Thomas Osterkorn, and Andreas Petzold (eds.), Hedi Slimane, teNeues, 2011. First edition. Hardcover, 96 pp. 36,5 x27,8 cm. (Stern Fotografie, Portfolio Nr. 62).
A good selection of photographs by French fashion designer and photographer Hedi Slimane (1968). Gorgeously subtle b/w pictures nicely laid out in this large-format anthology/portfolio of the master's photographic work.
Photography precedes fashion in Slimane's creative process. The medium for him is an observatory for emerging societal and cultural evolutions.
“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.”
A fine copy of this perfect introduction to Slimane's photographic work.