Magazine

Embodying Pasolini, a film by Brigitte Lacombe.

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‘Vedo che lei ha capito.’

Privateness is possibly the most Venetian quality that the very Venetian jeweller Attilio Codognato possesses.

Encounter. Attilio Codognato. - © System Magazine

‘What’s your best memory of being at La Cambre?’

System invited five current La Cambre Mode[s] students to submit questions to their school’s alumni designers.

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‘80% of our students go on to work in brands’ studios.’

At La Cambre Mode[s] fashion school in Brussels, it’s about the Stockman and sewing machine, not the iPad or 3D printer.

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Futuro Optimisto.
Casablanca.

2023 - © System Magazine

‘Function should never eradicate what is beautiful.’
Jil Sander Fall 2023

For Lucie and Luke Meier, the personal is about process and purity, not shows and spectacles.

Jil Sander Fall 2023 - © System Magazine

‘Why did you choose them? They’re not even pretty!’

Chinese casting director Denise Hu on bridging the gap between local identity and Western model standards.

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‘Signature is my life. It’s my identity.’ Simone Rocha Fall 2023

What happens when Simone Rocha lands upon a collection of conceptual conceptualism.

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‘It always felt like an exciting school trip.’

For 11 seasons, Dennis Freedman and Juergen Teller took Barneys’ catalogues out on the road.

Portfolio. Dennis Freedman & Juergen Teller for Barneys. - © System Magazine

‘My clothes are like pages in a journal.’

Raul Lopez opens up about the ‘urban dystopia’ of his childhood in 1990s Williamsburg, the salvation he found through the ballroom scene, and how he’s turned Luar into the hottest New York fashion label in years.

Saga. Raul Lopez & Luar. - © System Magazine

Haute Denture.

Lyle Lindgren and Eddie’s Plein’s Mouth Full Of Golds paints the city of New York gold, diamond and platinum.

Haute Denture - © System Magazine

Junya Watanabe runway archives 1993-2022

To celebrate three decades of Watanabe’s Paris womenswear shows and the continuing power of his runway visions, System selected 10 key collections and asked an all-star cast to discuss them and the designer’s inimitable work.

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‘I am not a fashionable person.’

In a rare interview to mark his eponymous brand’s 30th anniversary, Junya Watanabe reflects on nostalgia, the avant-garde, and his own sense of enigma.

All clothes by Junya Watanabe, Spring/Summer 2023. - © System Magazine

‘There are way more rules to push against in menswear.’

For designer Martine Rose – and her best friend and stylist Tamara Rothstein – inspiration comes from lived experiences, not moodboards.

Momentum. Martine Rose & Tamara Rothstein. - © System Magazine

‘It’s not a bag, it’s a Baguette!’

‘It’s not a bag, it’s a Baguette!’ - © System Magazine

‘It’s not just about me, it’s about this whole family of creative people.’

Following three seasons of digital shows, Casey Cadwallader’s Mugler returns to the runway for the label’s Fall Winter 2022/23 collection, and the lines between IRL and dot-com have never felt so blurred.

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‘You have to protect your future.’

Having fought to regain ownership of his name, Haider Ackermann is back, juggling couture and sportswear.

In conversation. Haider Ackermann. - © System Magazine

‘We’re the custodians of the house.’

Saint Laurent CEO Francesca Bellettini and creative director Anthony Vaccarello on their ‘never compromise the brand’ strategy.

The Saint Laurents. Francesca Bellettini & Anthony Vaccarello. - © System Magazine

System launches its Issue 20.

System launches its Issue 20, featuring Saint Laurent cover stars CEO Francesca Bellettini and creative director Anthony Vaccarello in conversation about the brand’s €3 billion success story.

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‘I hated wearing the same clothes as other children from a very young age.’

Sacai Autumn Winter 2023.

For Chitose Abe, Sacai is her practical rebellion into a familiar unknown.

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‘My real passion is in the science.’

Barbara Sturm on the beauty of science and what the skincare industry gets wrong about skin.

Dr. Sturm story - © System Magazine

‘There was a rebellion in me.’

Sam Visser discusses celebrity and the beauty of feeling great.

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‘I stepped into a place that I never knew existed.’

Hair stylist Eugene Souleiman looks back on 40 years of scaring the mainstream.

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‘I want to do everything in my power.’

New Chanel creative partner Valentina Li talks alien sea creatures, the power of being yourself, and navigating her wild visual world.

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‘It was this extreme version of perfection.’

Thomas de Kluyver on Alessandro and Gucci Beauty, and the importance of always challenging your vision.

Thomas de Kluyver. - © System Magazine

‘I just wanted limitless creativity.’

After launching their own brands, make-up artist Isamaya Ffrench and hair stylist Cyndia Harvey are ready to shake up the beauty market.

What’s in a Brand? Isamaya Ffrench & Cyndia Harvey. - © System Magazine

‘I wanted to do something meta.’

Nail visionary Mei Kawajiri’s creative journey is based on never following the rules.

Nail Files. Mei Kawajiri. - © System Magazine

‘My ambition was to make the “most generic of generics” – the generic lipstick.’

Designer Pierre Hardy explains his inspiration for the packaging of Hermès Beauty.

Unboxing. Pierre Hardy. - © System Magazine

‘When you see the number of perfumes released each year, it’s a miracle there’s even one that stands out.’

Perfume designers Alberto Morillas and Jérôme Epinette discuss the adventure of creating the future of scent.

*Composition with Two Flowers N°5*, Philippines, 2014.
From the book *FLUX 1*, published by Note Note Editions. - © System Magazine

‘Beauty is a journey.’

Michèle Lamy meets art legend Anselm Kiefer to talk Sappho and New Age dentists.

Anselm Kiefer. - © System Magazine

‘Let’s get facials soon.’

Creams, wrinkles and bedroom furniture with Kim and Michèle.

Kim Kardashian. - © System Magazine

‘I love you, you love me, and we don’t judge each other.’

Fecal Matter on the freedom and frights of revealing their inner selves.

Fecal Matter. - © System Magazine

System beauty launches its inaugural issue.

System beauty cover reveal - © System Magazine

Stories Index

Archive. Pasolini.
Interview by Thomas Lenthal
Photographs by Astra Marina Cabras
Film by Brigitte Lacombe
Fall Winter 2022 Issue 20
Pier Paolo Pasolini in The Decameron (1971). © Album/Alamy Stock Photo - © Pier Paolo Pasolini in The Decameron (1971). © Album/Alamy Stock Photo, System Magazine
Encounter. Attilio Codognato.
Text by Angelo Flaccavento
Photographs by Juergen Teller; creative partner Dovile Drizyte
Fall Winter 2022 Issue 20
Encounter. Attilio Codognato. - © System Magazine
Future systems. La Cambre Mode[s] Part 2
Fall Winter 2022 Issue 20
Julien Dossena as a student at La Cambre. - © System Magazine
Future systems. La Cambre Mode[s]
Text and interviews by Marta Represa
Photographs by Jorre Janssens
Fall Winter 2022 Issue 20
Future systems. La Cambre Mode[s] - © System Magazine
Casablanca: Futuro Optimisto
Photographs by Zhong Lin
Styling by Ola Ebiti
Fall Winter 2022 Issue 20
Maggie wears red and gold resin dome earrings, red tricot track top, red lapel wool tailored jacket, and Casablanca tennis club enamel ring, all by Casablanca. - © System Magazine
Jil Sander Fall 2023
By Rahim Attarzadeh
Portrait by Jack Davidson
27 February 2023 System Selects
Jil Sander Fall 2023 - © System Magazine
Faces. Denise Hu.
Interview by Blake Abbie
Portrait by Yi Tuo
Fall Winter 2022 Issue 20
Faces. Denise Hu. - © System Magazine
Simone Rocha Fall 2023
By Rahim Attarzadeh
Portrait by Ben Toms
Film by Duck
21 February 2023 System Selects
Simone Rocha Fall 2023 - © System Magazine
Portfolio. Dennis Freedman & Juergen Teller for Barneys.
Interview by Thomas Lenthal
Photographs and layout by Juergen Teller
Fall Winter 2022 Issue 20
Portfolio. Dennis Freedman & Juergen Teller for Barneys. - © System Magazine
Saga. Raul Lopez & Luar.
Interview by Rana Toofanian
Photographs by Philip-Daniel Ducasse
Styling by Kyle Luu
Fall Winter 2022 Issue 20
Saga. Raul Lopez & Luar. - © System Magazine
Haute Denture
By Rahim Attarzadeh
14 February 2023 System Selects
Haute Denture - © System Magazine
Junya Watanabe runway archives 1993-2022
Interviews by Rahim Attarzadeh
Fall Winter 2022 Issue 20
Junya Watanabe runway archives 1993-2022 - © System Magazine
In the words of… Junya Watanabe.
Text by Alexander Fury
Photographs by Johnny Dufort
Creative direction by Junya Watanabe
Fall Winter 2022 Issue 20
All clothes by Junya Watanabe, Spring/Summer 2023. - © System Magazine
Momentum. Martine Rose & Tamara Rothstein.
Interview by Murray Healy
Photographs by Oliver Hadlee Pearch
Styling by Tamara Rothstein
Fall Winter 2022 Issue 20
Momentum. Martine Rose & Tamara Rothstein. - © System Magazine
‘It’s not a bag, it’s a Baguette!’
Interviews by Kim Hastreiter
Photographs by Collier Schorr
Styling by Katie Burnett
Fall Winter 2022 Issue 20
‘It’s not a bag, it’s a Baguette!’ - © System Magazine
Mugler Fall Winter 2022/23
31 January 2023 System Selects
SYSTEM_MUGLER_FINAL_FINAL - © System Magazine
In conversation. Haider Ackermann.
Interview by Jerry Stafford
Portrait by Juergen Teller; creative partner Dovile Drizyte
Fall Winter 2022 Issue 20
In conversation. Haider Ackermann. - © System Magazine
The Saint Laurents. Francesca Bellettini & Anthony Vaccarello.
Interview by Jonathan Wingfield
Photographs by Juergen Teller; creative partner Dovile Drizyte
Fall Winter 2022 Issue 20
The Saint Laurents. Francesca Bellettini & Anthony Vaccarello. - © System Magazine
Meet the Saint Laurents!
23 January 2023 System Selects
Meet the Saint Laurents! - © System Magazine
Sacai Autumn Winter 2023.
By Rahim Attarzadeh
22 January 2023 System Selects
Photography by Maria Valentino. MCV Photo.
Courtesy of Lucien Pagès. - © System Magazine
Dr. Barbara Sturm
By Tish Weinstock
13 January 2023 Beauty
Dr. Sturm story - © System Magazine
Sam Visser.
By Dominic Cadogan
Photographs by Ethan James Green
Styling by Katie Burnett
Make-up by Sam Visser
Hair by Sonny Molina
Fall Winter 2022 Beauty Issue 1
Sam Visser. - © Somali Findlay, Muhammad Fadel Lo, Momo Ndiaye. Make-up: Dior 5 Couleurs Couture 279 Denim and Rouge Dior Coloured Lip Balm 000 Diornatural Satin Finish., System Magazine
Eugene Souleiman.
By Tish Weinstock
Photographs by Julien Martinez Leclerc
Styling by Joe McKenna
Hair by Eugene Souleiman
Make-up by Lynsey Alexander
Fall Winter 2022 Beauty Issue 1
Eugene Souleiman. - © System Magazine
Valentina Li.
By Tish Weinstock
Photographs by Zhong Lin
Make-up and nails by Valentina Li
Musician: Tsunaina
Fall Winter 2022 Beauty Issue 1
Valentina Li. - © System Magazine
Thomas de Kluyver.
By Dominic Cadogan
Photographs by Carlijn Jacobs
Styling by Katie Burnett
Make-up by Thomas de Kluyver
Hair by Olivier Schawalder
Fall Winter 2022 Beauty Issue 1
Thomas de Kluyver. - © System Magazine
What’s in a Brand? Isamaya Ffrench & Cyndia Harvey.
By Tish Weinstock
Photographs by Charles Negre
Fall Winter 2022 Beauty Issue 1
What’s in a Brand? Isamaya Ffrench & Cyndia Harvey. - © System Magazine
Nail Files. Mei Kawajiri.
By Tish Weinstock
Photograph by Robin Broadbent
Fall Winter 2022 Beauty Issue 1
Nail Files. Mei Kawajiri. - © System Magazine
Unboxing. Pierre Hardy.
By Éric Troncy
Photograph by Charles Negre
Fall Winter 2022 Beauty Issue 1
Unboxing. Pierre Hardy. - © System Magazine
Face à face. Alberto Morillas & Jérôme Epinette.
Interview by Clément Paradis
Photographs by Erwan Frotin
Fall Winter 2022 Beauty Issue 1
*Composition with Two Flowers N°5*, Philippines, 2014.
From the book *FLUX 1*, published by Note Note Editions. - © System Magazine
Anselm Kiefer.
Interview by Chris Dercon
Photographs by Juergen Teller
Creative partner Dovile Drizyte
Fall Winter 2022 Beauty Issue 1
Anselm Kiefer. - © System Magazine
Kim Kardashian.
Photograph by Juergen Teller
Creative partner Dovile Drizyte
Fall Winter 2022 Beauty Issue 1
Kim Kardashian. - © System Magazine
Fecal Matter.
By Dominic Cadogan
Photographs by Juergen Teller
Creative partner Dovile Drizyte
Fall Winter 2022 Beauty Issue 1
Fecal Matter. - © System Magazine