Riz Ahmed

David Byrne is a musician and visual artist. He was born in Dumbarton, Scotland, moving to Canada aged 2, and later Maryland, where he was raised in Baltimore. Byrne studied photography, performance, and video at RISD and the Maryland Institute College of Art, before moving to Ne ...  Show more

Fecal Matter are a fashion design and artist duo made up of Hannah Rose Dalton and Steven Raj. The two met at fashion school in Montreal in 2012, and formed Fecal Matter in 2014. Matières Fécales, the duo’s brand, was founded in 2025, and creates unique garments defined by their ...  Show more

This conversation features Pharrell Williams, the current Creative Director of Menswear at Louis Vuitton, and Marc Jacobs, the former artistic director of Louis Vuitton. Marc Jacobs started at Louis Vuitton in 1997, when the house had never staged a fashion show or produced a run ...  Show more

“I had the blessing of Martin Margiela – and psychologically I felt I was doing the right thing for the House.” This year marks a decade of John Galliano helming the house of Maison Margiela.  It’s also a year where Galliano has enjoyed unprecedented highs, beginning with an Arti ...  Show more

“The right piece of clothing at the right time. It kind of gives you a superpower.” - Linda FargoIn this chapter of Assouline’s Culture Lounge, we’re immersing ourselves in the fashion industry with Senior Vice President of Women’s Fashion and Store Presentation Director at Bergd ...  Show more

Louis Barthélemy is a multidisciplinary artist and designer based between Marrakech and Paris. He went on to work for Dior after studying fashion design at Central Saint Martins, before pivoting away from the fashion world after the public departure of designer John Galliano.  L ...  Show more