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Garden
The leafy east London
enclave of De Beauvoir
town is best known for
its gentrified desirability:
think pricey delis,
pushchairs and large
garden squares. But
PADDY WHITAKER
and KEIR MALEM, the
leather maestros whose
work spans film, art and
fashion, have been there
for decades, long before
it was colonised by
yummy mummies.
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Corset WHITAKER & MALEM , earring
KATE ZELENTSOVA . Opposite: jacket and
trousers WALES BONNER , shirt SIMONE
ROCHA , shoes JORDAN DALAH .
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shirt MARTINE ROSE , tie
RIBEYRON , trousers DIMITRI
ARVANITIS , shoes CHARLES
JEFFREY LOVERBOY .
Opposite: vest CRAIG GREEN .
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Dress KATE ZELENTSOVA ,
trousers OVELIA TRANSTOTO ,
shoes CHOPOVA LOWENA ,
body suit WHITAKER MALEM
for Allen Jones.
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Top Y/PROJECT , trousers LOEWE , shoes CHARLES JEFFREY LOVERBOY .
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The roof garden is
probably the most striking
feature of the entire
home — like a Marie
Antoinette-style pyramid
of coupé champagne
glasses, the water filters
down from tier to tier,
nourishing the selection of
over 800 plants that they
painstakingly hand-planted.
shot by Pierre et Gilles. How did they
come to work with some of the biggest
names in fashion?
Above — Left: shirt LOUIS VUITTON , right: shirt MARTINE ROSE . Opposite: top JW ANDERSON ,
skirt KATE ZELENTSOVA , socks SIMONE ROCHA , boots VIVIENNE WESTWOOD .
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Top JORDAN DALAH , trousers ANDREAS KRONTHALER FOR VIVIENNE WESTWOOD
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Vest MAISON MARGIELA , trousers Y/PROJECT .
Opposite: bodice WHITAKER MALEM , tights
CHOPOVA LOWENA , shoes ASAI .
are still a few kicking around — they when everybody’s naked, we’re all the Letting it all hang out might be a
used Halle Berry’s body from Die same.’ And I would reply, ‘what’s so key part of the Whitaker Malem
Another Day for the Amazon warriors in interesting though Dad is that they’re philosophy, as their willingness to be
Wonder Woman, they mention. not. Don’t talk shit!’ We love bodies photographed in the nude makes
in all shapes, sizes and forms, male or clear. What this sexed-up veneer
“We had a brush with the first female.” hides, however, is the fact that at
Wolverine movie, and we got sent a their core, they are rigorously trained
torso of Hugh Jackman,” remembers How do they feel their understanding and immensely skilled craftspeople.
Keir. “We’re going back fifteen years of the human body has developed An upcoming exhibition at The
here — he looked fucking awesome. from when they first began? “We’ve Gallery Liverpool, opening on the
His body was so hot, unbelievable,” been so privileged — we’ve sculpted 17th November for a limited run, is
Paddy adds. Keir continues: “There’s pieces for some of the most beautiful titled ‘Pop Artisans’, and this artisanal
nothing more interesting to me than bodies on the planet, from Doutzen philosophy extends to everything
the human body.” It’s at this point that Kroes to Naomi Campbell to Kate within their small, back-yard domain.
the common denominator within all of Moss. I love the fact that beauty is From the architect’s attention to
their work is made clear: an unceasing not about perfection, of course,” detail, to the innovative technology
fascination with figuration, with the says Paddy. “It’s always interesting to of the roof garden, to the impeccable
form and function of human anatomy. get English people having more of hand-crafted outfits they produce,
a dialogue about sex and sexuality, their world has a front of louche
Do they have any idea where this and even beauty. Because we’re not sensuality, belied by the sheer
interest comes from? Paddy hesitates. that good at being upfront about it. I technical ability it takes to create these
“My parents were naturists, and we think you get to a point where you’re outfits and objects. Their style might
all used to go on holidays together like, fuck it, let it all hang out actually. be pop, but at their core, they are
and go to nude beaches. My Dad If people like it they do, and if they artisans in the truest sense of
would say to me, ‘it’s so nice, because don’t, they don’t.” the word.s
Photographer DEXTER LANDER, photo assistant WILBERT LATI, stylist GARY DAVID MOORE, hair by TEIJI UTSUMI (Bryant Artists), make up artist DANIEL
SALLSTROM (using MAC cosmetics), make up assistant ANA FRY, models JOSH and MAIA, casting AAMO.
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