i-D CELEBRATES 40TH ANNIVERSARY

i-D celebrates its milestone birthday with a special edition of the magazine, featuring seven cover stars and an archive portfolio celebrating i-D over the decades; as well as a limited edition hardback version of the magazine

I-D’s “The 40th Anniversary Issue” is available on global newsstands today ​ ​ and online at i-dstore.co ​

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(LONDON, UK - 28th, OCTOBER, 2020) - Today, global fashion publisher i-D celebrates its 40th anniversary with the release of a special edition of the magazine. “The 40th Anniversary Issue” features ​ seven different covers which bring together generations of i-D cover stars, as well as a limited edition hardback version of the magazine featuring artwork by legendary New York graffiti artist Futura 2000. ​ ​

Under the leadership of Editor-in-Chief and Creative Director Alastair McKimm, the magazine’s latest edition focuses on the key themes which embody i-D's DNA, that of legacy, mentorship and family. From cover stars Kendrick Lamar and his mentee Baby Keem; to Björk and Arca; Kristen and Lily ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

McMenamy; Ned Sims photographed by his father, David Sims; and i-D’s Contributing Editor Paloma ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Elsesser and her younger siblings Sage and Ama. In addition, long-time i-D contributors Willy ​ ​ ​ ​ Vanderperre and Olivier Rizzo have recreated one of i-D’s most memorable covers, from The Inspiration ​ ​ Issue, February 2001 with their current muses Daan Duez and Ilona Desmet, and i-D digs into its archive ​ ​ ​ ​ with a previously unpublished cover from Nigel Schafran’s Teenage Precinct Shoppers series in ​ ​ ​ collaboration with Melanie Ward, originally published in i-D in 1990. ​ ​

Alongside the cover stories, the issue includes an 65 page special archive portfolio, which explores i-D’s history through the decades. Featuring work and musings from i-D’s family including, Founders Terry and ​ ​ Tricia Jones, the legendary Simon Foxton, i-D’s former Fashion Director Elgar Johnson, Mark and ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Tyrone Lebon, Adwoa Aboah, i-D’s former Editor-in-Chief Holly Shackleton, cult stylist Jane How and a ​ ​ ​ tribute to the late Judy Blame by Juergen Teller and Kim Jones. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ “I used to read i-D magazine in Nottingham where I went to university, studying fashion design, and from the first copy of i-D I bought after leaving Belfast in 1997 I collected every issue. With i-D I had found a publication that spoke my language. Street culture, fashion, music, art all rolled into one. Over my 20 year career at i-D I went from assistant to stylist to Fashion Editor to Fashion Director to Editor-in-Chief and Creative Director. I am truly humbled by this position now on the eve of i-D’s 40th anniversary,” said i-D’s ​ ​ Editor in Chief and Creative Director Alastair McKimm.

“We’ve been working on this issue all year. My first phone call at the start of 2020 was to i-D’s founders, Terry and Tricia Jones. I didn’t have a specific idea but I thought they might if I planted the seed. What came to fruition is Terry’s 40 Winks portfolio, a truly iconic journey through i-D’s 40 year history that inspired the entire archive section of the issue. I’m so proud of the work we have created this year during such a tumultuous time in world history. Huge thanks and so much love to my lean, mean, creativity machine of a team and the countless contributors that make this very special issue so very special.”

Launched in 1980 By Founder Terry Jones, i-D has since grown from a hand-stapled zine with DIY roots into a leading source for fashion inspiration, capturing the spirit, the rebelliousness, the style and the ​ signature winks of some of the greatest names in culture over the past 40 years.

A LOOK INSIDE THE ISSUE:

FEATURES: ● KENDRICK LAMAR & BABY KEEM in conversation, photographed by GLEN LUCHFORD ​ ​ ​ ​ ● BJÖRK & ARCA photographed by MERT ALAS & MARCUS PIGOTT ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ● PALOMA, SAGE & AMA ELSESSER photographed by RAHIM FORTUNE ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ● KRISTEN & LILY MCMENAMY photographed by ALASDAIR MCLELLAN ​ ​ ​ ​ ● WILLY VANDERPERRE and OLIVIER RIZZO recreate the editorial FOREVER I AM A PART OF YOU AND ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ME, originally published in 2001 as part of the Raf Simons guest edited The Inspiration Issue, with faces of ​ ​ ​ today DAAN DUEZ and ILONA DESMET ​ ​ ​

40th ARCHIVE: ● 40 WINKS - a visual storytelling of i-D’s history through the eyes of Founder TERRY JONES ​ ● LOST AND FOUND - a series of unpublished imagery from the i-D Archive from photographers TYRONE ​ LEBON, MARK LEBON, NIGEL SHAFRAN, JASON EVANS and TAKASHI HOMMA ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ● SIMON FOXTON in conversation with ELGAR JOHNSON ​ ​ ● Cult stylist JANE HOW in conversation with i-D’s Editor-in-Chief ALASTAIR MCKIMM ​ ​ ​ ● ADWOAH ABOAH in conversation with i-D’s former Editor-in-Chief HOLLY SHACKLETON on collaborating ​ ​ ​ together for i-D’s The Female Gaze Issue in 2016 ​ ​

FASHION FEATURES: ● A tribute to JUDY BLAME, photographed by JUERGEN TELLER and styled by KIM JONES ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ● 5 leading photographers ALASDAIR MCLELLAN, DAVID SIMS, FRANK LEBON, JIM GOLDENBERG and ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ JUERGEN TELLER shoot an image each for PALACE ​ ​

ABOUT i-D Over 40 years, i-D has carved its position as the premier source for fashion inspiration, and in 2012, joined the VICE Media family to expand VICE’s reach into digital fashion content. i-D has come a long way since its beginnings as a hand-stapled magazine and has developed into a leading video-driven platform, documenting fashion, music and contemporary culture from around the globe. i-D reaches an ambitious and creative audience, offering access to the most inspiring names in fashion and exploring everything from high-end couture to underground style scenes.

ABOUT VICE MEDIA GROUP VICE Media Group is the world’s largest independent youth media company. Launched in 1994, VICE has offices in 35 cities across the globe with a focus on five key businesses: VICE.com, an award-winning international network of digital content; VICE STUDIOS, a feature film and television production studio; VICE TV, an Emmy-winning international television network; a Peabody award-winning NEWS division with the most Emmy-awarded nightly news broadcast; and VIRTUE, a global, full-service creative agency with 25 offices around the world. VICE Media Group’s portfolio includes Refinery29, the leading global media and entertainment company focused on women; PULSE ​ ​ ​ Films, a London-based next-generation production studio with outposts in Los Angeles, New York, Paris and Berlin; ​ i-D, a global digital and bimonthly magazine defining fashion and contemporary culture; and Garage, a digital platform ​ ​ ​ and biannual publication converging the worlds of art and design.

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