''i-D'' is a British bimonthly magazine published by
Vice Media
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, dedicated to
fashion
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,
music
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,
art
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and
youth culture Youth culture refers to the societal norms of children, adolescents, and young adults. Specifically, it comprises the processes and symbolic systems that are shared by the youth and are distinct from those of adults in the community.
An emphasi ...
. ''i-D'' was founded by designer and former ''
Vogue'' art director
Terry Jones
Terence Graham Parry Jones (1 February 1942 – 21 January 2020) was a Welsh comedian, director, historian, actor, writer and member of the Monty Python comedy team.
After graduating from Oxford University with a degree in English, Jones and ...
in 1980.
The first issue was published in the form of a hand-stapled
fanzine with text produced on a typewriter.
Over the years the magazine evolved into a mature glossy but it has kept street style and youth culture central.
''i-D'' has also held exhibitions worldwide and published several books.
Details
The magazine is known for its innovative
photography
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and
typography
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and as a training ground for fresh talent.
Photographers
Wolfgang Tillmans,
Mario Testino
Mario Eduardo Testino Silva OBE HonFRPS (born 30 October 1954) is a Peruvian fashion and portrait photographer.
His work has featured internationally in magazines such as ''Vogue, V Magazine,'' ''Vanity Fair'' and '' GQ.'' He has also crea ...
,
Terry Richardson,
Craig McDean,
Nick Knight and
Juergen Teller
Juergen Teller (born 28 January 1964) is a German fine-art and fashion photographer. He was awarded the Citibank Prize for Photography in 2003 and received the Special Presentation International Center of Photography Infinity Award in 2018.
Maj ...
started their careers at ''i-D'', as did
Dylan Jones and
Caryn Franklin. Other photographers that have contributed to ''i-D'' include
Ellen von Unwerth,
Robert Fairer and Kayt Jones.
People who have appeared in ''i-D'' include
Madonna,
Grace Jones,
Naomi Campbell
Naomi Elaine Campbell (born 22 May 1970) is an English model, actress, singer, and businesswoman. She began her career at the age of 15, and established herself amongst the most recognisable and in-demand models of the past four decades. Cam ...
,
Sade,
John Galliano
John Charles Galliano (born 28 November 1960) is a British fashion designer from Gibraltar. He was the creative director of his eponymous label John Galliano and French fashion houses Givenchy and Dior. Since 2014, Galliano has been the crea ...
,
Alexander McQueen
Lee Alexander McQueen CBE (17 March 1969 – 11 February 2010) was a British fashion designer and couturier. He founded his own Alexander McQueen label in 1992, and was chief designer at Givenchy from 1996 to 2001. His achievements in fashio ...
,
Kanye West
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Born in Atlanta and raised in Chicago, West gained recognition as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records in the ea ...
,
Helmut Lang,
Franz Ferdinand
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Fr ...
,
Chloë Sevigny,
Raf Simons
Raf Jan Simons (; born 12 January 1968) is a Belgian fashion designer.
Beginning in furniture design, Simons launched his own menswear label in 1995. He was creative director at Jil Sander (2005–2012), Christian Dior (2012–2015), and Calvin K ...
,
Jun Takahashi,
Veronique Branquinho,
Lily Cole,
Giles Deacon
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,
Dizzee Rascal
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D ...
,
Scarlett Johansson
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,
Rick Owens
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Early life and education
Richard Saturnino ...
,
Selena Gomez
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, and
Rihanna.
The wink and smile on each front cover—a graphic representation of the magazine's logo—are integral to the i-D identity.
In November 2021, Max Clark, the magazine's fashion editor, was suspended after more than a dozen women accused him of sending sexually inappropriate messages. Clark denies the allegations.
The Straight Up
The Straight-Up is a
documentary style of
photography
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pioneered by
Terry Jones
Terence Graham Parry Jones (1 February 1942 – 21 January 2020) was a Welsh comedian, director, historian, actor, writer and member of the Monty Python comedy team.
After graduating from Oxford University with a degree in English, Jones and ...
, founder and editor-in-chief of ''i-D'' magazine, in 1977. Taking its name from a
West Country
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expression meaning 'tell it like it is', a ''Straight-Up'' typically captures a head-to-toe portrait of someone street cast with great personal style, often accompanied by a short question-and-answer defining their life, likes and dislikes.
In 1977, inspired by
August Sander's
social documentary portraits and
Irving Penn's ''Small Trade'' series, Jones commissioned British photographer
Steve Johnston to photograph London
punks head-to-toe against a plain white wall on the
Kings Road. Jones intended the pictures to run as a cultural piece in
British Vogue
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, where he then worked as art director.
The photographs however were considered too revolutionary, so Jones ran the images in a book he was art directing called ''Not Another Punk Book'', published by
Aurum Press. These Straight-Ups went on to form the basis of i-D, a hand-stapled
fanzine founded by Jones in 1980. As i-D grew from a fanzine into a fashion magazine, the Straight-Up style of photography continued, culminating in an entire issue of the magazine dedicated to the photographic style in August 2003 (''The Straight-Up Issue'', No. 234). Today ''Straight-Ups'' continue to be featured in ''i-D''.
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Editors
The editors of ''i-D'' have been:
* Terry Jones (1980–Present)
*
Dylan Jones (1986–1988)
*
Caryn Franklin (1986–1988)
* Alix Sharkey (1988–1989)
* John Godfrey (1988–1990)
* Matthew Collin (1991–1994)
* Avril Mair (1994–2005)
* Glenn Waldron (2005–2006)
* Ben Reardon (2006–2010)
* Holly Shackleton (2010–2019)
* Alastair McKimm (2019–present)
Publications
*''A Decade of i-Deas, the Encyclopaedia of the '80s. Compiled and Produced by i-D Magazine''. Edited by John Godfrey. London:
Penguin, 1990. .
*''Family Future Positive''. Terry and Tricia Jones, and Avril Mair. London: i-D, 1998. .
*''SMILE i-D. Fashion and Style. 20 years of i-D magazine''. Terry Jones. London: i-D / Cologne:
Taschen, 2000. .
*''Fashion Now. i-D selects the world's 150 most important designers''. Terry Jones and Avril Mair. Cologne: Taschen, 2003. .
*''Fashion Now 2. i-D selects the world's 160 most important designers''. Terry Jones and Susie Rushton. Cologne: Taschen, 2005. .
*''Safe+Sound''. Terry and Tricia Jones. London: i-D, 2007. .
Exhibitions
*''Smile i-D.'' Initially launched in 2001 for ''i-D''s 20th birthday, Smile i-D highlighted the spirit of the magazine. Since then, the show toured internationally, growing with each destination to include new material.
Wapping Hydraulic Power Station, London, April 2001;
Armani flagship store, Milan, June 2001;
Espace Cardin
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* Espace musique, a Canadian radio service
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, Paris, October 2001; Art Directors Club, New York, November 2001; El Dorrego, Buenos Aires, October/November 2003; Laboratorio Arte Alameda, Mexico City, February 2004;
Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Santiago, Chile, April 2004; Corp Banca, Caracas, July 2004; "+7.095.Art" gallery, Moscow, April 2007.
*''i-Dentity.'' The exhibition focused on
identity, using still images, film, sound and smell.
Fashion and Textile Museum
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, London, October 2005 (For ''i-D's'' 25th anniversary)
then toured to New York, February 2006; Hong Kong, April 2006; Tokyo, April 2006; Beijing, May 2006.
*''Safe+Sound.''
London College of Fashion, London, February 2007;
CP Company, Milan, April 2007.
See also
*
List of people on the cover of ''i-D'' magazine
References
Further reading
* Taylor, Steve &
Brody, Neville. ''100 Years of Magazine Covers''. London:
Black Dog Publishing, 2006. .
External links
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