Holiday Magazine

Descending from the heights of Nepal, Holiday magazine celebrates the tenth anniversary of its rebirth by heading west for a unique issue on the ultimate city: New York. The journey is guest-edited by Camilla Nickerson, who takes us on a tour of her adopted home through the eyes of those she admires. Hilton Als writes about Diane Arbus in Manhattan, Ottessa Moshfegh revisits the characters in her novel My Year of Rest and Relaxation, Joan Didion leaves New York once again in a posthumous reprint of her quintessential essay Goodbye to All That, Marc Jacobs opens up to Tommy Dorfman, and Andrea Whittle describes a day in Francesco and Alba Clemente’s family home and recounts their New York saga. And those are just a few of the highlights.

As for the photographers, Zoë Ghertner, collaborating with Camilla Nickerson, displays her gift for using light and expressing sensuality; Mark Borthwick documents Susan Cianciolo’s latest work in his inimitable way; and Joel Meyerowitz lets us explore his works on New York, some of which have never been published. Jack Day, Max Farago, Olivier Kervern, Liv Liberg, Dougal MacArthur, Mario Sorrenti, Gray Sorrenti, Guido Palau, Nigel Shafran, Senta Simond, Stanislas Motz-Neidhart and Robin Galiegue also offer us their visions of New York as a haven for unheard voices. Welcome to the world’s shore.

Kathmandu is not just a place. It is also a word that encapsulates a legend and an era. Holiday magazine has followed up on its Paris issue by delving into this iconic destination. Sharif Gemie recounts the travels of the hippie-trail idealists, Samrat Upadhyay describes their arrival from a Nepali perspective, the novelist François-Henri Désérable shares his witty impressions after a unusual trip to the country’s heights, Valérie Steele deciphers the aesthetic influence of the region on Western fashion, Willy Van Rooy recalls a trip she took there in 1964, Ed Douglas asks several Sherpas for their view of the history of Himalayan mountaineering, Chanira Bajracharya talks about her life as a living goddess, and Sonia Awale gives us a few tips on the best treks to take to reach Kathmandu on foot. In other words, it is the destination to which all the pieces in this issue lead.

The photographers Olivier Kervern, Derek Henderson, Pamela Dimitrov and Deo Suveera plunge into the immemorial bustle and colors of Kathmandu and bring back their visions, while Mikael Jansson captures the surreal grace of both the valley and the model Rianne Van Rompaey. Their images are augmented by the work of local artist Sagar Chhetri and the Nepali reveries from afar of Ana Roque, Felipe Romero Beltrán, Dougal MacArthur, Milena Villalón and Alessandro Furchino Capria.

Welcome to The Land of Truth.

Cover 1 out of 8

Shot by Robin Galiegue | Styling: Virginie Benarroch | Hair: Pawel Solis | Makeup: Angélik Iffennecker | Production: Farago Projects | Post-Production: INK 

Guillaume Diop wears total look by Bottega Veneta 

Cover 2 out of 8 

hot by Olivier Kervern

Arènes de Lutèce

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Shot by Robin Galiegue | Styling: Emmanuelle Alt | Hair: Yoko Setoyama | Makeup: Hannah Murray | Production: Farago Projects | Post-Production: INK

Rianne Van Rompaey wears total look by Yves Saint Laurent

Cover 4 out of 8

Shot by Robin Galiegue | Styling: Marie-Amélie Sauvé | Hair: Damien Boissinot | Makeup: Hiromi Ueda | Manicure: Elsa Deslandes | Production: Farago Projects | Post-Production: Grain 

Julia Nobis wears hat custom-made by stylist, T-shirt by Loewe 

Cover 5 out of 8

Shot by Robin Galiegue | Styling: Virginie Benarroch | Casting by Helena Balladino and Alejandra Perez at DMCasting | Production: Farago Projects | Post-Production: INK

Lieve Siemons wears bra by Gucci, jeans by APC

Cover 6 out of 8

Shot by Robin Galiegue | Styling: Virginie Benarroch | Production: Farago Projects | Post-Production: INK

Tahar Rahim wears total look by Louis Vuitton

Cover 7 out of 8

Shot by Deo Suveera and Pamela Dimitrov | Styling: Malina Joseph Gilchrist | Hair: Ramona Eschbach | Makeup: Marie Duhart | Prop Styling: Rafael Medeiros | Casting director: Julia Lange | Production: Nutshell & Co

Fei Fei Sun wears jacket by Chanel

Cover 8 out of 8

Shot by Olivier Kervern | Styling: Bérenger Pelc | Hair: Yuji Okuda | Makeup: Anthony Preel | Set Design: Rafael Medeiros | Production: Kartel Production

Liya Kebede wears total look by Yves Saint Laurent

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The Istanbul Issue

Holiday Magazine 391

The Istanbul Issue

Holiday Magazine 391

The Istanbul Issue

Holiday Magazine 391

The Istanbul Issue

Holiday Magazine 391

The Istanbul Issue

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The Detroit Issue

Detroit is no longer the capital of the car industry but a city that embodies the revival of urban farming. Even so, its nickname—Motor City—remains an apt description of its present-day reality as a vibrant city thrumming with idiosyncratic tales and legendary songs, as described in this issue by Arthur Dreyfus’s sprawling travelogue, Rebekah Farrugia’s saga of Detroit’s women MCs, Sylvain Di Cristo’s account of Motown’s milestones and a rare interview with local house-music legend Moodymann. 

Photographers Chris Rhodes, Adam Peter, Jonathan Frantini and Olivier Kervern wandered through the streets questioning enduring perceptions of the city to fashion unique new images. Gabriel Moses takes us on a one-of-a-kind journey into the neighborhoods of Southwest Detroit, while Sam Rock and Emmanuelle Alt offer a double tribute to David Cronenberg and the mechanical heritage of an ever-changing city whose song is not about to fade away. 

Cover by Jonathan Frantini

Model : Loli Bahia

Holiday Magazine 390

The Detroit Issue

Detroit is no longer the capital of the car industry but a city that embodies the revival of urban farming. Even so, its nickname—Motor City—remains an apt description of its present-day reality as a vibrant city thrumming with idiosyncratic tales and legendary songs, as described in this issue by Arthur Dreyfus’s sprawling travelogue, Rebekah Farrugia’s saga of Detroit’s women MCs, Sylvain Di Cristo’s account of Motown’s milestones and a rare interview with local house-music legend Moodymann. 

Photographers Chris Rhodes, Adam Peter, Jonathan Frantini and Olivier Kervern wandered through the streets questioning enduring perceptions of the city to fashion unique new images. Gabriel Moses takes us on a one-of-a-kind journey into the neighborhoods of Southwest Detroit, while Sam Rock and Emmanuelle Alt offer a double tribute to David Cronenberg and the mechanical heritage of an ever-changing city whose song is not about to fade away. 

Cover shot by Jonathan Frantini.

Holiday Magazine 390

The Detroit Issue

Detroit is no longer the capital of the car industry but a city that embodies the revival of urban farming. Even so, its nickname—Motor City—remains an apt description of its present-day reality as a vibrant city thrumming with idiosyncratic tales and legendary songs, as described in this issue by Arthur Dreyfus’s sprawling travelogue, Rebekah Farrugia’s saga of Detroit’s women MCs, Sylvain Di Cristo’s account of Motown’s milestones and a rare interview with local house-music legend Moodymann. 

Photographers Chris Rhodes, Adam Peter, Jonathan Frantini and Olivier Kervern wandered through the streets questioning enduring perceptions of the city to fashion unique new images. Gabriel Moses takes us on a one-of-a-kind journey into the neighborhoods of Southwest Detroit, while Sam Rock and Emmanuelle Alt offer a double tribute to David Cronenberg and the mechanical heritage of an ever-changing city whose song is not about to fade away. 

A house in Detroit by Jeremy Everett.

The Cuba Issue

At first glance, Cuba is an island like any other, an expanse of land surrounded by water, but it is actually a place like no other, with its unique history, people, beauty and scars. Since its mysteries and truths can only be grasped from the inside, the Cuban writers Leonardo Padura, Wendy Guerra and Karla Suárez have made their voices heard in this issue of Holiday, while the reporter Ed Augustin set out to encounter the Cuban people. Among the other articles are the story of the Buena Vista Social Club as told by an insider and an ode to Agnès Varda's documentary Salut Les Cubains.

The photographers Adam Peter Johnson, Olivier Kervern, Alexandre Guirkinger, Jean Marie Del Moral and Philip-Daniel Ducasse offer their singular views of the island and its people. Sam Youkilis embedded himself in the islanders' everyday lives to craft the videos that accompany this issue, while Emmanuelle Alt and Thue Nørgaard joined forces to offer us a tribute to Cuban women and their ardent desire for freedom. 

The Cuba Issue

At first glance, Cuba is an island like any other, an expanse of land surrounded by water, but it is actually a place like no other, with its unique history, people, beauty and scars. Since its mysteries and truths can only be grasped from the inside, the Cuban writers Leonardo Padura, Wendy Guerra and Karla Suárez have made their voices heard in this issue of Holiday, while the reporter Ed Augustin set out to encounter the Cuban people. Among the other articles are the story of the Buena Vista Social Club as told by an insider and an ode to Agnès Varda's documentary Salut Les Cubains.

The photographers Adam Peter Johnson, Olivier Kervern, Alexandre Guirkinger, Jean Marie Del Moral and Philip-Daniel Ducasse offer their singular views of the island and its people. Sam Youkilis embedded himself in the islanders' everyday lives to craft the videos that accompany this issue, while Emmanuelle Alt and Thue Nørgaard joined forces to offer us a tribute to Cuban women and their ardent desire for freedom. 

The Cuba Issue

At first glance, Cuba is an island like any other, an expanse of land surrounded by water, but it is actually a place like no other, with its unique history, people, beauty and scars. Since its mysteries and truths can only be grasped from the inside, the Cuban writers Leonardo Padura, Wendy Guerra and Karla Suárez have made their voices heard in this issue of Holiday, while the reporter Ed Augustin set out to encounter the Cuban people. Among the other articles are the story of the Buena Vista Social Club as told by an insider and an ode to Agnès Varda's documentary Salut Les Cubains.

The photographers Adam Peter Johnson, Olivier Kervern, Alexandre Guirkinger, Jean Marie Del Moral and Philip-Daniel Ducasse offer their singular views of the island and its people. Sam Youkilis embedded himself in the islanders' everyday lives to craft the videos that accompany this issue, while Emmanuelle Alt and Thue Nørgaard joined forces to offer us a tribute to Cuban women and their ardent desire for freedom. 

Photographs: Olivier Kervern
Styling: Géraldine Saglio
Hair : Laurent Philippon
Makeup : Tom Pécheux
Model: Natalia Vodianova

COUVERTURE 5/5 - PHOTOGRAPHIE PAR JAMIE HAWKESWORTH

COUVERTURE 4/5 - PHOTOGRAPHIE PAR ROMAIN LAPRADE

COUVERTURE 3/5 - PHOTOGRAPHIE PAR HILL & AUBREY

COUVERTURE 2/5 - PHOTOGRAPHIE PAR MARIO SORRENTI

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After a journey to Denmark, Holiday Magazine heads to Israel-or, more specifically, Jerusalem. We sent the photographers Alasdair McLellan, Hill & Aubrey and Tom Johnson off to wander the millenary alleys of the thrice-holy city. Their perspectives are supplemented by images viewed through the lens of Josh Olins, Olivier Kervern, Mark Peckmezian, Philippe Lacombe-and Matthieu Salvaing, who captures the European-Ottoman allure of the American Colony hotel.

On the writing front, Thomas Chatterton Williams pens his first impressions of a city that is a world unto itself; Anthony Van Den Bossche tells the strange story of the immovable ladder at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre; Arthur Dreyfus investigates the mysteries of Jerusalem syndrome, and François Blet discusses history and food with the eminent historian Vincent Lemire and the chef Eyal Shani respectively. And Pamela Fiori, a contributor to the original Holiday back in the 1960s, details her memories of the golden age of a magazine that has retained its free and hedonistic ethos.

After a foray into California, Holiday Magazine heads north to Denmark. Mario Testino explores the enigmatic appeal of Scandinavian beauty; Inez and Vinoodh photograph a pastoral reverie and Olivier Kervern a handful of local high spots, while Edie Campbell faces Daragh Soden's lens on the most Danish island of them all. Also on these pages: images by Gregory Harris, Collier Schorr, Lachlan Bailey, Philippe Lacombe and Suffo Moncloa.

On the writing front, novelist Tanguy Viel pens his impressions of a trip to Copenhagen and Elsinore; Philippe Azoury reminisces about the birth of Dogme 95; François Blet talks TV and cooking with Adam Price, the writer of Borgen; Alice Cavanagh and Jéromine Savignon resuscitate Karen Blixen and Gunnar Larsen, Paul-Henry Bizon describes the beauty of the Louisiana museum, and Nicolas Zeisler tells the story of Lego. Last but not least, Arthur Dreyfus gets into conversation with Anna Karina, the patron saint of a Holiday so infused with hygge that it gives a whole new meaning to hedonism.

After Korea, Holiday ventures across the Pacific Ocean to California to discover what truths lay under the glare of its mythical aura. Bruce Weber trains his lens on the cowboy culture of the West; “Vie Privee" showcases photos of Kelly Rohrbach by Inez & Vinoodh; Matthieu Salvaing captures the classical architecture of the Getty Villa; and Clare Richardson styles a shoot by Lachlan Bailey. Photographs by Roe Ethridge, Olivier Kervern, Greg Harris, and Suffo Moncloa are also featured. Joan Didion's “Notes from a Native Daughter" returns to the pages of Holiday as relevant today as it was when it was first published over fifty years ago. Legendary film producer Art Linson fondly remembers growing up at the Knickerbocker Hotel in Hollywood; Christopher Simon Sykes illuminates David Hockney's early days in LA; Charlotte Cotton speaks to photographer Bruce Davidson; model Edie Campbell imagines a sinister and haunting Los Angeles; and Marie Eugene journeys to the Salton Sea. Culinary icon Alice Waters converses with Daniel de La Falaise; writer Cody Delistraty seeks New Age enlightenment on the cliffs of Big Sur; François Blet gets lost in San Francisco's alleys; and a secret beach town is the setting for a piece of new fiction by guest-editor Molly de La Falaise. 

Après l'Argentine, Holiday a choisi de dévouer ses pages aux merveilles de la Corée du Sud. Alors que les photographes Nigel Shafra, Jamie Hawkesworth, Karim Sadli, Annemarieke Van Drimmelen, Robi Rodriguez, Joseph Szabou et Hyungsik Kim portent leurs précieux regards sur le Pays du matin Calme, le réalisateur Park Chan-Wook parle cinéma, le poète Lee San-Ha creuse la longue histoire des temples bouddhistes, et l'écrivain Arthur Dreyfus raconte son voyage à travers un pays imprégné d'étrangeté. Tout cela sous l'oeil avisé d'Isabelle Huppert, qui confie à l'auteur François-Henri Désérable l'introduction d'un numéro à la fois fasciné et fascinant.

Après la France, c’est à l’Argentine qu’Holiday magazine a choisi de consacrer ses pages. Tandis que Karim Sadli, Inez & Vinoodh, Jamie Hawkesworth et Jack Davison offrent quelques variations plastiques sur le thème austral, Derek Henderson retrace le voyage patagonien de l’écrivain Bruce Chatwin dans les années 70, et Bruce Weber assemble une déclaration d’amour photographique au pays de Borges. Un mythe par ailleurs raconté par Nelly Kapriélian et sa veuve Maria Kodama quelques pages plus loin. A leurs côtés, l’écrivain David Fauquemberg part à cheval sur les traces de la légende du folk argentin Atahualpa Yupanqui, François Simon s’attable dans les plus beaux restaurants du pays et rencontre le chef Francis Mallman, Michael Rips prédit sa future disparition à Recoleta, Bertrand Burgalat rapporte ses impressions de Buenos Aires, quand Philippe Tretiack s’étend sur son architecture, et Arthur Dreyfus rencontre Michel Hazanavicius, le temps d’un entretien au long cours.

Après le Japon, Holiday se penche sur un sujet plus proche de chez lui, en consacrant ses pages à la France et son aristocratie. Alors que Karim Sadli et Annemarieke Van Drimmelen capturent l'esprit de la vie de château et de la Côte d'Azur, Olivier Kervern -dont le cliché du Château de Josselin apparaît sur la couverture- plonge dans un monde intemporel, à la poursuite de la noblesse, dans ses recoins les plus mythiques et éloignés.

A côté d'eux, Jéromine Savignon examine la société élégante de Louise de Vilmorin, Natasha Fraser-Cavassoni nous parle du Dandy proustien Boni de Castellane et l’écrivain américain David Dodge, dans un texte publié dans Holiday il y a 60 ans, partage le fruit de ses pérégrinations françaises des années 50.

Nelly Kaprielian, quant à elle, propose une rare et précieuse entrevue avec le mystérieux Jean-Jacques Schuhl, Arthur Dreyfus parle famille et cuisine avec Daniel de la Falaise, François Simon nous parle de ses tableaux préférés et le photographe Friederike von Rauch Berliner pose son œil sur l'immortelle beauté de l'abbaye de Silvacane.

Numéro spécial Japon

THE NEW TRADITIONS by Josh Olins / A JAPANESE PEREGRINATION by Éric Reinhardt / THE LAST DAYS OF MISHIMA by Donald Keene / 
THE MYSTERIOUS COUNTESS SETSUKO KLOSSOWSKA DE ROLA / MISTER KENZO … by Jéromine Savignon / SERGE LUTENS LOVES KABUKI 
by Inez and Vinoodh / JEAN-PAUL GOUDE CONFIDENTIAL by Arthur Dreyfus