NUIT DANS LE 9ÈME

Thursday evening in Montmartre.

Mr. HANNES HETTA

A short profile of the marvelous Hannes Hetta that I wrote and illustrated, featured in the premiere issue of BITE Magazine

Now living in Paris, Mr. HANNES HETTA has accomplished an epochal feat working as Fashion Editor of Vogue Hommes International and contributing to several well-known magazines including i-D and Acne Paper. Hetta possesses a clear sensibility for capturing the romantic naivety of youths in their excited, wide-eyed state; depicting their adolescent disposition in its simplest form. This propensity of minimalism has become an earmark for Hetta and his unpretentious yet refined oeuvre; in each of his works an ingenious uniformity of technique absent of complications. In his recent contribution to last season's GQ Style, Hetta styles a poignant editorial entitled My Mother Always Said, You're Painting A Masterpiece, underlining a series of intimate portraits featuring fathers and their children photographed in black and white. He has also acted as curator to a recently completed and highly celebrated group exhibition at Paris modern art gallery Balice Hertling. You And Now is a study of deconstruction versus reconstruction and the relation of raw, useless materials and the feeling of human weakness, examining the regeneration of elements both of nature and man-made and the pivotal moment of possibility just before something changes. Adoration for Hetta stems not only from his exhibitory achievements and work in print, but also from his personal style - a striking mélange of classic and contemporary, changeless against the ever-evolving mainstream trends and fads of today. In his own individual wardrobe of brightly-coloured suits and slick herringbone wools, he has created a culmination of something true that represents a lasting realm of fashion that will continue to be relevant in much time to come - and Hannes isn't going anywhere either.

From BITE Magazine, Issue One

ST. VALENTINE

Picked up a bottle of Boots bubbly (and bubbly) for a Valentine's bath. I love the fragrance of peppery bergamot, the heavenly component that started my infatuation with earl grey tea.
I've been playing the waltz from Der Rosenkavalier, you should give it a listen and waltz around with your eyes closed.

TAKE ANOTHER DRAG, TURN ME TO ASHES

Baptiste Radufe by Damon Baker

QUINQUE VOLUPTAS

The Couple, Egon Scheile c. 1909;
Raf Simons S/S 11;
Io sono l'amore;
Thomas Bukovatz;
Narcissus, Paul Dubois c. 1866

BOTTLE BY BOTTLE, PAGE BY PAGE

Bottles and books. My current favourites. x

THE WANDERER

Perfect beyond words campaign and film entitled The Wanderer for Dior Homme's Fall/Winter collection (it was love at first sight) featuring Viktor Nylander. I've got such a crush on Willy Vanderperre so thank you Kris Van Assche for your choice in photographer. You're doing it right, Willy.

LA BELLE PERSONNE

MOBILE NEW YORK

New York as seen by my blackberry.
The view from my roof, smoke on 1st, new shoes on the subway, Hummus Place, Lykke Li, lychee ice cream, the Met, the mirror, breakfast at Balthazar, Manhattan via Brooklyn.

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