Jesse Sachet-Dufraisse in LOEWE AW2026; Photography by Vassilis Karidis and fashion by Nicholas Georgiou
MOTION AS ACTION
If there is one constant in life, it is that everything changes.
Movement, action, being animated, restless, even agitated—pushing forwards or upwards is not an escape; it is progress. Evolution. Liberation from the past, the present and the narrow confines of society, from any false idea of “normality”.
We inhabit a planet that is itself in motion: a mobile sphere pirouetting on its axis and circling around the sun. What’s the use of searching for stability on moving ground?
Then, there is the question of speed. Newton taught us that an object’s acceleration depends on its mass and the amount of force applied. So what happens to ideas and ideology?
For issue 34 of Dapper Dan magazine, we explore how momentum generatestransformation.
Mikhail Baryshnikov, photographed by Mark Seliger, whisks us through his life’s trajectory.
Meanwhile, Peter Copping invites us to Lanvin HQ as he settles into his new role as artisticdirector. Artist Alicja Kwade explains how she explores movement through stillness—justas our still-life accessory series Still, Moving does.
We travel to artist Abdelkader Benchamma’s studio to find out how central movementis to his action paintings. Angelo Flaccavento muses on his refusal of stability, and choreographer Marcos Morau talks about a “profoundly human desire to overcomegravity”, echoing performer-choreographer Yoann Bourgeois’ delight in “defying gravityjust before the fall”.
As artist Carlos Motta tells us, “It’s about what it means to see the world upside down.”Nothing is static; everything shifts.