Founded by prodigious photographer Rankin and writer and cultural enthusiast Jefferson Hack, and taking its name (and freewheeling spirit) from the classic Led Zeppelin song, Dazed & Confused started life as a limited-run fold-out poster in 1992. Early cover stars profiled by Hack included Bjork, Harmony Korine and David Bowie, who all contributed to the magazine over the years. Also on the cover in the early days were PJ Harvey, Damien Hirst, Richard Ashcroft, Chloe Sevigny, Pulp's Jarvis Cocker, Robert Carlyle, Kate Moss and Milla Jovovich. It was during this time that Dazed cemented its growing international reputation for daring to extend its editorial remit beyond fashion, music and film not just to include art and literature, but to tackle local and international social and political themes.
GBP 4.00 — Released 16 February 2012
For its March issue, Dazed & Confused presents the freshest of the spring collections, with four separate covers featuring the most exciting new faces of the season: Erjona Ala shot by Roe Ethridge, Lara Mullen shot by Ben Toms, Kati Nescher shot by Dan Jackson, and Frida Aasen shot by Sean & Seng. In an epic collaboration, over 50 photographers and stylists produce a season-defining body of work across more than 70 pages.
The magazine has also been redesigned to look to the future after last year’s 20th-anniversary celebrations, with a shift in editorial balance towards more in-depth interviews with iconic names alongside an exciting aesthetic upgrade.
In the issue: Walter Van Beirendonck and artist Erwin Wurm discuss their playful collaboration merging fashion and sculpture; tortured Seattle solo artist Perfume Genius on overcoming his past through his music; and Club 57’s pivotal role in New York’s legendary early 80s art scene. Legendary German photographer Thomas Ruff talks to Dazed about his obsession with compression; south London art collective Lucky PDF kick off a three-month in-magazine art residency; David Lynch introduces his sultry new protégé Chrysta Bell; an encounter with the divisive bass cadet Skrillex; plus the most exciting new art, fashion, film and music for 2012.
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