A tin box with 6 cigarettes boxes of various shrunken literature books. Joseph Conrad’s – Heart of Darkness, Leo Tolstoy – The Death of Ivan Ilyich and Robert Louis Stevenson’s – Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde. This tiny books will take your breath away.

In Congo “elegance” is very important. Perhaps in no other country is a sense of style so crucially identified with its own cultural history. A significant part of this heritage is the “Sape” (Society for the Advancement of People of Elegance) from the French “Sapeurs” (La Societé des Ambianceurs et des Personnes Élégantes). The “Sape” [...]

Testino has been fascinated by Rio de Janeiro since his earliest summer vacations, he’s Peruvian. “When I was 14, on holiday, and going from my house to the beach and seeing everyone walk everywhere in their tiny bathing suits—the girls and boys were so sexy and carefree and wild—I just could not believe it.” This easy [...]