Hedi Slimane

And how like his father is the boy. Powerful genes those. Jethro Cave PH: Hedi Slimane

See Hedi Slimane's close-up view of Yves Saint Laurent's lost world

The Chance Is Higher by Dashwood designed by the Swiss team Gavillet and Rust.

King photographed by Hedi Slimane for Dazed and Confused Jan 2008

All the young fashion photographers I know are bidding to be in Dazed and Confused, a turn of event I find to be fascinating. Over the past two years a powerful creative team has gelled at the magazine ring-led by the formidable Nichola Formichetti. I love a current project the magazine is currently spinning, to have its readers (well the ones who are under 18 and living in the UK) create their own Dazed cover using images shot by Hedi Slimane.

Dazed and Confused Japan No 72 is a special Hedi Slimane issue

Image from hedislimane.com/diary PH: Hedi Slimane

The latest on TI's shelf

Just bought this and the cast of characters convened here constitute a kind of TI pantheon of...We live...

Butt 24: Featuring Jake Shears from New York, Rosa von Praunheim from Berlin, Will Munro from Toronto

In the autumn issue of Butt magazine Jake Shears hangs out with Hedi Slimane. It cannot get any more "2008" than that!

Hedi Slimane : Cover Star: LES INROCKUPTIBLES:

Was it Karl Lagerfeld who said, "These days you don't have to be a rock star to be a rock star" ? Until the day the first Hedi Slimane store sees the light of day, a very good job has been done in keep the brand fires burning.

Dior Homme SS 09 Image courtesy of frillr.com

TI received this email from a reader this morning concerning the last Dior Homme show. I loved the honesty of the viewpoint and I'd like to invite more readers to share their perspective here. This is what TI member RB had to say: