Hedi Slimane

As Hedi Slimane purist wait with bated breath for his return to fashion, the creative genius has been busy with the art world. On May 17, 2008, MUSAC in Leon,Spain, presented an exhibition that Hedi Slimane produced for the Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Castilla y León. Through a publication and an installation created expressly for this occasion, Slimane continues his personal exploration of youth aesthetics in relation to music as a factor of construction and transformation of identity. Here are some beautiful views of the installation at the MUSAC in Leon,Spain I am continuingly amazed by Hedi's visual genius ......

HEDI SLIMANE ROCK DIARY is a beautifully designed three volume boxed set featuring new photographic work by Hedi Slimane, the iconic fashion designer who, during tenures at Yves Saint Laurent and Christian Dior, has infused men's fashion with an androgynous, rock n' roll swerve. The first volume is an album of Slimane's photographs of the Lollapalooza-esque three-day Festival Internacional de Benicássim on the East coast of Spain, the second is devoted to images of the new British and American rock scenes and the third contains essays on Slimane's work by art critic Vince Aletti and music critic Jon Savage. In a 2003 conversation with Interview's Ingrid Sischy, Slimane discussed his beginnings as a photographer: "I started taking pictures before I even began in fashion. I didn't start with clothes until I was 16, but I had my first camera when I was 11. I've always taken pictures, almost like some people take notes or write down their thoughts." As this collection reveals, Slimane's photographs of the international music scene are as fresh and intrinsic as his paradigm-shifting work in fashion.

Text by Vince Aletti, Jon Savage.

PUBLISHED BY: JRP|RINGier
FORMAT: Slipcased, 3 volumes, 8.75 x 10.25 in. / 224 pgs / 200 duotone.
PUBLICATION DATE: 06/15/2008

Hedi Slimane's new Rock Diary featuring new photographic work will launch in June 2008 in Europe.

Hedi Slimane is not designing a range for Diesel.

Diesel may be preparing to launch a Red Collection to be designed by Hedi Slimane, WWD reports. WWD writes that a collaboration with Slimane would fit in with the recent Diesel Black Gold collection aimed at a sophisticated customer.