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Published twice a year in Paris, Encens is a large-format glossy magazine that approaches fashion as an art form, exploring designer vision rather than seasonal trends.
What grabbed us about this issue...
Issue 54 takes attitude as its thread and Karl Lagerfeld and his tailor Caraceni is the piece to find first. Angelo Flaccavento writes the intimacy between a public figure and the person who dresses him, with Jacques de Bascher in the background. It’s a more revealing angle than the usual Lagerfeld profile. If you’re interested in American fashion history, Dal Chodha on Isaac Mizrahi is worth seeking out. A designer who put his own attitude so literally at the centre of his work deserves exactly this kind of reassessment. We also enjoyed the Grace Mirabella opening. The feminist workaholic woman dressed in a flash is a very specific image and Rhys Evans earns it.
Who’s Encens for?
Encens is one for when you want fashion writing that takes the long view. Each issue approaches the subject through a designer’s eye rather than a trend cycle, giving it a different kind of authority. Published since 2002, the archive sensibility runs deep. You can tell this is a magazine made by people who treat fashion as seriously as any other art form. This would suit you if you’re drawn to fashion history and visual culture rather than seasonal coverage. Think of it as a fashion journal with the feel of a collector’s edition. It’s one to reach for when you want to sit with something properly.
Type: Long-form, visual read
Pages: 272
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