ISSUE #01
LAGOS_TOKYO
DISPATCH
Welcome to the new CITY. A magazine not merely about places, but about the invisible threads that bind people to them: the gestures, the silences, the sparks of creation and longing that inhabit every street corner. We believe the soul of a city lives in its detours: in the rhythm of a shortcut, the shimmer of a glance, the grace of an unforeseen encounter. That’s where stories begin, off the map, on the verge.
Here, we chose to work with local teams, those who speak the language of their own landscape: photographers, stylists, and writers who carry their cities beneath their skin. From the restless breath of Lagos to the suspended quiet of Tokyo, from the golden blur of Paris to the electric pulse of London, CITY is a chorus of rooted voices, each echoing outward. Each story was shaped in situ, with the dust and light of its setting still clinging to it. Mika Schneider, the Franco-Japanese model, captured in Tokyo through the eccentric lens of Hanayo. The complex beauty of Lagos, rendered by the keen eye of Morgan Otagburuagu.
Las Vegas, seen anew through the prose of writer Ahmed Naji. The cities that inhabit Jean-Paul Goude, drawn like constellations from memory and myth.
This is CITY: global by design, intimate by instinct. Pack light. Stay open. And above all, remember: “Don’t believe the accuracy of our instructions. Believe only the caravan’s trace.” (Mahmoud Darwich)*. K.P.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PARIS
Fashion: Aldo Maria Camillo
Music: Jazz
Exhibition: Rick Owens
Love letter from Paris
Travel: Fabulous jetlag
Interview: Jean-Paul Goude
NEW YORK
Art: Galleries
Music: The Dare
MILAN
Is Design Dead?
FLORENCE
Fragrance: In A Bloom
TOKYO
Nightlife
Food
Fashion story
Interview: Satoshi Kondo
LONDON
Palace: Monet & The Savoy
Food: Kale Yeah!
Fashion: Edeline Lee
Postcard: Paul Smith
DELHI
Fashion: Kartik Research
Ritual: Ayurveda, reimagined
Beauty: Memory in the hair
TAHITI
Food: Reimagining Mā’a Tahiti
Ritual: Monoï On Board
LAGOS
Lagos is not a real place
LAS VEGAS
Litterature: The Bird
AND...
Art: Painting the self
Watches: Time for Takeoff

COVERS
LAGOS_TOKYO
Keziah Jones by Morgan Otagburuagu in Lagos.
Photo assistants, David Njoku 
Production, Bola Belo/256 ARTISTS 
Wellfare, Humble Orji
. Logistics, Bolaji Kareem

. A very special thanks to 
Andy Amadi Okoroafor.
TOKYO_LAGOS
Mika Schneider by Hanayo in Tokyo.Styling by Marie Higuchi represented by HOME. Hair & Makeup by Rie (Day 1) &
by Eita Hasegawa (Day 2). Coordination, Ayumi Kawasaki / Kiki inc.
Special thanks to Karu Miyoshi. Location Van, A-Plus.
​​​​​​​Driver, Ryosuke Yuzawa.
 
Head of publication
Germain Chauveau & Karine Porret

Creative director
Germain Chauveau

Editorial director
Karine Porret

Contributors
Philippe Baumann,
Laurence BENAÏM,
Jean-Michel De Alberti,
Charlie De Keersmaecker,
Hanayo,
Marie Higuchi,
Sam KHoury,
Sylvie Lagarde,
Cécile Larrigaldie,
Ryo Maezawa,
Maïa MORGENSZTERN
Saffron MILES,
Kai NAITO,
Ahmed Naji,
Morgan Otagburuagu,
Sir Paul SMITH,
Taina Teriierooiterai,
Patrick Wack.

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