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L'Abbeye Issue I : the first chapter of the archive is now open for pre-order

A 400+ page coffee-table object documenting avant-garde fashion as philosophy, not trend. Standard edition 55€, Collector x Isaac Sellam 395€, 200 numbered copies.

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Marc Le Bihan in motion: a photographic collaboration between Dilettante and Co3 Contemporary Dance.

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INTERVIEW : VICTOR CLAVELLY'S SURREAL FASHION LORE

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CORROSION AS CRAFT: RETHINKING FASHION THROUGH DECAY

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THE GOTHIC REBIRTH OF MINIMALISM

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THE EVOLUTION OF AVANT-GARDE IN FASHION

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THE PASSERBY

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HOW MCQUEEN MADE THE FASHION INDUSTRY DESCEND INTO MADNESS

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