Visionaire’s 1996 Fashion Special is among the most rare and sought-after back issues of the iconic fashion magazine. In Issue 18 forty-four artists, photographers, and image-makers give their personal interpretation of clothing selected from the collections of forty-five of the world’s most innovative and influential fashion designers. Highlights of the issue included Nan Goldin’s collaboration with Helmut Lang, Jurgen Teller shooting Hussein Chalayan, Terry Richardson’s take on John Bartlett, and Craig McDean’s nine-page life-size foldout featuring Comme des Garcons.
MR PORTER has secured an unopened portfolio from the original limited edition run of 2,500 copies. Bound in a deluxe monogrammed portfolio designed and produced specially for Visionaire by Louis Vuitton. $6,600 from MR PORTER.
