Team Credits:
Photography by Jules Le Van Nhuong
Light assistant by Soraya Sanini
Styling by Coppelia Mandin
Makeup & Hair by Joel Phillips
Talent Jade Nguyen

Fashion Credits:
All Items are vintage from Spaghetti archives.

1, 2 & 8) Robe « Cherry » by Dolce Gabbana F/W 1996. Ballerinas by Repetto
3 & 6,7) Cape & Swimsuit by Christian Dior par Galliano. Tights by Wolford. Pumps by Prada
4 & 9) Skirt by Nina Ricci. Tights by Wolford. Ring by Jean Paul Gaultier x La Manso. Pumps by Prada
5) Bustier by Mugler. Pants by Dior. Ankle boots by Prada

Team Credits:

Photography by Maxime Coué
Styling by Maud Dupuy
Makeup by Laurie Moreau
Hair by Alexis Mercier
Lighting by Viktor Podčacha
Model Maneesha

Fashion Credits:

1&2) Dress as top by JUANA MARTÍN. Fake-fur skirt by Jarel Zhang. Mini skirt by Solène Lescouët. Boots by Vivienne Westwood from ESCO
3) Jacket by Comme Des Garçons – AW2013 from Passage Archives. Top by Vintage Issey Miyake. Jewels stylist’s own
5) Headpiece as a top by Céline Shen. Shorts by The Unissen. Bra by Tribal Hotel. Shirt as a belt by EENK. Shorts by Theunissen. Dress as a skirt by R.I.E.. Boxing shoes by Barbara Bui from ESCO
6) Jacket by Comme Des Garçons – AW2013 from Passage Archives. Top by Vintage Issey Miyake. Jewels stylist’s own
7) T-Shirt by Jean Paul Gaultier from ESCO. Top by Christian Dior, Belt by Yves Saint Laurent, Trousers by EENK. Skirt by Jarel Zhang
8) Headpiece as a top by Céline Shen. Shorts by The Unissen. Bra by Tribal Hotel. Shirt as a belt by EENK. Shorts by Theunissen. Dress as a skirt by R.I.E.. Boxing shoes by Barbara Bui from ESCO
9) Jacket by Comme Des Garçons – AW2013 from Passage Archives. Top by Vintage Issey Miyake. Jewels stylist’s own
11) T-Shirt by Jean Paul Gaultier from ESCO. Top by Christian Dior, Belt by Yves Saint Laurent, Trousers by EENK. Skirt by Jarel Zhang
13) Top by Peng Tai. Knitted sleeves by Tribal Hotel. Necklace by Chanel. Earrings by Rochas.
25) Blazer by RuiRui Deng. Top by Jan Jan Van Essche. Sleeves as headpiece by Tribal Hotel. Pants by Peng Tai. Belt and shoes stylist’s own vintage from Paris.
14) Body by Jacquemus. Shirt by Ayten Alkhayat. Bra by Peng Tai. Skirt by EENK. Necklace, cowboy boots and socks are stylist’s own vintage from travels
16) Dress by Kenzo from ESCO. Long Sleeve by Jean Paul Gaultier from IRREGULAR. Top by JUANA MARTÍN. Head scarf stylist’s own vintage from Greece.
17) Body by Jacquemus. Shirt by Ayten Alkhayat. Bra by Peng Tai. Skirt by EENK. Necklace, cowboy boots and socks are stylist’s own vintage from travels
19) Dress as top by JUANA MARTÍN. Fake-fur skirt by Jarel Zhang. Mini skirt by Solène Lescouët. Boots by Vivienne Westwood from ESCO
21) Body by Jacquemus. Shirt by Ayten Alkhayat. Bra by Peng Tai. Skirt by EENK. Necklace, cowboy boots and socks are stylist’s own vintage from travels
23) Top by Peng Tai. Knitted sleeves by Tribal Hotel. Necklace by Chanel from IRREGULAR. Earrings by Rochas from IRREGULAR .
25) Blazer by RuiRui Deng. Top by Jan Jan Van Essche. Sleeves as headpiece by Tribal Hotel. Pants by Peng Tai. Belt and shoes stylist’s own vintage from Paris.

After a promising international career led to a few years outside of the spotlight, Swedish singer Agnes has resurfaced with brand new energy, a new sound and what seems like a new mindset that merges nightlife celebration with spiritual awareness. Striving to unite and conquer, this newly born disco-diva version of Agnes has since her triumphant return blessed the soon-to-be back to normal dance floors of the world with bangers like ‘24 Hours’ and ‘Fingers Crossed’ – death-dropping tracks that explain to us that it is perfectly possible to think and dance simultaneously while caring immensely about the well-being of fellow dancers. 

“I have come back after a pretty long break from music, or rather from the public eye,” Agnes says, explaining her recently ended absence from the limelight. “Why I took this break is because I clearly felt that I needed to grow as a person, but also as a creative being. I was so tired of the image I had of myself; regarding what I thought I was able to do and not do, it was so narrow. The insights I’ve gained reflect how important it is to continue to expose yourself to new things, to allow yourself to be constantly inspired and to dare to reflect about what it is you do. I have realised what a fantastic job I have, where a part of it is twisting and turning everything and using that in the music. That gives me meaning.”

In ‘24 Hours’, a heart-warming firecracker of a song, Agnes chants the words, “Choose your future”. The choices she herself has made in order to reach the point of self-awareness she inhabits today have revolved around valuing independent creativity in combination with open-hearted collaboration – seeing one’s own imaginative strength while understanding it can grow through the help of others. Sure, it may sound simple, but practice and theory are entirely different things in such a case. 

Being true to and believing in oneself is a message that this ‘new’ Agnes is keen to get across. “Unfortunately, I have realised that some of the worst things I have been through are the ones that have made me grow the most,” she says. “I need to do something that gives me meaning. What is meaningful to me is when I feel that I connect with other people, when you can show your wounds and heal each other. It’s so easy, as an artist, to become full of yourself – your performance, being the best – but when I get too eaten by that, I lose my truth and the meaning in what I do.”

Star American drag queen and modern icon RuPaul recently shared the video for ‘24 Hours’ on Twitter, which Agnes says was “Magical! I feel such love and respect for him” – a shout-out from him of all people was very special. RuPaul’s fanbase, the ever-growing drag community, seems to have taken to Agnes’s music even before their hero mentioned her song, and the affection is mutual, and influences from this world are apparent in her new sound.

“I feel, and have always felt, connected to drag culture,” Agnes says. “I think there are several reasons. A part of me is drag. My artistry is much about strengthening or lifting sides of myself, I do it through the music but also through the aesthetics. I want to create songs that make me feel indestructible. I also feel connected to drag, because I think that if you use it as your expression, it is inevitable not to make the Trip, as I call it. RuPaul has made the Trip, with a capital T. You dig deep inside yourself. Anyone who has done that, I feel connected with.”

Apart from mother Ru, Agnes lists other influences as diverse as free jazz legend Sun Ra, the glorious Solange, fashion mastermind Diana Vreeland and Swedish spiritual painter Hilma af Klint. This wide appreciation and understanding of music and art goes well with the open mindedness that colours her own new work. Speaking of spirituality, she calls her sound “spiritual disco”, and she confirms that the vibe on her two latest singles is indeed representative of her upcoming full-length album, which is in the works right now. “Disco to me is liberation. Being able to talk about life’s issues and being uplifted at the same time.”

Fans on Instagram have speculated on the album being titled Magic Still Exists, a phrase that Agnes could very well utter herself, judging from her answers in this interview. Anything she adores, she calls “magical” – so of course magic still exists!

“I think much of what fuels my music comes from a time during my teens,” Agnes says. “I was excluded for many years, and at that age I had a hard time talking about it. I just wanted to fit in, to be a part of a community. Is there anything more shameful than being the one who is not included? As a teenager, there isn’t. It took me quite a few years before I could deal with it and put it into words, but now I know what it feels like to not be accepted for who I am. As an adult, I look back at it and can see the big picture, but I still have wounds. Through meditation, I have gone back in time and changed horrible memories. Changed cold to warmth. Understanding and unity is that warmth.”

After these strange times we have lived through, Agnes’s point of view is necessary and healthy. “I don’t think there will be any problem revitalizing culture after the pandemic,” she says. “I believe a lot of people will realise how important it is after these months. It’s what dots the i’s, it’s the key to the great magic. For me, these past months have been okay, I’m grateful that I got to spend more time in the studio. I will keep on working the way that I have. We’ll revitalize everything, slowly but surely.”

@agnesofficial

Team Credits:
Words by Filip Lindström
Photography by ELISABET TOLL
Styling by ANNA SUNDELIN
Hair: JESPER HALLIN at Mikas Looks
Make-Up: JOHANNA NORDLANDER
Stylist’s assistant: NAMFON PHETSUT
Photographer’s assistant: MARTIN SIMONIC
Thank you for the studio/ location GULD FABRIKEN

Fashion Credits:
#1  Jacket by NICKLAS GUSTAVSSON
#2 Boots by STEVE MADDE, suit by ACNE STUDIO, earings by PANTOLIN
#3 dress by ELIN MEIJER
#4 Knitted dress by The WOW CLOSET, poncho dress by RAEWINGTON
#5&6 Skirt and jacket by NICKLAS SKOVGAARD, ring by SOPHIE BY SOPHIE
#7&8 Dress and shoes by CHRISTIAN DIOR
#9 Jacket by BY NICKLAS SKOVGAARD
#10 Dress by LOUISE XIN COUTURE

“I do think love is the greatest thing in life,” says Swedish pop phenomenon Zara Larsson, claiming that all she sings and writes about is love, adding the self-explanatory statement: “To me, the meaning of life is to feel love”. As Larsson, at the age of 22, has already had a career spanning more than a decade, one could say that this international sensation has spent half her life celebrating and revering what she finds most important. Seeing that she has the entire world of pop eagerly listening to every word she sings, and says,the message of love’s greatness has found an equally great medium. What the world needs now – if not always – is, undeniably, love.

Speaking of the world of pop, Zara has described herself as both a “prisoner of pop” and a firm believer in “the power of pop”. When asked about her personal definition of this wide but not so easily explained power, the conversation returns to the lovely message encompassing not only her musical effort but evidently also her whole life. “Pop music has always been a way for me
to step into a world that is entirely my own, ever since I was singing in front of the mirror in my childhood room,” Zara reminisces. “I love how pop music can be allowed to be simple, and accessible to anyone.” Considering the fact that she is of the opinion that love exceeds all else, her view on the visceral influence of pop music can easily be translated into a belief in that the significance of love is best preached to one, and all, simultaneously. The simplicity of pop carries within it the possibility of individual and collective change, and love is simply an excellent way to change the world in reverence of life. “Even though there aren’t any clear political statements in my music, I believe I can change lives just by making pop,” Zara says, with her voice enveloped in an invigorating hopefulness.

Apart from the lives she has probably changed, her own has definitely changed because of pop music. Starting her musical journey in the public eye at the age of ten, she has now become one of the foremost poster girls for gender equality in the pop world. Fittingly enough, her upcoming, third full-length studio album is entitled Poster Girl, expected to be released in early 2021. Asked once again for her personal definition, this time of the phrase chosen for the record’s title, Zara gives a straight answer, however open to interpretation: “The title track is really about weed, another love song so to speak, as I don’t want to be the poster girl for it, but I do love it. The album title itself refers to me wanting to be the poster girl for many things, while also being a private person my Instagram followers don’t actually know. There is a complexity to a person that cannot be printed onto a poster, but then again it’s not up to me whether I’m a poster girl or not.”

On the subject of Poster Girl, her first release since 2017 hit-filled album So Good (not counting the numerous successful singles put out over the past three years), Zara gives a reassuring description of the album’s musical direction: “If you like what I have released before,” she says with characteristic confidence, “you will also enjoy Poster Girl. I have given this album a lot of thought, and now I finally feel ready to release it. Poster Girl has highs and lows, just like life, and I have written it with people whom I really love.” Not only does Zara Larsson’s music itself forward the message of love, but the actual creation of her work leaves traces of it.

Getting back to the term “prisoner of pop”, Zara doesn’t see such an imprisonment as the limitation one might think it would mean. “I listen to all kinds of music, but I love to sing pop because it is such a versatile genre. It changes all of the time, which is fun for me, seeing as I usually collaborate with other artists and DJs – in that way I can do almost anything.” Saying that Zara has worked with some of the most popular performers of her time is almost an understatement, and keeping her bar high, she lists a few of her dream collaborators, rapidly and enthusiastically naming great names as if they were her next-door neighbours: “Ariana Grande would be fun. I would really like to work with Kehlani, and Snoh Aalegra, and maybe PARTYNEXTDOOR. I like testing the waters, making different types of pop music.” Obviously, she is as committed a fan of her beloved pop music as she is a purveyor of it.

Rightfully sporting high hopes, Zara has always thought of success as a final goal for her career, ever since those childhood times of singing in front of the mirror. “Before even understanding what it meant, I knew I wanted to be the best, the biggest,” she remembers. “That’s just my personality, I want to be number one. I’m very competitive, but as I get older I realise what is really important. Success to me is feeling pride and being happy about my music, which I do more and more through becoming more involved in it. ”Certainly, success has many faces, but it seems that Zara Larsson has found her own path to a very personal sense of what success means. and guided by love, success is always near.

zaralarssonofficial.com; @zaralarsson

Team credits:
Words by Filip Lindström
Photography by John Scarisbrick
Styling by Fernando Torres
Make-Up by Elvira Brandt
Hair by Catherine Lethonen
Fashion assistant: Katija Hirsch

Fashion credits:
#1 Jacket by Acne Studios, Earrings stylist’s own
#2 Zara Larsson wears Blouse by Saint Laurent @ Nordiska Kompaniet, Vintage Leather Vest
by Katharine Hamnett London, Shorts by Ganni, Shoes by Balenciaga @ Natalie Schuterman
#3 Zara Larsson wears Bodysuit by Calvin Klein, Sweater by Jacquemus @ Natalie Schuterman, Shoes by Christian Dior @ Natalie Schuterman
#4 Coat and Vest by Burberry @ Nordiska Kompaniet, Turtleneck by Weekday, Tights by Swedish Stockings, Earrings stylist’s own, Shoes by Malene Birger
#5 Zara Larsson wears Jacket and Pants by Matilda Åberg, Shoes by Acne Studios
#6 Top and Pants by Jade Cropper, Earrings by Jade Cropper @ The Forumist Shop,
Gloves by Humana

Team Credits:
Photography by Yuji Watanabe
Styling by Victoire Seveno at Kaptive Agency
Hair by Heitai
Makeup by Akari Sugino
Model: Maeva Marshall at Oui Management
Photo Assistant: Edward Rivera
Stylist Assistant: Eloise Roncone

Fashion Credits:
1# Skirt and Shoes by Alexandre Vauthier
2# Necklace by Tant D’avenir
3# Corset top by Christian Dior, Trousers by Veronique Leroy, Shoes by Litkovskaya and Necklace by Tant D’avenir
4# Dress by Carolina Herrera, Shorts by Andrea Crews and Shoes by Maison Ernest
5# Dress by Dice Kayek, Shoes by Alexandre Vauthier and Earring by Acne Studios
6# Dress by Zimmermann, Node by Maison Kimhekim and Necklace by Christian Dior
7# Long shirt by Mazarine, Skirt by Dawei, Shoes by Tibi and Hat by Victoria/Tomas
8# Shirt and Belt by Veronique Leroy, Pants by Koché and Shoes by Nodaleto
9# Dress by Alexandre Vauthier
10# Dress and Gloves by Koché

Team credits:

Photography by Clementine Passet
Styling by Jeremie Girard
Hair & Make up by Sasha Girardeau
Model: Lia (Premium)

Fashion credits: 

#1 Turtleneck, Tights and Jewelry by Christian Dior, Jacket by Ellery 
#2 Coat, Jacket and Pants by Sonia Rykiel, Shirt by Carven, Jewelry by Christian Dior , Bag by Jérôme Dreyfuss
#3 Top by Sonia Rykiel, Robe by Altuzarra, Hat, Earrings and Sandals by Saint Laurent by Anthony Vacarello 
#4 Jackets, Pants and Bag by Givenchy by Claire Waight Keller 
#5 Blazer and Trousers by Loewe, Top by Ellery, Shoes by Christian Dior 
#6 Blazer and Trousers by Loewe, Top by Ellery, Shoes and Necklace by Christian Dior 
#7 Jacket by Christian Dior, Top by Dries van Noten
#8 Jacket by Ellery, Turtleneck by Christian Dior 
#9 Jacket, Jewellery and Beret by Christian Dior, Robe by Dondup, Pants by Ellery, Shoes by Burberry 
#10 Jacket by Ellery, Turtleneck, Tights, Shoes and Jewellery by Christian Dior 
#11 and #12 Top by Sonia Rykiel, Dress by Altuzarra, Hat, Earrings and Heel Sandals by Saint Laurent by Anthony Vacarello 
#13 Jacket, Bra, Leather and Lace Trousers and Heel Sandals by Saint Laurent by Anthony Vacarello 
#14 Jackets, Trousers and Bag by Givenchy by Claire Waight Keller 
#15 Jacket by Ellery, Turtleneck and Earring by Christian Dior 
#16 Coat, Jacket and Trousers by Sonia Rykiel, Shirt by Carven, Earring and Necklace by Christian Dior 
#17 Hat, Snake Earring with Pearl and Top by Saint Laurent by Anthony Vacarello